American Chop Suey

Name: American Chop Suey
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: American, Chinese
Ingredients: 12 ounces (3 cups), elbow macaroni; , Salt and pepper; 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 2 pounds 90 percent lean, ground beef; 1 large, onion, chopped fine; 1 , green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine; 2 , celery ribs, chopped fine; 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1 (29-ounce) can, tomato sauce; 1 (14.5-ounce) can, diced tomatoes; 1 cup, water; 1 ounce, Parmesan cheese, grated (1/2 cup), plus extra for serving

36 comments

Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2012

Just because it’s associated with grade school cafeterias doesn’t mean the noodles must be overcooked, the meat gray, and the sauce bland.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME1½ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our American Chop Suey, we used 90 percent lean ground beef to get rid of the grease. To bump up the flavor, we used a large onion, plenty of celery, and high heat to get both the vegetables and meat nicely browned. Three types of tomat...

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