Homemade Beefaroni
August 23, 2009 > 8 Comments
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Every so often, I break down and buy a few cans of spaghetti-Os or beefaroni for lunch. The kids enjoy it because it’s something different. Eric and I kind of enjoy it for the nostalgia of it, although eating is not as fun when you understand what’s actually in it.
I decided recently though that I wanted to see if I could duplicate the fun of beefaroni with a homemade substitute. It turned out great and the kids just love it! The taste is exactly the same as what you get from the can, but it is really good. I like to make this for lunch and it’s usually enough for two days worth for the 6 of us.
Homemade Beefaroni
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 2 14.5 oz cans tomato sauce
- 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 c. water
- 1 T. sugar
- 1 t. each garlic powder, salt and Italian seasoning
- 1/4 t. black pepper
- 1 lb. cooked pasta (I used the new Barilla piccolini ziti, because of it’s closeness in shape to the traditional beefaroni noodles, but any shape would be fine.)
1. Brown ground beef in a sauce pan and drain. Stir in remaining ingredients, except the pasta. Simmer for about 10 minutes, to let the flavors combine.
2. Stir in the pasta until coated. Enjoy!
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August 24th, 2009 @ 12:32 am
Oh yum! I haven’t been able to bring myself to eat the stuff from the can lately (only because, as you said, we know what’s in that stuff now). But, I did love it as a kid. I’m looking forward to making this. Thanks for the recipe!
August 24th, 2009 @ 11:01 am
What a great idea! I’ll have to try it sometime. My husband loves that kind of stuff. The kids really love spaghettiO’s. I bet they would love this.
God bless,
Amanda
August 24th, 2009 @ 11:49 am
This sounds great! It will be really good on a busy school night! Thanks for sharing! BTW< i made your pizza bread a few night ago and it got RAVE reviews! Thanks so much!!!!
August 24th, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
I found your blog through a friend of mine and I have fallen in love with your recipes! Your pictures are fabulous and make everything look so mouth-watering. Keep ‘em coming! This mother of 3 hungry children and one starving husband thanks you!
August 25th, 2009 @ 8:22 am
I made this for dinner last night and it was a hit! Definitely going into my rotation for this fall. I bet this would freeze really well, too (as I have LOTS of friends having babies this fall.)
August 25th, 2009 @ 10:13 am
Oh wow this is great! Im always looking for homemade versions of canned or prepackaged foods since I can no lonber buy it living in the netherlands. Its nice being able to reproduce those yourself with out all the added bad stuff!
August 27th, 2009 @ 12:42 am
Oooh! I am so excited about this. Hubby is always begging me to buy it (and yes, I’ll even admit I loved it as a kid) but I refuse.
This is gonna make my hubby so happy!
October 14th, 2009 @ 10:33 am
Great recipe! Did not really taste like the canned beefaroni – but that is not a bad thing! My husband loved it and wants it included in our normal rotation. I am thinking this would be great to make in batches and freeze (meat only). Then only the pasta needs to be done.