Beef / Pork

Mainer American Chop Suey is for Dinner.

Mainer American Chop Suey takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Mainer American Chop Suey takes 30 minutes to cook.

Mainer American Chop Suey makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Mainer American Chop Suey are:

12 oz whole wheat or smart taste macaroni
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green pepper, chopped
6 oz portabella or crimini mushrooms, ground in food processor
(not original, but it adds meaty taste without additional meat!)
1 TB olive oil
1 # 93% lean ground beef
6 tsp minced fresh garlic
1/2 tsp Oregano
1 tsp celery seed or salt
1 tsp pepper
large can diced tomatoes (28 oz)
6 oz can tomato paste
worchestire sauce optional

Here is how you make Mainer American Chop Suey:

Boli water and add macaroni elbows. Cook until done and drain into a colander.Add chopped onion and green pepper to a large frying pan with oil over a medium flame, add ground mushrooms, set a aside when soft. Add ground beef and garlic to pan. Break it up into bite sized pieces as you fry it. Don't over cook. Drain thoroughly in a colander and press with paper towels to remove more fat. Add back to pan and add, oregano, celery seed and pepper. Add diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Cook for a couple minutes on medium. Then return the elbows to the macaroni pot, mix in the sauce, and reheat the whole thing for a minute or two.Makes 12 cups 1 cup serving eachNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOXIE6.

The nutritional information for Mainer American Chop Suey is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 195.5

• Total Fat: 3.6 g
• Cholesterol: 21.7 mg
• Sodium: 168.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
• Protein: 12.9 g