Meaty American Chop Suey Recipes

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Cook the pasta in boiling salted water following the package directions.
• Drain in a colander and rinse under hot water. Set aside.
• In a large, deep skillet or saucepan, heat the vegetable oil and butter over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper, if using. Cook, stirring until onion is softened and edges are lightly browned.
• Add the ground beef and cook, stirring and breaking up, until the beef is cooked through and no longer pink.
• Add the garlic and garlic powder and cook, stirring for 1 to 2 minutes longer.
• Stir in the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the sauce mixture begins to boil. Taste and add salt, as needed. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add the drained macaroni to the sauce, mix well, and heat through. Serve and enjoy.

LINDA'S AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to pkg directions.
• Meanwhile, in a separate lg skillet, over med-high heat, saute the ground beef, onion, and Italian seasoning for 5-10 minutes, or until meat is brown, and crumbly.
• Drain thoroughly, and leave the meat and onion in the skillet.
• Add the diced tomatoes and spaghetti sauce, and mix well.
• Add butter, and mix, until melted.
• When noodles are done, drain thoroughly, and return noodles to the pot.
• Add the hamburger mixture from the skillet to the pot.
• Mix well, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Heat until bubbly, then serve with bread and butter.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY (JUST LIKE MAMA USED TO MAKE)

Steps:

• In a very large skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the chopped celery and cook a few minutes. Add the cut-up green bell pepper, and cook a few more minutes. Add the onion and continue to cook until celery, peppers, and onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and mix into the vegetables. Then add the ground beef, breaking up with a wooden spoon. Continue to cook until the ground beef is browned, about another 5 minutes, mixing the beef up with the vegetables. Sprinkle the mixture with the sugar, basil, oregano, and parsley and mix. Add the stewed tomatoes, juices and all. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Let simmer, covered, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook the elbow macaroni, according to the directions on box, in a very large saucepan. But, don't overcook. The macaroni should be al dente, because it will continue to cook a little when added to the beef/vegetable mixture. Drain pasta and put back into the large saucepan in which it was cooked.
• Very carefully, add the beef and vegetable mixture, juices and all, to the drained pasta in the large saucepan. Mix well and keep heated, covered, stirring occasionally, on a very low heat.
• When ready to serve, just put the pot of "American Chop Suey" along with bowls in the middle of the table, so everyone can help themselves. Serve with a basket of good Italian bread and butter.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Then add the ground beef and continue to cook, stirring and breaking up the chunks of meat with a spoon. Cook until the meat is no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Sprinkle the herbs and pepper over the meat, add salt to taste, and mix in well.
• 2. Add the canned tomatoes with their juices, the tomato sauce, paste, and juice. Add sugar to taste. Simmer while you cook the pasta.
• 3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain. Mix the macaroni into the chop suey. Serve hot.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY, ITALIAN STYLE

Steps:

• In large skillet over medium-high heat, brown ground beef with onion and 1 clove garlic; drain.
• Add oregano, basil, salt, pepper, and rest of garlic; mix into beef. Return to heat, add tomatoes, water and sugar, stir to mix well. Heat till slightly bubbly, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30-60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook elbows according to package directions.
• Mix drained elbows into sauce in skillet and sprinkle generously with a good quality parmesan cheese.

PORK CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Trim fat from pork, cut into 1 inch pieces. Combine flour and pork in a resealable bag, seal and shake well.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add pork, cook 3 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Heat remaining tablespoon oil in pan. Add bok choy, celery, red pepper, mushrooms, water chestnuts and garlic; stir fry for 3 minutes. In a bowl combine chicken broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, sherry and ginger. Stir well with a whisk. Combine pork and broth mixture in skillet, cook 1 minute or until thick.