Macaroni and Tomatoes

Easy To Make With Pantry Ingredients

It’s sort of like Southern Ghoulash, but much simpler and more basic. Macaroni and Tomatoes is wonderful served with cornbread and I like to add a little grated Parmesan cheese to it.

Only 6 ingredients plus salt and pepper are needed. It can be made in under 20 minutes and is a wonderfully economical meal.

What You’ll Need

• Macaroni
• Butter and Bacon Grease
• Petite diced tomatoes
• Stewed Tomatoes
• Salt and Pepper
• Sugar

How To Make Macaroni and Tomatoes

First cook the macaroni in salted water for 8 minutes. While the pasta cooks, combine 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 tablespoon of bacon grease, a can of petite diced tomatoes, and a can of stewed tomatoes in a medium pot. Simmer for 5 minutes. This will evaporate a little of the liquid and concentrate the flavors.

Add salt, pepper, and a little sugar. Mix in the macaroni and simmer for a few minutes. So easy!

Recipe Tips

If you don’t have bacon grease, use twice the amount of butter. I always save my bacon grease. It can be used for so many things and is especially useful when you are low on butter or oil. It adds a wonderful smokiness to this dish.

If you want this dish to be spicy, add a half a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes.

Be sure to use a combination of diced tomatoes and stewed tomatoes. Stewed tomatoes have so much awesome flavor and a little sweetness.

Some people like to add a little onion. If you’d like to, saute it in the bacon grease and butter until soft.

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