Ingredients
8 servings
- •2 pounds lean ground beef
- •2 large yellow onions, chopped
- •6 cloves garlic, chopped
- •2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- •2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- •3 cups water
- •½ cup sofrito sauce (such as Goya®)
- •3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- •2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- •1 tablespoon seasoned salt, or to taste
- •3 bay leaves
- •2 ½ cups uncooked elbow macaroni
Instructions
- Heat a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot pot until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir onion and garlic into beef; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes.
- Stir tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, water, sofrito, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, seasoned salt, and bay leaves into beef mixture. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors blend, about 20 minutes.
- Pour macaroni into beef mixture, cover the pot, and continue simmering until pasta is tender and flavors are completely blended, about 25 minutes. Discard bay leaves.
Nutritional Facts
Per 8 servings
- Calories: 442
- Carbohydrate: 42g
- Fat: 18g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 28g
- Sugar: 10g