Macaroni and Beef (Homestyle?)

Cooking on the weekends just makes me depressed... If I could do it, I would do take out all weekend... And honestly, there are some weekends that we do take out for almost every meal (even breakfast)! Since I went out last night with friends, and have a date night with my husband this evening. I had no excuse not to cook something for my son!

So, I had found a really easy recipe last week and decided to give it a try. I added some seasonings because at first bite, it was a little bland. Also, I wasn't crazy about the corn in this dish. Although, I would probably still add it for my son's sake - and sneak in that vegetable. I was searching through the reviews/comments on the webpage and one comment stated: 

"A home style combination of ground beef, macaroni and mozzarella cheese in a zesty tomato sauce."

There was nothing zesty in this tomato sauce. Not even one pinch of zest....This above comment was so far from the truth I honestly had to laugh.

Next time I will add onions to the ground beef for a little more flavor. I also added 1/2 of package of frozen spinach because I have to sneak in veggies with my 18 month old. 

So, all in all.... This is definitely my kind of recipe. So simple and perfect for a quick, no thinking or planning, Saturday dinner... All the ingredients were already in my pantry so the time it took to prep was awesome!! There was so much leftover that I ended up freezing half of it for another day. My 18 month old will probably enjoy it again. I will just add a little spaghetti sauce next time around.

Ingredients:

2 cups elbow macaroni 1 pound ground beef 1 (10.25 ounce) can condensed tomato soup

1 (11.5 ounce) can tomato juice 1 (10 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1/2 package of frozen spinach

Directions:

1.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Defrost spinach and drain.

2.

In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no pink shows; drain excess fat. In the large pot, combine macaroni, beef, tomato soup, tomato juice, spinach, and corn; heat through. Stir in cheese. Original Recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/homestyle-beef-macaroni-and-cheese/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=homestyle%20macaroni%20and%20beef&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e13=A%3aSearch%20Results-List%28control%29&e7=Home%20Page