Since the bulk of this recipe can be kept in my pantry easily, it is often one I decide to whip up at the last minute when I just don’t feel like making anything else. It’s even easy enough that my teenager can whip this up for us when it’s his weeknight dinner night.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb macaroni
 - 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
 - 1 large onion, diced
 - garlic salt, pepper, chili powder, & hot sauce to taste
 - 2 (14.5 oz) cans whole stewed tomatoes, undrained
 - 2 tablespoons ketchup
 - Tomato juice as needed