Easy Goulash

This is very easy and takes only about 40 minutes from start to finish. Serve with a salad and buttered bread. It makes everybody happy.

2 cups of uncooked macaroni
1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste

Fill a large pasta cooker half full of water and bring to a boil. 
In a skillet brown ground beef, onion and bell pepper.  While that is browning, add macaroni to boiling water.  Only let the macaroni until it is half cooked.  Drain macaroni and reserve some of the pasta water.
When the meat has finished browning, add the pasta and the can of diced tomatoes and let it simmer until the macaroni is tender.  You may need to add some of the pasta water to keep it from sticking.  Once the macaroni is tender, it is ready. Check to seasoning and add salt and pepper if needed. Let it cool some before serving.

Enjoy!

Deloris