A kid friendly elbow macaroni with an Asian flair! Add sriracha sauce for some heat!
Asian Style Beef Macaroni
It’s been a few years (plus many more moons.. And a few more years) since I’ve graduated from college, but I still make it from time to time (hey, it still tastes great!) Enter the new beef macaroni with soy and ginger era: The difference is I’ve added extra ingredients to make it healthier and not so one note (ginger and garlic are always good together!) I’ve also stopped rinsing my pasta and use macaroni instead of spaghetti as it’s easier to eat, and nicely absorbs the flavors. This is one good dish everyone will love from kids to picky eaters.
Asian Style Beef Macaroni
A kid friendly elbow macaroni with an Asian flair! Add sriracha sauce for some heat!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 17 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Noodles
- Method: Stove top
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 pound elbow macaroni
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 large onion (finely chopped)
- 1 thumb size ginger (peeled and finely chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 3 stalks celery (finely chopped)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 5 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce (or more if you prefer spicy)
- 1 tablespoon sake (optional)
- handful flat leaf parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook the macaroni for 6-7 minutes (al dente). Drain but DO NOT rinse.
- Elbow macaroni
- In a large pan over high heat, add olive oil, garlic, ginger, celery and onions, and cook for 5 minutes, until veggies are soft.
- Add ground beef, break the meat apart and cook for about 5 minutes, until meat has cooked through.
- Use the same pot you cooked your pasta in (this saves dishes!), add butter and turn the heat on low. Add macaroni and pour the ground beef mixture over. Mix well and add soy sauce, sri racha, sake and parsley. Mix well until macaroni is well coated and serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 687
- Sugar: 1.2 g
- Sodium: 1305.2 mg
- Fat: 17.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 88.5 g
- Fiber: 5.5 g
- Protein: 41.8 g
- Cholesterol: 83.1 mg
Keywords: recipe, pasta, beef, kid friendly, main
