German Slumgullion(a Pot Of Garden Bounty)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground lamb or 1 lb ground turkey or 1 lb left over ground cooked roast
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed or 3 teaspoons canned garlic
• 1 yellow onions or 1 onion, fine chopped
• 4 tablespoons olive oil or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 green pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
• 3 large carrots, grated (optional)
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 cup v8 vegetable juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar (or splenda sugar substitute to equal 2 tsps)
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• salt and pepper, to taste
• mrs. dash seasoning mix, to taste
• hard rolls or bread, to serve

Recipe

• 1 in large stock pot, heat 2quarts of water to boil, add macaroni, stir a few times, cook until a dente about 4 minutes, no longer.
• 2 drain in colander and pour macaroni back in pot.
• 3 in medium skillet add oil, meat, onion and garlic.
• 4 brown meat and cook onion and garlic.
• 5 add peppers and carrots, if wanted. cook about five minutes stirring a few times.
• 6 pour over the drained macaroni.
• 7 add the diced tomatoes.
• 8 add v-8 juice,sugar or splenda, allspice.
• 9 stir and cook on burner on low for about.
• 10 15 minutes, until flavors are blended and hot and bubbly.
• 11 taste, salt and pepper to taste or mrs. dash.
• 12 serve in deep bowls.