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Cajun Macaroni Recipe

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"When I follow my favorite meat loaf recipe, I end up with an extra half pound of ground beef," relates June Ellis. "So I came up with this easy dish to use it up." The Erie, Illinois cook brings this fast family-pleaser to the dinner table at a savvy 76 cents a plate.

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Cajun Macaroni Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 20 min,

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 pound ground beef
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1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup chopped green pepper
1/3 cup chopped celery
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1-1/2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
1 package (7-1/4 ounces) macaroni and cheese dinner mix
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon butter

Directions

In a large saucepan, cook the beef, onion, green pepper and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add tomatoes and Cajun seasoning. Cook, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, prepare macaroni and cheese according to package directions, using 2 tablespoons milk and 1 tablespoon butter. Stir in beef mixture; cook for 2-3 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 337 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 894 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 20 g protein.

Originally published as Cajun Macaroni in Quick Cooking March/April 2002, p35

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Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2010 by susybew

Didn't have seasoning so I used a can of Rotel. What a great emergency last minute meal!

Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2010 by Kisslets

My boyfriend absolutely loved this recipe - and it was super easy. I guess-timated with some of the amounts since I didn't want to bother measuring chopped veggies, but it turned out great! He's requested it for lunch this week, so we'll see how it does reheated.

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2009 by keverwann

I doubled the mac n cheese and the Cajun seasoning and cut down the beef a little. It turned out well; probably the best addition to boxed mac n cheese we have made yet.

Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2009 by nananene

this is good and easy but quite spicey I will cut cajun spice in 1/2 next time.

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