I was skeptical, but Chef John has never steered me wrong. So glad I tried it as I was pleasantly surprised. It tastes fancier than it sounds, and my family loved it. Next time would use less salt and more cayenne. This will be in regular rotation.
We called this slumgullion growing up. Super yummy and 1 pot makes it a winner! The cheese makes it thicker and yummy!
This recipe was fantastic! My kids ate it up. Chef John does not disappoint! My one change is that I drained the tomatoes to keep it from being too soupy. Other than that, you need to make this recipe!!
It was fantastic! Way better than my family's recipe. Way more complex flavors and a big crowd pleaser! Trust the ingredients and the process and you won't be disappointed. I had to switch out the chicken broth for Better Than Boullion Beef, but it really tasted fantastic. Got lots of compliments! Will add this to my repertoire of easy weeknight cooks.
My wife is Filipina and she kept saying while watching the video "needs soy sauce, needs soy sauce" so thanks for making the secret ingredient at the end "soy sauce"
Was always looking for a recipe such as this that hearkens back to grade school cafeteria beefaroni, and with Chef John at the helm, I had high hopes. This didn't disappoint! There is a certain nuanced flavor to this dish, that was even more pronounced on day two. Kids and adults LOVED this. Made the recipe as is, perhaps with a touch less soy sauce. I think the only change I would make for the future would be to use the entire box of elbows instead of two cups, which might enhance the meat to pasta ratio. This will likely become part of monthly dinner rotation.
Makes a large batch and it is very good. I was skeptical about adding so much paprika when I first read the recipe but I trust Chef John after making many of his recipes. Only thing I changed was diced and sauted a green bell pepper along with the onion. I ended up using 1 cup of elbow macaroni and a cup of large seashell macaroni as that is what I had on hand. I also used mild yellow cheddar instead of the white cheddar. These weren't changes that really altered the recipe's taste. It was easy to make and a definite keeper. Nice comfort food on a cold evening...and adding some garlic toast to eat with it was a nice complement.
Recipe was fantastic. I added a diced green bell pepper and 1 Tbsp tomato paste after the onion and burger cooked down and simmered a couple of minutes before resuming the rest of the recipe. Great recipe!
We really enjoyed this recipe! It's versatile and you can easily add what you like to it. I did not find it to be too watery. I added a green bell pepper and 3 ribs of celery (both chopped) with the onion. Right before I turned off the heat I added 2 cans cannellini beans. This is definitely going in the regular rotation.
I've never given a negative review before, but this warrants it. This was more like a tomato, and I do mean tomato mess, ok soup. I followed the recipe and the end result was so overpowering in tomato taste that not even the addition of garlic,seasonings and even the ground chuck were detectable. Too much liquid. A total waste of 2 pounds of good meat.
