Galumpus

 This is another of my personal favorite meals.  I mean, tomato and meat sauce, pasta, and loads of gooey cheese - what's not to love?  I got both my own love of it and the recipe from my paternal grandmother.  I have absolutely no idea where she got the recipe (she definitely didn't come up with it herself; she was not what you could even vaguely call 'creative' in the kitchen), nor the name, which is bizarre to say the least.

 Ingredients:

1 1/2 - 2 lbs ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lg onion, minced
2 tbs cooking oil
1 8oz can tomato sauce
1 19oz can stewed, diced, or crushed tomatoes (I usually do one stewed and one crushed in a double batch)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 Tbs sugar
1 1/2 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
1 8oz pkg elbow macaroni
1/2 lb mozzarella, sliced thin
1/2 c grated Parmesan

Directions:

1. Brown onion lightly in the oil, just past translucent
2. Add garlic until aromatic, then add beef and brown thoroughly
3. Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, and seasonings
4. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.  While simmering, cook macaroni (to barely al dante - they should be fairly chewy! They will finish cooking in the casserole) and drain well.
5. Arrange layers of cooked macaroni, meat, mozzarella, then paremsan in a large casserole dish (2-3 layers each, ideally.)
6. Bake, covered, at 375 for 25+ minutes.  Cheese should be melted and bubbly and just starting to brown at the edges.

 

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