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I love an easy weeknight dinner.While my boys aren’t in school (yet), it’s still nice to have a dinner I can count on the whole family liking. And it doesn’t hurt if that dinner doesn’t take 3 hours to prepare or load the sink full of dishes. This One-Pot Southwest Macaroni is definitely a keeper. Yay!
I had only ever thought of Manwich as a sloppy joe sauce. I mean that’s what it’s all about…right? {Are you singing the Hokey Pokey now?} But when I grabbed a can of Original flavor Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce I saw there was a recipe idea on the side of the can – Sloppy Joe Cornbread Bake. It sounded good. But then I saw Manwich had more recipes online. I just couldn’t help myself. I clicked over to the Manwich Recipes page and got some more ideas.
The Chuckwagon Beef & Bean Skillet caught my eye. I had most of what I needed to make the dish. I started improvising with what I had on hand, and it got a little southwest on me. Go figure. I made everything in my Calphalon 5 quart saucepan.
Everything came together really easily. There were hardly any dishes, and we scarfed everything down.
I think next time I’ll try try the Manwich BOLD flavor. It’s got more attitude, and you can never get too spicy with a southwestern flavored dish. I already have so many ideas how to start mixing and matching this dish for a little variety and to find the perfect flavor combination. This time I cleaned out the pantry a little instead of going die hard “here’s the perfect recipe to embody what my brain is thinking and I’ll do any thing I can to get the right ingredients.” I’m that girl sometimes.
One-Pot Southwest Macaroni
Ingredients
- 8 ounces macaroni pasta
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 3/4 cup Manwich Original flavor Sloppy Joe Sauce
- 1/2 can Great Northern Beans rinsed and drained
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon adobo seasoning
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper seeded and diced
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
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In a large pot, bring water to a boil; add macaroni. Cook according to package directions. Drain; set aside.
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In the same pot, brown ground beef over medium-high heat until all pink is gone. Drain grease. Add 1/2 cup Manwich sauce, beans, pepper, cayenne, garlic powder, adobo seasoning, and jalapeno. Stir until well combined. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes.
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Add 1/4 cup Manwich sauce and macaroni. Stir to combine, until pasta is well coated.
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Sprinkle cheese over the top of the dish. Cover pot, and turn off heat. Let sit for 2 to 3 minutes, until cheese melts. Serve warm.
Since I want to make this dish as easy as possible for you to make, I’m giveaway an awesome Manwich Weekend Meal Prize Pack to one lucky reader. Up for grabs:
- 1 sample of each of the 3 Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce varieties: Original, Thick & Chunky, and Bold
- 4 mess-friendly Manwich bibs {these bibs are no joke!}
- Mess-free wipes
- Manwich wooden spoon
- 5-quart Calphalon saucepan
- $30 gift card for groceries
*Giveaway is open to US residents only. Entrant must be 18 years or older. Giveaway is hosted by WLOW and product distributed by IZEA media. Giveaway runs from August 15th to August 20th. Giveaway winner will have 48 hours to reply to winner notification email or another winner will be chosen. Winner will be chosen by random.org. Social media accounts that appear to be primarily for giveaways are not eligible, and those entries will be disqualified.
To Enter:
Visit the Manwich recipe page and tell me what recipe you want to try. {Don’t forget to leave your email address too!}
The winner is Diane from Vintage Zest – comment #8!
And I’m totally jealous of the vintage kitchen in some of the Manwich TV Ads. You’ll see what I mean.
