Roman Country Beef Dinner

By nancyj1922

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 " pieces
• 2 T vegetable oil
• 1- 29 oz can whole tomatoes
• 1- 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 3 c. water
• 1 lg onion, about 1 c. chopped
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
• 4 oz uncooked large macaroni (rigatoni, mostaccioli, shell or spiral ok)
• 1 pkg, 10ozs, frozen cut green beans
• Grated Parmesan Cheese
• French Bread

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Brown beef stew meat in oil in a Dutch oven; drain. Stir in tomatoes (with liquid), tomato sauce, water, onion, salt, oregano, and thyme. Heat to boiling: reduce heat.
COver and simmer until beef is almost tender about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Stir in macaroni. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until macarioni is almost tender, about 20 minutes.

Rinse frozen beans under running cold water to separate. Stir beans into beef mixture; cook uncovered until beans are tender. 15 - 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Makes 6 servings.

Serve with French Bread. Serve in a bow.