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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Central American >> Honduran

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large pot or skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat until browned, using your spoon to break it down into smaller pieces. | 2. Add onion and garlic and cook until softened, 5-6 minutes. Drain off excess fat. | 3. Pour in pasta, water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, bay leaf, oregano and basil, and stir together. | 4. Lower heat and let simmer for 6-8 minutes, or until pasta is al dente and sauce has reduced and water has evaporated. | 5. Remove bay leaf, (optional: stir in heavy cream,) season with salt and pepper and serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	2	lbs	ground	1796.2279	0.0	176.1755	115.4848
elbow macaroni	1	lb		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
tomato sauce	2	cans		-	-	-	-
tomato	2	cans	diced	80.4198	17.3796	3.9316	0.8936
white onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
water	1	cup	cooked	552.0	13.296	5.496	57.216
oregano	2	teaspoons	dried	5.3	1.3784	0.18	0.0856
basil	2	teaspoons	dried	0.4063	0.0468	0.0556	0.0113
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
kosher salt black pepper			ground	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
heavy cream	1/4	cup		102.0	0.8220000000000001	0.852	10.824000000000002

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.