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ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while pecorino is usually cheaper.

Welcome to the channel; today we're making elbow macaroni with ground meat and spaghetti sauce.

Boil elbow macaroni in salted water; use about 2/3 of the box for a pound of meat.

Dice green pepper, onion, and garlic; sauté in 2 tablespoons of olive oil until tender.

Add ground meat to the pan and brown it; drain excess oil after browning.

Add seasonings: garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, curry powder, and poultry seasoning to the meat.

Add about 3/4 of a 24 oz jar of spaghetti sauce to the browned meat; mix well.

Add about a third of a cup of water to thin the sauce; let it simmer for about 10 minutes.

Drain the cooked elbow macaroni and add it to the meat sauce; mix well.

Add cheese to the mixture; optionally add ricotta cheese if desired.

Taste and adjust seasoning; consider baking for 15-20 minutes but may finish in the pot instead.

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