Getting my husband to do any kind of chores around the house is like pulling teeth. Whenever I ask him to help me with something, he usually delegates it out to one of the kids. Now, don’t get me confused, he is a hard worker outside of the house, but sometimes a girl just needs a hand around the house. One such day, I was trying to get everything done for the day including dinner.
I made this beef macaroni and cheese dish that I had found on Group Recipes earlier in the week, not thinking a whole lot of it. We all sat down and ate and discussed our day…per usual. My husband kept commenting on how good dinner was, but I didn’t think a whole lot of it.
He usually complimented my cooking. It was only when he got up, cleared the table, and went to the sink and started doing the dishes did I know that I had found a real winner.
I am keeping this recipe right near the front of the pile from now on. Especially if it makes him so happy he does my chores. Yahoo!
Recipe courtesy of Group Recipes. Photo credits go to Well Dined.
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Quick Tip: Add in some hot sauce for a little kick.
Why will the husband be doing the dishes? You assume too much about who does the cooking.
It’s a title. Don’t take life so seriously. Maybe grandma will be doing the dishes.
Really.
Easy. It’s just a silly comment although most wives would like it to come to fruition! ?
I’m pretty sure it was Sarcasm. My G/F & I cook together & do dishes together. Can you find fault with that? Sarcasm again, Rebecca
Really small minded response.
Why take the time to process the tomatoes when you can just use a can of crushed?
Sometimes, we just like to go the homemade route. Feel free to used canned, though 🙂
As any chef can tell you, cooked down tomatoes don’t taste as much like a tin can. As long as you reduce it down enough, you avoid almost all of that tinny taste… when using the other ones, ppl aren’t as likely to reduce it down as long and you’re left with the taste of the tin.
When you buy crushed or chopped canned tomatoes, you take a chance on not getting the most perfect tomato, buying whole canned is your best route to insure great tomatoes.
I make a similar dish. Instead of crushed/diced tomatoes do tomatoe sauce and add a jar of cheese wiz. Mix up cooked ground meat with sauce and cheese wiz and diced green pepper. Put cooked macaroni in 9×11 pan add sauce mix. Cool in oven for about 40 minutes. Delicious!!!
Mmm this dish is very delicious. My mother in law made it awhile ago, 13 years ago. But she called it “Lazy lasagna”
I have it by that name too, and they used spirals instead of Macaroni, because it was the only pasta they had in the house. It’s a really nice dish and makes a too simple dish much better while still being simple…
I think everyone has made a version of this.
Really nice recipe that can.be tweeeked to each family’s “likes”. BUT it simply baffles me as to why adults are so FRICKIN’ NASTY and fault-finding with something as simple as sharing a RECIPE. This is a #@&^ up WORLD of SILLY INDIVIDUALS. Just sad as heck.
You are so right. I’m so tired of so much negativity. People are so serious these days. They need to enjoy life and RELAX!!
Yes that is a shame. Just enjoy a peaceful little corner of the internet. I come here to relax.
Really.
Make it; don’t make it.
Like it; don’t like it.
Eat it; don’t eat it.
Simple.
Keep nasty sarcasm in ur own
Kitchen. ?
Nice dish, I would season the meat with a hint of nutmeg maybe even some Oregano, or an Italian Herb mix, for more bang.
and since some readers have taken issue about the title (I am the husband) relax people, I get recipes from 50 year old cook books with much worse titles and comments than this title, and yes many relationships are still the “classic” one but I do not think there was anything meant by this articles title
enjoy the meal my wife and I did 🙂
I saw this in an Amish Cookbook and they called it husband’s delight. The tweaks I used: 1 finely chopped 1/2 lg onion in the cream cheese/sour cream mix as directed and coarsely chopped the other 1/2 into the burger while it was cooking, seasoned with garlic powder, a little salt, and pepper. I used a whole box of large elbow macaroni (16 ounces) and 2 cans of tomatoes (looked like one wasn’t going to be enough and I believe it would have been too dry with only 1 can). Adjusted sugar to 2 tbsp. 1 cup of shredded cheese was clearly NOT going to be enough, so I placed 9 slices of white american cheese on top then topped it with the 1 cup of shredded cheese. I baked it for 35 minutes before it was browned to my liking. It was SCRUMPTIOUS!! My boyfriend absolutely loved it too.
Can this be made in a slow cooker? My iven is not working proper and I’m afraid to try it for fear it burns!
Can this be made in a slow cooker? My oven is not working proper and I’m afraid to try it for fear it burns!
What would happen if you mixed all together instead of layering and baked,??
I think that is a good idea and probably what I will do. I make crockpot lasagna and I mix it all together in the crockpot and it turns out really well.
I make one like that one the stove top a little more stewed tomatoes in lg skillet, serve with parmessan cheese on side & hot sauce
Sounds great ! Can’t wait to try it ! Thank you for sharing ! ?
Do you drain the meat after browning or not? Recipe didn’t say. Some call for it to be drained and some assume you would drain anyway but some don’t need to be drained. ?
Drain the meat.
Whenever a husband offers to help with the dishes , he is looking to get laid later that night. Plain and simple!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. Really sounds delicious – it must be because it has so many of my favorite foods in it. I love the idea of making foods that my husband will enjoy. This is my way of showing love to the person that means everything to me. No problem, no quid quo pro — JUST LOVE Thanks again for sharing your wonderful recipe.
Love cooking for my sweetheart too !! Xo
I make a similar casserole except I add chopped green pepper. We love peppers and they go well with this recipe.