Macaroni and Tomatoes

Name: Macaroni and Tomatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked macaroni; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon bacon grease; 1 (14-ounce) can petite diced tomatoes; 1 (14-ounce) can stewed tomatoes; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; grated Parmesan cheese, optional

Macaroni and Tomatoes is a simple, classic southern recipe made from pantry staples. Easy to make, it is pure comfort food.

Prep15 min
Cook8 min
Total23 min
Serves4
Rating4.8

Macaroni and Tomatoes is a simple, classic southern recipe made from pantry staples. Easy to make, it is pure comfort food.

Macaroni and Tomatoes topped with Parmesan cheese in a bowl.

Easy To Make With Pantry Ingredients

It’s sort of like Southern Ghoulash, but much simpler and more basic. Macaroni and Tomatoes is wonderful served with cornbread and I like to add a little grated Parmesan cheese to it.

Only 6 ingredients plus salt and pepper are needed. It can be made in under 20 minutes and is a wonderfully economical meal.

What You’ll Need

Macaroni
Butter and Bacon Grease
Petite diced tomatoes
Stewed Tomatoes
Salt and Pepper
Sugar

Just enter your email and get it sent to your inbox! Plus you’ll get new recipes from us every week!Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *Email *

First cook the macaroni in salted water for 8 minutes. While the pasta cooks, combine 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 tablespoon of bacon grease, a can of petite diced tomatoes, and a can of stewed tomatoes in a medium pot. Simmer for 5 minutes. This will evaporate a little of the liquid and concentrate the flavors.

Add salt, pepper, and a little sugar. Mix in the macaroni and simmer for a few minutes. So easy!

Recipe Tips

If you don’t have bacon grease, use twice the amount of butter. I always save my bacon grease. It can be used for so many things and is especially useful when you are low on butter or oil. It adds a wonderful smokiness to this dish.

If you want this dish to be spicy, add a half a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes.

Be sure to use a combination of diced tomatoes and stewed tomatoes. Stewed tomatoes have so much awesome flavor and a little sweetness.

Some people like to add a little onion. If you’d like to, saute it in the bacon grease and butter until soft.

Pin this now to find it later

Try These Other Classic Southern Recipes

Steps

1
Cook macaroni in boiling salted water for 8 minutes. Drain.
2
Add the butter, bacon grease and both cans of tomatoes (undrained) to a medium pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
3
Add cooked macaroni, salt, pepper, and sugar. Mix well and simmer for another 2 to 3 minutes.
4
Serve warm with Parmesan cheese if desired.