![]() ![]() Apparently, real Chili Mac has real chili con carne in it, though. Beefaroni or goulash, and when mixed with kidney beans and covered with cheese, some people call it Chili Mac. Luckily, somebody changed the carb to pasta, because American Chop Suey is now one of my favorite meals, too.Īctually, there are quite a few names and variations on the dish. Well, you might be surprised to learn, the dish itself was originally made with rice. Originating in New England, you’d think with pasta and tomato sauce this dish would be called something Italian, not chop suey, which is actually an American born Chinese-inspired dish. Why is it called chop suey? History of American Chop Suey She called it her “Roni Dish.” I never knew it was called anything else until I started researching the dish for this post. I have to admit, she never called it American Chop Suey. She did have her culinary specialties, though, and American Chop Suey was one of her favorite dishes to make. After cable television arrived, she watched CNN for hours on end. Their adventures during the war were a never ending fount of conversation. He was in the Navy and she worked in a war plant building airplanes. She stayed up late, slept late, and often sat at the kitchen table drinking copious amounts of coffee, smoking cigarettes, telling and retelling World War II stories with my Gramp. She had a cactus garden and a rock garden at one side of their otherwise barren, desert backyard and she read about every book in the Kearny Public Library. She also worked the jigsaw in the wood shop at the back of the house, helping Gramp build their furniture. She wasn’t one of those Grams who wore an apron and made cookies all day. A true melting pot of different regions of America! Ha! Right? It’s all good! This dish will make you happy as it did me! Bring American Chop Suey back to your table.This American Chop Suey recipe brings back so many memories of my Gram. It’s perfect because it’s satisfying and filled with all kinds of vegetables, ground beef, and pasta! I probably add more vegetables then what is normally used and I substitute poblano chilies for green peppers because green peppers don’t like me! I love this newly added flavor though. This week I was craving such a meal and American Chop Suey certainly fits the bill. I remember eating it as a kid and quite honestly forgot about it until a friend mentioned it to me a few months back. Chili Mac, Beefaroni, American Goulash, whatever you may call it in your world is an underrated and often forgotten comfort food. I choose to continue to believe that.Īnyway, American Chop Suey. ![]() Truly tragic but we can all move on and remember, there is a whole lot more “good” in the world than bad. A time when we weren’t having to say prayers for people who lost theirs lives to the hand of a madman. A time when we only had to worry about what to make for dinner. ![]() Secretly, I wish that we could all back to a simpler time. I’m sure that a lot will come out about this and because of him, all our lives will change. I am in such disbelief with how he committed such a horrific act in a place where there is a camera every five feet. I was so saddened by all the lives lost due to a lunatic and his cruel, selfish actions. This week after the horrific and tragic event that occurred in Las Vegas last week, I thought that a good old comfort food recipe was in order. ![]()
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