Aunt Fannie’s Dinner

YUM… this was really good! We loved it… even the leftovers! We had some fresh corn, but filled it in with frozen mixed vegetables. I’ll probably use a bit more macaroni next time.

Sort of bland so I added 1 teaspoon cumin and a small can of enchilada sauce (hot) and 1/4 bell pepper. Sooo much better. With that much sauce, the corn went with it nicely. Will add Mrs. Dash’s pepper flakes next time to kick it up.

I give Aunt Fannie two thumbs up

I made it strictly by your directions, and enjoyed it, as did my grandson. We are both quite curious about the origin of the recipe’s name. We are both natives of the Atlanta area and recall a local, past restaurant of much notoriety by the name of “Aunt Fanny’s Cabin”. Any connection?

Whenever I have lots of kids to feed, I make this for dinner, because they all seem to love it! I use more pasta than ground beef, and I add lots of other spices as the other reviews have suggested.

This is good if you have no time to cook and just want to get something on the table. All the ingredients are already in your pantry. But the end result is not that great. Granted, it is better than Hamburger Helper. I did add some italian seasoning, minced garlic and worcestshire sauce.

I made this dish last week, and just as others said it was a little bland. I kicked it up with some italian seasoning, garlic powder, and some other seasonings around the kitchen. FANTASTIC! I’ll be making this dish again.

Very good, will add peas next time.

Really yummy recipe and easy to customize! I added all of my favorite seasonings and it came out delicious.

Whole family loved it! The only change I made was cutting the ground beef down to just 1lb. Everything else was perfection!!

Awesome basic recipe!! I add a few more spices, but overall, very easy mid-week recipe! I make this about twice a month!

My Grandma makes this same thing with egg noodles instead of macaroni and you put it in the oven topped with cheese long enough to heat through and melt the cheese. We call it Tallarini. YUMMY!

I took the many of the suggestions and added 1 can of kidney beans as well. Because I only had a 15 oz can of tomato sauce I doubled it and then used about 1.5 Cups macaroni. The suggestions I added were the worchestershire sauce, cumin & cayenne.

I know people hate it when you alter a recipe and then give the review but I actually like to read the variations. I altered this by adding cumin, just a dash of chili powder and diced tomatoes with green chili’s instead of diced tomatoes, I then topped with cheddar cheese and baked for 25′ and served with salsa. It is pretty good.

This is easy and great the family loves it and I cook it all the time!

Yummy meal! I added chili powder,paprika,4 cloves of garlic,half an onion,teaspoon of worchestershire,and a few dashes of tobasco sauce. I cooked the corn,tomato sauce,other liquids and stewed tomatos (yes,i used both)while cooking the meat,garlic and onions together in another pan. This is a great meal,the corn gives great flavor and texture. Dunno why anyone would whine about delicious corn flavor in ANYTHING! LOL

Mmm reminded me of a Goulash we made in “Camp Fire Girls” I used about 8oz. of macaroni with 1 pound of ground beef. I threw in some diced celery and onion powder instead of onions for the kids sake. I added some chili powder, a dash of cayenne and worctershire sauce too; I just knew what would make this 4 star into a 5 star recipe! When it was ready I put it in a casserole dish and sprinkled cheese on it! The kids will eat anything with cheese on top! 🙂

My kids LOVED this. When they came to the table they were all complaining saying they don’t want to try it. But I told them just one bite and they were hooked. Differently a new family favorite. The only thing I did different was put it in a glass dish and sprinkled with cheese and put in the oven for ten minutes. Perfect!

This recipe lacked flavor and the corn was sort of an odd pairing for a spaghetti-like dish. My son wouldn’t eat it either. I wouldn’t recommend this recipe unless you’re really in a pinch for something quick and easy.

This was pretty good! I didn’t use the exact measuring units per se, I just adjusted to what I thought looked/tasted right (I like to think I’m some super cook lol)! My friends came over and they enjoyed it. I took the advice of everyone else and tweaked it to my liking. I didn’t have shredded cheese or anything so I went ‘old school’ used american cheese slices. After it was all in the pot together, I put half the mixture into a casserole dish and took three slices of cheese and split them in half and put them on top, then I spread the other half of the mixture on top and did the same thing again with the cheese. Then I put the whole dish under the broiler for about 3 to 4 minutes, just enough for the cheese to melt. Then I took it out, and voila, dinner was served! I served it with grated Parmesan cheese and couldn’t stop eating it. I went back for seconds, and thirds…..

Well this is exactly what I was looking for considering I only had ground beef and tomato sauce in the house. This is edible but I wouldn’t recommend it.