Peppers, Beef & Macaroni

Directions

1. 1
   Add water to a large pot, place on stove and turn on high.
2. 2
   Run over to the table and frantically chop up the green and orange peppers into chunks. No need to dice or mince.
3. 3
   When the water boils, add the shell macaroni.
4. 4
   Dump the pasta sauce into a large sauce pan (about 3 quarts). Add maybe 1/4 cup of water to the jar, tightly close the lid, shake and empty rest of sauce into the pan. No waste! Heat on medium.
5. 5
   Drop ground beef into large frying pan on medium heat.
6. 6
   When the ground beef is about half cooked, pour in the peppers. Stir it all together. At this point, you might also drop in salt (I used sea salt - about 1 teaspoon) and onion powder (I added a lot - maybe 1 tablespoon). I didn't have an onion on hand.
7. 7
   When the macaroni is done, add it to the pasta sauce.
8. 8
   When the beef is cooked through and the peppers look a bit limp, drain the grease. (I didn't have the muscles, empty cans or lid for pouring it out, so I just wad up a paper towel, tilt the pan and let the grease collect in the paper towel. It works for me.).
9. 9
   Add the beef and peppers to the pasta sauce and macaroni. Stir it all together, heat through and serve.