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Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe

Published: Apr 6, 2020 · Modified: Mar 4, 2025 by Lizzy · This post may contain affiliate links

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Beef Macaroni Recipe

Recipe from Portugal! Making a family classic, Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe that's easy to make any night of the week for dinner. It's not gluten-free or low-carb but full of flavor and so quick and easy to make for a Sunday dinner.


When mom is in town, we cook what mom would make on a Sunday and some of my fathers favorite. This one has a special memory.

Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe
It was my dad's favorite and one that he loved no matter how sick he was from cancer, he always finished his plate.

Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe Today we are in the kitchen talking and laughing on how much my father loved this Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe that when he ate it, he did not even use a fork but a spoon.

Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe
I always laughed when I think of how much my father loved this Macaroni Recipe.

Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe 

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1 Step by Step - Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe
2 Variations
3 Ways to Serve
4 Tip
5 MORE RECIPES from Portugal
6 TRAVEL GUIDE to Portugal
7 Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe

Step by Step - Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe

You don't need tools to make this dish but 2 pots to cook and a wooden spoon. I prefer wooden spoon when cooking on a pan just because it doesn't scratch up pots and is not so noisy when cooking in the kitchen,

Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe 1. Chop the onions into small size bites. Place a little olive oil in the pan and sauté the onions.
2. Once they are golden brown remove from the pan into a bowl and set a side.

Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe 3. Add the ground beef in the pan and break it up with the spoon as it cooks.
4. Once it is all done cooking which should take about 10 minutes, drain the fat from the pan.

Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe 5. Add the bay leaves, tomato sauce and onions to the pan and mix, cook on low for about 20 minutes while mixing every 5 minutes.
6.
Add your macaroni to a pot of water at this time and cook to the directions of the box.
7. Once macaroni is cooked, drain and place in the meat sauce, mix and set on a low heat for 5 minutes.
8. Place on a plate and sprinkle your favorite cheese on top. 

Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe

Variations

I sometimes will add peas or cooked broccoli to the mix. I will pre-cook the vegetables and drain before I add it to the mix.

Ways to Serve

When serving this dish, I will make a salad as a side or just serve cooked broccoli. I tend to always add grated cheese to sprinkle on top.

Tip

Try not to over cook the macaroni for this dish because it will continue to cook with the meat sauce. I take it out when it is cooked to be firm to the bite, which is al dente as the Italians would say!

Beef Macaroni Recipe

MORE RECIPES from Portugal

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  • Portuguese Cod Fish Salad

 TRAVEL GUIDE to Portugal

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Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe

Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe

Lizzy Cascalheira
Recipe from Portugal! Making a family classic, Portuguese Beef Macaroni Recipe that's easy to make any night of the week for dinner. It's not gluten-free or low-carb but full of flavor and quick and easy to make for the whole family.
3.34 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine Portuguese
Servings 8
Calories 639 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound beef ground
  • 1 macaroni
  • 15 oz tomato sauce
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Chop the onions into small size bites. Place a little olive oil in the pan and saute the onions.
  • Once they are golden brown remove from the pan into a bowl.
  • Add the ground beef in the pan and break it up with the spoon as it cooks. Once it is all done cooking which should take about 10 minutes, drain the fat from the pan.
  • Add the bay leaves, the jar of tomato sauce and onions to the pan and mix, cook on low for about 20 minutes while mixing every 5 minutes.
  • Add your macaroni to a pot of water at this time and cook to the directions of the box.
  • Once macaroni is cooked, drain and place in the meat sauce, mix and set on a low heat for 5 minutes.
  • Place on a plate and sprinkle your favorite cheese on top. Enjoy!

Notes

Try not to over cook the macaroni for this dish because it will continue to cook with the meat sauce. I take it out when it is cooked to be firm to the bite, which is al dente as the Italians would say!

Nutrition

Serving: 150gCalories: 639kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 27gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 1705mgPotassium: 886mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 628IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 204mgIron: 5mg
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