November 21, 2024

VIDEO: Appalachian "Macaroni & Tomatoes"


A true throwback Appalachian style recipe! This was very common for my Great-Grandmother to make for many meals and this is exactly how she and her mother both made it. I did use a different style pasta today as I prefer organic as much possible for health reasons. Try it! It’s an old family fave! Enjoy and thanks for watching!
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23 thoughts on “VIDEO: Appalachian "Macaroni & Tomatoes"

  1. Mama made whatever pasta she had, diced tomatoes, 1/4 stick of butter to put into the pasta, garlic salt, & a couple of good shakes of ground black pepper. I always cut up some basil in mine. Simple, no brainer-easy peasy! But yummy & filling too! Nothin' wrong with simple, homemade dishes!

  2. Miss P, i grew up in VA and mama fixed "macaroni & tomatoes" on our supper table at least once a week. She sprinkled liberally with garlic salt and cracked black pepper. That's some kinda good eatin' , girl!

  3. Love that recipe and can't wait to try it! I learned my mother to save my bacon drippings and she was from Mississippi so that's where I got my style of cooking from. My Dad was from WV and I discovered that my ancestors were Scotch Irish and helped to settle Appalachia, I have half cousins and other relatives that are still there. I love you video and will surely be watching more!!

  4. This was my mom's go to dinner when we were kids.. She used butter pepper and sugar..sometimes we just had tomato juice…I like it better than Macaroni and cheese

  5. Oh my goodness haven't had macaroni & tomatoes in so long. My mama used to cook the pasta in the tomatoes with a little extra water and a couple pats of butter delish! Have to make some of this soon. P.S. used the recipe from Cane Creek cookbook for cornbread except I cut 2 ears of corn w /the corn milk from the cobs in it delish. It was a lot like mike anyways but I use buttermilk and I did the honey in it instead of sugar.

  6. I'm from Illinois and this is one of my favorites as well I used to use tomatoes but now I use tomato soup and if I double I use one and one soup and tomatos and bacon in it is a huge treat it bacon flavor will make this dish even if it's just the grease

  7. I’m from the northeast. This is what I did when I couldn’t find time to make marinara sauce. I like it much better with some sautéed ground beef and frozen peas mixed in, top with mozzarella cheese and put it under the broiler a few minutes.

  8. This is my favorite comfort food I use chopped bacon a large chopped onion salt and pepper couple pinches of sugar 4 cans of tomatoes with juice a little ketchup and 4 cups water I use shell macaroni love this thanks for posting

  9. Tried making this without the bacon grease or butter as an adult and couldn't figure why it tasted so much different than I had remembered as a child, a friend's mother clued me it and now it comes out awesome every time. One of the dishes that seems to have gone out of fashion.

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