Easy American Chop Suey

Name: Easy American Chop Suey
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: • 1 lb lean ground beef; • 8 oz gluten-free pasta — rice or corn-based; • 1½ cups homemade tomato sauce from your recipe; • ½ cup green bell pepper, finely diced; • 1 tbsp garlic-infused extra-virgin olive oil; • 1 tsp Italian seasoning — no onion or garlic; • ½ tsp oregano; • ½ tsp basil; • ¼ tsp turmeric; • ¼ tsp black pepper; • ¼ tsp salt, or to taste; • ¼ cup pasta water, if needed

13 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

Diabetic, Anti inflammatory, Fodmap, Diverticulitis friendly

Updated at: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:36:43 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 lblean ground beef

8 ozpasta rice

gluten-free, or corn-based

1 ½ cupstomato sauce

homemade, from your recipe

½ cupgreen bell pepper

finely diced

1 Tbspgarlic-infused extra-virgin olive oil

1 tspItalian seasoning

no onion or garlic

½ tsporegano

½ tspbasil

¼ tspturmeric

¼ tspblack pepper

¼ tspsalt

or to taste

¼ cuppasta water

if needed

Instructions

Step 1

1. Cook the pasta.

Step 2

Cook the gluten-free pasta according to the package directions. Before draining, save ¼ cup of the pasta water.

Step 3

2. Cook the beef.

Step 4

Heat the garlic-infused olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and cook until completely browned, breaking it apart as it cooks.

Step 5

3. Add the green pepper.

Step 6

Stir in the diced green pepper and cook for about 4–5 minutes, until softened.

Step 7

4. Add the sauce and seasonings.

Step 8

Stir in the homemade tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, oregano, basil, turmeric, black pepper, and salt.

Step 9

5. Simmer.

Step 10

Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.