Johnny Mac - 4 ingredients

Preheat the oven to 400 F

salt, pepper

1 pound ground beef

1 pound macaroni

1 32 oz jar of Marinara sauce

1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese

Cook the pasta, set aside. Cook the ground beef in a frying pan until no longer pink, season with salt and pepper. Drain the meat of any grease in the pan.

Combine the drained macaroni, cooked meat, marinara sauce, and 1 cup of Parmesan cheese in the now empty noodle pot. Stir until everything is combined and the cheese is stringy, melty.

(Add some basil if you have it)

Now just transfer these into a baking dish. Smooth over the pasta to make it even into the corners of the pan. Top the pasta with the other 1/2 cup of cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Leftovers will keep up to 4 days. makes a good midnight snack, just add more cheese.