German Slumgullion(A Pot Of Garden Bounty) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb elbow macaroni
1 1 lb ground turkey or 1 lb left over ground cooked roast
3 garlic cloves, smashed or 3 teaspoons canned garlic
1 yellow onions or 1 white onion, fine chopped
4 tablespoons olive oil or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 green pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
3 large carrots, grated (optional)
2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 cup V8 vegetable juice
2 teaspoons sugar (or Splenda sugar substitute to equal 2 tsps)
1/2 teaspoon allspice
salt and pepper, to taste
Mrs. Dash seasoning mix, to taste
hard rolls or bread, to serve

Preparation

In large stock pot, heat 2quarts of water to boil, add macaroni, stir a few times, cook until a dente about 4 minutes, no longer.
Drain in colander and pour macaroni back in pot.
In medium skillet add oil, meat, onion and garlic.
Brown meat and cook onion and garlic.
Add peppers and carrots, if wanted. Cook about five minutes stirring a few times.
Pour over the drained macaroni.
Add the diced tomatoes.
Add V-8 juice,sugar or Splenda, allspice.
Stir and cook on burner on low for about.
15 minutes, until flavors are blended and hot and bubbly.
Taste, salt and pepper to taste or Mrs. Dash.
Serve in deep bowls.