3 pot italian mexican Recipes

ground beef or 1 lb italian sausage or 1 lb chorizo sausage, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, sweet pepper, chopped, chopped stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, uncooked pasta (rigatoni, spirals or small shells), fresh mushrooms (if making italian), canned chilies or 8 oz frozen chilies (if making mexican), water, grated cheese (parmesan for italian, monterrey jack for mexican), sliced black olives (italian ), chopped jalapeno (mexican )

boneless beef round steak, cut 3/4 to 1 inch thick, salt, ground black pepper, cajun-style stewed tomatoes or 1 (14 1/2 oz) can mexican-style tomatoes or 1 (14 1/2 oz) can italian-style stewed tomatoes, tomato paste (with italian seasoning ), bottled hot pepper sauce, frozen stir fry vegetables, hot cooked rice or 4 cups noodles or 4 cups mashed potatoes