Description
Old Fashioned American Goulash is an easy 30 minute meal, cooked in one pot with macaroni, tomato sauce, cheddar cheese, and ground beef. It’s hearty and delicious and a quick weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 16 ounces elbow macaroni
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 28 ounces can tomato sauce
- 15 ounce can diced tomatoes with Italian seasonings
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Step: Cook the ground beef in a large pot over medium high heat. When the beef is half cooked add in the diced onion, garlic and pepper. Continue cooking until the beef is no longer pink, about 10 minutes. (Drain if necessary)
- Step: Add in the Worcestershire sauce, all seasonings, tomato paste, tomato sauce, beef broth and diced tomatoes. Turn the heat to high, bring to a boil and stir.
- Step: When boiling, pour in the macaroni and lower to medium heat while continuing to simmer. Push the macaroni into the liquid.
- Step: Cover and cook 15 minutes, or until the macaroni is tender. Stir every 5 minutes.
- Step: Sprinkle in the cheddar cheese and stir until the cheese is melted and serve.
Notes
Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days. To freeze: Prepare the goulash up until the step for adding the macaroni. Completely cool and then freeze the meat tomato mixture. When ready to cook, thaw, heat to simmering and add the macaroni. Ground chicken or turkey can be used instead of beef. Cheese is optional.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 533 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 1167 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 41 g
- Cholesterol: 99 mg
Keywords: goulash, one pot meal, quick dinner, weeknight dinner