American Goulash

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5 from 6 votes

This easy American goulash is a one pot meal that's inexpensive to make and incredibly comforting! It has tender ground beef and macaroni simmered in a perfectly seasoned tomato sauce.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: American chop suey, American goulash recipe, slumgullion

Servings:

Author: Natasha Bull

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound lean ground beef
1 medium onion chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
1 red or green bell pepper chopped
1 (14 fluid ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (14 fluid ounce) can diced tomatoes with juices
1 cup beef broth (or do 50/50 mix of broth and dry red wine)
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon paprika
1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes optional
1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
2 bay leaves
Salt & pepper to taste
1 cup shredded cheddar optional

Instructions

Add the oil, beef, onion, and garlic to a soup pot over medium-high heat and cook, breaking the beef up with your spoon as you go along, for about 8 minutes or until browned. If there's a lot of excess fat, spoon most of it out.
Add the chopped bell pepper, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, broth, Italian seasoning, paprika, and red pepper flakes to the pot. Bring it to a boil over high heat.
Stir in the macaroni and bay leaves. Reduce the heat to a rapid simmer so it's still boiling, but not too crazy (I used medium heat). Cook, uncovered, for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally so the pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
Take the pot off the heat and stir in the cheddar. Cover the pot and let it sit for about 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the pasta has finished cooking. Season with salt & pepper as needed and enjoy immediately.

Notes

Serves 4-6 depending on portion size.
If you want to make the pasta separately, reduce the beef broth to 1/2 cup and otherwise follow the recipe as instructed (just leave the pasta out).

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