The other thing that really surprised me was that the pasta is cooked in the tomato sauce and broth. You know what that means right?
Less mess! This is basically a one pot dish! I have a cast iron dutch oven that I use for this and it is ready to go from the stove to the table.
Beefy American Goulash
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 lbs uncooked 95% lean ground beef
- 2 medium yellow onions, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups water
- 2 (15 oz) cans tomato sauce
- 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoons seasoned salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 12 oz uncooked elbow macaroni
DIRECTIONS:
- Place the ground beef in a large dutch oven and bring over medium heat.- you can also use a big pasta pot if you don’t have a dutch oven.
- Cook, breaking up with a spoon or spatula, until the meat is browned and in small pieces.
- Drain the grease from the pan.
- Add the onions and garlic and stir together. Continue to cook for another 5 minutes or until onions are translucent.
- Add the water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, soy sauce, seasoned salt, paprika and black pepper and stir together.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce heat. Cover the pot and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Add the macaroni and stir until well combined. Re-cover the pot and simmer for 20-25 minutes until the macaroni is cooked through.
- Remove from heat, stir and remove the bay leaves. Allow to sit for 15 minutes before serving.
Quick Tip: Serve this up with a green salad and breadsticks and you have a great dinner that will be just as good as left-overs!
Adapted from Paula Deen
I love onions but even for me that seems like an awfully lot of onion!!!
It does, but they totally cook down and adds a lot of flavor to the dish. I use sweet onions.
I made this goulash recipe this week and it was delicious, maybe better than mom used to make.