Easy Goulash Recipe
When it comes to a classic comfort food, you absolutely cannot go wrong with this Easy Goulash Recipe. Easy to find ingredients, flavorful and feeds the whole family.
Servings: 6
Calories: 546kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 small sweet onion small diced
- 1 green bell pepper small diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 14.5 ounce can petite diced tomatoes not drained
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cup dried elbow macaroni noodles
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
- Fresh chopped parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- In the bottom of a stock pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the ground beef, onions, and peppers. Break up the beef into crumbles and cook, stirring occasionally until the beef is no longer pink and the onions and peppers are softened about 5-8 minutes. Drain off any excess fat or liquid if any came off the beef.
- Add the garlic and stir it in, cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, chicken stock, diced tomatoes, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, oregano, paprika, salt, and pepper, stir to combine.
- Bring to a simmer, once it starts to simmer slightly add the macaroni noodles, stir to mix in.
- Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the pasta reaches the tenderness you prefer. Stir every few minutes to make sure nothing sticks.
- Stir in half of the cheese.
- Serve immediately with the rest of the cheese as a garnish and parsley, optional.
Notes
- We like to use a lean ground beef for this recipe, anything 80/20 and above works best.
- Other meats can be used, ground chicken, ground pork or even ground italian sausage.
- Make sure to NOT DRAIN your petite diced tomatoes.
- Other pasta can be used, see above but we highly recommend elbow noodles.
- Freshly grated cheese works best, you can also use other types of cheese. See above for some ideas.
- This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
- You do not have to use the green pepper if you do not like.
- This is the American Goulash version and not the Hungarian version, which is very tasty as well.
Nutrition
Calories: 546kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 1246mg | Potassium: 1192mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1073IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 386mg | Iron: 6mg