Easy Goulash Recipe! (American Style)

This American style Easy Goulash Recipe made with ground beef and elbow macaroni is comfort food at it’s best!

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Easy Goulash Recipe

This crowd pleasing easy Goulash Recipe serves up hearty flavor and big smiles!  Everyone I share it with loves it!

It’s time to make dinner easy, One Pot easy!  Turn one hour into one seriously flavor packed feast for your family!  My teenage boys literally inhale this hearty beef and pasta dinner!!

Easy One Pot Recipes are seriously the perfect way to feed any hungry crowd!  You’ve got less dishes to do when you’re done, and hopefully some yummy leftovers for the rest of the week!

Let’s make some magic happen in our Dutch Oven tonight!

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Laine writes: “Yummo! Kids loved this! Will definitely make again!”

Connie writes: “I made half of the recipe since it’s just my husband and me. It was very good and will make it again.”

Donna writes: “Delicious! I halved the recipe and I still have leftovers. It’s definitely better with cheese on top.”

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Easy Goulash Recipe! (American Style)

This Easy Goulash Recipe made with ground beef and elbow macaroni is comfort food at it's best!

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Servings: 12

Author: The Frugal Girls

Ingredients

• 2 pounds Ground Beef
• 16 oz. Elbow Macaroni
• 4 cups diced Yellow Onion (about 2 medium onions)
• 8 cloves minced Garlic (or 4 tsp Minced Garlic from jar)
• 1 Green Bell Pepper diced
• 4 Tbsp Ketchup
• 30 oz. Tomato Sauce (2 cans 15 oz. each)
• 29 oz. Diced Tomatoes (2 cans 14.5 oz. cans)
• 14.5 oz. Chicken Broth (1 can)
• 4 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 2 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
• 1 tsp. Cumin
• 2 tsp. Chili Powder
• 2 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. Black Pepper
• 3 Tbsp Avocado Vegetable or Canola Oil
• 1 cup shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese (optional)

Instructions

• Preheat 5-6 quart Dutch Oven on stove at Medium-High heat.
• In small bowl, mix together Italian Seasoning, Cumin, Chili Powder, Salt, and Black Pepper, and set dry seasoning mix aside.
• After dutch oven has warmed up, add Ground Beef and brown meat. (about 10 min.)
• Remove beef from dutch oven and drain grease.
• Add Olive Oil to dutch oven, then add Onions, Garlic, and Bell Pepper and saute until Onions become translucent (clear) in appearance. (about 10 min.)
• Reduce to Medium heat, then add in Ketchup and stir to combine with veggies.
• Add Tomato Sauce, Diced Tomatoes, Chicken Broth, Worcestershire Sauce, cooked Beef, Dry Seasoning Mix, and then stir well.
• Cover dutch oven and allow mixture to simmer for 15 minutes, stirring regularly.
• Next, add your Elbow Macaroni and stir well.
• Cover dutch oven and allow Goulash to simmer for 20 more minutes, stirring regularly.
• Serve in bowls and top with optional Sour Cream & shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese.

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

What You’ll Need for This One Pot Beef Goulash Recipe

5 – 6 quart Dutch Oven

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