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Vegetables: Add chopped bell pepper, sliced mushrooms or zucchini, or even diced carrots. Be sure to peel the tomatoes first for the best texture. You can also use fresh tomatoes in place of canned.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY AND GOULASH PLUS

Tomatoes: Swap the crushed tomatoes for an equal amount of canned diced tomatoes, plus 8 ounces of tomato sauce. For a spicy kick try it with Mexican-style chorizo. Ground turkey or chicken works well, and we love making this goulash recipe using Italian sausage. Meat: Hamburger goulash is great, but you can also use other meats if you don’t have any ground beef on hand. Pasta: Use any shape you like! While we always have macaroni noodles on hand, this dish is also great with medium shells, rotini, or bowtie pasta. I love how versatile this recipe is, because I can add or change ingredients depending on what we have on hand. Need this dish ready even faster? Cook the macaroni while the meat is browning, then mix it in after bringing the sauce to simmer.

Serve it up with garlic bread or soft cheddar dinner rolls! The dish is done once the macaroni is tender. If the pasta is sticking too much, reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Cooking onions: add Italian seasoning and onions. If necessary, remove the excess grease on the oil pan and leave 1-2 tablespoons. Stir in the macaroni noodles and reduce heat to medium. Cook the beef: add olive oil to the Dutch oven over medium high heat and Add ground beef, salt and pepper, cook for 3-4 minutes, and chop while cooking. Stir to mix it all together and heat until lightly bubbling. Now, add the crushed tomatoes and beef broth. Stir well to mix the spices into the meat it should be fragrant.Īdd the Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste and mix well again until incorporated. Cook until the beef is browned and no pink remains.Īdd the salt, pepper, oregano, basil, paprika, and chile flakes. Use a spoon or spatula to break up the ground beef into small pieces as it browns. Once the oil is shimmering, add the ground beef, chopped onion, and garlic. Simmer for 5 minutes, until thickened slightly and pasta takes on all the sauce flavors.This one-pot pasta dish couldn’t be any easier to make.Īdd olive oil to a large pot or 4-quart dutch oven and heat over medium-high. When the sauce is ready, stir in pasta and reserved pasta water. Cook the pasta for 2 minutes less than package directions, drain and reserve along with 1/2 cup of pasta water. American Goulash, or American Chop Suey, is a completely different traditional styled Goulash with entirely different ingredients. Stir in the onions (1 large) and garlic (4 large cloves). Continue to cook until the meat is cooked through and theres no longer any pink. Meanwhile, on the direct heat side of the grill, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. In a large pot, brown the meat (2 pounds) over medium heat, breaking up the meat as it cooks into small pieces. Move the pot the indirect heat side of the grill and let the flavors develop by simmering and reducing for 20 to 30 minutes. Season with some more salt and pepper, add 1 cup of water and bring to a simmer.

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Stir in the tomato paste, then stir in the crushed tomatoes. Unleash the true magic of comfort food with this delightful American Goulash, packed full of succulent ground beef, tender elbow macaroni, and a tomato sauce so rich and flavorful, it’ll transport you straight to food heaven. Continue to cook until the vegetables soften, 4 to 6 minutes.Īdd the cinnamon and mix to combine. Break up the meat, flip and brown the other side, another 4 to 5 minutes.Īdd in the onions and season with salt and pepper. Let the meat brown on one side, 4 to 5 minutes. Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1 cup diced onion 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced 2 large cloves garlic, minced or pressed (about 2 teaspoons) 1 (14.5. When the oil is hot, add the ground beef and season with salt and pepper. Place a large high-sided pot over the direct heat side of the grill and add the olive oil.

If using a gas grill, heat one side only to medium-high heat. Hamburger Helper, this deeply flavorful, super-comforting pasta dish is greater than the sum of its humble parts. If using a charcoal grill, build the hot coals on one side only. Whether you know it as American Chop Suey, Chili Mac, American Goulash, or even D.I.Y.

American chop suey and goulash