American Goulash II
Stephen Connell, United States.
This is another variant to American Goulash, there is hundreds of ways to make goulash, and many countries have their own variants, all are good and ingredients are based on locality. You will need to use your stove top and a slow cooker for this. On my to cook list.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
- 500 grams ground beef, (1 lb)
- ¾ cup onion, diced
- 1 can whole peeled tomatoes, chopped. plus juice
- 3 cups tomato soup, Shortcut
- 4 cups dry macaroni, or spirals or corkscrew pasta
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ¾ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- ¾ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded, or your favorite cheese
In a non stick pan, add the ground beef, onion, red pepper flakes, paprika, and salt and pepper as desired, brown the beef until just no longer pink, no need to over do this, just lightly brown the beef.
Add the beef to your slow cooker, then pour in the soup and tomatoes, stir. Cook on Low setting for 2 hours.
Add the dry pasta, stir into the mixture, top with the cheese and cook for another 1-2 hours.
Serve.
Low cost per serving.
Shortcut: Tomato Soup.
Variants: 1. Add some mixed vegetables. 2. Add some sliced or minced mushrooms.