Easy Goulash Recipe

Posted on November 4, 2024

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his super easy Goulash Recipe is a comfort food classic! It’s filled with hearty ground beef and tender pasta in a rich tomato-based sauce and comes together in about 30 minutes!

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How To Make Easy Goulash Recipe

Start by browning the ground beef along with the onion and bell pepper. Drain any fat and then toss in garlic until fragrant.
Pour in tomato sauce and diced tomatoes along with beef broth and Worcestershire sauce for some added depth of flavor.
Add in the seasonings as well as dried macaroni noodles and let simmer until the noodles are cooked through.
Finally stir in the cheddar cheese and dig in!

Tips and Variations Easy Goulash Recipe:

Make sure you use a big pot, as this recipe does make a lot!
You can swap out the macaroni noodles for any other small pasta you have on hand.
To make this an even leaner meal, you can use ground turkey in place of ground beef.
Try adding in extra veggies like: corn, peas, diced carrots, green beans or even stirring in baby spinach at the end!
Stir in a cup of sour cream at the end to give this recipe an even creamier base!
The goulash is not quite soup consistency, but if you would like to add extra beef broth to make it more soupy you can definitely do that!

Prep Time5minutes mins

Cook Time30minutes mins

Total Time35minutes mins

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: 10

Calories: 388 kcal

Ingredients Easy Goulash Recipe

1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 lbs. ground beef, lean
3 tsp garlic, minced
2 15 oz cans tomato sauce
2 15 oz cans petite diced tomatoes
3 cups beef broth
3 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
2 tsp seasoned salt
2 tbsp Italian Seasoning
3 bay leaves
2 cups macaroni noodles, uncooked
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions Easy Goulash Recipe

Add olive oil to large pot over medium-high heat. Add in the onion, bell pepper and ground beef then cook until beef is no longer pink. Drain any excess fat and return pot to stove top. Add in garlic and stir until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
Pour in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, Italian seasoning, bay leaves and dried macaroni noodles. Stir and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a light boil and stir occasionally until the pasta is tender, about 20 minutes.
Remove the bay leaves and stir in the cheddar cheese just before serving. Enjoy!

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