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Healthy American Goulash Recipe

Make this healthy American goulash recipe in a single pot in just an hour for a flavor-loaded, nutrient-packed comfort food meal!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: All American
Keyword: american goulash, american goulash recipe, casserole, easy dinner, feeds a crowd, ghoulash, goulash, hungarian, recipe for goulash, veggies
Servings: 8
Calories: 430kcal
Cost: $12.00

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef (or ground venison, buffalo, or turkey meat) *see recipe notes
  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 white onion, diced
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 8 oz mushrooms, finely diced
  • 28 oz canned tomato sauce
  • 28 oz water use the emptied tomato sauce can
  • 15 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 16 oz elbow macaroni
  • 15 oz canned corn, drained
  • 1 Tablespoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat a large Dutch oven or large soup pot over medium-high heat.
  • Brown the ground beef. (If using ground venison, turkey, or buffalo add 2 Tbsp bacon renderings or butter- see recipe notes below)
    1 lb ground beef
  • Add in the garlic powder, onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, and Italian seasoning. Mix until combined.
    2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 white onion, diced, 1 bell pepper, diced, 8 oz mushrooms, finely diced, 28 oz canned tomato sauce, 28 oz water, 15 oz can diced tomatoes, 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • Bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
  • Stir in the elbow macaroni pasta, corn, salt, and pepper. Cover and continue to simmer an additional 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is cooked.
    16 oz elbow macaroni, 15 oz canned corn, drained, 1 Tablespoon sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Serve warm and refrigerate leftovers for up to 4 days.

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Notes

*Add 2 Tbsp bacon fat if using ground venison, buffalo, or turkey. If I do not use ground beef I feel like the end result needs some "umphhh" aka depth. Bacon renderings (bacon fat) is perfect! Butter will do the trick too if you do not have saved bacon renderings in your refrigerator.
I was inspired to make this recipe by this one: https://4sonrus.com/grandmas-american-goulash
Banza chickpea pasta or a gluten free pasta may be substituted, but the noodles tend to get mushy. 

Nutrition

Calories: 430kcal