Healthy American Goulash Recipe

A large spoon digging into a pan of healthy goulash with vegetables.

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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

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine: All American

Diet: Low Fat

Servings: servings

Calories: 429kcal

Author: Sammi Ricke

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 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 salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Serve warm and refrigerate leftovers for up to 4 days.

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Notes

Prep Tips - Add 2 Tablespoons 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.

Ingredient Tips - Chickpea pasta or a gluten free pasta may be substituted, but the noodles tend to get mushy when stored.

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