This Old Fashioned Goulash recipe from My Incredible Recipes is one of those meals that everyone always loves! It’s beefy, cheesy and filled with pasta goodness. It’s the ultimate comfort food that a hungry family will gobble right up!
The theme for my cooking club recently was family favorites. It isn’t often that I actually play by the rules for cooking club, but this month I was fully on board for. And this beef goulash recipe was exactly what I made. And flourless chocolate cake, because that is one of my all time favorite desserts.
A few of the people in my cooking club grew up in the Mid-West as well, so they immediately knew what it was, and was excited that I brought it. When I was getting the recipe from my mom, she said that it was always served with saltine crackers with butter. I had totally forgotten about those crackers until she mentioned it!
Ingredients
2 lbs ground beef or turkey
3 tsp minced garlic
1 large Yellow onion, diced
2 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup beef broth
1/3 cup olive oil
2 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 (15-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 T Italian seasoning
1 T Adobo Seasoning
3 bay leaves
1 T seasoned salt
1/2 T black pepper
2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked
1 cup shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
In a large pan, saute your ground meat in skillet over medium-high heat until HALF cooked, remove from heat.
Add garlic, onions, olive oil & until meat is fully cooked.
Add water and broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, italian seasoning, bay leaves, and seasoned salt, pepper and adobo seasoning. Mix well.
Lower heat and cover – allow to cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add in the uncooked elbow macaroni to the skillet, stir well until everything is combined
Cover once again and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes
Once cooked, remove the bay leaves
Add only the cheddar cheese and mix until combined
Add mozzarella right before serving
ENJOY!