One Pot Goulash Pasta

One Pot Tomato Beef (Goulash) Pasta

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This is a simple one pot dish inspired by the hearty Hungarian meat stew called Goulash. It's classic New England comfort food that is sometimes referred to as "American chop suey". and is quite similar to spaghetti bolognese. In other words, it's a pasta coated with a savory and meaty tomato sauce! The best thing about this recipe is that you can make this all in one pot with minimal cleanup.

30 min cook time
10 min prep
Servings
4
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  • In a large sauté pan or pot, heat olive oil over medium heat and add the ground beef. Allow it to brown undisturbed for 1-2 minutes, then stir to break up the beef. Season with salt.
    • 1 lb beef (450 g)ground
    • 1 tbsp olive oil (12 g)
    • ¼ tsp salt (1.5 g)
      (to taste)
  • Add the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, paprika, and chili powder to the pan. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes, or until the fat has rendered.
    • 2 tsp italian seasoning (1.6 g)
    • 1 tsp garlic powder (3 g)
    • 1 tsp paprika (5 g)
    • ½ tsp chili powder (1.3 g)
  • Add the yellow onion to the pan and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant. Then, add the garlic and sauté for an additional 1 minute until it becomes fragrant.
    • 1 yellow onion (300 g)diced
      (can substitute with any other onion)
    • 4 clove garlic (12 g)minced
  • Pour in a can of chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir everything to combine and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
    • 2 cup tomato (45 g)chopped or diced
    • 1 cup tomato sauce (225 g)
    • 1 tsp white cane sugar (4 g)
      (can substitute with sweetener of your choice)
    • 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce (17 g)
  • Pour beef broth into the pan, and add pasta. Stir to combine and ensure that the pasta is submerged. Let the pasta simmer in the sauce to cook according to package instructions.
    • 2 cup beef broth (450 g)
    • ½ box pasta (225 g)dried
      (elbows or your pasta of choice)
  • Once the pasta is cooked, serve and garnish with toppings like cheese or parsley. Enjoy!
    • 0.25 lb cheddar cheese (113 g)grated or shredded
      (can substitute with your choice of cheese) (optional)
    • 1 tbsp parsley (4 g)fresh
      (optional)

Nutrition Information

Per serving

Nutrient
Amount
% DV
yellow onionchili powderolive oilpaprikagarlicbeefwhite cane sugarcheddar cheesegarlic powdertomato saucebeef brothworcestershire saucetomatoparsleyitalian seasoningpasta

Total (4 servings)

Nutrient
Amount
% DV
yellow onionchili powderolive oilpaprikagarlicbeefwhite cane sugarcheddar cheesegarlic powdertomato saucebeef brothworcestershire saucetomatoparsleyitalian seasoningpasta

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