Hearty, delicious and super simple to make. Goulash is a family favorite dish that I grew up eating. This wonderful recipe comes together quickly with just a few staple ingredients. Perfect for an easy weeknight dinner. The pasta is cooked in the pot with all of the other ingredients, making this a one pot dish. Less mess, less clean up. Always a bonus!
Goulash is one of the easiest one-pot dishes to make. Ground beef, veggies and noodles are all combined in the pot to simmer for 20-30 minutes. Then you add in the cheese, which gets all melted and gooey, and it's done.
This is a great dish for the freezer. Double the recipe, portion and freeze. I like to put the portions in freezer bags, spread it out and lay it flat in the freezer so that I can stack them to take up less space. This also helps with faster thawing.
Your leftovers can also be frozen!
These 10 Easy Ground Beef Dinner Recipes are tried and true recipes that I fall back on whenever I am tired and needing to get dinner to my hungry kiddos fast, while sticking to scratch made food.
What You Need
Ground beef- you can also use ground pork, chicken or italian sausage
Macaroni noodles- any small noodle will work
Water
Tomato Sauce- the bulk of the sauce
Diced Tomatoes- Petite diced tomatoes are great in this dish
Diced onions- for flavor
Garlic-fresh, minced. If you do not have fresh garlic, you can use garlic powder to taste.
Worcestershire sauce (optional)
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
And a few herbs and spices.
Occasionally I will add diced carrots or english peas to the pot as it is cooking. Just to add a little extra vegetable to the dish. Garlic Bread is always a must have with this dish in my house. Everyone likes to soak up the flavorful tomato sauce with the bread. You can also serve it with cornbread or dinner rolls.
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📖 Recipe
Goulash
Ingredients
- 1 Pound ground beef
- 1 Cup onion small diced
- 3 Cloves garlic minced
- 15 oz diced tomatoes petite diced
- 15 oz tomato sauce
- 2.5 cup water
- 2 cup elbow macaroni noodles
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 Teaspoon pepper
- 1 Tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ Teaspoon dried basil
- 1 Teaspoon dried parsley
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 Teaspoon worcestershire sauce optional
- 1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, add in your ground beef and onion. Cook until the beef is done. Drain off the grease and add the meat back to the pot.
- Add in the minced garlic and sauté until the garlic is fragrant.
- Add in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, water and all of the herbs and spices.
- Bring to boil and add in the noodles. Reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Once the noodles are done, turn the heat off, remove the bay leaf and stir in the cheese. Adjust the seasonings if needed. Enjoy!
Jon says
Really good recipe. I added more cheese, because I love cheese!
Simply Scratch Made says
Thank you Jon, I'm happy to hear you liked it.
Erica says
This was so easy to make! I made garlic bread to go with it and everyone loved it!
Simply Scratch Made says
I love making garlic bread with goulash. I'm glad to hear you like it!