My Mother's Goulash A Hearty Quick Weeknight Meal

*Yield : About 10 hearty servings!

 

Homemade Goulash. If you have never had this or have never prepared this, it’s easy. Rather like spaghetti. A simple but really tasty week night meal.

Ingredients:

1 Small package of 80/20 ground beef

1 Small package of ground sweet Italian sausage

1 pound bag of elbow macaroni fully cooked

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 -1 /2 cup of water

1 medium sized can of tomato paste 

1 medium sweet onion

1 can of sweet corn, fully drained

1 teaspoon sea salt

1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

1 teaspoon ground paprika 

1 tablespoon of granulated garlic

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Sugar for tomato sauce to taste about, (2 teaspoons)

Grate Parmesan cheese for garnish on each serving
Instructions:

*Boil noodles to desired doneness

*While noodles are cooking, break up meat in large sauce pan. Brown beef and pork together. Add diced onion, spices to browned meat and cook together for about 5 min.

Add the whole can of diced tomatoes, tomato paste and water together and incorporate well.

Add the sugar to taste. Mix well.

In large pot, incorporate the cooked noodles and sauce together. Mix gently but well. In each bowl of Goulash grate a little Parmesan cheese on top! Serve warm with crusty bread and nice salad! There ya go, an easy weeknight meal with plenty of leftovers for lunch…