Cheesy Goulash Food

ONE POT GOULASH

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a large stockpot. Drain off excess grease if desired.
• Add minced garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes. (Add chopped onion as well if desired)
• Add water, beef broth, tomato sauce, petite diced tomatoes, & spices. Bring to a boil
• Reduce heat to medium/low. Cover and let simmer for 15 minutes for the flavors to mix.
• Add elbow pasta and cook 7-12 minutes longer until pasta is at desired tenderness.
• Fish out the bay leaves if possible
• Add cheese in batches and allow to melt.

GOULASH RECIPE

Steps:

• Saute ground beef in skillet over medium-high heat until cooked. Drain. Add garlic and saute for about 5 minutes. Add water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, soy sauce, and seasoned salt. Stir well. Cover and allow to cook for 15-20 minutes.
• Add the uncooked elbow macaroni to skillet, stir well, return the lid and simmer for about 30 minutes. Turn off heat, remove the bay leaves, and add 1 cup of cheddar cheese right before serving.

CROCK POT CHEESY BEEF GOULASH

Steps:

• Brown and crumble ground beef
• Drain excess grease and set aside
• In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, sour cream, ricotta cheese, minced garlic and parsley
• In the bottom of a 6 quart (or larger) slow cooker, add half a jar of spaghetti sauce
• Evenly layer half the box of the Cavatappi pasta on top of sauce
• Pour remaining jar of spaghetti sauce over noodles
• Pour on half a jar of water
• Layer half the cooked ground beef mixture over top
• Dollop the entire cream cheese mixture evenly as possible over the beef layer, don't stir the mixture
• Evenly layer the rest of the Cavatappi pasta on top of the cream cheese layer
• Top with remaining jar spaghetti sauce
• Pour another half jar of water on top of spaghetti sauce
• Finally, layer the rest of the cooked ground beef on top
• Cover and cook on low for about 4 hours or high for 2 hours
• Stir mixture carefully but well
• Layer 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese on top
• Cover for an additional 15-20 minutes
• Carefully remove Crock Pot from metal base and broil in oven for 5-7 minutes until cheese is browned to liking and cheese is melted

CHEESY AMERICAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° convection or 375° conventional. And heat water and start cooking 1 pound of pasta.
• Start brown 1 pound of ground beef over medium-high heat.
• Chop one small or 1/2 medium onion. Add the onion to the ground beef about 5 minutes into cooking, and Add two cloves of minced or crushed garlic to the burger the last few minutes of cooking the ground beef. Drain when done cooking.
• Prep a 2 1/2 quart baking dish with PAM.
• To the baking dish, add one 15 oz can tomato sauce, 14 1/2 oz diced tomatoes, one teaspoon basil, two teaspoon seasoning salt (I used Lowery's), 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Mix well.
• Add the ground beef along with the pasta and mix well.
• Stir in 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese.
• Top with 1/2 cup mozzarella.
• Bake until golden brown-about 30 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED GOULASH

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni according to package directions, but shorten the cooking time by 3 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Preheat a large pan over medium heat until hot. Add in the Ground Beef, onion and garlic. Cook for about 10 minutes until reaching 160°F, crumbling the Beef as it cooks.
• Add in the Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and stir to combine. Allow to simmer on medium heat for about 15 minutes.
• Add in the cooked macaroni. Season with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
• Stir to combine and enjoy!

CHEESY BEEF AND MACARONI GOULASH

Steps:

• Cook noodles in boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes, then drain.
• While noodles cook, saute vegetables in oil in a large skillet until onions are transparent.
• Add ground beef and cook until meat is cooked though; drain any fat.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the condensed soups, tomatoes, and tomato sauce.
• Stir in cooked noodles and allow to sit 5-10 minutes or until thick to you liking.

CHEESY HAMBURGER SKILLET (OR HELPER, GOULASH, COWBOY STUFF)

Steps:

• Cook the elbow macaroni according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the ground beef and onions.
• Drain the meat mixture.
• Add tomato products and beans, undrained.
• Add water if needed and chili powder and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add the cooked macaroni and reheat to a simmer.
• Taste and adjust salt and pepper.
• Stir in 1 cup of cheese and melt.
• Add remainder of cheese to top and remove from heat.

GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the beef and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until browned and no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon salt, a few grinds of pepper, the paprika, and Italian seasoning to the beef and stir to combine. Cook, stirring, until the paprika begins to toast and become fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir the tomato paste into the beef mixture to coat, then cook until the paste thickens and deepens in color, about 2 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire and beef broth to the beef mixture and stir, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot, to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and add the cavatappi. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat. Gently stir in the parsley and Cheddar until combined and the cheese starts to melt. Divide the goulash among 6 bowls and top with more shredded Cheddar and chopped parsley.