Mimis Texas Goulash Recipes

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan, heat 2 cups of water on medium heat.
• While the water is heating, in a deep (3-inch) cast iron skillet or other large pot, crumble the ground chuck. Stirring and breaking up the meat, cook over medium high heat until no longer pink. Remove the meat from the skillet and drain the fat; set meat aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to skillet and heat over medium heat. To the oil, add onion, bell pepper, and celery. Cook and stir the vegetables until softened, then add the minced garlic cloves and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the meat to the vegetables, the two cups of hot water, and the rest of the ingredients, except the macaroni.
• Let sauce cook for 30-40 minutes, adding additional water, if needed.
• While the sauce simmers, refill the saucepan with water and cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain macaroni and add to meat/sauce mixture and stir.
• Serve with warm, crusty homemade or French bread.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, sauté ground beef, onion, pepper& celery, until meat is brown and veggies are tender.
• While meat mixture is browning, cook ¼ pkg.
• Thin spaghetti.
• When meat mixture is done, add to it the stewed tomatoes, beans, mushrooms, salt, pepper, basil& oregano.
• Heat thoroughly, then mix all together with the spaghetti, or if you like, spoon the meat mixture over the spaghetti.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve.

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground beef, bell pepper, and onion in a large pot over medium-high heat until beef is browned and crumbly and vegetables are soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour pinto beans into a saucepan and cook over medium heat until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste.
• Combine 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons water, chili powder, sugar, salt, and pepper in a small bowl; stir into the beef mixture. Add pinto bean mixture. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• While goulash cooks, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Mix cooked macaroni into the goulash, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Steps:

• In a large skillet brown ground beef and onion. Add beef and remaining ingredients, EXCEPT cheese, to crock pot. Cook on low setting for 3 1/2 hours.
• Before serving add cut up pieces of Velveeta cheese to the goulash and let steam until melted. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Brown beef, onion, garlic, bell pepper, & celery (optional).
• Drain.
• Mix tomatoes, salt, pepper, chili powder, & water.
• Add beans then simmer 30-45 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large skillet or Dutch oven, brown ground beef and onions. Add salt and pepper. Drain grease from pan.
• Add remaining ingredients except macaroni. Heat to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente. Drain, then and to sauce and heat through. You may need to add extra water to keep from getting too dry.