One Pot American Goulash

Rich and hearty one pot American Goulash is a hearty meal and a terrific weeknight meal.

Next time try the Stuffed Pepper Casserole Recipe - you'll love this family favorite!

Why you'll love this recipe

✔️ One pot.

✔️ Simple ingredients.

✔️ This is a quick and easy recipe that tastes even better on day two!

Ingredients

For the exact measurements, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.  

• ground beef
• celery, carrot, onion, green bell pepper and garlic
• frozen corn
• crushed tomatoes
• beef consommé 
• ketchup
• elbow pasta
• bay leaves, Italian seasoning, smoked paprika, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes
• Worcestershire Sauce
• olive oil

Instructions 

This is an overview, for detailed instructions just scroll down to the bottom!

1. Brown the ground beef, drain if desired.
2. If needed, add a couple tablespoons of olive oil to the stock pot, then add the vegetable; chopped celery, carrot, onion & green pepper. Also add the Italian Seasoning, paprika, salt, black pepper & red pepper flakes. Sauté for about 5 minutes until the vegetables just begin to soften.
3. Add the minced garlic and sauté for another minute and then add the crushed tomatoes, beef consommé, ketchup, bay leaves, Worcestershire Sauce and water. Stir really well. Increase the heat and bring to a boil. After it comes to a boil, decrease the heat to low and cover, leaving the top slightly vented. Stir occasionally & cook for 15 minutes.
4. After 15 minutes add one cup of elbow pasta and 1 cup frozen corn. Continue to cook for another 15 minutes or so until the pasta is cooked thru. Serve in large bowl with a crusty piece of bread to sop up all that delicious goodness!

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FAQ's  

Storage

Refrigerate - Store leftovers in an airtight container, refrigerated 3-5 days.

Freezer -  Leftovers freeze well up to three months.

Reheat - Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.

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Serve with 

• If you're looking for some great veggies, make a batch of these pan fried vegetables.
• Some of these yummy easy yeast rolls would be terrific to sop up the sauce! Don't worry, even if you haven't done much baking, this recipe is easy. Perfect for beginners!
• Cracker Barrel Fried Apples would be terrific for dessert!

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Goulash

Goulash is one of those things that is comfort food at its finest! That and a big hunk of garlic bread and you've got a meal fit for a King!

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Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time45 mins

Total Time1 hr

Course: Soups and Stews

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

Calories: 344kcal

Author: Deb Clark

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Ingredients

• ▢ ¾ lb ground beef
• ▢ 1 stalk celery diced
• ▢ 1 carrot diced
• ▢ 1 yellow onion peeled and diced
• ▢ 1 green pepper diced
• ▢ 1 clove garlic finely minced, or two small
• ▢ 1 cup frozen corn
• ▢ 1 28 oz crushed tomatoes
• ▢ 1 10.5 oz beef consommé you'll find this in the soup section
• ▢ ½ cup ketchup
• ▢ 3 cups water
• ▢ 1 cup elbow pasta dried
• ▢ Spices
• ▢ 2 leaves bay
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ▢ 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

• Start by browning the ground beef, cook until no longer pink, pour off the excess grease.
• Add the vegetables to the ground beef; chopped celery, carrot, onion and green pepper. Also add the Italian Seasoning, paprika, salt, black pepper & red pepper flakes. Sauté for about 5 minutes until the vegetables just begin to soften.
• Add the minced garlic and sauté for another minute and then add the crushed tomatoes, beef consommé, ketchup, bay leaves, Worcestershire Sauce and water. Stir really well. Increase the heat and bring this to a boil. After it comes to a boil, decrease the heat to low and cover, leaving the top slightly vented. Stir occasionally simmer for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes add one cup of elbow pasta and 1 cup frozen corn. Continue to cook for another 15 minutes or so until the pasta is cooked thru. Serve in large bowl with a crusty piece of bread to sop up all that delicious goodness!

Nutrition

Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 659mg | Potassium: 490mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2115IU | Vitamin C: 21.6mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2.3mg

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Recipe backstory

This week as I was looking thru family pictures I came across more of the family reunion. So many fun pictures and such a great time! We flew up to Portland, OR and drove with my folks to Lincoln City. The Oregon Coast is breathtaking and we got some great pictures along way.

My folks are a blast to spend time with - they are fun people, they don't take themselves too seriously and always take time to stop and smell the roses.

This picture was taken at the visitors center in Lincoln City. We spent some time gazing out into the ocean whale watching and we seen several whales!

And I even got a picture of one - super cool!

The weekend was a BLAST - One evening we went over to Uncle Bob & Aunt Barb's house for goulash...so good and it was so memorable, it gave me a hankerin' for goulash this week, so it's time to pass on my goulash recipe to you!

Full of rich tomato flavor with carrots and corn to balance out the acidity of the tomatoes. I'm not sure if you'd call this a soup because you can almost eat it with a fork! (Though you'd really want a spoon so you don't miss all of those delicious flavors in the broth.)

This ain't hamburger helper goulash that's for sure! It's easy enough to make after work, and even better the next day. (When I sent this picture to my folks, my Dad said he could almost taste it up in Oregon!)

Goulash is one of those things that is comfort food at its finest! That and a big hunk of garlic bread and you've got a meal fit for a King!

Next time try Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole.