Southern Ghoulash
Southern Ghoulash is a hearty one-pot meal the whole family will enjoy. It's a quick, economical dinner with a hearty tomato meat sauce and pasta.
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 1/2 red or green bell pepper chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 (28-ounce) can Tomato Sauce
- 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups water
- 3 cups uncooked elbow pasta
- 1 (11-ounce) can corn drained
- Shredded Cheddar cheese and sour cream for serving
Instructions
- Heat a lightly greased Dutch oven over medium heat and add the ground beef, onion, and bell pepper. Break meat apart with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
- Once meat is no longer pink, drain off any liquid/grease. Return Dutch oven to heat and add garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook 1 minute.
- Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, Italian seasoning, Cajun seasoning, seasoned salt, paprika, pepper and bay leaves. Simmer 5 minutes.
- Add water and pasta and simmer, covered, until pasta is cooked, about 15 minutes. Discard bay leaves.
- Stir in corn and serve with cheddar cheese and sour cream.
Notes
I like a really meaty ghoulash so I use 2 pounds of ground beef, but you can get by with just using 1 pound.
Nutrition
Calories: 424kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 559mg | Potassium: 864mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 484IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 5mg