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Grandma's Hungarian Goulash Recipe

Grandma's Old Fashioned Goulash recipe is a quick goulash recipe and the perfect comfort food. An inexpensive dinner made with ingredients already in your pantry.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Hungarian Goulash recipe, Old fashioned Goulash
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4
Author The Savvy Age

Ingredients

  • One pound of ground round or ground sirloin
  • 1/2 cup diced onions
  • 1 14 ounce can of dark kidney beans
  • 1 14 ounce can of diced tomatoes
  • Spaghetti for 4 servings
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Parmesan Cheese optional but highly recommended!

Instructions

  • Boil enough spaghetti for four servings.
  • Reserve one cup of water from spaghetti to use later.
  • While boiling the spaghetti, brown the ground beef with the onions.
  • Once the ground beef is browned, drain the fat from the ground beef and onion mixture. This is optional.
  • Drain the can of dark kidney beans and then add to ground beef and onion mixture.
  • Add entire can of diced tomatoes to the pan.
  • Add spaghetti to mixture.
  • Bring the Hungarian Goulash to a boil then lower heat to simmer.
  • Simmer Hungarian Goulash for a minimum of 20 minutes.  If the goulash needs additional liquid use the reserved water from boiling the spaghetti and continue to simmer.
  • Plate and sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired.
  • Serve with a salad and freshly baked bread or rolls.

Notes

Grandma's Hungarian Goulash freezes well and of course tastes even better the next day!