Simple Slumgullian Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and place in large saucepan.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown beef over medium heat; just before beef is browned, stir in onion.
• Add beef mixture to pasta, and stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms, garlic, salt, pepper and stewed tomatoes. Cook over low heat, 10 to 15 minutes, or until heated through.

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with cold water. Cover and bring water to a boil. Salt the water and cook the macaroni until al dente. Drain and return to large pot. Cover and set aside. You can also do this while you are prepping and preparing the meat.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and add the 2 cloves of smashed garlic to the oil. Saute on medium heat and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the chopped onion and mix to coat with garlic oil. Season the onions with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Saute until soft and transluscent. Remove smashed garlic pieces.
• Add the ground beef, breaking up any clumps to form small to medium small bits. Season with salt, pepper (and Accent if you are using that seasoning). Brown the meat and drain off any excess liquids.
• Add meat/onion mixture to the pot of cooked macaroni. Add the 2 cans of diced tomatoes and the 1 can of tomato sauce. Fold in the 1 can of white beans and mix in gently to the macaroni, beef and tomatoes. Taste and adjust any seasoning at this time. Cover and heat through on low-med lo heat for at least 30 min to blend flavors.
• When reheating leftovers, it the macaroni seems to be absorbing the tomato's liquids add more tomato sauce, tomato juice or one 16 oz of diced tomatoes. I've even used a can of V8 to rehydrate.

Steps:

• Brown the meat over high heat with 1-2 TB olive oil in a dutch oven. Saute onion with meat. Add carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, seasonings and water and simmer for at least 1-2 hours or until the vegetables are tender. You can add leftover veggies such as cabbage, corn, green beans, etc. Thicken the broth with flour. Add 1/2 cup macaroni in last 1/2 hour cooking, if desired. Adjust seasonings if needed. If you are using stove top, be careful to not overcook.

Steps:

• 1. Brown meat and onion together
• 2. Add tomato soup and sauce simmer for few minutes
• 3. Add drained corn and peas, simmer for 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste
• 4. Cook noodles to package directions. When done add to casserole dish add meat mixture and stir to mix
• 5. Bake 35- 45 minutes. Great served with a salad and garlic bread

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep skillet and start the onions and garlic cooking, stirring periodically.
• Put a large pot of water on to boil for pasta. Cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and set aside.
• When the garlic and onions are soft, add the ground beef and cook, stirring to break up the chunks. Cook until browned and drain excess oil and fat.
• Add the tomato sauce, kidney beans, cream of mushroom soup, cooked pasta, and worcestershire sauce.
• Heat through, stirring and then stir in the frozen peas. Cover and stir. Let the goulash simmer a few minutes to finish the pasta and heat the peas.
• Top with grated cheese, cover, and let the cheese melt. Serve.

Steps:

• 1. Saute meat, onion,pepper and celery until brown. Add mushrooms, cheese,tomato soup, and the can of tomatoes.Mix well.Simmer 5 minutes. In large pot, cook noodles per box instructions. Drain, add butter,and gently toss to melt butter. Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Spoon alternate layers of noodles and meat mixture until all is used, beginning and ending with noodles. Top with buttered bread cubes. Bake at 350 degrees in pre heated oven uncovered for 60 minutes.
• 2. Serve with a garden salad and Garlic Bread. Refrigerate any left overs. Will taste great until all is gone.

Steps:

• In a large skillet add the hamburger, chopped onion and green pepper on medium heat with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
• Cook until hamburger is no longer pink, Drain off fat.
• Add meat,onion and pepper mixture to the pot of cooked macaroni.
• Add the soups,sauces, ketchup,stewed tomatoes and the A-1 sauce to the pot stir to mix.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes until all is heated.
• Serve hot with a vegitable side.