Best 2 Texas Goulash Recipes

LUNCH LADY TEXAS GOULASH

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.

TEXAS GOULASH

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.