This goulash recipe is an easy hamburger recipe to make for a crowd-pleasing dish to serve to several people. This simple goulash can keep well in the refrigerator and makes delicious leftovers.
If you have hamburger and a green pepper on hand, you’ll likely have all the other ingredients as well. This easy ground beef goulash also includes onion, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic, and several seasonings such as oregano and basil.
You can also add cheese to suit your taste. Try cheddar, mozzarella, or Parmesan. Simply add some at the end and let it melt into the dish. Like lasagna, this dish gets even better the next day.
This is a quick and easy goulash with hamburger, but it uses a slightly different pasta than the traditional goulash. Usually elbow macaroni is used in goulash. But this recipe calls for ditalini, which is tiny pasta commonly used in soup and a perfect addition to an easy hamburger goulash.
Goulash Recipe: Easy Hamburger Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Large Sauce Pan
- Cutting board
- Knife
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Ground beef
- 1 1/2 Cup Water or beef broth
- 1 Tablespoon Tomaoto paste
- 1 Chopped green bell pepper
- 1 White onion
- 2 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 1 can Diced tomatoes (about 14 ounces)
- 1 1/3 Cup Pasta (elbow, ditalini, or penne)
- 2 Cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Talespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Basil
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1/2 Cup Optional: Cheese (Mozzarella, Cheddar, or Parmesean)
Instructions
- Cook ground beef, peppers and onions in a pan on medium high heat.
- Cook until the ground beef is cooked through, when there is no more pink. Then, drain the grease. Add the garlic and cook about one more minute.
- Add the remaining ingredients: pasta, water (or beef broth), tomato paste, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and spices and seasonings. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Allow the goulash to simmer for about 20 minutes, until the pasta is tender.
- Optional: If you want a creamier goulash, add cheese such as mozzarella or cheddar in the last 5 minutes of simmering. Stir occasionally to mix the cheese into the dish.
Why Do They Call It Goulash?
The dish “goulash” is named after a gulyás, a word that meant herdsman. A Hungarian dish, goulash was made by cowboys or cattle farmers as early as the ninth century. The Hungarian version of goulash is the one of the country‘s national dishes.
What Goes Good with Goulash?
Good side dishes to serve with an easy hamburger goulash include braised cabbage, cucumber salad, or cornbread.
