Slow Cooker Goulash

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 2 45

Total Time: 3

Servings:

Calories: 518kcal

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
2 teaspoons olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
1 small yellow onion (diced)
1 green pepper (diced)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 cup beef broth
1 24 ounce jar pasta sauce
1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
2 bay leaves
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
2 cups elbow macaroni
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (plus more for serving)

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and heat until shimmering. Add the beef, spreading it out in chunks over the pan. Cook undisturbed for several minutes, or until browned on the bottom. Stir, then continue to cook until browned and cooked through on all sides. Drain excess fat from the pan, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the ground beef to the crock pot.
Add all of the remaining ingredients except the macaroni and cheese to the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on the high setting for 2 hours or on the low setting for 4 hours.
After the allotted cook time, add the macaroni and let it cook an additional 30-35 minutes until the noodles reach the desired consistency.
Turn off the heat. Add the cheese and stir it into the pasta.
Serve immediately with additional shredded cheese.

Notes

In place of Italian seasoning, you can use the following:
½ teaspoon rosemary
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
½ teaspoon thyme
½ teaspoon sage

Alternatively, you can cook the pasta separately and stir it into the crock pot ingredients right before serving.

If you use different types of pasta, you made more or less cook time. Smaller macaroni noodles might be done at 25 minutes. Do not overcook the pasta, as it will get mushy.

Equipment

large nonstick skillet

wooden spoon

Slow Cooker

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword American Goulash, Goulash in Crock Pot, Goulash with Hamburger

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