Easy One-Pot Goulash

Cozy one-pot goulash with ground beef, peppers, tomatoes and elbow pasta cooked right in the sauce.

By Manny Michael

35 minutes

Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 large tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 cups beef broth, plus more if needed
• About 1/2 jar pasta sauce
• 1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• Italian seasoning, to taste
• Garlic powder, to taste
• Black pepper, to taste
• 2 cups uncooked elbow pasta

Instructions

1. Add the diced onion, diced green bell pepper, and ground beef to a large pot.
2. Cook over medium-high heat, breaking up the ground beef as it cooks, until the beef is browned.
3. Add the minced garlic.
4. Stir and cook for about 30 seconds.
5. Pour in the beef broth.
6. Add the pasta sauce.
7. Add the diced tomatoes.
8. Add the tomato paste.
9. Add the Worcestershire sauce.
10. Season with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and black pepper.
11. Stir everything together.
12. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil.
13. Add the uncooked elbow pasta.
14. Stir well.
15. Turn the heat down to medium-low.
16. Partially cover the pot.
17. Cook for 12 to 15 minutes, stirring every so often so the pasta does not stick.
18. If the goulash gets too thick before the pasta is cooked, add a little more beef broth.
19. Once the pasta is tender, remove from the heat.
20. Spoon into bowls and serve warm.