American Chop Suey, is a ground beef goulash recipe made in one pot with. ground beef, tomato sauce, macaroni noodles, and spices. It is a comfort food meal that is ready for the table in just 30 minutes and one the whole family will love.
❤️ Why you'll love it
Classic comfort food: a beef recipe combined with tomato pasta dish makes a great dinner in one pot to warm the soul!
Easy meal prep: it is a big batch recipe that is easy to make ahead and reheat later.
Simple ingredients: a combination of hamburger meat, veggies, and elbow macaroni make a simply delicious meal.
🥘 Ingredients
Olive oil
Garlic cloves: I prefer to use fresh garlic, however garlic powder can be substituted for the cloves.
Yellow onion
Green pepper: green bell peppers have a bitter flavor and can be substituted with a sweeter pepper such as red, orange, or yellow bell pepper.
Ground beef: I prefer a leaner ground beef. Use at least an 85/15 or 90/10 meat to fat ratio.
Worcestershire sauce
Chili powder
Sweet paprika
Italian seasoning
Salt and black pepper
Chicken or vegetable broth
Diced tomatoes: you can also use stewed tomatoes, just coarsely chop them up when adding to the meat sauce.
Tomato paste: used to thicken and add a deeper tomato flavor to the sauce.
Elbow macaroni: dried pasta that will be cooked until just before al dente.
🔪 Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and add salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook the elbow macaroni, stirring occasionally, until not quite al dente (about 2 minutes less than package directions). Drain and set aside.
- Place olive oil in the same large pot over medium-high heat and heat until oil is hot. Add peppers, onion, and garlic and saute until onions become translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add hamburger meat to onion mixture. Cook until beef is no longer pink and browned. Drain any excess fat from the beef mixture.
- Add spices, Worcestershire sauce, stewed tomatoes, and broth, tomato paste, and to beef mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
- Add cooked pasta and simmer a 2 minutes longer. Serve with parmesan cheese if desired.
🥄 Equipment
Large pot
Colendar
Meat masher
Wooden spoon
🥫Storage
Refrigerate: store leftover goulash in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days.
Freeze: store in an airtight freezer safe container up to 3 months.
Reheat: warm thawed leftover goulash on the stovetop or in the microwave until warmed through.
📖 Variations
- Substitute hot paprika for the sweet paprika.
- Egg noodles (cooked according to package instructions) can be used in place of elbow macaroni.
- Substitute ground chicken, turkey, or venison for the ground beef.
💭 Tips
- Use the same pot the pasta was cooked in to make the goulash to save on clean up.
- Substitute pasta sauce for broth and tomato paste.
🙋 FAQ's
Traditional goulash is a national Hungarian recipe and is a stew of meat and vegetables that are commonly seasoned with Hungarian paprika and other spices. American Chop Suey is a goulash made of ground beef, tomatoes, spices, and elbow macaroni.
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🍽 Serve with..
Serve topped with shaved parmesan cheese, green salad, and cheesy garlic bread or sweet dinner rolls.
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📖 Recipe
American Chop Suey
Equipment
- Wooden spoon
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Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- ½ small onion , diced
- ½ green bell pepper , diced
- 1½ pounds lean ground beef
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1½ tablespoons chili powder
- ½ tablespoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 32 ounces stewed tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cups elbow macaroni
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and add salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook the elbow macaroni, stirring occasionally, until not quite al dente (about 2 minutes less than package directions).
- Drain and set aside.Place olive oil in the same large pot over medium-high heat and heat until oil is hot. Add peppers, onion, and garlic and saute until onions become translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add hamburger meat to onion mixture. Cook until beef is no longer pink and browned. Drain any excess fat from the beef mixture.
- Add spices, Worcestershire sauce, stewed tomatoes, and broth, tomato paste, and to beef mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
- Add cooked pasta and simmer a 2 minutes longer. Serve with parmesan cheese if desired.
