Cheesy Baked Goulash

When You Need An Easy Dinner Recipe That Will Please The Whole Family, Try Whipping Up Some Old Fashioned Goulash! Everyone Loves This Hodgepodge Of Macaroni Noodles, Ground Beef, Tomatoes, Cheese, And Seasonings!
This Easy Goulash Recipe is full of flavor and the perfect way to feed a crowd as it makes a huge batch! A simple skillet dinner with tomatoes, beef and macaroni noodles in a zesty tomato sauce creates the perfect comfort food on a budget!

Goulash is a soup or stew of meat, usually seasoned with paprika and other spices. Originating from the medieval Hungary, goulash is a popular meal predominantly eaten in Central Europe but also in other parts of Europe.

We make goulash for dinner all the time, and although I’m sure we have a very American version of the recipe, we wanted to make sure we shared our Cheesy Beef Goulash recipe with you today – because it’s delicious! 🙂

A classic dinner recipe that is loved by all. Filled with meat, cheese, seasonings and macaroni, this recipe is sure to become as loved as Beef Stroganoff and Pot Roast.

 

ingredients

1 pound ground beef
2/3 cup chopped onion
Ground black pepper, to taste
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 cup dry elbow macaroni pasta
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce (or 2 8-0unce cans)
1 jar homemade canned tomatoes diced, or 1 can low-sodium diced
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheeseHow to make it

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and set a pot of water on to boil for the pasta. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the burger and chopped onions, then grind a bunch of black pepper over it. Cook until beef is browned and onions are translucent. In the last minute or so, add the minced garlic. Drain any grease, if needed.
When the water is boiling for the pasta, add the macaroni and cook until just before al dente, then drain and set aside. It will cook more in the oven. Meanwhile, add the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, soy sauce, sugar, and herbs to the ground beef and stir to incorporate.
Or you can be like me and forget the parsley until later. Next add the cheddar cheese (or perhaps parsley if you forgot) and mix until cheese is melted. Stir in the cooked macaroni until combined.
Pour into a 2-quart casserole dish sprayed with oil. Top with the Mozzarella cheese and bake for 30 minutes.
Let rest about 5 minutes, then serve with buttered bread, and a salad if you want.
Source : allrecipes.com

122 Comments

    • My mom added corn too, but then she called it “John “. She always asked if I wanted goulash or John and made what I wanted.

      • Called johnny mosetti/john marzetti/john mosetti
        Several spellings but variations of the same. My mom made goulash and this.

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  1. this is a very frustrating recipe how big is a jar of homemade diced tomatoes, or a can of diced tomatoes they come in 10 ox,14 oz and 28 oz.

    • really it’s up to your own taste , if you like a lot use more , less if you don’t want a lot of tomatoes
      its want of those dishes you add for your own taste ,I like green bell pepper , lots of garlic & a little hot sauce after it is done .

  2. My recie is simple 1 pound hamburger 1 cup macaroni onion 1 tablespoon sugar 1 can of stewed tomatoes 28 ounce or 2 14 ounce cans stewed tomatoes a little garlic and paprika and a small bottle of Heinz 57 sauce cheese if you want all my family loves it the Heinz 57 sauce makes all the difference try it

  3. My Mom always put mushrooms in it too. So good! And lots of Parmesan cheese on top , with red crushed pepper flakes..

  4. Add kidney beans, place in casserole dish top with mashed potatoes and cheese, Bake until cheese is melted.

  5. I added Zucchini to mine. It gives it more flavor.

    Some of the other comments are ridiculous it is better not to say anything keep your ridiculousness to yourself. JMO

  6. Why are you guys nitpicking so much ? If you want it to be different , add whatever you want ! For crying out loud ! Feel free to add yesterday’s leftovers if that’s you’d like ! There’s no right or wrong

  7. My grandkids love this! I sub the oregano out and use 1 Tablespoon chili powder. Also, I sub the white cheese for velvetta strips placed on top 5 minutes before it comes out of the oven. Any pasta works, but Penne is my favorite for it. This is great with french bread so I put the basil and parsley with butter on the sliced french bread not in the main dish. Always a crowd pleasure!

  8. I have always used elbow macaroni and used stewed tomato’s. Even though stewed tomatoes have onion in them , I like to add onion and green pepper to the hamburger while it is being fried up in the skillet. Drain it and add it to the pot .

  9. This isn’t Goulash. Goulash has Kraut in it, kind of a staple for the dish named goulash, yeah? The dish is correctly named American Chop Suey.

    please just get the simple things right

  10. Edes nemes is the sweet Hungarian paprika, not very spicy at all, just flavorful. For a bigger kick, Csipos is the hotter variety!

  11. I use bottled spaghetti sauce that already has seasoning. Then I add garlic and pepper, and red peppers.

  12. It just depends on where tour from and how your mom made it and called it. It seems to be a lot of different things to a lot of different people.

  13. I use Stewed Tomatoes and then V-8 juice which has a lot of flavor!!! I like Lawry’s salt and Crazy Mixed up Salt which is low sodium !!!

  14. I add bell peppers and Tabasco hot sauce. Dont always bake with cheese but cook it on too if the stove and sprinkle lots of Parmesan on top. Serve with Garlic bread and. Salad

    • Our family called it slumgoli or slop
      Goulash was something different that was made with egg noodles , beef , mushroom soup, and cream

  15. I’m from MInnesota. Goulash was a form of Hotdish, served often. Very easy. Ground beef, onion, salt and pepper, tomoto soup, macaroni. Yup, bland. How we like it. Salt and pepper were the only spices used when I grew up. 🙂

    • I’m from South Dakota and that is the way my mom made it and the way it was made for school lunch in two schools I attended. Nothing added….just as you posted. We made it just in the frying pan, I suppose the schools might have baked it. One must just get used to it that way and then don’t want to fix it any other way.

  16. I add a can of mushrooms to my hamburger and onions. Instead of tomato sauce, I use cans of Campbell’s tomato soup with a tiny bit of milk. Also the only spices I use are salt, pepper, garlic and paparika.

    • Goulash is one of those that dishes you can put anything in it you want. Like chili or soup. It’s a good .warm meal that the whole family can enjoy. My mom made it with green peppers and onions. Delicious.

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