Hungarian Goulash

Hungarian Goulash

** My Favorite Gloomy Day Food **

Ingredients:

1 lb Hamburger
2 (28oz Cans) of Tomatoes
8 oz Elbow Macaroni
Dash of Salt
Dash of Pepper
1/4 Teaspoon Basil
1/4 Teaspoon Oregano Leaves
1/4 Teaspoon Ground Bay Leaves
(If you use whole leaves, use 3 - 4)











Directions:

Make elbow macaroni according to the package












Brown the hamburger while making the pasta











Drain the pasta

(I like the make mine the slow cooker.  I make it in the morning and cook it on LOW until supper.)

Put pasta in the slow cooker.

Add browned meat to slower cooker.

Add spices: salt, pepper, basil, bay leaves, & oregano leaves.

Add tomatoes

Stir together well.  Add 1/8 cup of water.

(If you taking some of this out to freeze, now is the time to remove half and put it in a freezer safe container.  I can't eat a whole batch of goulash myself and my husband can't eat it because it has to many carbohydrates.  So I take half of the batch and freeze it for later use.)

If you don't want to make this in the crook pot and/or make it ahead, you can make it like stated above and then let it simmer on the stove for about 40 minutes. :)

To unfreeze....let it sit over-night (or a couple of nights) in the fridge.  Then dump it into your pot and cook as directed above.