Goulash American Style My Way
- 1 1/4 lbs ground beef (I got Amana Angus, can't say it's all that different but didn't have to drain grease off)
- 1/2 medium onion, cut up
- 2 1/2 cups uncooked creamette medium pasta shells
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon schilling seasoned pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
- tomato paste, can of water plus about 1/2 can more
- Start cooking the pasta shells in 3 quarts of boiling water to which a few drops of salad oil and a little salt were added; stir occasionally.
- Cook eleven minutes for well done, drain, don't rinse, set aside.
- Next I browned the onions in some margarine and scraped into small dish to set aside until the meat is browned.
- Turned up the heat and put in the ground beef, started breaking it up with spatula.
- Continued to brown the beef and break up with a little cookie-cutter type chopper with sharp, scalloped teeth (use whatever you prefer as a utensil.
- Brown to me is parts are actually a nice brown, not just stirring around until all the pink is gone; it helps with the flavor.
- When beef was browned to my satisfaction, put the onions back into the skillet with the browned, broken-up beef.
- Added the tomato paste, diced tomatoes and water, stirred on low heat.
- Add the flavor booster and did a taste test because it's salty, just right.
- To avoid over salting,I didn't use any salt except what I boiled the shells in until I added the booster (it's concentrated).
- Add the seasoned salt, seasoned pepper blend, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and cheese.
- If it's too thick, add a little more water; if too watery, cook it down while stirring, doesn't take long.
- Can be eaten right away, baked in oven, frozen, or made a day ahead.
- Add ground pepper to taste when served.
ground beef, onion, creamette, tomato paste, tomatoes, salt, pepper, parsley, worcestershire sauce, cheddar cheese, tomato paste
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/goulash-american-style-my-way-473695 (may not work)