{"id":6217,"date":"2026-06-26T18:29:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6217"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:29:29","slug":"old-fashioned-goulash-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/old-fashioned-goulash-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Fashioned Goulash"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Old Fashioned Goulash<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>A hearty, comforting one-pot meal made with seasoned ground beef, tender macaroni, and a rich tomato sauce. This classic family favorite is easy to make and perfect for busy weeknights.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2 lbs (900 g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 large onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups beef broth<\/li>\n<li>2 cans (15 oz each) tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>2 cans (14.5 oz each) diced tomatoes, undrained<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>2 bay leaves<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook the ground beef over medium-high heat until browned. Drain excess fat.<\/li>\n<li>Add the diced onion and cook for 4\u20135 minutes until softened. Stir in the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Add the beef broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Stir well.<\/li>\n<li>Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15\u201320 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the uncooked elbow macaroni. Cover and cook for 12\u201315 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the bay leaves. Stir in the shredded cheddar cheese, if using, until melted.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with chopped parsley and serve hot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 10 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 35 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 45 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Servings:<\/strong> 6\u20138<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old Fashioned Goulash A hearty, comforting one-pot meal made with seasoned ground beef, tender macaroni, and a rich tomato sauce.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6219,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6217\/revisions\/6219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}