Grammy's Kitchen Β· Goulash Β· American Goulash

One of 109 goulash recipes we measured

American Goulash

from www.eatingwell.com

It ranks #1 of 109 for tenderness among the goulash recipes we compared. 61 cooks on www.eatingwell.com rate it 4.6β˜….

hands-on30m
waitingnone
makes4
each$1.86
kcal418
levelbeginner
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The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 109.

this recipe typical
liquid51%63%
fat3%1%
aromatics53%33%
salt135%1%
vegetables and beans0%107%
collagen idx0.80.8
marbling idx0.60.6

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 109 for saltiness
  • #1 of 109 for tenderness

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

14 g1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
240 g1.5 cups chopped onion
454 g1 pound lean ground beef
6 g2 large cloves garlic, minced
5 g2 teaspoons paprika
2 g1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
6 g1 teaspoon salt
1 g0.25 teaspoon ground pepper
397 g1 (14 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
227 g1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
240 g1 cup low-sodium beef or chicken broth
131 g1 1/4 cups whole-wheat elbow macaroni
12 g2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Method: 1 steps, published by www.eatingwell.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œLove this as written, but since this is the internet I did make a couple of modifications. These modifications were to lower the calories. First, used 90% lean bison meat. Then only one cup of whole wheat elbow macaroni. Also skipped the olive oil and just coo” β€” a cook, 5β˜…
β€œStuck to this recipe almost completely and my family loved it. I did precook the noodles separately because I was concerned they would not cook and take all the liquid. They were al dente and I mixed them in and they came out great. This will be a regular go t” β€” a cook, 5β˜…
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