Easy American Goulash

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	52%	77%
fat	3%	1%
aromatics	36%	33%
salt	0%	1%
vegetables and beans	322%	151%

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

14 g	1 Tbsp olive oil ($0.22)
150 g	1 yellow onion ($0.70)
12 g	4 cloves garlic ($0.16)
240 g	2 bell peppers ($1.72)
454 g	1 lb ground beef (see notes, $4.98)
118 g	1/2 cup red wine (see notes, $0.72)
794 g	1 28oz. can diced tomatoes ($1.63)
425 g	1 15oz. can tomato sauce ($1.06)
32 g	2 Tbsp soy sauce ($0.05)
2 g	2 whole bay leaves (optional, $0.30)
1 g	1/2 tsp dried oregano ($0.05)
1 g	1/2 tsp dried basil ($0.05)
1 g	1/4 tsp crushed red pepper ($0.02)
118 g	1/2 cup water ($0.00)
227 g	2 cups elbow macaroni (about 1/2 lb. see notes, $0.59)
	salt to taste ($0.05)

Method: 5 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“A yummy taste from my childhood--although no one in those years would have thought of using wine. It's been a few years since I leaned of the miraculous affinity of beef and red wine--I add small amounts to lots of very ordinary beef dishes, even chili. Althou” — a cook, 5.0★

“I’ve been making this for years now and never left a review (I’m not the type to care). But this is so easy, and so good I felt like I had to haha Nothing needs to be changed, follow the recipe exactly and you’ll have a super great meal. It’s not fancy, it’s ” — a cook, 5.0★