Keeping the family fed is always a challenge at our house, and I have a hard time remembering our successes so we can recreate them. This blog is an attempt to record what works so that our family and others can have a head start on getting good meals to the table in time to keep the little ones happy!
Tonight's success:
Simple Goulash
We have a lot of good recipes, but sometimes you just need something that you can throw together while dealing with other pressing matters, like waterguns or an ant infestation.
Tonight, we had goulash with watermelon and cantaloupe.
The Goulash:
Brown hamburger, ground turkey, or ground pork (about 1 pound, or whatever you have handy) with chopped onions in Dutch oven-type pan. Drain fat off.
Add to hamburger one or two cans of diced tomatoes with the juice, then add a couple of cans of water to rinse the remaining tomatoes into the pan. Tonight, I used one can of tomatoes and one fresh tomato just for fun.
Add one small (1 pound) bag of macaroni, or measure out about 8 servings worth of uncooked macaroni.
Season with minced garlic, paprika, garlic salt, and/or Penzey's Northwoods Seasoning as you wish.
Bring to a boil, then simmer with the lid on the pan until noodles are done. If the water is all absorbed into the noodles, stir in as much ketchup as you like to make all the macaroni slightly red. If there is water standing around the cooked noodles, drain it off before you add the ketchup.
Serve with ketchup and garlic salt for a happy family. :)
