Friday, June 10, 2022


It's
Cozy Food Friday!

A go to meal for my sister and me is pasta.
While spaghetti is the number one for us, I do like to shake it up with different types of noodles. 
If I leave it to my sister choose second choice, she'll always pick Goulash.  

Today I'm sharing author Hope Callaghan's recipe for this delicious pasta dish!

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“Stick to your ribs” Goulash


Ingredients:

1 lb lean ground beef (can sub ground chicken or ground turkey)
1 large yellow onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
3 cups water
1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes-including juice
1 large green pepper, chopped
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
2 tablespoons Italian herb seasoning
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (or shells)
2 tablespoons salt (add additional salt to taste)

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Directions:

   In large Dutch oven or large saucepan, cook and stir the ground beef over medium-high heat, until brown (about 10 mins).

   Skim off excess fat.  Stir in onion, garlic and green pepper.  Cook and stir the meat mixture until the onions are translucent, about 10 more minutes. (Make sure the garlic doesn’t burn)

   Stir in water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, salt, sugar and pepper (everything else except the pasta).

   Bring mixture to boil over medium heat.  Reduce heat to low.  Stir in pasta.  Cover and simmer over low heat until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.  (About 20 minutes.)  Remove from heat.

   *If you substitute ground chicken or ground turkey, add a small amount of vegetable or olive oil (approx. 2 tablespoons) to brown the meat, then stir in pepper, onion and garlic so that it doesn’t stick.

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Doesn't that sound great? 
Honestly, I think I can smell it cooking!


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Hope Callaghan is an American author who loves to write clean fiction books, especially Christian Mystery and Cozy Mystery books. She has written more than 70 mystery books (and counting) in six series.

Born and raised in a small town in West Michigan, she now lives in Florida with her husband. She is the proud mother of three wonderful children.

When she's not doing the thing she loves best...writing books...she enjoys cooking, traveling, and reading books.


Check out Hope's Books Here


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6 comments:

  1. Yum! Looks delicious.
    Happy Friday, Lisa!

    Pat T

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    1. Doesn't it? I've had a craving since I wrote the post!

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  2. Happy Friday. This looks a lot like something mom would make many times. She would throw in something that needed to be used up, so it was always different. She had five kiddos to feed, three of them boys. Yup boys will eat a lot. LOL

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    1. I always loved it when I heard Mom was fixing it for dinner!

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  3. Sounds just like my mom's! We always liked that dish!

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