Old fashioned (American) Goulash

Old Fashioned Goulash!

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef or turkey
• 3 tsp minced garlic
• 1 large Yellow onion, diced
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (15-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 T Italian seasoning
• 1 T Adobo Seasoning
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 T seasoned salt
• 1/2 T black pepper
• 2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked
• 1 cup shredded Mozzarella Cheese
• 1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Instructions

1. In a large pan, saute your ground meat in skillet over medium-high heat until HALF cooked, remove from heat.
2. Add garlic, onions, olive oil & until meat is fully cooked.
3. Add water and broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, italian seasoning, bay leaves, and seasoned salt, pepper and adobo seasoning. Mix well.
4. Lower heat and cover - allow to cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Add in the uncooked elbow macaroni to the skillet, stir well until everything is combined
6. Cover once again and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes
7. Once cooked, remove the bay leaves
8. Add only the cheddar cheese and mix until combined
9. Add mozzarella right before serving

Baked Sausage, Potatoes and Sauerkraut

Ingredients

Makes: 8 Servings

2 Tablespoons butter

1 large cooking onion (chopped)

2 (796ml) jars sauerkraut (we used Kuhne brand which is a German product) you can use your favorite *each can is 796mLs

* NOTE - one jar would be enough, but we love sauerkraut and so used 2 jars.

8-10 medium to large russet potatoes (washed, peeled and cut into 2-3 inch cubes)

6-8 precooked turkey sausages (we used a brand from a local butcher, you can choose your favorite sausage

sour cream (optional but tastes great served with the meal)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Have ready a 9X13 baking dish or if you have a big Dutch oven you can use that.

3. In a large skillet, melt the butter on low heat, add the onions and cook for a few minutes over medium heat, stirring, until the onions are transparent and soft.

4. Add the jars of sauerkraut and stir into the onions.

5. Place the chopped potato pieces into a 9x13 inch baking dish.

6. Spread the sauerkraut onion mixture over the potatoes.

7. Chop the sausage into 2 inch chunks and arrange on top.

8. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for one hour.

9. You can precook this meal a day ahead as it gets even tastier when it sits and refrigerate.

10. Reheat at 425 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until heated throughout. 

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