Nanny's Goulash

One of the sites we use quite often is Allrecipes.com.  I made up a batch of Nanny's Goulash last night which we re-heated for supper tonight.  I don't follow the recipe exactly in terms of the vegetables it calls for, but I find it a useful guide for the spices.  I also like this recipe because it uses ground beef, which we have a lot of since we bought half a cow at the beginning of the summer.

Last night I used orange and red peppers since they were on sale this week, omitted the zucchini, and used regular yellow onions in place of the red onion.  In place of the stewed tomatoes I used Aylmer Accents tomatoes, one Italian and one Garlic and Olive Oil.  The nice thing with the Accents is they are already diced and add a bit of extra seasoning to the recipe.

Darling wife boiled up some alphabet pasta to add to the goulash at supper, the kids enjoy the letter shaped pasta, and we added finely shredded mozzarella cheese as a topping.  Overall this is a well received and tasty recipe.  It is also convenient either as leftovers the next day, or can be frozen and pulled out at a later date.

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 zucchini, thickly sliced
• 1 small red onion, sliced
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 tablespoon paprika
• 1/2 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes with liquid, chopped

Directions

1. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef. Remove beef with a slotted spoon and discard fat.
2. Return skillet to stove, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Stir in mushrooms, green and red peppers, squash, onion, paprika, basil, garlic salt, and pepper; cook for five minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Reduce heat to medium. Stir in beef and tomatoes; simmer about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.