Vintage Hamburger Goulash

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 large onions
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (to taste)
• 16 ounces elbow macaroni
• 16 ounces crushed tomatoes (large can)
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder

Recipe

• 1 saute beef, 1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes and 2 onions in large frying pan. drain excess fat. lots of onions makes this good.
• 2 meanwhile, in another pan cook macaroni in boiling, salted water until tender (approximately 5 minutes for the smaller sized macaroni). set aside until almost ready to serve.
• 3 when beef and onions are finished cooking, add the canned crushed tomatoes and approximately 1/2 cup water. add garlic salt, pepper, chili powder and mix well.
• 4 simmer for about 20 minutes; then add cooked macaroni noodles and mix well when ready to serve. if you add the macaroni noodles too soon, they may over cook and get mushy.
• 5 this is one of my husbands favorite recipes from his mother when he was growing up -- it''s still a favorite today.