Easy Goulash With Spicy Sausage

Cooking For Dad

This is a new series as I share the recipes I cook for my Dad. He is 84 years old and is no longer interested in cooking for himself. This recipe is one that he used to cook for us often. It is NOT related to traditional Hungarian Goulash. This version is Dad’s Goulash. Be sure to check here for Dad’s recipes. More to come!

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How to Make This Recipe

Basically, make macaroni and cheese according to package directions, add to cooked ground meat and onions, stir in canned vegetables of choice. Green beans and diced tomatoes were common in our house.

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Easy Goulash with Spicy Sausage

Yield: 8 cups

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

A clever Mac & Cheese mash-up that I think my Dad invented. If you know of this recipe, please let me know. I would like to hear where it came from. He combined Mac & Cheese with ground beef and canned vegetables.

Ingredients

1.25 lb spicy ground Italian sausage
3 scallions, thinly sliced
2 boxes of macaroni and cheese with cheese packet
8 Tbs butter or margarine, sliced
1 cup milk of choice
14 oz. can of diced tomatoes
14 oz can of green beans

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OPTIONAL GARNISHES
Scallions, sliced
Fresh parsley, chopped
Grated cheddar
Sour cream
Paprika

Instructions

Add spicy Italian sausage to large skillet or dutch oven. Cook on medium heat until browned. Add scallions.
While sausage is cooking, bring 10 cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Add macaroni and salt if desired. Cook for 8 minutes, drain and add to skillet with the sausage. Add cheese packet, butter and milk. Stir until well combined. Add tomatoes and green beans, stir and serve.

Notes

I used spicy Italian sausage because that's what was in my Dad's freezer. He usually makes this with ground beef.
If you want to freeze this for meal prep, let cool completely before freezing in freezer-safe containers. This will cut down the ice crystals that form.