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Poverty Meal Recipe: Hearty and Homemade Hungarian Goulash

This “Poverty meal” (Hungarian Goulash) is an expensive way to combine pasta, tomatoes, and hamburger meat to create a hearty (maybe not so healthy, ha!) home cooked meal that is sure to warm your tummy and your soul.

Poverty Meal

I had a pretty good child hood. While we did have our fair share of harder times and family members that didn’t have so much, I personally felt it was sheltered in love and plenty. That doesn’t mean I didn’t have  my fair share of jello, mac n cheese, spam and fish sticks. My grandmother used to make this type meal, which means everyone has probably eaten at some point the same thing via their grandmothers house. To be honest I used to think it was called “goulash” but when I looked it up, it appears Goulash is a Hungarian meal made with meat, vegis and paprika.

Poverty Meal Recipe Hungarian Goulash

Hungarian Goulash

  • 1 large chopped up onion
  • 2 garlic cloves that are minced (I use pre-minced garlic and add to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lb ground beef, browned up and drained
  • 2 (16 ounce) cans chopped stewed tomatoes
  • 1 (16 ounce) can water
  • 8 ounces elbow macaroni, uncooked
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • Parmesan cheese

First saute up your garlic and onions for a few minutes till cooked through

Brown your ground beef and drain excess oils

Add your beef, canned tomatoes (undrained), water, macaroni, onion, garlic and seasonings together and cook till your macaroni is tender and soft

Top with fresh Parmesan

Poverty Meal Recipe

Poverty Meal Recipe, Goulash for an inexpensive family dinner that warms the soul

Poverty Meal Recipe: Hearty and Homemade

Hungarian goulash, otherwise known as a Poverty meal, is a hearty pasta and tomato dish which is delicious and quick for dinner with plenty of leftovers. Do not be fooled by its simplicity! 

  • 1 large chopped up onion
  • 2 garlic cloves that are minced (I use pre-minced garlic and add to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lb ground beef (browned up and drained)
  • 2 16 ounce cans chopped stewed tomatoes
  • 1 16 ounce can water
  • 8 ounces elbow macaroni (uncooked)
  • salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)
  • Parmesan cheese
  1. First saute up your garlic and onions for a few minutes till cooked through
  2. Brown your ground beef and drain excess oils
  3. Add your beef, canned tomatoes (undrained), water, macaroni, onion, garlic and seasonings together and cook till your macaroni is tender and soft
  4. Top with fresh Parmesan

 

No matter what wealth you have physically or emotionally, this “poor mans meal” is sure to be an inexpensive and cost effective meal that has lasting power for full tummies! Follow more meals on my Pinterest board here!

3 thoughts on “Poverty Meal Recipe: Hearty and Homemade Hungarian Goulash”

  1. That’s definitely one meal I’ve never had. My family wasn’t big on pasta so we didn’t have dishes like this except for the occasional lasagna or spaghetti.

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