Utilizing the magic of slow cookers, you can craft the most delightful and heartwarming comfort food dishes, a warm embrace for your taste buds throughout the entire year. However, the true allure of these cookers shines brightest during the transition to cooler weather. This particular slow cooker recipe, centered around pasta-based goulash, emanates a comforting and fulfilling warmth. With its rich combination of meatiness, cheesiness, and tomato-based sauciness, this dish presents a symphony of flavors, all lovingly intertwined with noodles.
Executing this recipe is a breeze, perfectly suited to satisfying your entire, famished family. In a mere 15 minutes, you can have everything prepared and placed into the slow cooker. After a handful of hours during which you're unburdened by cooking tasks, simply boil some pasta separately and then combine it with the stew, finishing it off with a layer of cheese. The result is both swift and delectable, a fusion that's hard not to adore.
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Slow Cooker Beef Goulash:
Ingredients:
2 pounds of ground beef
1 sizable onion, finely diced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
Three 15-ounce cans of tomato sauce
Two 14 ½-ounce cans of diced tomatoes, along with their natural juices
2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons of kosher salt
½ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons of Italian seasonings
3 bay leaves
2 cups of elbow pasta
2 cups of finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 sizable onion, finely diced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
Three 15-ounce cans of tomato sauce
Two 14 ½-ounce cans of diced tomatoes, along with their natural juices
2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons of kosher salt
½ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons of Italian seasonings
3 bay leaves
2 cups of elbow pasta
2 cups of finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Directions:
1. On a medium-high heat setting, employ a large skillet to brown the ground beef, breaking it into smaller pieces using a spatula. This process should take around 5 minutes.
2. Proceed to transfer the browned beef into the slow cooker pot, adding the diced onions, minced garlic, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with their juices, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, Italian seasonings, and bay leaves.
3. Cover the slow cooker and allow it to work its magic. This entails 8 hours of cooking on the low setting or 4 hours on the high setting.
4. When the slow cooker is nearing the end of its cooking cycle, cook the pasta as directed by the package instructions.
5. Integrate the freshly cooked pasta into the concoction.
6. Serve this delightful creation while it's still piping hot.
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Pro tip:
Should you desire a thinner sauce, it's advised to reserve approximately 1 cup of the cooking water and incorporate it into the slow cooker. Adjust with additional cooking water as necessary to achieve your desired sauce consistency.