When I was a kid we had "hamburger goulash" for dinner practically once a week. It was a stovetop casserole with ground beef, elbow macaroni, canned tomato, and some herbs. At some point I found out it was something my mom had learned to make in freshman home-ec. (I think I also found it in White Trash Cooking...a truly great cookbook, by the way. And you don't need to e-mail me about the fact that this isn't a goulash...I'm Hungarian. I know it isn't a goulash, but that's still the name.)
I always liked it, and found the basic idea adapted quite easily to a vegetarian version.
2 cups macaroni, cooked and drained
1 can of beans, drained
1 large can of tomatoes (crushed, or stewed tomato broken apart, or diced)
Seasoning
Mix everything together in a saucepan and cook until heated through.
What kind of beans? Depends on the seasoning...I use white or kidney beans with Italian-like seasoning, and kidney, black, or pinto beans with Mexican-type seasonings. The tomatoes with the added seasoning in the can (like basil, garlic & oregano, or cumin & jalapeno) make this ridiculously easy. Come to think of it, I probably shouldn't even admit to this one...it's like claiming to have a recipe for peanut butter & jelly.
Posted by Nic at October 21, 2004 05:26 AM