Instant Pot Goulash

This Instant Pot Goulash is a delicious one-pot meal that brings comfort food for the whole family. It's also known as American Chop Suey, American Goulash, Johnny Marzetti, Slumgullion, Hamburger Casserole (or whatever you else want to call it!). This American Goulash is delicious, filling, nutritious, and is very inexpensive to make.

Don't know what to make for a last-minute dinner? Try this old fashioned goulash, made using a pressure cooker. This Instant Pot Goulash is a classic family recipe that is loaded with real ingredients and flavors. You only need to cook this dish for 3-4 minutes at high pressure. It makes it the perfect easy dinner recipe for any busy weeknight.

American Goulash vs Hungarian Goulash:

Goulash is a soup of meat and vegetables usually seasoned with paprika and other spices. It has origins from Hungary and is popular in other eastern European countries, too. The traditional Hungarian goulash is most often similar to beef stew. It contains huge chunks of meat, cooked with vegetables and without pasta (the biggest difference from my recipe is that I do have pasta added in).

This American goulash isn't quite the same as Hungarian goulash. It's considered a pasta dish with extra sauce instead of a stew. It contains elbow macaroni pasta and actually tastes quite similar to lasagna without the ricotta cheese. The goulash will look watery after pressure cooking. Don't worry! The liquid will thicken as it is fully absorbed by the macaroni.

This version of goulash is made using an instant pot. This recipe also works with other similar electric pressure cookers, such as Ninja Foodi.

Instant Pot Goulash Ingredients:

This Instant Pot American Goulash contains elbow macaroni pasta simmered with ground beef, onion, garlic, green bell pepper, Italian seasoning, oregano, basil, soy sauce, Wosterchire sauce, and tomato-based sauce. It can be served with or without cheese, such as cheddar cheese. This goulash recipe reminds me of this popular Instant Pot Hamburger Helper recipe that I posted a while ago.

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How to Make Goulash in an Instant Pot:

To make Goulash using an electric pressure cooker is actually quite easy. Here are some of the most important steps to follow:

·  First, I cooked the aromatic spices and vegetables until just tender or starting to sweat.

·  Second, I put the spices and vegetables to the side of the pot, then add ground beef. I cooked the beef just until brown (for about 4-5 minutes).

·  Third, I added a small portion of the broth to deglaze. I scraped the bottom of the pot to make sure that there is nothing stuck and to prevent burning, then added some extra seasoning, such as soy sauce, Wosterschire sauce, salt, etc.

·  Lastly, I added the uncooked elbow macaroni to the pot and then the tomato-based products, and cooked everything at high pressure for 3-4 minutes (depending on how hard or soft you want to noodles to be).

Please keep in mind that I used larger size elbow macaroni for this recipe. You can use the smaller elbow macaroni and just adjust the time to 2-3 minutes to get the perfect texture of pasta at the end.

Remember that the cooking time listed in this recipe is not how long the recipe will take. The cook time starts when the cooker reaches full pressure. Generally, an instant pot will take 5-15 minutes (depending on a variety of factors) to reach pressure before the cooking time will begin to count down minute by minute.

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