Weeknight Goulash

Total Time Prep: 25 min. Cook: 8-1/2 hours
Yield 2 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
With this recipe, you can put in a full day’s work, run some errands and still get dinner on the table in hardly any time. Make it extra-special by serving the meat sauce over spaetzle. —Cyndy Gerken, Naples, Florida

Ingredients

  • 1 pound beef stew meat
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • Hot cooked egg noodles or spaetzle
  • Chopped fresh parsley, optional

Directions

  1. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil; drain. Transfer to a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker. Combine the broth, onion, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, paprika and mustard. Pour over beef. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or until meat is tender.
  2. In a small bowl, combine flour and water until smooth. Gradually stir into beef mixture. Cover and cook on high until thickened, about 30 minutes longer. Serve with noodles. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 478 calories, 23g fat (7g saturated fat), 141mg cholesterol, 1005mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 45g protein.

With this recipe, you can put in a full day’s work, run some errands and still get dinner on the table in hardly any time. Make it extra-special by serving the meat sauce over spaetzle. —Cyndy Gerken, Naples, Florida
Recipe Creator
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