Low-Calorie, Easy-to-Make Goulash

Some days I run out of time, and I find myself scrambling for dinner ideas. I cannot believe I have never made goulash before. It's very simple, very delicious, and it makes a ton so I have leftovers.

You'll need:

• 1 pound of ground beef (I used 90/10)
• 2 cups of pasta shells (dry)
• 1/4 of a large onion (or half a medium sized onion)
• 1 green bell pepper
• 8 ounces of tomato sauce
• 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp garlic powder (or 1 small garlic clove diced)
• 1/2 tsp slap ya mamma (or some kind of cajun spice, I use Black mamba)
• 1/2 tsp season salt
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp pepper

First, dice your onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Put water on to boil in a medium sized pot and start browning the meat in a skillet. Once the water is boiling, add the noodles to the pot. Once the meat is browned, add in the onion, bell pepper and garlic to the skillet. Continue cooking for about five minutes, or until the veggies get soft. Once your pasta shells are cooked, drain the water and set them aside.

Next add your spices, then the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes (do not drain) to the skillet. Stir the mixture until the ground beef is well coated. Then add in your pasta shells. You should have something that looks like this:

And that's it. Easy-peasy. I also chose to add in 1/4 cup of cheddar to my own plate, but it's just as good without the cheese as well.

Now for nutrition. This made about seven cups total, with a serving size of 1.5 cups.

	Cals	Fat	Sodium	Fiber	Sugar	Protein
Beef	720	40	280	0	0	108
Pasta	500	2.5	0	0	5	17.5
Tomatoes	88	0	52.5	3.5	10.5	0
Sauce	70	0	980	3.5	10.5	0
Pepper	20	0	3	2	2.5	1
Onion	15	.1	1.5	.7	1.5	.7
Total	1413	42.6	1317	14.7	26.5	127.2
Total per serving	303	9.1	282.2	3.2	5.7	27.3
Total per serving w/cheese	404	18.1	458.2	3.2	5.7	34.3

Carbohydrate information:
Beef: 0g
Pasta: 100g
Diced Tomatoes: 14g
Sauce: 14g
Pepper: 6g
Onion: 3.5g
Total: 137.5g
Total per serving: 29.46
Total w/cheese: 30.46g

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