Five Dollar Dinner Goulash
Five Dollar Dinner Goulash turns pasta, ground beef, and a simple tomato sauce into a budget-friendly, cozy meal the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 2 tbs olive oil
- ½ lb ground turkey
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 – 7.25 oz box shells and cheese
- 14 oz can petite diced tomatoes with garlic and olive oil
- 4 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- To a skillet over medium heat on the stove add the oil once its hot add in the onion, ground turkey, and seasonings break the turkey up and cook through.
- To a pot of boiling water add the pasta noodles and boil according to the box instructions, drain and set pasta to the side.
- To the skillet with the now cooked turkey add the diced tomatoes, and cheese packet from the macaroni and cheese stir well to combine the ingredients now add in the cooked pasta and stir. Lastly stir in the mozzarella cheese and let it melt down. Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 1022mg | Potassium: 610mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 429IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 265mg | Iron: 3mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Just made this with elbow noodles instead and it was really really nice 🙂 Doubled the recipe so that we can eat on it for a few days too.
Excellent recipe!
It was fun and amazingly simple! I made the noodles in the microwave.
I loved the extra little dash of flavor with the cheese packet.
Very flavorful, easy to assemble. My canned tomatoes had basil as well as garlic & olive oil. It looks like we’ll get 6 generous servings (3 meals for 2 adults) from this recipe. We also had a side salad and slices of baguette/French bread.
This was good my kids enjoyed it as well! I accidentally used a 1lb of turkey then took some out after it was done cooking. I was afraid the ratio would make it dry but it was still yummy. Thank you for another successful meal Julia!