American Goulash
Elbow macaroni cooked right in a beefy tomato sauce, the cheap one-pot dinner everyone remembers.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 40 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $5.58
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef (80/20)
- 1 yellow onions
- 3 clove garlic
- 14 1/2 oz canned diced tomatoes
- 15 oz canned tomato sauce
- 2 cup beef broth
- 8 oz elbow macaroni
- 2 tsp italian seasoning blend
- 1 tsp paprika
- 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese(optional)
Method
Brown the beef with the diced onion in a large pot, then drain most of the fat.
Add the garlic, italian seasoning and paprika and cook one minute.
Pour in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and broth and bring to a boil.
Stir in the dry macaroni, lower the heat and cover.
Simmer 12 to 14 minutes, stirring a few times, until the pasta is tender and the sauce clings.
Season with salt and pepper and top with cheddar if you like.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £17.41 | £4.35 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Australia | $39.04 | $9.76 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Canada | $40.51 | $10.13 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| United States | $22.31 | $5.58 | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $47.44 | $11.86 | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٢٥١٫٧٤ ج.م.* | ٦٢٫٩٤ ج.م. | 6 of 9 ingredients |
| Spain | 5,32 €* | 1,33 € | 6 of 9 ingredients |
| Mexico | $502.33* | $125.58 | 6 of 9 ingredients |
| Greece | 10,07 €* | 2,52 € | 5 of 9 ingredients |
| Germany | 18,22 €* | 4,56 € | 5 of 9 ingredients |
| Austria | € 12,28* | € 3,07 | 5 of 9 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
Shopping somewhere we haven’t reached? See every price we hold and add what your shop charges.
The bigger number is usually the food that never gets cooked at all. Work out what your household throws away