Grandma's One Pot Old-Fashioned Goulash

Talk about comfort food!!!! Something you never tire of.
(no serving size)

2 sweet* onions, chopped
2 lbs. lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jar tomato based pasta sauce (approx. 26 oz.)
2 (14.5 oz.) cans fire-roasted* diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
1 T. Italian seasoning
2 bay leaves (LOVE to pick these from my bay tree out on my balcony farm*)
3 cups water
1 red* bell pepper, chopped
Kosher* salt and freshly* ground pepper, to taste
2 cups macaroni noodles, uncooked
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated

Cook ground beef, onion, and garlic over med. high heat in a large Dutch oven until no pink remains. Drain any fat. Add pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water, seasonings, and red pepper. Simmer, covered for 15 min. Add in the macaroni and continue to simmer, covered, stirring occasionally until pasta is tender (about 20 min.). Top with cheese and replace the lid. Let sit about 5 min. or until melted.

"Abundance is, in large part, an attitude."

Have FUN today!!!!!!

Love,

Machete Milletti