This is extremely hearty and extremely delicious! I am in heaven with this bowl of Spaghetti Squash Goulash sitting in front of me. My kids devoured it and hubby had thirds, so I think that is another one for Mommy! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do. This is a HUGE recipe, so, please, divide and conquer if you need to. I usually make the full recipe and freeze half. Or I take this recipe to a pot luck since it serves 6-10 people.
Spaghetti Squash Goulash
Ingredients:
3lbs of ground beef
2 onions, diced
3 cups of stock (I usually use my homemade chicken stock, but you can use beef stock too) or water
1(29 ounce) can of tomato sauce or homemade marinara sauce
1(29 ounce) can of diced tomatoes
4 cloves of garlic, minced
3 bay leaves
2 TB Italian Seasoning
3 TB of Coconut Aminos (soy sauce)
1 TB of Seasoned Salt (I use this homemade version)
1 ts salt
1 ts pepper
1 ts garlic powder
1 large or 2 small Spaghetti Squash*
Directions:
1. In a large Dutch oven or pot, saute the ground meat over medium-high heat until cooked through.
2. Add the onions to the pot and saute them until tender; about 5 minutes.
3. Add 3 cups of stock (or water), tomato sauce, tomatoes, garlic Italian seasoning, bay leaves, Coconut Aminos, salt, pepper, seasoned salt, and garlic powder. Stir well and then cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes of medium-low heat.
4. Turn the heat to a simmer and cook for another 15 minutes.
5. Remove pot from heat and cool for 15-30 minutes.
6. Either stir in the cooked Spaghetti Squash or just place the mixture on top of the squash on a plate.
*While you are making the goulash mixture, cook the Spaghetti Squash in the microwave or in the oven.
**I served this with Almond Bread.
3 lbs. of ground beef is a lot! How many servings does this make?
I promise I can read. Just saw it! 🙂
Cut it in half if you need to. I like making the full recipe and freezing the goulash!
Might I recommend amending this to read “jarred tomatoes”, rather than canned? Acidic foods tend to eat at the lining in cans, and can carry the chemicals with them from can to food.
Excuse me, but … Italian Seasoning in a hungarian Gulyás/goulasch?
No. Absolutely weong.
This is a wrong way!
Fresh tomatoes and sweet hungarian paprika is the right way, please. This way is the soul of the Gulyás!
You can make this dish in paleo style, but never in italian style…
Looks so yummy!! Thank you Paleo Mama!!
What could I use to replace the spaghetti squash? We just don’t have it readily available here in Australia.
I often will use zucchini instead of speghetti squash. You can slice it or sometimes ill shredded with a cheese grater. Has a bit of a different texture but it goes well with tomato sauce and hamburger.