Best American Goulash Aka Calico Casserole Recipes

CHEESY AMERICAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° convection or 375° conventional. And heat water and start cooking 1 pound of pasta.
• Start brown 1 pound of ground beef over medium-high heat.
• Chop one small or 1/2 medium onion. Add the onion to the ground beef about 5 minutes into cooking, and Add two cloves of minced or crushed garlic to the burger the last few minutes of cooking the ground beef. Drain when done cooking.
• Prep a 2 1/2 quart baking dish with PAM.
• To the baking dish, add one 15 oz can tomato sauce, 14 1/2 oz diced tomatoes, one teaspoon basil, two teaspoon seasoning salt (I used Lowery's), 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Mix well.
• Add the ground beef along with the pasta and mix well.
• Stir in 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese.
• Top with 1/2 cup mozzarella.
• Bake until golden brown-about 30 minutes.

AMERICAN GOULASH, AKA CALICO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain.
• Brown ground beef with celery, onion, and pepper. Drain accumulated grease.
• Add remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are cooked to your liking.
• If serving this as American Goulash, stop here. You're done.
• For Calico Casserole, turn into a 3-quart casserole, and top with shredded cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.
• Variation 1: Add 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes in Step 3. You may also need to add another 1/4 cup of water.
• Variation 2: Substitute 2 cups mixed vegetables for the corn and peas. Or substitute any other vegetables you have on hand.

AMERICAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, onion and pepper.
• Season with garlic salt and pepper.
• Add tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• Simmer 10 minutes while macaroni is cooking.
• Boil macaroni al dente, drain, rinse.
• Return macaroni to pot, add beef and tomato mixture.
• Serve in bowls with shredded cheese.
• Even better left over and reheated (add a little water or tomato juice when reheating, if too dry).

CALICO HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook vegetables, drain.
• Mix flour, seasonings, and 2 cups of the milk.
• Heat remaining milk; add flour mixture and butter. Cook until thick.
• Add onion and cheese; heat until cheese melts.
• Add ham and vegetables.
• Mix crumbs with melted butter; sprinkle over top of casserole.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

MOM'S GOULASH AKA CHEESEBURGER MAC

Steps:

• Cook the pasta per directions.
• Drain noodles and set heat to low.
• Add butter and melt.
• Add milk and stir, being sure sure it's not too hot because your milk could curdle in the heat.
• Add cheese and stir until it melts, salt and pepper to taste. Keep on low.
• In a separate dish, combine ground beef, pepper, onion, and garlic salt, and cook until meat is brown.
• Turn on low and cover until pepper/onion starts to soften.
• Add the tomatoes, cover, and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Combine and nom :).

CHEF JOHN'S AMERICAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and ground beef. Cook, breaking the meat into small pieces, until browned, about 5 minutes. Cook and stir until liquid is evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes more. Add garlic, salt, black pepper, cayenne, paprika, Italian seasoning, and bay leaves.
• Cook and stir until flavors come together, about 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth, diced tomatoes, and marinara sauce. Rinse out the jar with 1 cup water and pour into the pot. Add soy sauce, stir, and bring soup to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and simmer to let flavors intensify, about 30 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium-high and bring soup to a simmer. Add macaroni; simmer, stirring occasionally, until just barely tender, about 12 minutes. Check for doneness after 10 minutes.
• Remove goulash from heat. Discard bay leaves; stir in parsley and Cheddar cheese. Cover and let rest for 5 minutes. Taste and season as desired.

1950'S HAMBURGER GOULASH

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until tender.
• Drain macaroni.
• Combine tomato paste, water and baking soda and set aside.
• Fry bacon in a medium fry pan until medium done.
• Add mushrooms, green pepper, onions, and cook until tender (about 5 minutes).
• Add ground beef,stirring constantly until beef is done.
• Add all seasonings (including parsley) and HALF of tomato paste mixture and simmer for 5 minutes for flavors to blend.
• Place half of the cooked macaroni in a greased 9x 13 casserole dish.
• Sprinkle HALF the parmesan cheese.
• Cover with ALL the meat mixture.
• Cover with remaining half of cooked macaroni.
• Sprinkle with remainging parmesan cheese.
• Finally, top with remaining tomato paste mixture.
• If desired, top with bread crumb mixture.
• Cover casserole tightly (SPRAY FOIL WITH PAM OR CASSEROLE TOP WILL STICK) and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

AMERICAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
• Top with cheese.
• Combine soup with milk; spread on chicken.
• Combine stuffing and butter; sprinkle over soup mixture.
• Bake, uncovered, @ 350 degrees for one hour.