CROCK POT AMERICAN GOULASH

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound ground beef
1 small sweet onion (finely diced)
1 green pepper (seeded and finely diced, optional)
2 teaspoons minced garlic (jarred or fresh)
24 ounces pasta sauce (I like Rao's Roasted Garlic Sauce)
8 ounce can tomato sauce
15 ounce can petite diced tomatoes)
1 cup water
1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 cup macaroni noodles

Steps:

Brown and crumble ground beef along with diced onions and pepper in a large skillet. Cook until meat is fully cooked and onions and peppers are softened. Drain excess grease. Note: Many slow cookers have a sauté option. Please feel free to use this option on your slow cooker for less dirty dishes.
Add ground beef mixture into a 4-6 quart slow cooker.
Stir in garlic, pasta sauce, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, water, Italian seasoning and sugar. (DO NOT ADD MACARONI NOODLES YET)
Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for about 2-4 hours. Everything is already cooked so we're basically just letting everything simmer and for the flavors to come together.
During the last hour of cooking, add in the macaroni noodles and stir. Cover again. Cook until noodles are al dente (or softer if you prefer).
Then serve! We enjoy eating this with some fresh garlic bread and a salad.