[Home]  [GFCF Recipe Index]  [Frugal Food Storage]  [Biblical Womanhood]  [Archived Recipe Index]  [Links] [New Blog]  [Old Fashioned Education]  [Prairie Homemaker]  [My Mother's Blog] Southern Goulash 2 cups dry macaroni 1 slightly rounded cup plain or beef flavored TVP 3 tablespoons dry onion 1 tablespoon dry celery 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 2 tablespoon oil 1 cup boiling water 15 ounce can tomatoes 6 ounce can tomato paste 10 oz can condensed tomato soup, see note 2 to 4 ounces cubed Velveeta or shredded canned Cheddar cheese (optional) Boil the macaroni in a large pot of salted water until it's tender. Combine the dry onion, dry celery, garlic powder and  TVP in a heat proof container. Measure in the oil. Scoop a cup of water from the boiling macaroni and pour it over the dried vegetables and TVP. Allow these to rehydrate for about 10 minutes, or while the macaroni cooks. When the macaroni is tender, drain off the water. In the pot which the macaroni cooked, combine the drained macaroni, the rehydrated vegetables and TVP, and the canned tomato products. Stir it all up nicely. Add a little water if it seems dry (it probably won't). Now you have options depending on your cooking facilities. If you only have a stove-top, are cooking over an open fire, or are starving and want to eat as soon as possible then this is what you do. Scatter the cheese (if you have any) over the goulash. Put the lid on the pot, and simmer the contents for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until it's thoroughly heated, and the cheese is gooey and melted. Eat and savor the delicious possibilities of home cooking with stored foods. If you have an oven, you can turn the mixture into a large oiled casserole-dish. Scatter the cheese, if you have any, over the goulash. Bake at 350° to 400° for about 20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, and the mixture is heated through. Serve hot. Makes 6 generous servings. NOTE: The tomato soup may be replaced with 1/2-cup catchup, 1/2-cup water and 1/4-cup instant dry milk powder. Some people store canned soups, and some don't. I've tested this recipe many times, using both variations, and to tell the truth, I can't taste any difference either way. If you have someone afraid of TVP, this is the recipe that will convince them. [Home]  [GFCF Recipe Index]  [Frugal Food Storage]  [Biblical Womanhood]  [Archived Recipe Index]  [Links] [New Blog]  [Old Fashioned Education]  [Prairie Homemaker]  [My Mother's Blog] GFCF = Gluten Free & Casein Free The Christian Counter © FrugalAbundance 2007-2008  :-)  And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.  Use hospitality one to another without grudging.  As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.--1 Peter 4:8-10