{Recipe} Vegan (American Style) Goulash

How are you doing on Week 3 (or 4) of quarantine?  I've been cooking a lot and some meals have been more elaborate and "fancy" since I have more time to cook.  But I also feel like all I'm doing is cooking and doing dishes so a one pot meal like this Vegan Goulash is a welcome dish.

It comes together with simple (mostly pantry) ingredients and is forgiving and flexible (feel free to sub in your choice of protein- I used Trader Joe's Beefless Ground), mix up the veggies and pasta. It still comes out perfectly!

Ingredients:

1 medium onion, diced

1-2 bell peppers, diced 

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 package beefless crumbles (like Trader Joe's brand)

1 28 oz can diced tomatoes

2 cups spaghetti sauce

1 1/2 tsp each dried oregano, paprika, basil

1 tsp salt

2 bay leaves

3 1/2- 4 cups water or vegetable broth

2 cups dried pasta (about 8 oz)

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes  (optional)

freshly ground black pepper to taste

To make:

• Heat a little bit of water or oil in large pot over medium heat.  Add onions and peppers.
• Sauté onions and peppers, for a few minutes then add the beefless crumbles.  
• Continue cooking for 5-7 minutes, breaking up the crumbles.
• Add garlic and cook a few minutes more.
• Add tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, spices and water/broth. Bring to a boil, stir well. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes
• Add pasta and cook for 10 minutes or until pasta is tender, check and stir often to make sure pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
• When pasta is done and most of the liquid is absorbed, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
• Serve and enjoy!  Serves 4-6.

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