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Close up view of venison goulash in a cast iron skillet.

Venison Goulash

This venison goulash recipe is a quick and easy comfort food recipe. It is a perfect dinner for a busy night.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course main dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 526 kcal

Equipment

  • skillet or dutch oven

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon oil avocado oil, lard, bacon fat
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 quart stewed tomatoes or tomato sauce
  • 1 pound shell pasta
  • 1 ½ pound ground venison elk, deer or substitute ground beef

Instructions
 

  1. In a large pot, bring water to a boil and cook the pasta to al dente. 
  2. While the pasta is cooking, in an enamel coated Dutch oven add your oil and venison. Cooking the burger until done. 
  3. When the venison is done cooking, strain as much grease possible from the pan and add in the chili powder, garlic powder, salt, onion powder, paprika, and Italian seasoning. Stir until the the meat is well coated with the spices. 
  4. Over low heat add the tomato sauce with the meat and the strained pasta. Stir until well combined! Then let it cook for 5-10 minutes until hot. 
  5. Let it sit for about 5 minutes for the sauce to thicken. Serve and Enjoy! 

Notes

TIPS AND TROUBLESHOOTING

  • It is important to cook the past to el dente. The pasta will continue to cook more once it is added to the hot red sauce mixture. 
  • To decrease the prep time and cook time of this meal, I would recommend frying the ground meat and mixing the sauce together as the noodles are cooking. 
  • The benefit to using a Dutch oven is that it can go right into the oven. I know some people like to top their American goulash with shredded cheese. If you so choose, you can sprinkle the shredded cheese right onto the goulash in the Dutch oven and place the whole pan into the oven to melt the cheese. This is save you the hassle of having a casserole dish to wash also. 

 SERVING SUGGESTIONS

  • This American-style goulash pairs very well with a nice warm piece of bread. It goes well with both Sourdough Batard or Plain white bread! 
  • If your family does not mind chunks of vegetables in their food, you can use a ½ of white onion in place of the onion powder and two minced garlic cloves in place of the garlic powder.  
  • If you you have aged shredded parmesan cheese, try to sprinkle it on top when you make you plate! It adds some additional delicious flavor to it. You can also add cheddar cheese to the top and cook it in the oven until bubbly.

Nutrition

Calories: 526kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 37gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 2023mgPotassium: 1071mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1656IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 6mg
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