Meat Goulash With Macaroni

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• salt
• 1 lb macaroni (any short pasta) or 1 lb ziti pasta, rigate (any short pasta) or 1 lb gemelli pasta (any short pasta)
• 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (evoo)
• 2 slices lean bacon, chopped
• 1 lb ground meat (a mixture of beef, lamb and veal)
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons smoked sweet paprika
• fresh ground pepper
• 3 large jarred roasted red peppers, drained
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• flat leaf parsley, finely chopped (a generous handful)
• fresh dill, chopped (a generous handful)

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt the water, add the pasta and cook until al dente. drain the pasta and set aside.
• 2 while the pasta cooks, heat the evoo, 1/2 turn of the pan, in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. add the bacon and cook until crisp, about 3 minutes, then move the bacon to the side of the pan and add the ground meat, crumbling it. brown the meat for 3 to 4 minutes, then add the garlic and onion; season with the paprika and salt and pepper to taste. cook until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• 3 in a food processor, puree the peppers until smooth and stir into the meat. add the tomato paste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then stir in the beef broth and simmer for a couple of minutes. stir in the sour cream and cooked pasta. top with the parsley and dill.