Beef Goulash - Low Sodium

• uncooked pasta↗2 cups

  (made with wheat is lower sodium)

• lean ground beef↗1 lb
• fresh mushrooms↗1 lb

  sliced (Portobellos & Shitake)

• sweet onion↗1 cup

  chopped

• garlic↗2 cloves

  minced or chopped

• no-salt-added tomato sauce↗1

  (8 ounce) can

• heinz no-salt-added ketchup↗1 cup
• sugar or 1 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute↗1 teaspoon
• ground black pepper or 1/2 teaspoon white pepper↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• oregano↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• basil↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• sweet peppers or 1 cup jalapeno pepper↗1 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cook macaroni according to package directions, omitting salt.

2. 2

   Drain and set aside.

3. 3

   Brown ground beef with mushrooms, onion, peppers and garlic.

4. 4

   Pour off fat.

5. 5

   Add remaining ingredients.

6. 6

   Simmer gently for 15 minutes.

7. 7

   Add cooked macaroni.

8. 8

   Simmer for 10 minutes.

9. 9

   Serve.