Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Easy Skinny Southwestern Goulash
This Skinny Southwestern Goulash is a modern take on my Mom’s hamburger goulash that I’ve loved since I was a kid.
Skinny Southwestern Goulash – 5 SmartPoints
I had a feeling as soon as I spied the recipe in the Taste of Home Best of Comfort Food Diet Cookbook: Lose Weight With 749 Recipes From Today’s Family Cooks! it would be a winner with us.
I was right.
Skinny on Skinny Southwestern Goulash
I increased the corn from 2/3 to 1 cup and the cumin from 1/2 to 1 teaspoon, which was just right for us.
To spice this recipe even further you could add some taco seasoning or cayenne pepper.
Add for more heartiness add a can of drained and rinsed black beans.
I used lean ground beef, but ground turkey, chicken or pork would also work. As would chopped mushrooms for a vegetarian version.
I liked that it was easy to make and provided great leftovers. This is the kind of dish I like even better leftover.
According to my calculations each serving has 224 calories, 6* Weight Watchers points plus and 5* WW SmartPoints.
Served with a big tossed green salad, it made for a satisfying supper. Cornbread or muffins would be nice with it too.
Enjoy!
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- 1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni (I used whole wheat)
- 1 pound 90% lean ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2/3 cup frozen corn (I used 1 cup)
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (I used 1 teaspoon)
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
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Cook macaroni according to package directions.
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While the water is boiling and pasta is cooking, prepare the ground beef and vegetables.
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In a large skillet set over medium heat, cook the beef and onion, stirring and breaking up the meat into small crumbles, until meat is no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
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Stir in the tomatoes, corn, tomato sauce, chilies, cumin, pepper and salt. Bring to a boil then lower the heat to a gentle simmer and continue to cook, uncovered, for 4-5 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
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Drain macaroni and add to the meat/vegetable mixture.
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Stir in the cilantro and heat through. Taste and adjust the seasonings, adding more salt, pepper, cumin, etc. to taste.
Weight Watchers PointsPlus: *6
Weight Watchers SmartPoints: *5
Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 starch
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*PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT Weight Watchers Zero Points fruits and vegetables using the WW Recipe Builder.
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Beverly
Your recipe says to cook for 4 -56 minutes to let the flavours blend. That is quite a time difference. Is there a typo?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Beverly, thanks for pointing out my typo. It’s been corrected to 4 – 5 minutes. Warmly, Martha
Kim
Loved this recipe! Am making it again tonight.
Martha McKinnon
Thanks for taking the time to let me know Kim! – Martha
Sherri
Would this recipe be less points if I used Ground Turkey? Also, it says 6 servings. How much is in a serving?
Thanks,
Sherri
Martha McKinnon
Hi Sherri,
It would depend on the kind of ground turkey you used. If it was ground turkey breast it would be a point or two less. Don’t have exact serving size. I just eyeball it.
Hannah
Do you drain the ground beef before you add the other stuff to it? I know it’s lean so it won’t have much grease but just wanted to make sure. Making tomorrow night can’t wait!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Hannah, If it seems like there is some grease that you want to drain, then by all means drain it. I usually find it to be so lean that it isn’t necessary. Hope this helps.
Beth
Is the serving size 1 or 1/3 cup? I’m confused thanks.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Beth, the serving is 1 and 1/3 cups. Hope this helps.