We make something similar called "Spanish Poo Poo". Besides all the ingredients listed, we also add a can of corn, red bell pepper and a can of diced ortega chiles.

So what is the difference between this and goulash? I've eaten this all my life and i still make it but i call it goulash.

My dad used to make this & he called it Goulash, it's still my favorite :)

This is also - much loved in the state of West Virginia.. For large families - it is also wonderful survival food. Like most IF there were leftovers - anything/everything was added to this. This will be on my table today for sure. Thanks for bringing back my childhood mountain top memories.

Being Italian we called it Pasta with meatballs or sausage and ground beef, good no matter what we want to call it...

My mom used to make this all the time when I was growing up. She would add the roll of ground pork sausage that she crumbled up in to the boiling water to cook with diced potatoes, onion, celery, bell pepper, diced tomatoes, tomato juice and elbow macaroni. It was very good cause she loved spices.

My dad grew up in Kentucky and always talked about slumgullion. I knew it was some kind of meat and vegetable mixture, but I have never seen a recipe for it. So glad to happen on to this dish. I will make it very soon to honor my dad's memory. Thanks!

Mother used to make it for all 9 of us, but she called it squealey growl because she made it when our stomachs growled and it made us squeal with joy, what a great memory!

To slumgullion!! I've eaten slumgullion ALL MY LIFE!!! I never new anyone else did!!!! I'll bet you're a fellow Pennsylvanian!!!

This was known as "German goulash" when I was growing up and served often. When I was stationed on a ship in the USCG it was on the menu as "American chop suey". I always thought they named it wrong and it was never as good as German goulash! I still make it.

We too called it goulash. My husband liked the grease left in the pan and nicknamed it "greasy goulash". Always served with white bread and butter.

Used to fix this on an outdoor wood stove on MANY Boy Scout camping trips. Used shell roni and cleaning up the pot was always murder, but we loved it.

Grew up in Tx and live in Ms now. Have never heard of this but I am definitely going to try it Great stories about the recipe memories

You're getting old fashioned recipes because it was a cheap way to fill lots of bellies. I use crushed tomatoes, onion, green pepper, garlic, basil, Italian seasoning, beef broth. Simmer slowly and add the macaroni as you serve it. Otherwise, the next day if any is left, the macaroni is mushy and overcooked. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top when serving individually.

My wife informed me of the name for this American recipe....my mother always added peas (much to my sister's chagrin) and we always referred to it as "Pea Dish".