This low-sodium casserole is our version of the classic hamburger goulash recipe.
- 2 cups rotini, or other pasta
- 1 Tbsp olive oil (needed only if you use very lean ground beef)
- 1 lb very lean ground beef
- ½ cup onions, chopped
- ½ lb mushrooms, sliced
- ½ cup bell pepper, chopped
- 2 stalks of celery
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp Mrs Dash Steak Grilling seasoning
- 1 can no-salt-added tomato sauce
- 1 cup no-salt ketchup
- ½ cup water.
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp basil
- 1 tsp sugar.
- Cook pasta as directed on the package, al-dente but omit the salt. Drain and rinse.
- While pasta is cooking, cook the meat mixture:
- Heat a large skillet to medium high. If you are using very lean ground beef, add 1 Tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil. Add crumbled ground beef, mushrooms, onions, pepper, celery, garlic, and Mrs. Dash Steak Grilling seasoning.
- Cook until the beef is lightly browned and not pink in the center.
- Add remaining ingredients except for the pasta. Stir well, cover, and simmer gently for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Stir cooked, drained, and rinsed pasta into the meat mixture. Simmer 5 more minutes.
Note that sodium percentages depend on which daily reference you use. The estimated 79mg of sodium per serving implies that one serving of this recipe provides:
– 3% of the U.S. FDA daily reference value for sodium for a 2,000-calorie diet that includes 2,400 mg sodium, or
– 5% of the American Heart Association recommendation of 1,500 mg sodium per day, or
– 8% of the Ménière’s diet recommendation of 1,000 mg sodium per day.
(As is the case with all of the recipes on this web site, the nutrition information provided in this recipe is only an estimate based on nutrition information provided on the packaging of each of the ingredients we used in this recipe and/or on a variety of sources on the web. This information should be regarded as an opinion only, with no guarantees that it is accurate. Obviously, the nutritional information will vary depending on the ingredients and quantities that you use.)
