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Leftovers get creative- Ham Goulash

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Ham Goulash 

  • 1 cup ham cubed / Ham  soaked overnight in cold water with a cut in half white potato to remove extra sodium !!
  • 1 /2 cup cooked elbow noodles
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce or thick soup *
  • 1/2 cup mixed frozen vegetables blanched
  • 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese



  1. Cook noodles according to box or use 2 cups of water boiling so they soak up water  and 
  2. Do not over cook noodles !!! cook 2 minutes less than what the box recommends 
  3. Place noodles, blanched vegetables and tomato sauce or soup in a big pan where it is easy to stir
  4. Add ham and cheese  stir until cheese is melted into sauce
  5. Serve  with more cheese on top for a nice look into a bowl
  6. Yields 3 servings of 3 & 1/3 cups each

        
  • Healthier choice--- spoon the contents of goulash onto greens  ---skip more cheese
Total Calories  in 3 & 1/3      servings =  932      
Total Sodium    in 3 & 1/3     servings  = 2272mg 



The recipe makes 10 ounces  aka 1& 1/4 cups
a review of the ingredients  results in a dietary analysis of sodium and calories 
Numbers are not exact since a bomb calorimeter was not used, and 
a refractometer was not available for salinity testing  


Ham, smoked or cured, cooked, lean only eaten
1 cup, cooked, diced
186 Calories  1 cup Ham 
Sodium1723 mg

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Mixed vegetables (corn, lima beans, peas, green beans, carrots), canned, low sodium, cooked without fat
½ cup  blanched34 Calories  1/2 cup Mixed VegetablesSodium     24 mg
Pasta, macaroni, elbow, dry
 4 ounce(s)   494 Cal. 1/2 cup  elbow macaroni
Sodium3 mg 





 

Tomato sauce½ cups 60 Calories
Sodium  513 mg 



Link : history of goulash 
Cheese, Mozzarella, low sodium
½ cup, shredded158 CaloriesSodium 9 mg




Cheese is the secret Ingredient.

 



Gouda or smoky cheeses are excellent for this dish as well

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