With Autumn making it a bit chillier we need food that wraps us up. This is not a traditional Goulash but my version. In the picture I used minced/ground beef but you could used cubed beef, whatever you have. Most of what is in this dish is stuff you would have in your store cupboard/fridge/freezer so it makes it one of those go to recipes.

As usual where spice is concerned what I say is spicy my partner says is mild so adjust spices to your own taste.

Low Carb Slow Cooker Goulash

 Serves 4    Recipe PDF

Ingredients

• 500g/1 pound lean ground beef or cubed beef
• Salt and pepper
• 1 diced Bell pepper, any colour
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 400g/14- ounce can diced tomatoes, drain juice and save
• 200ml beef stock, you can make extra to add if needed
• 1/2 tbsp tomato paste
• ¼-1/2 tsp cayenne, depending on how much of a kick you want
• 1-2 tsp paprika
• salt and pepper to taste

 Instructions

1. Brown the beef in a heavy skillet.
2. Add the bell pepper and onion.
3. Saute until the vegetables are tender.
4. Add tomato juice and stock
5. Bring to a simmer and cover.
6. Uncover and simmer a few minutes more to reduce the liquid in the dish.
7. Stir in the tomato paste, tomatoes, cayenne and paprika
8. Transfer to the slow cooker/crock pot and cook on high for 15 minutes the on low for 3 hours, checking to see if it needs any more liquid added occasionally. After 1 hour taste and adjust spices and seasoning.
9. Serve
10. Really good for freezing

per serving

Carbs – 7g, Fibre – 2.3g  Net carbs – 4.7g