Beef Goulash Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. green pepper, chopped
1 to 2 cans Italian tomatoes or Food Lion sliced stewed tomatoes
1/2 c. ketchup
celery and parsley flakes to taste
sugar to taste
pepper to taste
3/4 c. macaroni, uncooked

Preparation

Brown ground beef, onion and green pepper; cook until onion is tender.
Drain.
Add tomatoes, ketchup, celery flakes, parsley flakes, sugar and pepper.
Simmer for 1/2 hour.
Add macaroni. Simmer for about 1 hour, checking after 30 minutes.
Do not let macaroni get mushy.