Beef Goulash - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked macaroni
1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 cup chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
1 (6 ounce) can no-added-salt tomato paste
3/4 cup water
1 cup low sodium ketchup
1 small bay leaf
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon basil

Preparation

Cook macaroni according to package directions.
Drain and set aside.
Brown gound round with mushrooms, onion and garlic.
Add remaining ingredients.
Simmer gently about 15 minutes.
Add cooked, drained macaroni.
Simmer 5 minutes.
Remove Bay Leaf.