6 ghoulash and Recipes

turkey thighs (1 3/4 lb each), skin removed , meat cut into 1-inch pieces, hungarian sweet paprika or hungarian hot paprika (or a mixture of both), coarse kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, onions, chopped (about 3 cups), russet potatoes (about 1 1/2 lb total), peeled , cut into 1-inch pieces, low-salt chicken broth, pure pumpkin, garlic cloves, chopped, bay leaf, fresh thyme sprig plus 3 tbsp chopped , divided, egg noodles, butter, caraway seeds, sour cream

hamburger (i use 96/4), half box elbow macaroni, cooked and drained, onion, chopped, sliced mushrooms (canned or fresh, i prefer canned ), petite diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic, salt and pepper

beef (chuck or better yet boneless short ribs) cut into 1 cubes, butter or lite, olive oil, mushrooms, rinsed and sliced into thick slices, onions chopped, tomato sauce, tomato paste, worcester sauce, crushed garlic, sweet hungarian tokay , marsala, or cream sherry, sweet hungarian paprika, bay leaves, salt and black pepper to taste, chili peppers , sliced in half lengthwise, seeds, stems and ribs removed (optional), pt. sour cream (regular, lite or non-fat as you wish), egg noodles