[Food] What do you call this?

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:48 am

Max Peck wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:46 am
Kraken wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:02 am My mom had a recipe called "Teenager's Delight." I remember it featured ground beef topped with tater tots, but not what else was in it. Maybe cheese. Probably nothing healthy. I think it was a casserole (baked), unlike slumgullion/chili mac which is a skillet dish.
Sounds like hotdish (which I only know about because I have a friend who loathes it).

That might be it. Cream of mushroom soup went into everything in the '60s.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 4:21 pm

My father in law made this and called it goulash. Was great. I should make some this next month.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:21 pm

Max Peck wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:09 am
The Meal wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:04 am
Max Peck wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:46 am Sounds like hotdish (which I only know about because I have a friend who loathes it).

I'm pretty sure it's one of those growing-up-poor and this-reminds-me-of-growing-up-poor things.

I feel the same way about powdered milk.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:26 pm

Way back in my poor days I could tolerate powdered milk mixed 50/50 with the real thing.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:39 pm

We grew up calling it Goop and loved it.

Hamburger, macaroni, garlic salt, pepper, worcestershire sauce, and tomato sauce.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:23 pm

There were some powdered milk days when I was a tyke, but they ended before I knew what or why it was a thing.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:29 pm

Powdered milk has a place in my pantry for baking, fortifying the odd smoothie and as coffee whitener if I'm short on milk/cream.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:38 pm

I had not had powdered milk until I started visiting the food bank after my wife had passed. I found the first couple of jugs really good. Not normal milk good but different good. But the last one I had a few months ago I couldn't finish. Im not sure if it was a different brand which it probably was or something else.

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:41 pm

I've seen it called "American Goulash" or even Beefaroni, but most places would call that a casserole.

Apparently it's also called a Johnny Marzetti.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:46 pm

Chili Mac
It's settled.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:55 pm

The Meal wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:21 pm I feel the same way about powdered milk.

I remember powdered milk when I was very young. Then one day without explanation it was never a thing again, also while I was very young. I also vaguely remember food stamps, which I'm guessing stopped being a thing at the same time powdered milk not being a household beverage. We were never poor that I remember but we were definitely a family of 7 in the blue collar automotive sector; and farming and canning and raising egg chickens and recycling and repurposing and home handicraft were every day life. Very little was ever thrown away and long distance phone calls were never allowed except for emergencies and we might eat at a family restaurant a couple of times a year. I don't have growing up poor "I hate this memories" but rather remember being fortunate enough to have a yard with a garden and having fond memories of picking food of the vine to eat. And am also fortunate that frugal habits eventually got us an Atari 800 and later 486DX. These two toys are the reasons I, myself had a career.

Edit: Never mind. I hated and still do hate the smell of canning and preserving vegetables. Fruits and preserves smelled awesome but veggies, blech.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 10:17 pm

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:41 pm I've seen it called "American Goulash" or even Beefaroni...

Apparently it's also called a Johnny Marzetti.

That's the word I was trying to remember.

Madmarcus · Post by **Madmarcus** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:06 pm

Yeah, I'd forgotten beefaroni but that would certainly be beefaroni!

Oddly I don't associate powdered milk with being poor. My wife used some earlier today to thicken the sauce in a homemade chicken pot pie. I think of it as a pantry staple for just that type of thing. I'd never drink it though!

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:05 am

I’m amused that it’s taken two pages for someone to mention the name of the dish that shares the name of a prominent OO’er.

In my household in the 70’s/80’s, this would have been called Hamburger Helper.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:32 am

My mom made something similar, she just called it macaroni. It was far worse than any other pasta she made, so it was the stuff of nightmares.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:42 am

Carpet_pissr wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:05 am I’m amused that it’s taken two pages for someone to mention the name of the dish that shares the name of a prominent OO’er.

The Meal?

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:31 am

Sudy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:42 am
Carpet_pissr wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:05 am I’m amused that it’s taken two pages for someone to mention the name of the dish that shares the name of a prominent OO’er.
The Meal?

Slumgullion is more than a snack, for sure.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:34 am

em2nought · Post by **em2nought** » Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:35 am

My mom had another variation on this called Hamburger Chinese with ground burger, chopped celery, rotini noodles and cream of celery soup. Water chestnuts if we got extra fancy.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:54 am

We called this goulash growing up (Chicago suburbs). It wasn't until I was in college or maybe law school that I learned what real (i.e., Hungarian) goulash is. I stumbled across a recipe for this recently and it rekindled my interest, so I made it for me and the twins. They loved it, but my wife will not permit me to call it goulash so we have compromised with American goulash (with an accompanying eye roll from my wife). It is very similar to Chef Boyardee Beefaroni. I often make it with ground turkey instead of beef to lower our beef consumption, and it's pretty much just as good.

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:15 am

Wonder how it'd taste with "not beef" (those beef substitutes)?

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:23 am

We've used Gardein beefy crumbles in things in the past, and they're perfectly non-objectionable. I haven't tried it in this yet because I'd also need to sub out for gluten-free noodles (easy) and vegan cheese (problematic) .

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:35 am

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:15 am Wonder how it'd taste with "not beef" (those beef substitutes)?

Wife is nominally a vegetarian who just gave her blessing to Beyond and Impossible burger within the past year. I like Beyond Meat better and have used it to revive many old dishes, such as chili, that I hadn't made in ages. It works just fine when it's an ingredient, rather than front-and-center -- you wouldn't want to make a meat loaf out of it, for example, but it's OK as a burger patty and works great in stews and casseroles. It doesn't *quite* taste like real ground beef, but the texture is right and I've come to like the flavor. And it's been on sale lately. Still costs more than ground beef but not outrageously so.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:57 am

We usually have to cook 3 different meals at mealtime. Vegetarian for the wife, kids meal for the 6-YO and a mostly normal meal for the 12-YO. I'll usually eat with the wife or 12YO. This weekend I said that we were going to make one meal most of time from now on.

Seeing this thread, it's clear that sort of casserole is a good idea. That hotdish stuff from page one is interesting. I vaguely remember having that at freinds' houses growing up.

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:25 pm

You're sure it's NOT from your handle?

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:28 pm

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:25 pm You're sure it's NOT from your handle?

Oh, no. Chef Boyardee is a distinct and sperate comfort.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:04 pm

This thread enticed me to make goulash next week. Thanks to my neighbor I have 8 lbs of ground beef so I just bought the other ingredients I didn't already own..basically italian spice, diced tomatoes, and minced garlic. I meant to get the extra large elbow noodles but forgot. Ill either do that before next week or just use the little pasta from this awful mac & cheese boxes the food bank gives me. I just dont know what Ill do wit hall the powdered cheese packets afterwards.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:22 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:04 pm This thread enticed me to make goulash next week. Thanks to my neighbor I have 8 lbs of ground beef so I just bought the other ingredients I didn't already own..basically italian spice, diced tomatoes, and minced garlic. I meant to get the extra large elbow noodles but forgot. Ill either do that before next week or just use the little pasta from this awful mac & cheese boxes the food bank gives me. I just dont know what Ill do wit hall the powdered cheese packets afterwards.

Add it to the goulash. The version I make has a bunch of shredded cheddar in it, so I think the flavor would work.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:22 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:04 pm I just dont know what Ill do wit hall the powdered cheese packets afterwards.

Seriously though, maybe popcorn? Or baked potatoes.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:36 pm

Hamburger Helper

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:24 pm

Its really really crappy cheese powder. The mac and cheese it comes from is awful to not good. Ive been given many brands and not one has been good or really eatable. I mean now days I dont even like kraft or velveeta and such.

The only good mac & cheese Ive had i na couple years is a frozen dinner one...I cant recall the brand though...I think it was Stouffers.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:46 pm

I would maybe not use the macaroni either.
Don’t let that ruin your work.

Keep that mac with that cheese , and use them some other day.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Jan 24, 2023 5:25 pm

This came up in my FB feed today

Kraft Dinner? Sudy, was this you?

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 3:18 pm

I've seen a variation made with hot dog wieners cut into slices.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:07 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:57 am We usually have to cook 3 different meals at mealtime. Vegetarian for the wife, kids meal for the 6-YO and a mostly normal meal for the 12-YO. I'll usually eat with the wife or 12YO. This weekend I said that we were going to make one meal most of time from now on.

Our 13yo still often gets his own meal, apart from what everyone else is eating. His brain seems to reject pretty much any sauce or condiment. No allergy or anything, just a strong distaste.

Cylus Maxii · Post by **Cylus Maxii** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:48 pm

Looks like Chili Mac to me. My ex used to call is Goop and it had onions too. My mom would have called it Goulash, but that would have had both onions and bell peppers in it.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 6:09 pm

Yesterday I had Hamburger Helper Chilli Mac and a Polish sausage. Don't ever do that.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 6:21 pm

coopasonic wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:07 pm
LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:57 am We usually have to cook 3 different meals at mealtime. Vegetarian for the wife, kids meal for the 6-YO and a mostly normal meal for the 12-YO. I'll usually eat with the wife or 12YO. This weekend I said that we were going to make one meal most of time from now on.
Our 13yo still often gets his own meal, apart from what everyone else is eating. His brain seems to reject pretty much any sauce or condiment. No allergy or anything, just a strong distaste.

I was like that when I was 12. Not even ketchup on fries or gravy on potatoes. I also tended to keep my foods from intermingling. (To this day I tend to eat one item from the plate completely before moving to the next item unless I am mixing foods together, especially if a food gets worse the longer it sits, like fries) Then I discovered ranch and the whole world changed or possibly that was around the time my palette changed, maybe at 14. Finally, I started eating salads with something on them rather than dry way I had been reluctantly eating them for my entire life. Once I accepted ranch, all the dominoes fell and I started mixing foods and eating things like a French Dip and condiments became a standard.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:27 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 6:09 pm Yesterday I had Hamburger Helper Chilli Mac and a Polish sausage. Don't ever do that.

I only use polish sausage with kraut. Fry it up and mm mmm.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:33 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:27 pm
dbt1949 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 6:09 pm Yesterday I had Hamburger Helper Chilli Mac and a Polish sausage. Don't ever do that.
I only use polish sausage with kraut. Fry it up and mm mmm.

Add whole-grain mustard and I'm in.

One of our local breakfast joints makes a kielbasa omelet that's to die for.

What do you call this food?