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This easy and healthy Weight Watchers Goulash recipe can be made with turkey or beef and is packed full of vegetables! 1 Blue Plan Point | 2 Green Plan Points | 0 Purple Plan Points
This quick and easy Weight Watchers Goulash recipe will become a comfort food staple for weeknight dinners that your whole family will love.
Goulash (also known as American chop suey or American Goulash) is a perfect family meal. You can hide a ton of vegetables from picky eaters and bulk it up for yourself since vegetables are zero points on any Weight Watchers plan.
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There’s a lot of information here, including tips, diet information, and detailed cooking instructions. I do this to better serve all of my readers. If this is more than you want, please simply scroll to the bottom of the page, where you will find this easy to print recipe.
Ingredients
- Ground Turkey: Fat-free ground turkey is zero points. You can opt for extra-lean ground beef, but you’ll need to add a few points per serving (this can change based on the plan you’re on).
- Garlic: Garlic is zero points for Weight Watchers but gets all the points in flavor!
- Italian Seasoning: Italian seasoning is a blend of marjoram, thyme, rosemary, sage, oregano and basil.
- Onions: Grab a bag of chopped onions from the freezer section to speed this recipe up. If using frozen, nothing changes–add the onions at the same time you would fresh.
- Bay Leaves: Bay leaves are an aromatic leaf commonly used in soups, stews, and pasta dishes to add a great depth of flavor.
- Zucchini: You can add any squash that you like, or even extra zucchini. If you don’t like it, leave it out and add another vegetable.
- Bell Peppers: These sweet nightshades work well paired with tomato-based sauces.
- Crushed Tomatoes: You can substitute a jar of no added sugar spaghetti sauce, but this will add some points to the recipe. I love using the spices and canned tomatoes to make my own delicious tomato sauce.
- Whole Wheat Pasta: Whole wheat pasta is far less processed than its bleached counterparts and saves you 1 point per serving.
Recipe Tips
- This is the perfect recipe for meal prep. Just freeze in serving size containers and reheat in the microwave when ready to eat!
- This recipe is great for adding in extra vegetables You can hide a ton of vegetables by pulverizing them in the food processor before adding to the Instant Pot. Your picky eaters will never know!
- If you are using gluten free noodles, reduce your cook time to 2 minutes. Double check your points as not all gluten-free pastas have the same point value as whole wheat pasta.
- This recipe is easy to customize for your family’s tastes. I like to add mushrooms, carrots, and riced cauliflower along with the peppers, onions, and zucchini. You can leave out any veggie that you don’t like, and double up on the ones you do.
- Swapping the crushed tomatoes for other varieties, such as diced tomatoes, will change the way this recipe comes out.
- Some people struggle with the burn warning when cooking tomato based recipes. I’ve never had that issue with this goulash, but if you’re concerned, add the tomato sauce last and don’t stir the food before cooking.
Instant Pot Instructions
- Sauté Set your Instant Pot to sauté and spray with oil.
- Brown your turkey Use a spatula to break apart the ground turkey. Cook until crumbled and browned.
- Add your spices Add garlic, Italian seasonings, onions, and bay leaves to the pot. Mix well. If using pasta sauce, omit the seasonings and tomatoes.
- Add your vegetables Add chopped zucchini, bell peppers, and crushed tomatoes and 14 oz. of water.
- Add noodles Stir in whole wheat noodles.
- Pressure Cook Close and lock the lid. Turn the valve to sealing. Select Pressure Cook and set time for 3 minutes.
- Quick Release When the cooking time is up, quick release the pressure and remove the lid.
- Serve Stir the ingredients in the pot to evenly mix. Serve warm and top with parmesan cheese, if desired.
Stovetop Instructions
- Brown your turkey in a skillet on medium/high heat until cooked to a temperature of 165°F.
- While your meat is browning, boil your noodles until they are just undercooked (they will continue to cook in the sauces).
- Add the noodles, zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes, and spices to your turkey and stir well.
- Simmer for ten minutes until your vegetables are soft.
- Top with parmesan cheese, if desired and serve warm.
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Weight Watchers Points
Freestyle and Smart Points have been phased out of Weight Watchers and have been replaced with Blue, Purple, and Green Plans.
- Blue Plan Points: Each serving is 1 Blue Plan Points
- Green Plan Points: Each serving is 2 Green Plan Points
- Purple Plan Points: Each serving is 0 Purple Plan Points
Did you know that we have a ton of healthy WW Recipes for all three plans?
If you’re looking specifically for Zero Point Recipes, here you go:
Looking for more great Weight Watchers Instant Pot recipes?
- Beef Gyros with homemade Tzatziki Sauce
- Weight Watchers Stuffed Pepper Soup
- Weight Watchers Crack Chicken
- Weight Watchers Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Weight Watchers Goulash | Instant Pot and Stovetop
This easy and healthy Weight Watchers Goulash recipe can be made with turkey or beef and is packed full of vegetables! 1 Blue Plan Point | 2 Green Plan Points | 0 Purple Plan Points
Servings: 6
Approximate Serving Size: 1 1/4 cups
Calories: 165kcal
Equipment
Instant Pot 6 qt
Food processor
Sealing Rings
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground turkey fat free
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 2 ½ tbsp Italian seasoning
- ½ cup onion minced
- 2 bay leaves take these out after cooking
- 1 cup zucchini chopped
- 1 cup bell peppers chopped
- 14 oz crushed tomatoes or a jar of pasta sauce. If using a jar of sauce, omit the spices below.
- 1 cup whole wheat pasta elbow, dry
Instructions
Instant Pot Directions:
- Set your Instant Pot to Sauté and spray with oil.
- Use a spatula to break apart the ground turkey. Cook until crumbled and browned.
- Add garlic, Italian seasoning, onions, and bay leaves to the pot. Mix well.
- Add chopped zucchini, bell peppers, and crushed tomatoes and 14 oz. of water.
- Stir in your whole wheat noodles.
- Close and lock the lid and turn the valve to sealing. Select Pressure cook and set time for 3 minutes.
- When the cook time is up, quick release the pressure and remove the lid.
- Stir the ingredients in the pot to evenly mix. Serve warm and top with parmesan cheese, if desired.
Stovetop Directions:
- Brown your turkey in a skillet on medium/high heat until cooked, 165°F.
- While your meat is browning, boil your noodles until they are just undercooked (they will continue to cook in the sauces).
- Add the noodles, zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes, and spices to your turkey and stir well.
- Simmer for ten minutes until your vegetables are soft.
- Top with parmesan cheese, if desired and serve warm.
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Notes
Tips:
- This is the perfect recipe for meal prep. Just freeze in serving size containers and reheat in the microwave when ready to eat!
- This recipe is great for stuffing in extra vegetables You can hide a ton of vegetables by pulverizing in the food processor before adding to the Instant Pot. Your picky eaters will never know!
- If you are using gluten free noodles reduce your cook time to 2 minutes. Double check your points as not all gluten-free pastas have the same point value as whole wheat pasta.
- Use the sauté feature on your Instant Pot to continue cooking your pasta if it is more al dente than you prefer.
- This recipe is easy to customize for your family’s tastes. I like to add carrots, and riced cauliflower along with the peppers, onions, and zucchini. You can leave out any veggie that you don’t like, and double up on the ones you do.
Nutrition
Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 131mg | Potassium: 590mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1015IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 3mg
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This was my first attempt at making something using an Instapot. The recipe was easy to follow and quick and tasted good, but not great. My wife differed and said she loved it. So our “joint” rating is a four. I think it needs a bit more powerful or savory taste. I also subsitituted baby bella mushrooms for the zucchini.
I will be trying some more of your recipes.
So glad you liked it and found it easy to make!