Goulash Soup
rec.food.cooking/Glenn/Sharon Gorman (1994)

1 pound hamburger
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
4 ribs celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 quarts water
1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
1 (29 ounce) can whole tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, crushed
1-2 teaspoons salt
1-2 teaspoons sugar

In large saucepan or kettle brown hamburger. Remove and drain grease from hamburger. Put hamburger in soup pot. Add onion, green pepper, celery and garlic. Cook and stir 10 minutes. Add water, bring to boil and stir in macaroni. Cook until macaroni is tender. Reduce heat and drain tomato liquid into meat mixture. Chop tomatoes and add to meat mixture along with tomato paste, pepper and Italian seasoning. Add salt and sugar to taste. Stir well to mix all ingredients and heat through.