Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for November 11, 2018

“Hot dish”? Thought you were talking about yourself there.

You could make one (or several) using the leftovers from Thanksgiving less than two weeks from now.

Looked it up. There are recipes for it. I’ll see if I can make some tonight.

I was totally lost with “goulash” since I know the real thing, but the dish you are describing I know as American chop suey… aka American goulash. I always knew it had nothing to do with China, I think I’ll use “hotdish”. Thanks for the internet search prompt!

My family always refereed to it as macaroni, tomato and hamburger. Apparently we see no reason to complicate things. Ha ha.

Casserole?

I would suggest the dish you describe as Macaroni Hamburger Hotdish is what I always thought of growing up as Hamburger Helper but, if memory serves, that just had generic noodles in it rather than macaroni. I grew up eating a dish my mom referred to as goulash which consisted of rice, ground beef, onions and green peppers. I’m not sure if that’s goulash or something else.

I never heard of “hotdish” until Fargo.

Here in New England most people would have no idea what you’re talking about. After all, it’s not a very descriptive name. Most foods are served hot, and in a dish….

We call it a casserole here.

Don’t forget the onions and a shot or two of hot sauce before cooking.

I had never heard of American chop suey except for the Chinese style dish. I’m from the Panhandle part of Texas, so even the term “hotdish” was exotic. Most of the time casserole was used.