Don't know if I'd say it was the best, but it is good! I've made it twice and will make it again.

This recipe was a great, quick dinner for my daughter and I one random night. I did put it all together on my stove top, and as a vegetarian, I omitted the beef along with 1/2 can of tomato sauce. It bridged the gap that has always existed between my childhood ideals of my mom's salty goulash and my friend's mom's sweet goulash. And I might try to add a couple traditional goulash veggies--whatever those are--next time.

This is a really good recipe--it's simple, economical, and requires only a minimum of cookware to prepare. It used basic ingredients I already had on hand, and the combination of spices made it very tasty. I like the fact that it uses pasta to help stretch a pound of ground beef. I think it would be very flexible, too--you could add a can of vegetables, or beans, or whatever you have on hand that strikes your fancy. The only minor adjustments I made were the cooking times: I cooked the ground beef and chopped veggies for a total of 8 minutes on High; the sauce for 15 minutes on power level 8; and after adding the macaroni, I heated it for 5 minutes on High. I served it sprinkled with Parmesan and a side of garlic bread.

This was very good. My husband even had seconds. I used penne pasta and omitted the caraway seeds. I add a can of kidney beans and chopped up some frozen mixed bell peppers that I had. When I served it, I added some Parmesan cheese. I am looking forward to having the left overs for lunch this week.

This is very good. I omitted the caraway as well, halved the sugar, and added a can of rinsed kidney beans (old Weight Watchers habit). Also cooked it on the stovetop.

I didn't follow this exactly, I used jarred spaghetti sauce instead of the tomato sauce and tomoatoes. But, what I ended up with was quite good!

This was indeed the goulash I grew up with. My mother passed away, suddenly, 4 years ago and I have been trying to recreate this since then. The only thing I remember my mother adding was Worcestershire Sauce and instant beef bullion. THanks for all your work on this recipe I will treasure it forever.

Very good. I made it in the slow cooker and it was a great fall meal!

I also did not cook in the microwave. I liked it very much. Next time I will pay more attention and modify recipe to improve.

very good it wasnt to dry and u can add cheese or salad dressing

Used fennel instead of caraway for a sausage flavor, and splenda instead of sugar. Turned out a nice slightly sweet, spicy dish that will definitely become a regular. served with saute'd zuchini and onions and a nice whole grain bread roll.

Without the macaroni this also makes a delicious topping for baked potatoes. Put a dollop of sour cream and some chopped parsley on top.

This is an excellent recipe. I did mine on the stovetop instead of microwave which worked out well also. I have been asking my husbands family for this recipe for a long time, and now no thanks to them I have it. Awesome

Delicious - My husband especially loves this. We find it is even tastier when reheated the next day. I, like other reviewers, don't use the microwave but make this on the stovetop.

This was great, but I didn't microwave it.

I have made this several times for my family and they love it. I have added and left out things and it always turns out great. I make the whole thing on the stove top instead of the microwave.