🍲 Gold Standard Goulash (on a Shoestring)

 

43¢ Comfort—Using Whatever You’ve Got

Some of the best meals aren’t planned.
They come from a half-empty pantry, a little improvisation, and the quiet decision to make something warm anyway.

At Gold Standard, we don’t believe in waste—and we definitely don’t believe that comfort should come with a high price tag. That’s why our Turkey Pantry Goulash isn’t just a recipe. It’s a mindset.

Made for real life, real budgets, and real kitchens.

🥄 The Basics:

• Discount-store ground turkey

• Pasta (any shape!)

• Tomatoes—canned, fresh, pureed, paste... whatever you’ve got

• Garlic, onion, herbs, a bit of broth or water

• Whatever odds and ends are hanging out in your fridge

And that’s the beauty of it: you don’t need to have it all.
You just need to work with what you do have.

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🧺 Make It Your Own — The Gold Standard Way

No elbow macaroni?
Use penne, bowties, spaghetti—break it up if you have to.

No canned tomatoes?
Chop up a few fresh ones and let them simmer longer.
No fresh or canned? A squeeze of tomato paste and some water will do just fine.

Have some canned green beans?
Toss them in at the end.

Lettuce wilting in the fridge?
Slice it thin and stir it in like spinach. It’ll melt right into the warmth.

Got one lonely carrot? Dice it.
A heel of parmesan? Grate it over the top.
That last spoonful of sour cream? Swirl it in.

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✨ Why It Still Feels Like a Gold Standard Meal

Because it's not about the ingredients.
It's about what you make of them.

It’s the way it bubbles on the stove while you set the table.
It’s the steam rising from the bowl when you finally sit down.
It’s the feeling of eating something that nourishes you—not just your body, but your spirit, too.

And the best part?
This one-pot wonder comes out to just 43 cents per serving.

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🕯 The Gold Standard Isn’t a Price—It’s a Philosophy

It’s choosing care, even when you’re short on time.
It’s feeding yourself with intention, even if no one’s watching.
It’s doing your best with what you’ve got—and knowing that’s enough.