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American goulash similar to a hotdish is a dish baked as a casserole in an oven and has many variants. It is usually referred to in the Midwestern United States as simply goulash. As a descendant of sorts of Hungarian goulash the only real connection seems to be the name and the usual inclusion of beef and paprika.American goulash mentioned in cookbooks since at least 1914 exists in a number of variant recipes.