>In (waaay) upstate New York where I and my wife grew up, that dish was
>called goulash -- even though it bears absolutely no resemblance to the
>paprika-laden Hungarian stew. I have never heard of it being called
>American chop suey until we moved to Massachusetts. We still call it
>goulash - blame it on upbringing. :-)
>
>MikeC

I'm from the South and we always called it goulash too. My mom's had ground
beef, tomato sauce and/or tomatoes, macaroni, and chili powder. So it was
basically chili mac.