Goulash is a traditional Hungarian dish made with chunks of beef, peppers, paprika and other spices and is nothing like chili mac at all. However there is an American dish called goulash (may also be known as American Chop Suey) too (we even have a recipe for u003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://crockpotladies.com/recipe/crock-pot-beef-goulash/u0022u003eCrock-Pot American Beef Goulashu003c/au003eu003c/strongu003e) that is pasta and tomato based sauce with ground beef in it. Chili mac on the other hand has beans and a chili powder and cumin flavor profile like a traditional chili with the addition of pasta which is a great way to stretch chili.