Category: Beef

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Ground Beef Make Ahead Mexican Pasta

Taco Spaghetti

10 ounces dried spaghetti or linguine or fettuccine, broken
2 lbs ground beef or ground turkey
2 large onions, chopped
1 1/2 cups water
1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope taco seasoning mix
2 (11 ounce) cans corn mixed with chopped peppers, drained
1 1/2 cups Colby-Monterrey Jack cheese or cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup favorite salsa
2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans diced green chili peppers, drained
4 cups lettuce, shredded
1 medium tomato, chopped

Cook pasta according to pkg directions, drain.
Meanwhile, cook ground meat and onion until meat is brown, in a dutch oven.
Drain off fat. Stir in water and taco seasoning mix. Bring to boiling and reduce heat.
Simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in cooked pasta, corn, 1 cup of the shredded cheese, salsa and chili peppers Divide mix evenly between 2 lightly greased 2 qt casseroles. Package up, label and freeze up to 3 months.

To serve remaining casserole, cover and bake in a 350F oven for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Top with lettuce and chopped tomato.
If desired, pass broken tortilla chips and dairy sour cream as additional toppings.

To serve the 2nd casserole, thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
Bake, covered in a 375F oven for 1 hour or until heated through, stirring once about halfway through baking time. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Serve with 4 cups shredded lettuce and 1 medium tomato, chopped.

12 Servings

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Cajun Ground Beef

Sweet and Spicy Meatballs

1 pound lean ground beef
2 eggs, well beaten
3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon Cajun Seasoning
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks in its own juice

Combine first 4 ingredients; mix well. Shape into 1-inch balls. Melt butter in large nonstick skillet. Brown meatballs; drain and set aside.
Combine remaining ingredients in a large saucepan. Add meatballs; stir to coat with sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Serve warm.

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Beef Mushrooms Noodles

Sweedish Meatballs

1 package meatballs
1 12 oz. jar mushrooms, gravy
1/3 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon allspice
8 ounces egg noodles, cooked and drained – toss with butter.

Heat mini meatballs – refrigerated or frozen – in mushroom gravy. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream and allspice.
Serve over egg noodles.

4 Servings

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Ground Beef

Sloppy Joe’s

1 pound ground sirloin burger, browned and drained
1 16 oz. can sloppy joe sauce
8 hamburger buns

Add sloppy joe sauce to drained browned hamburger. Simmer until warmed through. Serve on a hamburger bun.

8 Servings

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Steak

Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

For marinade:

1 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon fresh chopped garlic
4 tablespoons pureed, canned chipotle chiles

For steak:

2 pounds skirt steak

For chimichurri sauce:

3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
3/4 cup olive oil
Juice of 2 lemons
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley, no stems
1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro, no stems
Pinch of red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Combine all marinade ingredients in large shallow bowl. Place meat in marinade for 15 minutes. Prepare sauce by combining all
ingredients in a medium bowl. Heat an oiled, well-seasoned grill over high heat until hot but not smoking. Grill steak, turning
occasionally, for about 2 minutes per side for thin pieces or 4 to 6 minutes per side for thicker pieces (medium-rare). Portion onto 4
dinner plates. Drizzle with the chimichurri sauce.

4 Servings

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Cheese Ground Beef Vegetables

Shepherds Pie

1 pound ground Beef Top Round, cooked
1 12 oz. can green peas
1 12 ounce corn, creamed
1 12 ounce can green beans, drained
6 potatoes, peeled and cubed, or leftover mashed potatoes
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups water
dash salt and pepper
1 dash garlic powder
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded – or slices of American cheese

Cook amd mash potatoes. Brown beef, drain all but 1 tablespoon drippings. Add seasonings and water, simmer until gravy thickens. Layer meat, hamburger gravy,vegetables, potatoes and cheese. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Remove from oven when cheese is melted.
8 Servings

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Steak Tomatoes

Pot Roast Style Steak with Tomatoes

1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound sirloin or lean steak of choice, all visible fat removed, cut into serving-size pieces
2 cloves garlic, crushed or minced
2 Italian plum tomatoes, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
Black pepper to taste
Pinch of salt

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sear the steaks until desired doneness, about 10 minutes for rare. Transfer the meat to a serving platter and cover with foil or a lid to keep warm. Set aside.
Add the garlic to the skillet and sauti over low heat until golden, about 2 minutes, being careful not to burn it. Add the rest of the ingredients except the meat. Cook over medium heat until the tomatoes are tender but still have texture, about 5 minutes. Return the meat to the skillet, along with any juices, and cook gently for a few minutes to combine flavors.
Transfer meat and sauce to the platter and serve immediately.
Cook’s Tip: Keep in mind that the meat will continue to cook slightly both when covered on the platter and when returned to the sauce. If you like your steak on the pink side, you might want to undercook it a bit to ensure desired doneness.

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Cheese Pizza Steak

Philly Cheese Steak Pizza

pizza crust
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup honey mustard
1 tablespoon horseradish
salt and pepper
1 cup sirloin tip steaks, thinly sliced, bite-sized pieces
1 onion, thinly sliced
1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Combine mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, salt and pepper in small bowl, set aside. Saute onion in small amount of oil until almost browned. Add peppers and mushrooms, cook until soft. Stir in garlic and steak, heat through.
Top pizza crust with sauce, meat and vegetable mixture then cheeses. Bake in 400 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.

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Roast Beef

Peppered Roast Beef

5 pounds beef round roast, all visible fat removed
2 tablespoons acceptable vegetable oil
1 teaspoon fresh, coarsely ground black pepper
1 medium onion, sliced
1 medium carrot, sliced
1 large stalk celery, sliced
1/2 cup dry red table wine

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Rub meat with oil and pepper, and place in an open roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip reaches center of thickest part. Arrange onion, carrot and celery slices around meat. Pour wine over meat and vegetables.
Place in oven and cook uncovered 1 1/2 hours, or until meat thermometer registers desired degree of doneness.
If more liquid is needed, baste with additional wine during the roasting period. Do not use drippings from the roast for basting.
Skim fat from pan juices or remove juices with bulb baster and discard fat. Remove meat from pan and slice thin. Spoon pan juices over meat and serve immediately.

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Beef Mushrooms Steak

Pepper Rubbed Beef Dijon

1-pound flank steak, all visible fat removed
2 teaspoons coarsely cracked black pepper
Vegetable oil spray
1 cup (about 3 ounces) sliced fresh mushrooms
2 green onions, sliced
1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup evaporated skim milk or skim milk
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

Preheat broiler.
To prevent meat from curling as it cooks, make 6 shallow slashes on each side of the meat in a crisscross fashion (three slashes in each direction).
Rub cracked pepper onto each side of the steak. Place steak on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 3 to 5 inches from the heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Turn and broil meat about 5 minutes more, or until desired doneness.
Meanwhile, spray a medium saucepan with vegetable oil. Place over medium heat. Cook mushrooms, green onions and garlic in skillet until mushrooms are just tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour. Add milk and mustard all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 3 minutes. Cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly.
To serve, thinly slice steak diagonally across the grain. Serve with mustard sauce.