Ground beef recipes please!!

These are websites I use:
TasteofHome.com
Kraftfoods.com
Allrecipes.com
Myrecipes.com

Just do a search for ground beef....

Foods in generl:
Meatballs
Tacos
Lasagna
Spaghetti
Hamburgers
Burritos

I saw an episode of the Rescue Chef on Food Network where he made a great shepherd's pie.

Peel (or not, if you prefer the skins on) potatoes 1-2#, however much you want as the topping
Smash them when they're cooked, however you want. I try to keep mine as low fat/fat free as possible, using the potato water or just a splash of skim to smash them. You can add butter or cheese if you want, but I try to keep it healthy!
Start with 2 carrots, 2 stalks of celery and an onion in a small quantity of canola. Maybe 1 tablespoon? Whatever looks good.
Once it starts to soften and give off moisture, add your ground beef a splash of worsterschire sauce, and whatever else you feel like throwing in, herb/spicewise.
Once the ground beef is cooked, add a cup of frozen peas, and let it cook a bit longer.
Spread this in the bottom of a glass or metal brownie sized pan.
Top with smashers
Bake @ 350 until hot through.

We make something that we call "Grandma's Hotdish." I'm sure my grandma didn't make it up, but she was the first one to make it for me, so that's what I call it. You brown 1 lb of ground beef, add 1 can of chicken noodle soup, fill the emptied can with Minute Rice, and add to the mix, then fill the can up with water, and dump in. Mix it all up, and simmer for about 15 minutes. I have the nutrition info already entered on here, if you search for Grandma's Hotdish. It's quick, easy, and I haven't found anyone that doesn't like it. Enjoy!

I tried finding the nutrition facts for it but couldn't. I think that I might try this in the next few nights. Thanks!

I make meatball stew out of lean ground beef. First make meat balls , brown in a pan, drain (when you use lean almost no grease left behind) cut up potatoes, carrots, celery, put into a pot with low sodium beef broth and simmer all ingredients until potatoes and carrots are tender. You can even buy a package of beef stew seasoning packet. or add Golden mushroom soup, would not recommend if you are a sodium watcher/ Eat up it is yummy. I also use different types of seasoning to make it taste better. That is your choice. I put italian bread crumbs, egg, onion, italian seasoning, garlic salt, dried basil, in the beef mixture to make meatballs. The calories were about 351 per 1.5 cups and I believe 8 grams of fat. That is with the stew seasoning packet and not the soup.

We make something that we call "Grandma's Hotdish." I'm sure my grandma didn't make it up, but she was the first one to make it for me, so that's what I call it. You brown 1 lb of ground beef, add 1 can of chicken noodle soup, fill the emptied can with Minute Rice, and add to the mix, then fill the can up with water, and dump in. Mix it all up, and simmer for about 15 minutes. I have the nutrition info already entered on here, if you search for Grandma's Hotdish. It's quick, easy, and I haven't found anyone that doesn't like it. Enjoy!

I tried finding the nutrition facts for it but couldn't. I think that I might try this in the next few nights. Thanks!

I thought I made it so everyone could use it, but maybe not. Here's what I calculated. It should make about 6 cups, and a serving could be 1 cup or 2, depending on how hungry you are. The info below is for 2 cup servings.

Homemade - Grandma's Hotdish
Calories 487
Sodium 918 mg
Total Fat 16 g
Saturated 7 g
Polyunsaturated 1 g
Monounsaturated 5 g
Trans 0 g
Potassium 716 mg
Total Carbs 52 g
Sugars 0 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 55 g
Cholesterol 182 mg
Vitamin A 5 %
Calcium 4 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Iron 47 %

I love Pizza Burgers..... haven't calculated the calories, but, easy to make and it serves as many as you want to make!

Gound Beef
Whole Wheat Muffins
Tomato Sauce
Slice of low fat cheese

Ground beef. Drain, add tomato sauce and just simmer slightly. Slice muffin in two pieces. Add ground beef to top of muffin. Top with a small slice of cheese. Heat in microwave till cheese melts.



Every body loves these!

i love to make meatloaf, or i ground up the beef and scramble some eggs in with it. it makes soo much and its good. another thing i do is make enchiladas.

Do this in a muffin pan and do meatloaf muffins....if you follow the recipe here in the recipe section. 2 meatloaf muffins are 296 cals!

Toni,
Can you please post the Taco Soup recipe? It sounds like something I would totally dig!!

Thanks! :flowerforyou:

Sarah

Here is the Cooking Light magazine Meat Loaf 'Muffins' recipe. I haven't made them yet, but they sound delicious. It is in the MFP food database.

6 servings (serving size: 2 "muffins")

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup ketchup, divided
1 1/2 pounds ground beef, extra lean (raw)
1 cup finely crushed fat-free saltine crackers (about 20)
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs
Cooking spray
Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, chopped carrot, dried oregano, and minced garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Cool.

Combine onion mixture, 1/2 cup ketchup, and the remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl.

Spoon the meat mixture into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Top each with 2 teaspoons ketchup. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes.


Nutritional Information
Calories:276 (28% from fat)
Fat:8.6g (sat 3g,mono 4g,poly 0.8g)
Protein:28.7g
Carbohydrate:21.7g
Fiber:1.8g
Cholesterol:131mg
Iron:3.9mg
Sodium:759mg
Calcium:48mg

Thanks Ladies!! As a newbie to this site I am finding tips like these absolutely invaluable!! I will be making the meatloaf muffins tonight as well!
Thanks!