| I have always been a red meat eater. I remember | | | | The next recipe I'd like to share is actually made for |
| when I was pregnant with my first daughter. I ate red | | | | the crockpot. It's a beef stroganoff recipe that's very |
| meat just about every single day. I'm sure some of it | | | | quick to make. |
| was because of the iron, but I've just always loved red | | | | Brown two pounds of ground beef. Add in chopped |
| meat. | | | | onions and a few cloves of chopped garlic. Drain off |
| I love when the stores put multi-packs or family-size | | | | the fat. Pour the beef mixture into the crockpot. |
| packs of ground beef on sale. I'll buy the multi-packs | | | | Mix together the following: |
| and then divide them into one pound servings and | | | | 1 cup beef broth |
| freeze them. | | | | 3 tablespoons tomato paste |
| I'd like to share a few quick recipes using ground beef. | | | | Salt and pepper to taste. |
| This first recipe is a very kid friendly recipe. Kids love | | | | Pour over the beef and then cook on low six to eight |
| tater tots and kids love ground beef: | | | | hours. For the last hour of cooking add in one and a |
| 2 pounds ground beef | | | | half cups of sour cream mixed with four tablespoons |
| 2 pounds frozen tater tots | | | | of flour. We use non-fat sour cream. |
| 1 cup shredded cheese | | | | When ready to eat, cook the noodles of your choice |
| 1 can cream of something soup (we like either chicken | | | | and pour the beef mixture over the noodles. |
| or broccoli) | | | | This last recipe is what I call comfort food. There is |
| Spread the meat into the bottom of a 9x13 casserole | | | | just no other way to explain how it tastes: |
| dish. Pour the soup over the meat. Sprinkle the cheese | | | | Brown one pound of ground beef and drain. Make |
| on top of the soup and finally spread the tater tots on | | | | brown rice according to package directions. |
| top. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for forty-five | | | | In a bowl combine one package of onion soup mix, |
| minutes. Uncover and bake an additional fifteen | | | | one can of cream of chicken soup, 1 1/2 cups of |
| minutes. | | | | cooked rice and ¾ cup of water. Add in the meat |
| One of my kids' favorite recipes is sloppy joes. All I do | | | | and mix well. Pour this into a casserole dish and |
| is take ground meat and brown it in a frying pan. I then | | | | sprinkle with crushed potato chips or crushed Corn |
| add bottled BBQ sauce and stir. I allow it to simmer for | | | | Flakes. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. |
| a bit and then serve on hamburger buns. My girls both | | | | There are just so many possibilities on using ground |
| love this. | | | | beef in cooking. |