Italian Spaghetti and Meatballs

Italian Spaghetti and Meatballs – We all love Italy for their pasta, and this savory ground beef recipe, is no exception! Always good with a fresh caesar salad and hot crusty garlic bread, but not too much, as this dish is quite satisfying by itself.


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Indian Stew

Indian Stew – This fabulous ground beef stew is positively loaded with a very unique flavor. Inspired by Indian spices, it fills the house with its appetizing aroma, teasing your tummy all day!


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Beef and Sausage Meatloaf

beef_sausage_meatloafBeef and Sausage Meatloaf Well, we always thought that two was better than one, so we threw in a second meat in this ground beef recipe. A supreme blend of beef and sausage meat, smothered in a tasty sauce and then baked in the oven.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 75 mins
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 3

Ingredients to make Meatloaf With Sausage

1 lb Ground beef – lean
1 lb Sausage stuffing
1 c Breadcrumbs – fine
2 Onions – medium, chopped
1 tb Curry powder
1/2 c Water
1 tb Parsley – chopped
1 Egg – beaten
1 c Clove – crushed
1/2 c Milk
Salt and pepper to taste

SAUCE
1 Onion – chopped very fine
1/4 c Water
1/2 c Ketchup
1/4 c Dry red wine OR beef stock
1/4 c Worcestershire sauce
2 tb Vinegar
1 tb Instant coffee
1/4 c Brown sugar – packed
1 oz Margarine
2 ts Lemon juice

Directions to make Meatloaf With A Sausage

Step 1:Combine meats, breadcrumbs, onions, salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, curry and egg in large bowl. Mix well. Mix milk and water and add to meat mixture a little at a time until smooth but firm.
Step 2:Shape into loaf and put into greased baking pan. Bake 30 minutes at 375F
Step 3:SAUCE:
Step 4:Saute onions in margarine until golden and add all other ingredients. Bring slowly to a boil, lower heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 5:After loaf has cooked for 30 minutes, pour half of the sauce over the meat, return to oven and bake 45 minutes more, basting often with remaining sauce.
Step 6:Serve loaf hot in thick slices with remaining sauce. Also makes great sandwiches

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Fiery Hamburgers

fiery_hamburgersFiery Hamburgers – A spiced ground beef burger patty, BBQ’d outside on a warm sunny day, doesn’t that sound divine? We suggest a nice chilled, creamy potato salad on the side to enhance the Sante Fe flavor.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10-15 mins
Servings: 4
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Fiery Hamburgers

1 lb Ground beef
1 c 4 cheese, mexican blend, didvided
1/2 c Salsa of choice, divided
1/4 c Crushed tortilla chips
1/4 c Thinly sliced green onions
1 t Ground cumin or chili powder
1/2 t Garlic salt
4 Hamburger buns split
4 Tomato slices
Lettuce if desired.

Directions to make Fiery Hamburgers

Step 1:In medium bowl, combine ground beef, 3/4 cup cheese, 1/4 cup salsa, tortilla chips (crushed) green onions thinly sliced, cumin and garlic salt; mix together lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 4 patties. 1/2 inch thick.
Step 2:Grill or broil patties on oiled rack 5 -6 in. away from heat. 5 minutes on each side or until internal temp reaches 160 F. Grill or lightly toast hamburger buns in broiler.
Step 3:Place burgers on buns; top with remaining 1/4 cup salsa; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese serve with lettuce and tomato.

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Barbecued Meat Patties

barbecued_meat_pattiesBarbecued Meat Patties – The basting sauce recipe for these incredible patties is the best! It has a sweet and sour flavor to it, and we highly recommend adding it to your beef burger as a condiment. So yummy.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10-15 mins
Servings: 4
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Barbecued Meat Patties

1 1/4 lb ground beef
1 egg
2 tb finely chopped onion
2 tb finely chopped green pepper
1 tb soy sauce
1 tb tomato ketchup
2 tb half-half
1 tb cornstarch

Basting Mixture:
1/2 c ketchup,
1/4 c water and
1 tb lemon juice
1 tb brown sugar,
1 tb worcestshire sauce
1 ds hot pepper sauce

Directions to make Barbecued Meat Patties

Step 1:Mix all Basting Mixture ingredients, stir well to blend. Set aside.
Step 2:In a large mixing bowl, combine ground meat, egg and onion. Add green pepper, soy sauce, and ketchup. Mix half and half and cornstarch. Add to meat mixture, mixing to blend well.
Step 3:Form portions of meat to even, rather thick meat patties. Place patties on preheated barbecue grill. Broil 3 to 4 inches from source of heat, basting with sauce and turning patties over from time to time for even browning. Grill 12-15 minutes total .
Step 4:Serve with remaining Basting Mixture.

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Tasty Meatloaf

tasty_meatloafTasty Meatloaf - Here we have a tasty, easy meatloaf that is bursting with subtle flavors! Ground chuck or sirloin can be substituted for extra lean ground beef if you wish.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Tasty Meatloaf

2 lb Grd chuck or sirloin
3/4 c Oatmeal
1 x Onion
1/2 c Catsup
1/4 c Milk
2 x Eggs
1 tb Horseradish
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1/2 c Catsup
1 tb Horseradish
3 tb B. sugar
2 ts Mustard(prepared)

Directions to make Tasty Meatloaf

Step 1:Combine first 9 ingredients; shape into two 7 1/2 x 4 inch loaves. Place on a lightly greased rack of a broiler pan; bake at 350 deg for 40 min.
Step 2:Combine 1/2 c catsup, 1 T horseradish and remaining ingredients; spoon over meatloaf & bake an additional 5 min. Yields 2 loaves.
Step 3:NOTE May freeze the second loaf.

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Meatloaf with Potato Cheese and BBQ Sauce

meatloaf_potato_cheese_bbq_sauceMeatloaf with Potato Cheese and BBQ Sauce – We have taken the traditional, ground beef meatloaf and made it into a one-dish-meal. The potatoes are part of the loaf, plus we added a little cheese and BBQ sauce to make it extra pleasing to those tastebuds.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 60 mins
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Meatloaf with Potato Cheese and BBQ Sauce

2 lb Ground beef
4 sl Bread; crumbled
2 c Baked beans
2 Eggs; or substitute
1 c BBQ sauce
1/4 c Mustard
1/4 c Ketchup
2 c Potatoes; mashed
1 c Cheese

Directions to make Meatloaf with Potato Cheese and BBQ Sauce

Step 1:Mash up the baked beans. Mix everything together except the potatoes and the cheese. Add more liquid or bread as needed to reach desired consistancy. Press mixture into the bottom and around sides of two 9×5 inch loaf pans, leaving a large trough in the center.
Step 2:Reserve about 1-1/2 cups of mixture to cover top with.
Step 3:Fill troughs of each meatloaf with mashed potatoes. Cut cheese into cubes, or grate, and put this on top of the potatoes. Cover potatoes and cheese with reserved meat mixture. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

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Best Cheese Stuffed Hamburgers

best_cheese_stuffed_hamburgersBest Cheese Stuffed Hamburgers – A little spin on the classic cheeseburger! We put the cheese on the inside, and added a little heat with some chili pepper and jack cheese. Try these on the BBQ tonight!

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 6-8 mins
Main Ingredient: Groud Beef
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Best Cheese Stuffed Hamburgers

1/4 pound monterey jack cheese, grated
1 fresh hot chile pepper
1 tomato
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
2 teaspoons oil
salt and pepper to taste
8 slices crusty bread
2 tablespoons fesh coriander, chopped

Directions to make Best Cheese Stuffed Hamburgers

Step 1:Shred the cheese, seed and chop the chile pepper, combine. Slice the tomato; set aside.
Step 2:Shape the beef into 8 thin patties, put 1/4 of the cheese mixture in the center of 4 of the patties. Top with remaining patties and pinch to seal.
Step 3:Toast the bread. Heat oil in a frying pan and cook the hamburgers 6-8 minutes over medium heat for medium rare. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Step 4:Place cooked hamburgers on the toast and top with tomato slices and another slice of toast.

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Grilled Hamburgers

gid_brgrGrilled Hamburgers – These traditional grilled hamburgers will bring you right back to your childhood. One bite and you know these are homemade! We have given directions for 3 ways of cooking, microwave, grilled or skillet fried.

Servings: 4
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Grilled Hamburgers

1/2 c sour cream
3 green onion, chopped,with tops
3 TB bread crumbs
1/2 ts Worcestershire sauce
1/2 ts lemon pepper
1 lb lean ground beef
4 hamburger buns
shredded lettuce 1 tomato — 4 slices/hamburger
1 yellow onion — sliced in 4
2 ts mustard
1 TB mayonnaise
1 TB catsup

Directions to make Grilled Hamburgers

Step 1:Prepare white or yellow sweet onion by slicing in thick slices, place in plastic bag or glass jar with ice water, seal and refrigerate until ready to use. This makes the onions very crisp and juicy.
Step 2:Slice a vine-ripened tomato into thick slices. Mix sour cream, chopped green onions, bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce and lemon pepper seasoning. Mix this in with the ground meat until combined well. Shape into 4 patties.
Step 3:Cooking the hamburger patties: GRILL: Place meat on grill over hot coals and cook to desired doneness, turning only once or twice. BROIL: Place meat in broiler pan; broil to desired doneness. MICROWAVE: Place meat in a microwave-safe dish and cover loosely with plastic wrap (made for microwave purposes); vent one edge slightly. Microwave on highest power for 3 minutes. Turn patties over and cook 3 minutes longer or until desired doneness. Rotate the dish 1/4 turn every 1-2 minutes. Drain well
Step 4:Mix the mayonnaise, mustard and catsup. Blend well.
Step 5:To serve, divide the catsup mixture evenly on the warmed hamburger buns, top with a meat patty, tomato slice, onion slice and shredded lettuce. Also good with alfalfa or radish sprouts.

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20 Minute Hamburger Skillet Stew

20_minute_hamburger_skillet_stew20 Minute Hamburger Skillet Stew – This is another one of our “less than 30 minutes” ground beef recipes, and we can’t wait to hear your feedback on it! This stew is a mixture of tiny, beef meatballs and lots of veggies.

Cook Time: 25 mins
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make 20 Minute Hamburger Skillet Stew

1/4 lb Lean ground beef
1 lg Onion, sliced wafer-thin
4 Carrots, sliced wafer-thin
2 Potatoes, halved, sliced wafer-thin
3 Ribs celery, sliced wafer-thin
1 c Boiling water
2 t Beef extract OR bouillon
2 Bay leaves
1/4 t Dried thyme
Salt OR garlic salt Pepper
1/4 c Dry red wine OR tomato juice
2 T All purp flour

Directions to make 20 Minute Hamburger Skillet Stew

Step 1:Use melon baller and shape meat into tiny meatballs. Brown in skillet. Discard any fat.
Step 2:Stir onion into skillet and cook 1 min. Add boiling water or broth and extract or bouillon. Add remaining veggies, seasonings. Cover, cook over low heat, 15 mins until veg are tender.
Step 3:Combine wine or water and flour in covered jar. Shake and stir into skillet. Cook and stir until sauce is thick, 4 mins.

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