Tomato Ground Beef Dinner

Tomato Ground Beef Dinner – This super speedy, skillet fried, ground beef recipe is yet another Less Than 30 Minute Meal! Healthy chunks of vegetables, mainly juicy ripe tomatoes, are combined with a traditional Italian spice medley, and served over rice or noodles! This quick ground beef recipe is ideal for busy week nights.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25-30 mins
Servings: 4
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Tomato Ground Beef Dinner

2 cups coarsely chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 lb lean ground beef
1 cup chopped onions
1 crushed garlic clove
1 diced green bell pepper
1 cup sliced celery
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
8-oz broad noodles, cooked and drained

Directions to make Tomato Ground Beef Dinner

Step 1:

Combine the tomatoes, water, oregano, thyme, and pepper in a small bowl and set aside. Heat oil in a large heavy skillet.

Step 2:

Add ground beef to the skillet and stir constantly until crumbly and no longer pink. Remove meat from skillet with a slotted spoon and set aside.

Step 3:

Add the onion, garlic, bell pepper, and celery to the skillet. Saute until the vegetables are tender. Cover the skillet and cook mixture about 7 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally.

Step 4:

. Add parsley to the skillet. Return the meat to the skillet and add the tomato mixture. Cook mixture for several minutes until hot and bubbly. Serve over the hot cooked noodles or rice.

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Cheesy Chilada Casserole

grdbfCheesy Chilada Casserole – This simple, spanish style, ground beef casserole, oven bakes in only 20 Minutes. Browned ground beef, with a dash of cumin, salsa, and tried and true pinto beans are layered with amazing totillas, and baked to blend. Served with traditional Mexican taco ingredients added on top, or on the side.

Prep Time: 15-20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Servings: 4-6
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef, Tortillas
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Cheesy Chilada Casserole

1 lb Ground Beef, lean
1/2 ts Salt
1 Med. Bell Pepper, chopped
12 Corn Tortillas
1 Clove Garlic, minced
2 c Shredded Cheese, cheddear or monteray jack
16 oz Pinto Beans, drained
1 Lettuce, shredded
15 oz Tomato Sauce
1 Sour Cream
1 c Picante Sauce, med or hot
1 Fresh Tomato, chopped
1 ts Ground Cumin

Directions to make Cheesy Chilada Casserole

Step 1:Brown meat with pepper, onion and garlic; drain. Add beans, tomato sauce, picante sauce, cumin and salt. Simmer 15 minutes.
Step 2:Spoon small amount of meat mixture in 13×9 inch baking dish. Top with 6 tortillas. Top with half the remaining meat mixture; sprinkle with cheese, repeat (except for cheese). Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes
Step 3:Remove foil and top with remaining cheese. Bake uncovered for 5 minutes.
Step 4:Top with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and additional picante sauce

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Beef Tourtiere

tourtBeef Tourtiere – This simple, savory, meat pie recipe is a terrific week night meal. All but the oven baking can be “Made Ahead”, for an extremely quick homemade meal the next day, or frozen for another time. Pan fried lean ground beef,and fresh, rustic potatoes, are oven baked into a pie shell, and served steaming hot. A quick and easy traditional French Canadian recipe.

Prep Time: 20-25 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Servings: 6EA
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef, Potatoes
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Beef Tourtiere

4 – 5 medium potatoes
2 tb Oil
1 1/2 lb Medium ground beef
1 lg Onion, diced
1/4 ts Allspice
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Garlic Powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Pastry for 2 double-crust 9-inch pies

Directions to make Beef Tourtiere

Step 1:Boil potatoes and mash coarsely. Heat oil in large, heavy duty frying pan and brown beef and onion. Stir in potatoes, allspice, cinnamon, garlic salt, salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 400ŒF.. Line two 9-inch pie pans with pastry.
Step 2:Using slotted spoon, fill pans with meat mixture. Cover with top crusts, cutting vents so steam can escape.
Step 3:Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until golden-brown.

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Meaty Spanish Rice

mty_sp_rcMeaty Spanish Rice – This south-of-the-border, Quickly fried, this ground beef spanish rice recipe is simple, saucy, and sensational! Pan fried, stove top, this one-pot rice meal is a real timesaver, as well as well-rounded and satisfying. A great lunch the next day, should you be fortunate enough to have leftovers.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Main Ingredient: Rice, Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Meaty Spanish Rice

3/4 pound ground beef, lean
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 (14 ounce) can Beef Broth
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice

Directions to make Meaty Spanish Rice

Step 1:Cook beef, onion and pepper in skillet until beef is browned. Pour off fat.
Step 2:Add broth, tomato sauce, chili powder and garlic. Heat to a boil. Stir in rice. Cover and cook over low heat 20 minutes or until rice is done. Serve with cheese and sour cream if desired.

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Family Style Beef Stroganoff

fam_bf_stgFamily Style Beef Stroganoff - This exceptionally easy ground beef stroganoff, has a comforting flavor, and a speedy, simple assembly. Oven baked in 30 Minutes, it is the best ground beef recipe for those busy days, when there just doesn’t seem to be enough time to get everything done. Let us know if you agree!

Prep Time: 10-15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef Meat
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Family Style Beef Stroganoff

1 pound lean ground beef
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
8 ounces sliced mushrooms
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup white wine
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1/2 cup sour cream
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
4 cups cooked egg noodles
chopped fresh parsley, optional
Radish slices and fresh Italian parsley, optional

Directions to make Family Style Beef Stroganoff

Step 1:Preheat oven to 350. Spray 13×9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place beef in large skillet; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brown beef over medium-high heat until no longer pink, stirring to seperate beef. Drain fat from skillet; set aside beef.
Step 2:Heat oil in same skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic; cook and stir 2 minutes or until onion is tender. Add wine. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in soup, sour cream and mustard until well combined. Return beef to skillet.
Step 3:Place noodles in prepared dish. Pour beef mixture over noodles; stir until noodles are well coated. Bake uncovered, 30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, if desiered. Garnish with radish and parsley sprigs, if desired.

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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.


How To Make Italian Spaghetti and Meatballs Video

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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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Saucy Meatballs

scy_mtblSaucy Meatballs – These meatballs are made with ground beef and cook in their own delectable sauce! You can let them simmer stove top or put them in the oven to bake. Awesome with mashed potatoes.

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

Ingredients to make Saucy Meatballs

1 pound Ground Beef
1/2 cup Cooked Rice
1 Onion — Chopped
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
1 Egg
8 ounces Marinara Sauce
1/8 cup Salad Oil
8 ounces Beef Broth
1 cup water

Directions to make Saucy Meatballs

Step 1:Mix half of marinara sauce in with everything except for consomme, oil, and water. Form meatballs. Fry meatballs in oil until lightly browned.
Step 2:Add rest of marinara, consomme and water. Cook until tender, about 40 minutes, with the pan covered.
Step 3:Or bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes

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