Category Archives: Beef

Chili Pasta Skillet

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Chili pasta skilletWhile in the winter and fall months you can be sure to find a nice loaf of fresh-baked bread and a pot of soup simmering on the stove, spring and summer will find a lot of sandwiches and pastas in the kitchen. I like to use the stove top more, less baking, less oven heating up the house. Although our weather has been gloriously rainy and a smidge cool, our meal plan was more summery. Tonight, we are just having sandwiches, now that it is quite chilly, I will probably add some tomato soup to the meal, last night was pasta. A quick throw together meal, pasta with a bit of a Mexican flair.

Recipe from Kraft

  • 3 cups rigatoni- or your favorite pasta ( I used medium shells)
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 small onion
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 large zucchini
  • 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
  • 1 Tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 large tomato, chopped
  • 1/2 cup salsa
  • 3/4 cup Mexican cheese blend-or cheddar

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain.

2. Brown meat, onion and garlic in large skillet until meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain grease. Add zucchini, corn and chilli powder, cook an additional 7 minutes, or until zucchini is tender. Add tomato and salsa, cook 3 minutes.

3. Stir in drained pasta, and 1/2 cup of cheese. Top with remaining cheese.

4. Eat and enjoy!

Pizza Buns

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Pizza bunsAh Pizza Buns a staple of every childhood. I used to walk up the street and stay with a neighbor before school, while my parents went to work, and every Friday we had Pizza Buns for breakfast. Always a fun treat, and although I certainly didn’t serve them for breakfast this time around my whole family loved them. Really who wouldn’t love pizza buns?

Recipe from Allrecipes

  • 4 Large Hamburger buns, split (or 8 small)
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pizza sauce
  • 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
  • 2 1/4 tsp. Italian seasonings
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. Onion powder
  • 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Set oven to broil, lay buns open-faced on a cookie sheet and broil for 1 minute to toast buns. Watch closely, you don’t want them to burn.

2. Cook ground beef and onion until meat is browned, drain grease. Add pizza sauce, parm cheese and all seasonings. Bring mixture to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Scoop onto buns, and top with mozzarella cheese. Bake for 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

4. Eat and enjoy!

Creamy Beef Taquitos

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TaquitosMy kids have fallen in love with a meal. All the kids really liked these. They were even shot gunning the leftovers, and when I told them dad gets them in his lunch , three sad faces did I see. I found this recipe over at Meal Planning 101 and have been wanting to make it for a while. I very barely changed the recipe to accommodate what we had on hand. The kids are already talking about having it again, so we can definitely say we have a  hit on our hands! Thanks Kindra!

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese
  • 2 Tbsp Taco seasonings
  • 5 Tbsp green onions
  • 1/4 cup salsa
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella
  • 10 small flour tortillas
  • Oil or cooking spray
  • sour cream /salsa to dip

1. Brown ground beef in medium-sized skillet. Drain fat. Add taco seasonings, cream cheese, green onions, salsa and lime juice. Stir until cream cheese has melted. Stir in mozzarella.

2. Divide evenly between tortilla shells. Roll up.

3. Place on a greased baking sheet. Spray with cooking spray or brush with oil. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees.

4. Serve with sour cream and salsa.

5. Eat and enjoy!

Donairs

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DonairsSo we have this thing in our house called “pick of the month”. Basically everybody gets to pick one thing to eat or drink, kids and husband included, it can range from dessert, snack , meal, whatever they want. Once in a while my hubby decides to challenge me and pick something I have never made before. This month, homemade Donairs. Challenge accepted. Actually turns out they were really easy, just need a long time to cook the meat. A new meal that the whole family enjoyed.

Recipe from   Allrecipes 

  • Meat:
  • 1 teaspoon each, salt, oregano, all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon each pepper, Italian seasonings, garlic powder, onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 pnd ground beef
  • Sauce:
  • 1 (12 ounce can) evaporated milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 3 tsp vinegar
  • Fixin’s:
  • Pita bread
  • Lettuce
  • Tomato
  • Pickles (Or whatever you want to add)

1. Mix meat spices together in large sturdy bowl. I used a large ceramic bowl so it stays in place. Using your hands mix in all spices. Pick up meat mixture and slam down with force into bowl. Knead meat. Repeat about 20 times.

2. Shape meat into a loaf and place on baking sheet. Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Flip. Bake additional 35 minutes.

3. Place on cutting board and let rest for 10-20 minutes.

4. After you put meat in the oven make sauce by whisking together all sauce ingredients. Place in fridge until ready to use. Stir before putting on donairs.

5. Warm pita. Cut in half and fill with fixin’s. Thinly slice meat and add to pita. Top with a few Tablespoons of sweet sauce.

6. Eat and enjoy!