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Whenever I find ground beef on sale, I buy 10-20 pounds and prepare it for the freezer.
I take half of the meat and make hamburger patties. These burgers are plain, but click here for a great recipe for BBQ Burgers. I freeze them on cookie sheets for a couple of hours and then place them in freezer zipper bags.
I brown the rest of the meat with onions, drain it (click here for a great tip!) and freeze it in zipper freezer bags. (Watch a video here about how I do this to maximize storage space.).
I can then easily pull the ground beef out to use in recipes like Easy Slow Cooker Pasta Sauce (substitute ground beef for sausage),Cheeseburger Casserole, Mexican Stuffed Peppers, Taco Cups or Gluten Free Lasagna Bake.
This week I made taco meat with part of the ground beef. Here’s the recipe I used:
A yummy and versatile recipe from ThePeacefulMom.com!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon garlic salt
- 1-16 ounce can refried beans
- 1- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 3-4 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Saute onions in olive oil until almost translucent.
- Add ground beef and brown.
- Add spices, beans and tomato paste.
- Stir and cook until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Stir in water to thin the consistency of the mixture.
- Heat through.
- Use as taco or burrito filling or freeze for later use.
You can also check out my Ground Beef Recipe Pinterest Board here.
Do you have any delicious ways to use ground beef? Share in the comments. 🙂
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Am looking for more info on your gr. beef plan. Went to pinterest and clicked on picture but it didn’t give me recipes or plan. I am new at blogs etc., is this something I need to buy? If so, no need to respond. We have $20 week for groc. And don’t buy meat often. Thank you. God bless you.
Hi Beth! Here is the link for you: https://thepeacefulmom.com/2012/06/11/easy-meal-plan-ground-beef-plan/. 🙂
And here is another link: https://thepeacefulmom.com/2012/02/07/easy-meal-plan-what-to-do-with-20-pounds-of-ground-beef-part-1/. Let me know if you have any questions.
How long does the browned meat last? Do you get freezer burn?
I have kept mine successfully for 2 months, although I have heard you can keep it in the freezer for up to 3 months. As long as you remove all of the air from the bag and seal it well, there should not be a problem with freezer burn.