wtccheermom
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you should try pillsbury.com. They have a ton of good ideas and you can search spefically for ground beef ideas!!!
My parents did a Mushroom Goulash when I was younger.
a pound of pasta
a pound of meat
1-2 Can of Cream of Mushroom
salt and pepper
Their version:
Begin to boil the pasta
Med Heat Brown the meat
Drain most of it
Open a 1 1/2 cans of CoM
Add one can of water stir.
Turn down to a simmer.
You can always add more water/CoM to get the to desired thickness of the cream
Drain the water and then add the pasta.
This is how my mom made it. Now to add flavor to a pretty boring dish.. lol its sometimes is:
OH LOOK this X spice! (personally I like garlic/onion powder and something green.
For color you can add parsley, basil, really just about anything. My kid LOVES it. I have added real mushrooms and I have thought about a vegi like peas. We tried broccoli, but that didn't go over well.
Brown 1 lb ground beef.
Mix together with chopped green pepper, 1 chopped onion (I like vidalia), 1 can italian style chopped tomatoes.
Leave in crockpot on low for 4-5 hrs.
Then, add a small can of tomato paste and 1/2 box of spiral cooked pasta during last 10 min of cooking.
I serve with parmesan cheese on top.
This New England favorite tastes better the 2nd day; so often I double the recipe.
This is my recipe for cabbage rolls halved. I actually made these last night but used ground round instead of ground beef because our local meat market had it on sale for $1.99lb
1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound breakfast sausage
1 clove of garlic minced
1/2 medium onion minced
1 egg
Mix this together and form into football shaped loaves small enough to roll in a cabbage leaf.
Roll meat into softened cabbage leaves.
Put a thin layer of tomato sauce on bottom of baking dish, arrange cabbage rolls in a single layer, and top with more tomato sauce. Cover with foil.
Bake at 325 for about 2 hours.
These are even better the day after. My DF who doesn't like cabbage loves these. I serve them with mashed potatoes or au gratin spaetzle.
Family Favorite here:
Crescent Surprise
1lb any kind of lean meat
2c any kind of shredded cheese
2 tubes of crescent rolls (8 each)
Brown 1lb meat (with onion/mushroom/peppers if desired)
Spread 1 tube of crescent dough on cookie sheet, top with meat. Top meat with shredded cheese. Open 2nd crescent tube and lay over the cheese. Pinch together all sides. Bake at 375 for 14 minutes.
Yum.