Recipes with meat as an ingredient, rather than as the primary

[teacup princess]

I like to save any leftover breakfast meats throughout the week ( ham, bacon, sausage) and then throw it in a quiche with any leftover salad fixins and have it for dinner once a week or so. Almost any meat or veggie works, doesn't take much, and makes a good economical meal.

 

[TiffanyK]

Thanks!! Nice site

**I also make a yummy mozzarella and white bean pasta. So delicious and so easy and inexpensive...

Melt 4 TBS. of butter and I TBS. of Olive Oil. Add 1 clove of minced garlic and saute over low heat. Cook 1 lb. of pasta.
Add 1 can of rinsed and drained small white beans (they are sweet and mild) to the butter oil and garlic. Cook about 5 minutes over low/med. Before draining pasta carefully add 1 cup of the hot pasta water to the bean mixture. Drain pasta and mix with bean mixture. Add shredded mozzarella (about 8 oz.) and mix thouroughly. It will be stringy and soft.

Really economical and very tasty!

That sounds good and a bit different than the usual fare.

 

[QVCshopper]

Quesadillas are easy and don't take much meat. I cooked 1/2 lb chicken, added onions and peppers; season to taste. Meanwhile, heat up four tortilla shells; then pile cheese on two of the shells, top with the chicken mixture, top with cheese and the other shell. Bake until lightly golden brown. So yummy, and not a lot of meat needed.

I often buy a big thing of chicken and cut it up for various meal. Then I freeze the already cut meat and use throughout the month as needed.

 

[Kycha]

About two years ago I started using 1/2 pound of hamburger in recipes I'd previously used a pound in- spaghetti, chili, hamburger soup, etc. No one can even taste the difference so I started doing it with chicken as well. I load up our fajitas, alfredos, etc. with vegetables or pasta and use only two pieces of chicken for our family of four.

This is what I do. Another tip, for tacos, if I have leftover rice, I add it to the meat as a filler. Or I'll just add a cup of frozen corn as a filler. This is delicious too. The sweetness of the corn goes well with the saltiness/spiciness of the taco seasoning.