Korean Beef

1 pound lean ground beef
1/4 - 1/2 cup brown sugar (I like it sweet so I usually do closer to 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
1/2 - 1 teaspoon crushed red peppers (to desired spiciness)
salt and pepper
1 bunch green onions, diced (don't skip this!)

Heat a large skillet over medium heat and brown hamburger with garlic in the sesame oil. Drain most of the fat and add brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, salt and pepper and red peppers. Simmer for a few minutes to blend the flavors. Serve over steamed rice and top with green onions.
 * This would be amazing as a filling for lettuce wraps or topped with crunchy Chinese Noodles*

Colorado Burritos

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 to 2 pounds stew meat or other beef cubed (top sirloin is great)
• 1 large can mild (red) enchilada sauce* (at least 19 oz.)
• 2 beef bouillon cubes (or just one--or none--if you want it less salty AND you do NOT add water, just the bouillon)
• 1/2 can refried beans (optional)
• 5-7 burrito size flour tortillas
• 1 cup or so of shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions:
Put beef, whole bouillon cubes (do NOT add water), and enchilada sauce*** into a crock pot and cook on low for 7-8 hours**, or until meat is very tender. (Can also cook on high for maybe 3-4 hours.)  I've also cooked it in a dutch oven for about 4 hours at 325 degrees.  More meat, more time.  A third option is to cook it in a large heavy saucepan--bring it to a boil on high heat, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the meat is tender.  If you go with a method other than the crock pot, make sure the pot is covered and pretty well sealed to minimize evaporation of the liquid.

When beef is done (very tender and flakes off when stirred), taste and add more salt, if desired. Heat up refried beans in the microwave (covered and in a microwave-proof dish, of course)and put your oven on broil. On an oven-proof plate, or cookie sheet even, lay out a tortilla.  Place on tortilla about 1/2 cup of the meat, drained by using a slotted spoon, and a spoonful or two of beans. Roll into a burrito (hopefully you know how to roll these). Pour some of the remaining enchilada sauce from the crock pot over the burrito to cover it. Sprinkle with some cheddar cheese. Broil until cheese is bubbly, about 2-4 minutes.

Baked Ziti

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• 1 pound dry ziti pasta (or really any kind of pasta would work- I actually used Penne pasta)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pound lean ground beef (season with pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and minced garlic)
• 2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce (I added a zucchini to my sauce just for more veggies!)
• 8 slices provolone cheese
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 7-8 minutes; drain.
2. In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 8x8 inch pans with non-stick cooking spray. Layer as follows in each pan: 1/4 of the ziti, 1/4 of the sauce, 4 slices of Provolone cheese, 1/2 of sour cream,  1/4 of ziti, 1/4 mozzarella cheese and 1/4 of sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese and remaining mozzarella cheese.
4. Bake covered for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted

Oven Baked Tacos

1 lb lean ground beef
1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 medium onion, diced
1 (1 oz) packet taco seasoning
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup chunky salsa
12 hard taco shells
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large skillet, heat oil and add onion and garlic – saute for about 5 minutes until soft.  Add beef and taco seasoning, cooking until meat is browned. Add beans and salsa.  Mix well and let cook for a couple of minutes so that the flavors can meld and the mixture can thicken.
In a large 9x13" baking pan, line up all the taco shells. Fill each one with a couple of scoops of the beef mixture and pack down into the shell. Repeat until all the shells are filled. Top each taco with shredded cheese.
Bake for 8-10 minutes (or until all the cheese is melted).
Serve with your favorite taco toppings (tomatoes, lettuce, olives, sour cream, hot sauce, or whatever you like!).

Mongolian Beef

Ingredients

• 1 lb. stew meat
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 1 onion, thickly sliced
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 1/2 cup soy sauce 
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. fresh minced ginger
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce 
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Instructions

1. Freezer directions- dump all ingredients into a labeled freezer bag, seal, mix up, freeze flat. It's as easy as that!
2. When you're ready to cook- take the bag out of the freezer the night before and let it defrost in the fridge. The next morning dump the bag into the crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours. If you're going to be longer just add a bit more water so it doesn't dry out. Serve with fresh slice green onions and rice. Yum!

Beef Tips (Comfort Food at its Best)

Ingredients:
2 lb. - Beef tenderloin tips, Stew Meat, Chuck Roast or Chuck Eye, cubed
1 - 10.5 oz can cream of mushroom soup
1 – packet brown gravy mix
1 - packet lipton dry onion soup mix
1 – 4 oz can mushrooms
1 - cup water or ginger ale soda

Directions:
Add cubed meat to a 9 x 13 inch pan.
In a large bowl mix the remaining ingredients together and pour over the meat.
Add mushrooms and stir to coat. Cover with foil and bake at 300 degrees for 3 Hours.
Do not remove foil until done.
Serve over rice, mashed potatoes or egg noodles.

Philly Cheese Steak Sandwhiches

Ingredients:
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1 pound Deli Roast Beef
2 green bell peppers, cut into 1/4 inch strips
2 onions, sliced into rings
salt and pepper to taste
4 hoagie rolls, split lengthwise (I buy mine and Macy's)
1 (8 ounce) mozzarella cheese (Don't buy pre-shredded, it will not melt as good)

Directions:
1. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and minced garlic. Cover, and refrigerate. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).

2. Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute beef until lightly browned. Stir in green pepper and onion, and season with salt and pepper. Saute until vegetables are tender, and remove from heat.

3. Spread each bun generously with garlic mayonnaise. Divide beef mixture into the buns. Top with shredded cheese. Place sandwiches on a baking pan.

4. Heat sandwiches in preheated oven, until cheese is melted or slightly browned.

Tin Foil Dinner

Recipe:

1 pound of Lean Ground Beef

2 large Potatoes (peeled and sliced thin)

1 onion (sliced)

1 large Zucchinni
1 cup of sliced carrot

McCormick Steak Seasoning

Garlic Salt

Salt and Pepper

Season the meat well with all of the seasonings.  Separate the meat into 4th's. (so about a 1/4 pound of meat will go into each foil) Next, peel and slice the potato into thin slices.  Slice the onion into thin strips too. Wash the zucchini and slice into 1/4" thick pieces. 

Take 2 pieces of foil for each dinner and lay one on top of the other creating a + symbol.  Place a 1/4 lb. of meat onto all 4 foils.  Measure out the vegetables so each dinner gets equal amounts.  Now just layer the vegetables on top of the meat then season the veggies well with salt, pepper, garlic salt, and steak seasoning.  Wrap the foil up tight and place them onto a baking sheet.

Bake @*350 for 1 hour to an hour and 15 minutes.

*NOTE: One way to add flavor to the dish is to take the veggies, lightly drizzle them with oil, and place them in a bag, along with a packet of the dry Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning and give it a good shake.

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Cheeseburger Flatbread Melts

1 lb lean ground beef, browned and drained
1/4 cup water
1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 pkg dry onion soup mix
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tbsp mustard
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
11 oz thin crust pizza dough
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Brown and drain ground beef. Add water, vinegar, onion soup mix, ketchup, mustard and garlic. Stir to combine and simmer over low heat. Meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp canola oil over medium heat in a large, heavy bottomed skillet. Divide the pizza dough into six equal portions and roll into a round, tortilla-like shape. Fry the dough for one minute on each side or until golden brown and bubbly. Remove to a paper towel to drain. Top with beef mixture,shredded cheese and drizzle with Ranch Dressing.

Ground Beef Stroganoff

•1 lb. hamburger
•1 (10 3/4 oz) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
•1 packet brown gravy mix
•1/2 cup sour cream
•2 Tbsp. chopped onion
•salt & pepper (to taste)
•1 small can sliced mushrooms (I used fresh mushrooms)
•Egg noodles, rice or mashed potatoes (I love it over noodles)

1.Brown hamburger with chopped onion, salt and pepper. While the meat is browning, Start the noodles, rice or mashed potatoes to cook. Drain off any grease from the hamburger. (I then cooked the fresh mushrooms in the beef fat until tender)

2.Add cream of mushroom soup, gravy mix (plus water according to packet directions) mix together and simmer over low heat about 10-15 minutes.

3.Add mushrooms and the sour cream mix until thoroughly blended. Serve over cooked noodles, mashed potatoes or rice.

Taco Stuffed Shells

Just tried this recipe and it is so good!


1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
6 0z cream cheese
1 t salt
1 t chili powder
18 jumbo pasta shells
2 T butter
1 cup taco sauce (I used Taco Bell Mild)
1-2 cups shredded cheese
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 cup crushed tortilla chips
sour cream to top


Boil your pasta shells, rinse and toss in butter, set aside. In skillet brown ground beef with the onion, add cream cheese, salt and chili powder to ground beef. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fill pasta shells with beef mixture arrange in baking dish. Pour taco sauce over top and cover with tinfoil. Bake for 15 minutes. Uncover and top with cheese and crushed up tortilla chips, cook for another 10 minutes longer.

Top with sour cream.

Thanks Ash for insisting that I try it even though I thought it sounded weird.

Navajo Tacos

1 lbs. hamburger
Salt & Pepper
1 can Chili Beans
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning

Brown hamburger and season with salt and pepper. Drain grease and add taco seasoning packet and water suggested on the back. Cook 10-15 minutes. Add chili beans (drain first) and stir well.

Scones:

Rhodes Rolls
Oil for frying

2-3 hours before dinner, place desired amount of dough on a greased cookie sheet and cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Once dough is totally thawed, press each roll out into the shape of a small scone and allow to rest on cookie sheet and rise some more (30 minutes to an hour). Heat oil to about 350 degrees in either a deep frying pan. Fry the scones until they are golden brown on both sides. Remove from grease and place on paper towels.

Toppings:

shredded cheddar cheese
shredded lettuce
chopped green onion
chopped tomato
chopped olives
Sour Cream
Salsa

Mini Meatloaf

Tube of refrigerated biscuits
1 lbs Hamburger Meat
1/2 Package of Dry Onion Soup Mix
1 Egg
1/3 Cup Milk
1 1/2 Tablespoon Ketchup
1 1/2 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Mustard
Sharp Cheddar Cheese


Mix Beef, Soup Mix, Egg and Milk together. Cut uncooked biscuits in 1/2. Press across the bottom and up the sides of grease muffin tins. Roll beef mixture into little balls and set in middle of biscuit cup. Top with a little Ketchup, Brown Sugar Mustard and cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 min.

We like to add caramelized onions on top for extra flavor.

2 Tablespoons Butter
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1 Large Red Onion

Cook until Soft.

Marboro Man Sandwich

Ingredients:
2 to 3 pounds cube steak (tenderized round steak that’s been extra-tenderized
1 large onion OR 2 small/medium onions
4 French/Deli rollsButter, man
Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
Worcestershire Sauce
Tabasco

-Slice onions and cook in 1/4 stick butter until soft and light brown. Remove and set aside.
-Slice cube steak against the grain. Season with Lawry’s.
-Heat 2 TBSP butter over high heat (in same skillet) until melted and beginning to brown.
-Add meat in single layer. Cook one side until brown, then flip and cook until brown, about a minute on both sides.
-Add 1/2 (at least) Worcestershire sauce, 5 to 6 shakes Tabasco, and 2 TBSP butter. Add cooked onions. Stir to combine.
-Butter halved French rolls and brown on skillet.
-To assemble, lay bottom half of French roll on plate. Place meat mixture, followed by a spoonfull of juice from the pan. Top with other half of roll, cut in half, and devour!
Recipe from the Pioneer Woman Cooks

Beef Enchiladas

1 can mild RED enchilada sauce
1 pound ground beef
1 pkg. shredded mexican blend cheese
8 flour tortillas
garlic salt
onion powder
sour cream, lettuce, & tomatoes (if desired)

Fry up beef in a pan on med. heat. Season with garlic salt & onion powder while cooking. Drain fat. Preheat oven to 35o degrees. In a glass 9x13 pan, put 1/3 sauce in bottom so tortillas won't stick. Mix 1/3 of sauce with the meat, and save the rest for later. Put a couple spoonfuls of meat mixture in each tortilla and layer cheese on top of the meat. Roll up and place seam down in pan. When all tortillas are filled and rolled, pour remaining sauce over the top of all evenly, and sprinkle remaining cheese over all. bake in oven for 15 min or until heated through and bubbly. Serve with sour cream, chopped tomatoes and lettuce on top if desired.

South of the Border Fajitas (Crock Pot)

1 1/2 lbs of beef steak or chicken

1 cup chopped onion

1 green sweet pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1 or 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped

1 Tablespoon snipped cilantro

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 teaspoon of chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 (8oz) can stewed tomatoes

12 (7inch) flour tortillas

Toppings:

Guacamole

Sour Cream

Salsa

Shredded Cheese

Place all ingredients in crock pot and cook on low 8-10 hours. Stir occasionally. Place meat mixture on tortillas with your choice of toppings. Roll up and enjoy.

Sanpete Sloppy Joes

1 1/2 lbs of Ground Beef

1 can of Chicken Gumbo

1 small can of tomato sauce

3 Tablespoons of Ketchup

3 Tablespoons of Mustard

2 Tablespoons of Brown Sugar

Brown ground beef

Add other ingredients to beef

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer.

Porcupin Meatballs

1 beaten egg

2 cans condensed tomato soup

3/4 cup cooked rice

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 lbs of ground beef

1 1/2 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 cup water

Parmesan Cheese (optional)

Combine egg, 1/4 cup soup, rice onion powder, and pepper. Add beef; mix well. Shape into meatballs (about 20) Place in a large skillet and brown the meat. Mix the remaining soup with Worcestershire sauce, oregano, chili powder and water. Pour over meatballs. Bring to a boil; reduce to simmer and cover. Stirring often cook 20 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if desired. Eat on mashed potatoes.

Grilled London Broil

4 lbs of London Broil

1/2 cup Soy Sauce

1/2 cup of Worcestershire Sauce

1/2 cup of White Wine Vinegar

4 cloves of garlic, minced

1/3 cup of Brown Sugar

1/4 cup of vegetable oil

2 Tablespoons of Ginger

1 Tablespoon of Liquid Smoke

Place meat in a dish or Ziploc bag. Combine all ingredients and pour over meat. Marinate 6-7 hours. Put in refrigerator. Poke with fork turning every 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Take meat out of fridge one hour before grilling it. Grill on high for 3-5 minutes on each side to sear meat. Grill over medium heat until desired. Cut thinly on an angle and serve immediately.

Tater Tot Casserole

1 lb Ground Beef

salt, pepper, minced onion and garlic powder, to taste

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/2 - 1 cup of milk

1 can of green beans or corn

1 bag of tater tots

2 cups of Cheddar cheese

Brown ground beef with seasonings. Stir in soup and milk. Add beans or corn. Spread tater tots in a 9x12 baking dish (OR pour mixture in dish first and spread tater toots evenly on top.) Pour beef mixture evenly over top. Bake at 350 for approx. 30 minutes or until heated through. Top with cheese and bake additional 5 minutes.