Where's the Beef (or ground turkey)?

Swedish Meatballs - mom2riandkayl

1 1/2 lbs hamburger (or 1 lb beef and 1/2 lb ground pork)
3 pieces of fresh bread
1 cub milk
1 egg
2 T dry onion
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp sage
1/4 tsp ground mustard
1/4 tsp celery salt
1 T worchestershire sauce
1/4 tsp garlic salt

combine all ingredients. Make into meatballs. Bake on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.

sauce:
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vinegar

combine. Pour over meatballs. Bake for an additional half hour or put in crockpot for at least an hour.

*** Variation *** cover with cream of mushroom soup instead of the sweet and sour sauce.
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Variations on meatloaf - Irishmom


start with your usual meatloaf recepie
fill bread pan one third full with meat then add a layer of one of the following

feta cheese crumbled (do you have feta?) mixed with chopped herbs, mint or parsley or just leave out the herbs if cash is tight.

macaroni mixed with cheese sauce(use a leftover)

steamed broccoli mixed with grated cheese(use your favourite)

chopped bacon and sundried or blush tomatoes



cover filling with rest of meatloaf mix and bake as usual

Tuscan Meatballs - Becky

Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 15 min Cook: 7 min
Bake: at 350 for 20 minutes

1 pkg - 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed (I've also used steamed, finely chopped, fresh broccoli or fresh spinach)
1 lb ground turkey (I used ground beef)
1 egg (I used 2)
1 c seasoned bread crumbs
1 c grated Parmesan cheese
2 handfuls shredded mozzarella cheese - 1/2 to 3/4 cup (I used smoked sharp cheddar)
1 tsp garlic salt
black pepper to taste
1 to 2 Tbsp olive oil
12 oz spaghetti (I made mashed potatoes instead because I was out of pasta, and we just used the sauce over the potatoes and meatballs)
1/2 to 3/4 c whit wine or chicken broth
3 Tbsp butter
1 to 2 cloves garlic, chopped
Parmesan cheese, to serve

1. Heat oven to 350. Squeeze water out of spinach. Mix spinach, turkey, egg, bread crumbs, Parmesan, mozzarella, garlic salt and pepper in a bowl. Shape mixture into meatballs -about 30. (I made about 20.)

2. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown meatballs about 2 to 3 minutes. Once browned, move pan directly to oven to finish cooking meatballs, about 20 minutes. (I used my cast iron skillet, and it took about 18 minutes until they were done. I did mine in 2 different skillets so that they had room.)

3. Once meatballs are baking, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boiling. Cook the spaghetti until al dente, following package directions.

4. When meatlballs are done, transfer to a plate to keep warm. Deglaze pan with wine or broth. Add butter and garlic; let thicken slightly. Once pasta is done, drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water. Add pasta to sauce in pan plus some pasta water as needed. Toss pasta to coat, then add meatballs back to pan. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.

Gingered Beef and Leeks - DDofEve



1 pound flank steak, sliced on the bias against the grain, 1/4-inch thick
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons naturally brewed soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 large leeks, white part only, julienned
1 red jalapeno, stemmed, minced, seeds and all
1/4 cup ginger syrup (recipe follows)

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Steamed white rice to serve


Directions

In a large bowl, marinate the flank steak, garlic, naturally brewed soy sauce and sesame oil. In a wok or saute pan coated lightly with oil on medium-high heat, add meat, season and brown well, about 3-4 minutes. Remove and add 1 tablespoon of oil and still on high heat, add the leeks and jalapenos, season. Add back the beef with the ginger syrup. Check again for flavor. Serve family style with white rice. Quote:
Ginger Syrup

2cups sugar 2 cups fresh ginger, cut into 1/8-inch slices (about 2 large hands)
2 cups water

Directions


In a medium saucepan over high heat, combine sugar, ginger and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until syrupy and reduced by half. Syrup should hold a line of a plate. Strain ginger pieces out and reserve syrup.
(Trick: toss dried ginger in sugar, bake at 200 degrees until dried thru, about 4 hours and voila-ginger candy)

Sara's Lasagna


Ingredients:

9 Lasagna noodles
2 cans of pasta sauce (I used 1 Primo & 1 Ragu)
2 C Ricotta Cheese
1 Bag of shredded mozzarella (about a pound I think)
3 lbs ground beef, browned
1 small sweet onion sauteed with beef
Season the ground beef with Italian seasoning or oregano & garlic& salt

1.Spread pasta sauce on the bottom of a 9X13 pan and put the first layer of noodles.
2. Put more sauce on top of the noodles then top with ground beef/onion mixture.
3. Lightly cover with mozz. cheese
4. Put a layer of noodles, then sauce, then ground beef.
5. Stir the ricotta cheese and put it in dollops over the beef, use a spatula to spread it out and it's okay if the ricotta and ground beef mix a bit!
6. Last layer of noodles, top with sauce, ground beef and the rest of the Mozz. cheese

I put a sheet of foil over it and let it sit for the 30 minutes until I was ready to cook it before eating. Since it was all still warm it took less than 30 minutes to finish baking!

From cold it would probably take an hour to heat back up. Take the foil off for the last ten minutes or so.

Sara

Linda's Shepherd's Pie

I developed this recipe myself, which is why I put my own name in the recipe title.

Ingredients:

3 cups leftover meat, such as lamb, pork loin or roast beef, cubed
1 tbsp vegetable oil, canola oil, or extra light olive oil
2 cups carrots, coarsely chopped (I use my PC Food Chopper)
1 cup diced onion
1 4-oz can mushrooms, including liquid
About 1½ cups gravy or one 10¼-oz can golden mushroom soup
1½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
3 roma tomatoes, chopped or 1 15-oz can diced tomatoes, drained
Mashed potatoes (I like to use Yukon Gold potatoes)
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Add the oil to a large pan and heat. Add carrots and onions; cook over medium heat until onions and carrots begin to soften. Stir in the cubed meat; cover. Cook until vegetables are tender. Add mushrooms with liquid, the tomatoes, the gravy or soup and the Worcestershire sauce; cook until heated through. Add salt and pepper. Pour meat mixture into 2½-quart casserole dish sprayed with nonstick spray. Spoon prepared mashed tomatoes on top. Bake 30 minutes, or until the pie is bubbly and the potatoes are light brown on top.

This will serve between 6-8 people, depending on their appetites.

Note: If your meat is already well seasoned (as with roast lamb), you may not need to add additional spices. If not, rosemary, thyme or tarragon adds some nice flavor to this dish.