Ground Beef Recipes

Some quick, easy, inexpensive recipes made with ground beef for the busy working wife, mother, or grandmother on the internet. Good down on the farm cooking, all rated A-OK by Grandma's family.

Offered on this menu:
Farmhouse Barbecue Muffins
Saturday Supper Pie
Supper on a Bread Slice
Hobo Dinners
Tater Tot Casserole
Texas Rice and Bean Skillet

Farmhouse Barbecue Muffins
1 tube refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Separate biscuits into 10 biscuits, flatten into 5 inch circles. Press each into the bottom and up the side of a greased muffin tin; set aside. In a skillet, brown ground beef: drain. In a small bowl mix ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar,and chilli powder: stir till smooth. Add to meat and mix well. Divide the meat mixture among the biscuit lined muffin cups, using about 1/4 cup for each. Sprinkle withcheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before removing from tin and serving.

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Saturday Supper Pie
1 prepared pie crust
1 pound ground beef
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 cup Monterey Jack cheese
2/3 cup canned pizza sauce
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
In skillet, brown the ground beef and onion, drain. Add the oregano, salt, and pepper, set aside. Beat eggs and milk together, add cheese and meat mixture. Puor into pastry shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven, pour pizza sauce over top and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. Return to oven for about 5 to 10 minutes.

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Supper on a Bread Slice
2/3 cup evaporated milk (small can)
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
3/4 teaspoon accent
1/2 cup cracker crumbs
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups of shredded cheese
1 loaf of French bread
Mix all ingredients except cheese together. Cut loaf of French bread in half lenghtwise, spread meat mixture over cut part of bread. Lay bread on aluminum foil, pressing sides of foil up against the bread leaving only the top uncovered. Put cheese ot top of meat. Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

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Hobo Dinners
To serve four you will need four 1 pound coffee cans
1 pound ground beef
4 medium potatoes
small can green beans
small can carrots
2 onions
4 ears of corn (small), or 2 large ones cut in half
Make the ground beef into four patties, placing in bottom of coffee can. Next slice the potatoes and onions, putting them on top of patty. Drain the green beans and carrots add to the top of rest. Next put the ear of corn, salt and pepper to taste and a pat of butter. Cover can with aliuminum foil, bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Nice thing about this one is you can change the veggies to each person taste.

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Tater Tot Casserole
1 pound ground beef
1 package dry onion soup mix
1 can cream of mushroom soup (other creamed soups work well also)
1 can Durkees fried onion rings
1 cup shredded cheese
Mix ground beef and onion soup put into bottom of 9x13 pan. Meat will be thin. Pour soup over top of meat, then put a layer of onion rings. Top with tater tots and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove from oven put shredded cheese on top and return to oven for about 10 minutes or until cheese has melted.

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Texas Rice and Bean Skillet
1 pound of ground beef
1 large onion chopped
3 cups of water
1 cup of rice uncooked
1 can red kidney beans rinsed and drained
1 can tomato sauce 8 ounces
2 teaspoons chilli powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 large green pepper chopped
Brown onion and ground beef in 12 inch pan, drain off fat. Add water, rice, beans, tomato sauce, and seasonings. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Cover tightly and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in green pepper. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed. Serves 6.

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