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Some of my fav Ground Beef Recipes

These three recipes are simple to make & the ingredients are easy to find which make them the perfect weekday dinner!

The Tenen Family Meatloaf was a recipe our family ate often when I was growing up. With the addition of ketchup, which was my moms’ favourite ingredient in just about everything she cooked, it is very flavourful!

Pineapple Meatballs is a recipe that is so delish! Saucy, sweet & tangy these meatballs are so good served over rice or quinoa is great!

Beef & Cornbread Skillet Pie is similar to Shepherd’s Pie, The ground beef is cooked with some vegetables then topped with a delicious cornbread which bakes up crunchy on top & tender inside.

All three of these recipes are great as left-overs too!

Tenen Family Meatloaf!

Delicious moist meat loaf!

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Pineapple Meatballs

This recipe is from a friend of mine. She gave me this recipe for Pineapple Meatballs over 30 years ago when I lived in Yellowknife NWT!The recipe is written on a small piece of paper with kind of cryptic instructions but I have figured it out & they are delicious ! The meatballs are cooked…

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Beef & Cornbread Skillet Pie

This is an old recipe I used to make when I lived in Yellowknife. It is similar to a Shepard’s Pie I suppose, but with a cornbread top instead of mashed potatoes. Beef & Cornbread Skillet Pie I made this in a cast iron skillet but if you don’t have one, use a skillet that is…

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Ground Beef Tacos

This Ground Beef Taco recipe makes a delicious quick dinner! No-fuss, one pan & easy to make!

The recipe is from BonAppetit.com…. here is the link to the original recipe… I changed it a bit but not too much.

It is a really simple recipe. Some diced onions are sautéed…some spices are added, then ground beef…cooked until done… some tomatoes, black beans & corn…. almost a chilli but not quite!

My local Italian store has some really nice tortillas..this time I used small corn & wheat ones.

Top these tacos with some avocado & we used hot sauce & salsa!

Easily adapted to your taste..if you don’t want to add black beans..use kidney beans instead. or just leave the beans out if you do not like beans! I love the corn in this recipe, corn adds a nice sweet flavour here. 

You can always top these with shredded cheddar cheese if you want or even replace the ground beef with vegan ground round! 

Here is the recipe

Ingredients

1 – 2 tbsp oil

1 medium-sized onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

red pepper flakes… I just put a shake of the jar in…use a s much as you like depending on how ‘hot’ you like your food! you can always spice this up by adding hot sauce when serving

salt & pepper

1 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp paprika

1 pound of ground beef

1 can of black beans…15 oz can , rinsed

12 cherry tomato..or more i you like, cut in quarters

1 cup of frozen corn… you can thaw this but I did not, I just added the frozen corn & cooked it long enough so that it was not frozen any more!

1/2 cup water

12 small tortillas

For Garnish,...

1 avocado, finely chopped or mashed if you prefer

salsa

hot sauce

chopped cilantro if you like it

 
Method 
  1. Heat the oil in a large skillet
  2. Add the chopped onions & cook until lightly browned
  3. Add the garlic, cook for a minute or so
  4. Now, add the red pepper flakes, salt & pepper, chilli powder, cumin & paprika. Mix well
  5. Add the ground beef breaking up any lumps. mix it well with the other ingredients so that all of the meat is coated with the spices/onion mixture
  6. Cook until the beef is completely cooked
  7. Add the black beans, tomatoes, corn & water. Mix to combine all of the ingredients
  8. Stir often & simmer until the tomatoes are soft, the corn is defrosted & the water has reduced down
  9. I removed the meat mixture to a bowl & wiped out the skillet, then I warmed up the tortllas in the skillet before serving them
  10. Top the tortilla with some meat mixture, avocado, salsa etc…

Enjoy!

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Ground Beef Tacos

This Ground Beef Taco recipe makes a delicious quick dinner! No-fuss, one pan & easy to make!

The recipe is from BonAppetit.com…. here is the link to the original recipe… I changed it a bit but not too much.

It is a really simple recipe. Some diced onions are sautéed…some spices are added, then ground beef…cooked until done… some tomatoes, black beans & corn…. almost a chilli but not quite!

My local Italian store has some really nice tortillas..this time I used small corn & wheat ones.

Top these tacos with some avocado & we used hot sauce & salsa!

Easily adapted to your taste..if you don’t want to add black beans..use kidney beans instead. or just leave the beans out if you do not like beans! I love the corn in this recipe, corn adds a nice sweet flavour here. 

You can always top these with shredded cheddar cheese if you want or even replace the ground beef with vegan ground round! 

Here is the recipe

Ingredients

1 – 2 tbsp oil

1 medium-sized onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

red pepper flakes… I just put a shake of the jar in…use a s much as you like depending on how ‘hot’ you like your food! you can always spice this up by adding hot sauce when serving

salt & pepper

1 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp paprika

1 pound of ground beef

1 can of black beans…15 oz can , rinsed

12 cherry tomato..or more i you like, cut in quarters

1 cup of frozen corn… you can thaw this but I did not, I just added the frozen corn & cooked it ling enough so that it was not frozen any more!

1/2 cup water

12 small tortillas

For Garnish,...

1 avocado, finely chopped or mashed if you prefer

salsa

hot sauce

chopped cilantro if you like it

 
Method 
  1. Heat the oil in a large skillet
  2. Add the chopped onions & cook until lightly browned
  3. Add the garlic, cook for a minute or so
  4. Now, add the red pepper flakes, salt & pepper, chilli powder, cumin & paprika. Mix well
  5. Add the ground beef breaking up any lumps. mix it well with the other ingredients so that all of the meat is coated with the spices/onion mixture
  6. Cook until the beef is completely cooked
  7. Add the black beans, tomatoes, corn & water. Mix to combine all of the ingredients
  8. Stir often & simmer until the tomatoes are soft, the corn is defrosted & the water has reduced down
  9. I removed the meat mixture to a bowl & wiped out the skillet, then I warmed up the tortllas in the skillet before serving them
  10. Top the tortilla with some meat mixture, avocado, salsa etc…

Enjoy!

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Pineapple Meatballs

This recipe is from a friend of mine. She gave me this recipe for Pineapple Meatballs over 30 years ago when I lived in Yellowknife NWT!The recipe is written on a small piece of paper with kind of cryptic instructions but I have figured it out & they are delicious !

The meatballs are cooked separately then added to the pineapple sauce. It is a pretty quick recipe. I served this with brown rice & roasted broccoli. While the rice was cooking I fried up the meatballs & cooked the sauce at the same time. So all in all, maybe it took an hour…but that is giving a big window of time. The sauce cooked up in 5-7 minutes, the rice 35 minutes, broccoli only 10 minutes in a hot oven & the meatballs maybe 20 minutes, so the longest cook time was the rice. After the meatballs were cooked completely,, I added them to the sauce, put it on a low simmer atop stay warm until we were ready to eat!

Here is the recipe

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp onion powder

1 tsp salt

pepper

1 egg, beaten

2 tbsp canola oil

Sauce Ingredients

1 red pepper, cut in chunks

1 tbsp canola oil

1 can of pineapple tidbits, drained RESERVE THE JUICE FROM THE PINEAPPLE!!!

2 tbsp corn starch

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup vinegar

2 tbsp soya sauce

1/2 cup water

Method

  1. Mix the ground beef with the bread crumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper & egg. Combine well
  2. In a frying pan, heat the oil.
  3. Form the ground beef mixture into meatballs, flatten them slightly as they cook a bit quicker this way.Turning them once until they completely cooked
  4. In a medium size sauce pan, sauté the red pepper in the 1 tbsp oil until softened. Lower the heat to a medium/low heat
  5. Add the drained pineapple, brown sugar vinegar & soya sauce, mix well
  6. In a separate bowl, combine the reserved pineapple juice & corn starch mixing with a whisk or fork.
  7. Add this pineapple/cornstarch to the saucepan. Stirring often until the sauce begins to thicken
  8. Add the 1/2 cup of water to thin the sauce out, stir well
  9. Add the cooked meatballs to the sauce. Gently stir the meatballs into the pineapple sauce. Simmer for a few minutes to combine the flavours & let the meatballs get nicely coated with the sauce

Serve with rice

Enjoy!

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