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    I’ve run out of supper ideas. Any suggestions?

    It’s either hamburgers or tacos…. I’m tired of those……...

    +7  Views: 1137 Answers: 7 Posted: 10 years ago

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    I think you are wanting suggestions to cook with ground beef so I'm giving you  3 ideas and two of them are very basic.  


    1. My son's favorite ground beef recipe is to season the meet, make patties, brown them in a frying pan then turn down the heat to a simmer and the pour your favorite bbq sauce over it or A1 sauce which is my son's favorite. 


    2. Add your choices of spices and onions to your ground beef, make patties, brown them in a frying pan and then add Dawn Fresh Mushroom Gravy in the pot to simmer with them until done. 


    3.  My favorite.. Fry ground beef in a pan with shallots, garlic, cilantro, ginger optional, serrano or jalapeno pepper, salt,and black pepper.  Heat oil and balsamic vinegar in pan until hot, fry the meat and just before it's ready  add your favorite  vegetables  ( I like to add broccoli, zucchini and tomatoes) to the meat and  finish stir frying.  Place this on a bed of any kind of white rice when it's  done.    BTW, I do not like plain dry white rice so just before my meat and veg is finished frying I add a little beef stock or  bouillon diluted with water and ( a little corn starch to thicken the sauce is also optional ) to make a juicy sauce (not a thick gravy) so it coats the rice.

    jhharlan

    How about some ideas for when it comes to chicken breast?
    country bumpkin

    Moderator

    Do you mean whole chicken breasts, chicken chunks, casseroles, stir fry's or what? Give me a little help here LOL...
    Roy has a great recipe for a dish he calls Chili Chicken, it's not Chili in the way we Texans describe Chili, it's actually made with spaghetti sauce etc. He made it the other night and it's served with pasta. Ask him the recipe if you're interested.
    jhharlan

    I’m talking whole chicken breast. Have Roy send me the recipe…I’m interested………..
    ROMOS

    3 chicken breasts, 1 cheap jar of chili sauce, chili flakes to taste,1 tin of barlotti beans, fried smoked bacon plus parmesan cheese for the topping.
    All in one pot.
    Nae bother.
    Choose your own sides.
    YUM!
    jhharlan

    TKS, I only need to find barlotti beans……...
    witchway

    #3 sounds yummy, I'll have to try it out. Thanks
    country bumpkin

    Moderator
    I hope you like it.

    S**t on shingles.


    You know it tastes good!

    jhharlan

    James can’t have the milk required but, I love it……….
    ROMOS

    Something lactose free for the big wimp?
    jhharlan

    Right. If you had heard him puking last night, you’d understand…...
    Ducky

    Moderator
    @ROMOS...Don't make fun of people who have problems with food intolerances/allergies. We might get VERY cranky at you!!! :(
    ROMOS

    Never do my fine feathered friend, who am I to cast dispersions?
    mycatsmom

    Romos, back in the 80s, my g.friend's husb told me what s- --t on a shingle is. That's what they call it in the U.S. Army or Airforce, he said.
    jhharlan

    I grew up on SOS, loved it and still make it today!
    Ducky

    Moderator
    This seems to be some kind of common knowledge (S.O.S.)? What on earth is it? I've never heard of it.
    jhharlan

    Creamed anything, milk and flour, over toast……….
    Ducky

    Moderator
    Oh okay. Mine would have to be almond/rice milk, thickened with cornstarch over gluten free toast. I guess you use peas, corn etc?
    jhharlan

    You can use anything that would taste good in a cream sauce. Dried beef is especially good w/tomatoes init…….
    Ducky

    Moderator
    I see. You just use your imagination or whatever you happen to have in the fridge.
    ROMOS

    With milk and a frying pan.
    Ducky

    Moderator
    I don't like things "on toast" so I probably won't try it. :(
    jhharlan

    Then you’ll be missing something really, really good……who doesn’t like cream sauce on toast? You’re weird……...
    Ducky

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    Count me in on both Julie...I don't and I am! lol

    Joe's Special is a good way to use hamburger meat in a different way.  It's very simple.  Even I can make it.  It originated in San Francisco in the 1930's.
    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/joes-special-scramble/      

    jhharlan

    Looks relish, all I need is spinach……...
    Bob/PKB

    First time I tried it was around 1973. :D

    Spaghetti Bolognaise.


    Ground beef,chopped bacon,chopped onion,beef stock & a can of campbell's tomato soup.


    Plus some garlic if you like it & you can also stir in some thickened cream after it's all cooked but that wouldn't go down too well with the lactose intolerant one.Try it.You'll like it.


     

    jhharlan

    IOUTU and a THANK YOU, I’ll try it out…….

    Try this: marinade about 4 chicken breasts, skin on, bone in. The secret marinade recipe is this: a 1/4 cup water, 1 chicken bullion cube, 1/2 Tble spoon garlic powder, 1/2 Tble spoon onion powder, 3 Tble spoons veg oil, 2 Tble spoons cider vinegar, 2 Tble spoons of wishteshire sauce,(or 1 Tble spoon soy sauce),1 teaspoon ground sage,dash of salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. mix well in large bowl. Add thawed chicken,turning to coat evenly. Using two forks, one in each hand, start poking holes in meat as much as possible, using one fork to hold down pieces while pulling out other fork. Do both sides, to allow marinade to soak inside of chicken and tenderize. Leave in marinade at least 2 hours, turning chicken about every 15 to 20 minutes. Refridgerate if you plan on marinating overnight. I recommend grilling JUST till juices run clear or temp reaches 160...can be oven baked or pan fried, also...(but, grilling is best...try putting your favorite BBQ sauce on about 10 minutes or so before its done)...will MELT IN YOUR MOUTH & TASTE WONDERERFUL...ENJOY!!!:)

    jhharlan

    I’m printing this, THANKS!!!!

     


    pork chops, raw fried potatos (slice them first )  and fry them brown and crispy.


    Freshly cooked green beans, or  broccoli or/ and a salad. Yum !

    jhharlan

    Exactly what I ordered. A new idea. I shall make this tomorrow. IOUTU and THANKS……….
    mycatsmom

    jh,Glad you like my suggestion. My mouth is watering too, at the thought of it ! :-p

    I like dinner and prep for a great-yet simple meal(s} that are fairly inexpensive and easily varried and made-up. There are a few simple items that work for me. I shop for the food here so I do not like to do more than 10 minuets of prep time. Bread needs to be great quality and I freeze bread because otherwise we would have to go through a loaf in just a few days while frozen bread can easily remain great a month or more after originally purchased. I like high quality bread multy grain and multy seeded. French bread and pumpernickle, rye and taccos etc. som bread needs to be packaged separetely for single meal use. All of my breads are purchased and frozen the same day, taccos, soft breads and pastry can all be frozen. You will have to defrost bread carefully and I use a microwave oven for that. The oven must be programable or processed gingerly. In my  microwave defrost a couple of slices in around 10-12 seconds on high, turnint the bread over in about 8 seconds. This could take days to write so I think I should make a movie and put it on "You Tube". I'll do this after I get this computer fixed. Until then.


        

    jhharlan

    Super advice. I shall make note of it. Oh, IOUTU and THANKS…..


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