Debbies Ground Beef Recipes

HOW TO COOK GROUND BEEF FOR GROUND BEEF RECIPES

Steps:

• Place a large skillet or pan over medium-high heat and add 1 Tbsp oil if using lean beef. Once the oil is hot, add ground beef in an even layer, breaking it up with a stiff spatula or wooden spoon into smaller pieces. Let the meat brown for 3-5 minutes without stirring.
• Break up the beef with your spatula and season with salt and pepper to taste and continue to saute, breaking up the meat with your spatula until the beef is lightly browned and fully cooked through with no signs of pink. Break open the larger crumbles to ensure there is no pink inside.

DEBDOOZIE'S BLUE RIBBON CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the ground beef and the onion and saute for 10 minutes, or until meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain grease, if desired.
• Add the ground black pepper, garlic salt, tomato sauce, salsa, chili seasoning mix and kidney beans. Mix well, reduce heat to low and simmer for at least an hour.

DEBBIE'S GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Season Beef with Salt, Pepper, Garlic and Onion poweder.
• Brown beef in large skillet.
• Add diced onion and cook till translucent.
• Add water, bbq sauce and ketchup and cook for 10-15 minutes over medium-low heat.
• Serve over noodles, pasta or as a main course with potatoes or rice.
• Also works well as a sloppy joe.

DEBBIE'S DIVINE DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. (170 C).
• Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs, salt, milk and melted butter (OIL).
• Pour into a greased 8" x 8" baking pan.
• Top with the sliced fruit.
• Bake for approximately one hour.
• While the cake is baking, bring the sugar and cream to a boil, making sure that all the sugar is dissolved.
• Immediately after taking the cake out of the oven, stab it all over (done best to the soundtrack of Psycho).
• Pour the cream sauce over the cake and serve.
• Best served warm, so if you don't serve this right away reheat gently.

DEBBIE'S ZUCCHINI SKILLET DINNER

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir beef and garlic in skillet until beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in zucchini, tomato sauce, oregano, and basil; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until zucchini is tender, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook shell pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Stir pasta and whole tomatoes into zucchini mixture, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon. Continue to simmer until heated through, about 25 minutes more. Toss with Parmesan cheese.

DEBBIE'S CROCK POT CHILI

Steps:

• Mix together seasoning mix.
• Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. (You will only use 5 tsp in this recipe - save the rest for next time!).
• In a skillet, cook ground beef until no longer pink.
• Drain.
• Add onion and 3 tsp of seasoning mix.
• In Crock-Pot, add tomatoes, tomato sauce, one can of beans and two more teaspoons of seasoning mix.
• Place the other can of beans in a blender and process until smooth.
• Add beans and meat to the crock pot.
• Stir together.
• Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

DEBBIE'S FAMOUS ITALIAN BEEF

Steps:

• Cut the meat into small cubes.
• Place the meat, bouillon granules, the finely chopped hot peppers, and garlic salt in the crock pot.
• Prepare the salad dressing as directed on the package (the amount of vinegar, water and oil may vary depending on the brand you use).
• Pour the salad dressing over the meat.
• Add enough water to cover the beef; stir to blend.
• Cook on low for 8 hours.
• Remove the beef from the broth placing it in a glass mixing bowl. Shred the beef with a fork and knife.
• Put the shredded beef back in the crock pot so it keeps warm and serve with the broth. Additional hot peppers can be served on the side for those that like it hotter.