| Looking for some healthy and easy ground beef | | | | 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil |
| recipes that do not require a lot of time to make? | | | | 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley |
| Below are 3 delicious ground beef recipes that are | | | | 2 cups of prepared tomato sauce |
| filling and real crowd pleasers. | | | | 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil |
| Just because you are cooking with ground beef, | | | | Directions: |
| does not mean it has to be unhealthy. Most of the | | | | 1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. |
| ground beef you find in supermarkets today is loaded | | | | 2. Heat a medium sized saute pan over medium heat |
| with fat, cholesterol and hormones, but more and | | | | and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add your onion and |
| more supermarkets are starting to provide healthy | | | | garlic and saute until soft. Remove and set it aside on |
| organic meats to consumers, so hopefully you should | | | | a plate to cool. |
| be able to find healthy ground beef in your area. | | | | 3. Grab yourself a large mixing bowl. |
| To make the following recipes even healthier try and | | | | 4. Add the cooled onions and garlic along with the the |
| use all organic and low sodium ingredients. | | | | rest of your ingredients, except the tomato sauce, |
| If you happen to live near a Trader Joe's, by all | | | | and combine. Mix together well with your hands and |
| means shop there. The prices are fantastic and they | | | | form into a loaf and add it to an oiled oven safe tray. |
| carry a variety of healthy organic meats and other | | | | Top the loaf with 1 cup of the prepared tomato |
| fine products. | | | | sauce. Make certain that you spread the tomato |
| THE RECIPES: | | | | sauce evenly over the top of the loaf. |
| EASY SALISBURY STEAK RECIPE | | | | 5. Bake for about 1 hour or when the internal |
| Here is a little tip to keep in mind as you are making | | | | temperature of the meatloaf reaches 160 degrees F. |
| this delicious ground beef recipe. There is a chance | | | | Remove from the oven and let it sit for about 5 |
| that your ground beef steaks can fall apart while | | | | minutes. Slice it up and serve. |
| cooking. To prevent this from happening, form your | | | | Heat the remaining tomato sauce if desired and use |
| steak patties and put them in the refrigerator for 30 | | | | for dipping. |
| minutes or so before you start cooking. This will help | | | | GREEK STYLE HAMBURGER RECIPE |
| hold your steaks stay together. | | | | For our last recipe why not make some delicious |
| Ingredients: | | | | burgers? The preferred method for cooking these |
| 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef | | | | burgers is on the grill, but they will still be quite tasty |
| 1 egg | | | | if fried on the stovetop. |
| 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce | | | | Greek Style Hamburger Ingredients: |
| 1 small onion finely chopped | | | | 1 pound of lean ground beef |
| 1 garlic clove chopped | | | | 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese |
| 1 tablespoon montreal steak seasoning | | | | 1/2 cup chopped greek olives |
| Salt and Pepper to taste | | | | 1 small red onion chopped |
| 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil | | | | 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1 small package of freshly sliced portobello | | | | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| mushrooms or by them whole and slice yourself | | | | 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 2 tablespoons unsalted butter | | | | 1 package of hamburger rolls or pita bread |
| 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour | | | | Hamburger Sauce Ingredients: |
| 2 cups beef stock | | | | 1 (16 ounce) container low-fat plain yogurt |
| Directions: | | | | 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves (more or less |
| 1. In a large bowl combine the ground beef, egg, | | | | to suit your taste) |
| garlic, onion, steak seasoning, Worcestershire sauce | | | | 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (more or less to |
| and salt and pepper. Mix well with your hands. From | | | | suit your taste) |
| the mixture, make steak shaped patties that are | | | | 1 clove of garlic minced (add more or less to suit |
| about 2 inches thick. | | | | your taste) |
| 2 Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a skillet over | | | | 1 tablespoon of olive oil |
| medium-high heat. Add the ground beef patties and | | | | 2 teaspoons of lemon juice |
| cook about 4 minutes per side until the outside of | | | | 1/2 cup peeled, seeded and finely diced cucumber |
| the steaks are nicely browned and the juices run | | | | Sauce Directions: |
| clear. Remove the steaks and cover with foil to keep | | | | Prepare the sauce for your burgers first and put in |
| them warm. | | | | the fridge until your burgers are done. |
| 3 Add the rest of the olive oil along with the butter | | | | 1. In a mixing bowl, combine your olive oil and lemon |
| to the same pan. Add your mushrooms and then | | | | juice. |
| cook over medium heat until they are tender. | | | | 2. Now add in your yogurt making sure that you mix |
| Approximately 5 minutes. Season the mushrooms | | | | it well with the olive oil. |
| with salt and pepper to taste. | | | | 3. Add your garlic, cucumbers, parsley and mint |
| 4. Add the flour to the mushrooms, mix and cook for | | | | leaves and stir well. |
| about 2 minutes. Slowly add in your beef stock. Stir | | | | Burger Directions: |
| and cook until your sauce has thickened. | | | | 1. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over |
| 5. Pour gravy over steaks and serve. | | | | medium-low heat. Add the chopped red onions and |
| EASY ITALIAN STYLE MEATLOAF RECIPE | | | | cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Put the onions |
| I grew up in an Italian Family and I cannot think of a | | | | aside into a large mixing bowl and allow them to cool. |
| better way to cook meatloaf. Enjoy this delicious | | | | 2 To the same mixing bowl, add your ground beef, |
| ground beef recipe using fresh italian herbs and garlic. | | | | feta cheese, olives, oregano, salt and pepper and |
| Ingredients: | | | | combine well. |
| 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef | | | | 3. Form hamburger patties to desired thickness. |
| 2 eggs | | | | 4. Fry your burgers in the same skillet as the onions, |
| 1 7 ounce jar roasted red peppers chopped | | | | or cook on the grill to desired doneness. |
| 1 onion chopped | | | | 5. Spread the prepared sauce on the rolls or inside a |
| 2 cloves of garlic chopped | | | | pita. |
| 1 cup of bread crumbs | | | | 6. Add burgers and enjoy! |
| 1 teaspoon of salt | | | | There you have it. Three healthy and easy ground |
| 1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper | | | | beef recipes that any home cook can prepare. I |
| 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar | | | | really hope you enjoy these recipes. Remember to |
| 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce | | | | use all organic ingredients if at all possible. Happy |
| 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese | | | | Cooking! |