Freezer Ready Tomato Ground Beef Mix Recipes

"After more than 50 years of cooking, I'm happy to find recipes like this one that help put a variety of meals on the table," remarks Lorraine Caland of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The mixture is handy to keep in the freezer to jumpstart the three main dishes shared here.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 45m

Yield about 16 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Nutrition Facts : Calories 535 calories, Fat 28g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 150mg cholesterol, Sodium 1158mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 49g protein.

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One of the easiest ways to save money on your family's grocery bill is by purchasing foods in bulk when they go on sale. When ground meat goes on sale, rather than just stocking up to store in the freezer "as is," many cooks find it helpful to prepare meat mixes for using later in their favorite family recipes. By preparing this recipe for All-Purpose Ground Meat Mix, you'll be ready to fix any number of tasty ground meat recipes without needing to brown the meat, onions and spices each time you cook. Not only will this technique save you money, it saves time too. The following recipe is from the book "Frozen Assets: How to Cook for a Day and Eat for a Month"

Provided by TishT

Categories     Vegetable

Time 25m

Yield 12 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

Nutrition Facts : Calories 420.3, Fat 28.4, SaturatedFat 11.1, Cholesterol 128.5, Sodium 139.3, Carbohydrate 3.1, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 1.4, Protein 35.6

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Plan ahead and stock your freezer with a big batch of this make-ahead ground beef. It freezes like a dream and can be used as a time-saving shortcut in your favorite beef recipes-from chili to shepherd's pie and a whole lot more. Make it easy on yourself and freeze in meal-sized portions of 2-cups, which is the equivalent to 1 pound of cooked ground beef. Once you master this recipe, you'll always have a backup dinner plan that doesn't involve calling for take-out. Here's how to do it!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 30m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 5

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 15 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 260 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 1/2 g

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This all-purpose mix can be used for a variety of different uses, such as chili, beefaroni, pizza, spaghetti, sloppy joes and Spanish rice, etc. It is a lifesaver, when time is short after a busy workday. Meals can be prepared in a flash when this mix is on hand in the freezer...a real timesaver.

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Meat

Time 1h

Yield 5 pds ground beef

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Fresh peeled tomatoes may be used in place of canned, just slightly blanch in boiling water firstly for a couple minutes then peel and chop before using in this recipe, this is great to have handy in the freezer ready to use in any recipe, and much better than the canned stuff. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. Great to use in stews, casseroles, sauces or any recipe calling for stewed tomatoes, this is even good added to homemade pasta sauce. This is just a basic recipe, to this I like to add in a couple tablespoons tomato paste and a few drops of Tabasco sauce, just to kick it up a bit, all ingredient amounts may be adjusted to suit taste.

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Vegetable

Time 35m

Yield 5 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

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