| I am a ground meat lover. I love hamburgers, | | | | served on a roll. I crumble the meat into a skillet and |
| meatloaves and more. I do rotate between ground | | | | slow cook the beef. After draining the beef I add the |
| beef and ground turkey when I cook as my daughter | | | | barbeque sauce and simmer for ten minutes. When I |
| prefers the poultry over the beef. | | | | make this for myself, I chop up some onion and garlic |
| While I love to cook, I also like to prepare dinner in | | | | and saute that right in. We toast the buns, serve with a |
| under an hour, eat and then have the rest of the | | | | salad and this is a very quick and easy meal. |
| evening to do the things I want to do. | | | | I happen to love Mexican food. We make a taco |
| I'd like to share three ground meat recipes with you, all | | | | casserole that is very quick to prepare and quite tasty. |
| that my family loves. | | | | Here's a list of the ingredients needed: |
| I remember having meatloaf as a child. It was one of | | | | 1 pound ground meat |
| my least favorite meals. Then about a year ago, my | | | | 1 cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded |
| dad was in the hospital and the cafeteria served a | | | | 1 cup Colby cheese, shredded |
| turkey meatloaf. It was excellent. I knew I wanted to | | | | 2 cups crushed tortilla chips |
| try and make this at home. What I ended up with was | | | | 1 cup prepared salsa |
| a Parmesan meatloaf that we loved. I do use ground | | | | 1/2 cup mayonnaise |
| turkey to make this, so it does come out very soft. | | | | 2 teaspoon chili powder |
| Here is the ingredient list: | | | | 1 tomato, chopped |
| 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce | | | | 1 small can sliced black olives |
| 1 pound ground turkey | | | | 2 cups shredded lettuce |
| 1/2 cup bread crumbs | | | | 1/2 avocado, sliced |
| 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese | | | | Brown and drain ground meat. Add in the mayo, salsa, |
| 1/4 cup chopped onion | | | | and chili powder. Mix well. Pour half the meat into a |
| 1 egg, beaten | | | | casserole dish. Place one cup of the chips on top and |
| Set aside 1/4 cup sauce and 1/4 cup cheese. Mix | | | | half of the two cheeses. Repeat these layers and |
| remaining ingredients together and form into loaf. Place | | | | bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Cut into portions. |
| into loaf pan and cover with remaining sauce and | | | | Once on plate, add lettuce, tomato, olives and avocado |
| cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. | | | | on top. |
| I make this in just 10 minutes, then bake it for the 45 | | | | We buy the multi packs of ground turkey at Costco. |
| minutes. This dish is ready in under one hour. | | | | I'm a happy camper to have at least a few meals a |
| We make our own quick and easy sloppy joes. My | | | | week with ground beef/turkey. |
| kids like ground beef mixed with barbeque sauce and | | | | |