| As far as value and family friendliness are concerned, | | | | Easy Taco Hash Brown Supper |
| you can't beat ground beef at dinner time. Most | | | | 1 lb lean ground beef |
| Americans have grown up eating ground beef, or | | | | ½ cup onion, chopped |
| hamburger as it's also referred to. In fact, what | | | | ½ tsp garlic, minced |
| summer would be complete without a juicy hamburger | | | | 1 - 8 oz can tomato sauce |
| cooked on the back yard grill? | | | | 1 tsp chili powder |
| Although health consciousness, along with industry and | | | | ¾ tsp salt |
| fast food beef scares in recent years have caused | | | | 1 tbsp butter |
| many folks to shy away from consuming ground beef, | | | | 1 tbsp vegetable oil |
| there are ways to prepare ground beef that are both | | | | 4 ½ cups frozen hash browns, thawed (approx. |
| safe and good for you too. | | | | ½ of a 26 oz package) |
| Lean ground beef is low in fat and high in protein, iron | | | | 4 tomato slices |
| and B12, so there are healthy reasons to consider | | | | 1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded |
| cooking with ground beef again. Choose the 93% lean | | | | Brown the lean ground beef with the onions and garlic |
| ground beef in your grocery store and your recipes will | | | | and then drain well. Stir in the tomato sauce, chili |
| be just as healthy for your family as any other lean | | | | powder and ½ tsp salt; bring to a boil. Reduce |
| beef dish. Not to mention the fact that ground beef is | | | | heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. Mix the butter |
| affordable and can be stretched to feed more people. | | | | and oil in a non stick oven proof skillet or pan and heat |
| Another ground beef tip that will help reduce fat if you | | | | until bubbly. Press the hash browns into skillet and cook |
| choose to buy the less lean variety is to drain the fat | | | | for five minutes. Preheat your broiler. Add the ground |
| and then rinse away any remaining grease or fat after | | | | beef mixture over the hash browns and top with |
| cooking. As for cooking safety, ground beef should be | | | | tomato slices and cheese. Broil for a couple of minutes. |
| cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. | | | | This makes an easy and delicious weekday dinner |
| Here is a quick and easy family-friendly recipe starring | | | | that even picky eaters will love. Add a nice green |
| lean ground beef. | | | | salad and you have a healthy lean ground beef meal. |