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