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Hamburger is on sale!
« on: September 13, 2016, 11:58:54 AM »
Hamburger is on sale in my area for 1.69, a very good price for the area. I have no deep freeze and normally I cook with chicken. What do I make besides chili?

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2016, 12:04:14 PM »
Burgers, meatballs, meatloaf (can be made in a cupcake tin as meatballs), shepherd's pie, tacos, and enchiladas are a few that come to mind.

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2016, 12:04:20 PM »
hamburgers work pretty well smoke em if you have a smoker.  taco meat works pretty well. meat balls ... lots of things to do with hamburger. salisbury steaks. etc.

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2016, 12:06:48 PM »
Hamburgers, tacos, bolognese meat sauce, meatballs, meatloaf, shepherd's pie.

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2016, 12:16:33 PM »
I will add that pan fried taco meat works very well with frozen ground beef.  You don't have to bother defrosting the meat, just keep flipping the block over and scraping off the browned meat as it cooks.  Cover with a good seasoning and you'll never know it was ever frozen.

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2016, 01:53:08 PM »
If you make meatloaf (and maybe for meatballs as well), mix in some quick/instant oats to bulk it up cheaply.  You don't notice them in the meat once it's cooked.  My mother's recipe uses 3/4 cup oats for every 2.5 lbs beef.

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2016, 01:56:54 PM »
I'd think about doing some jerky, there are some pretty good recipes online for ground beef jerky, and that way you can store those savings for later without the fridge space

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2016, 02:05:25 PM »
I'd think about doing some jerky, there are some pretty good recipes online for ground beef jerky, and that way you can store those savings for later without the fridge space

never thought of GB jerky ... may be loading up the smoker tonight.

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2016, 02:15:22 PM »
I'd think about doing some jerky, there are some pretty good recipes online for ground beef jerky, and that way you can store those savings for later without the fridge space

never thought of GB jerky ... may be loading up the smoker tonight.

Wouldn't that be closer to like, pemmican, than jerky?

http://www.wildernesscollege.com/pemmican-recipes.html

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2016, 03:03:05 PM »
I love the following creme of mushroom soup concoctions:

Swedish Meatballs
Tater tot hotdish (layer of ground beef, canned mixed veg, soup, and tater tots on top)

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2016, 03:10:32 PM »
Beef vegetable soup

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Re: Hamburger is on sale!
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2016, 04:40:28 PM »
I make this all the time:

Chili Cheese Beef n Mac

http://www.budgetbytes.com/2012/05/chili-cheese-beef-n-mac/

 

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