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Ground Beef

Lasagna: The Company Dinner

November 19, 2014 By Heather Solos 19 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

The hearty sauce for this lasagna recipe is made from scratch and provides enough for a very large pan of lasagna. However, if you’re going to go the trouble of preparing a pan of lasagna, double the recipe and freeze one to bake at a later date.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Ground Beef, Pasta, Recipe, Stock the freezer

Albondigas Soup, Simplified for Weeknight Ease

April 22, 2013 By Heather Solos 3 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Albondigas soup simplified into an easy weeknight meal. This has all of the same ingredients, but without the work of the meatballs.

Heather says:

I absolutely love albondigas soup, it’s a family favorite, but sometimes I just don’t have the energy to mess with rolling the meatballs. Sometimes I just can’t bring myself to care that much.

So on a whim one evening, when I had planned on making the original albondigas, I looked at it and said, “Fuhgeddaboudit, we’re doing a deconstructed or simplified version of the recipe.”… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Budget Cooking, Ground Beef, Recipe, Soup Recipes, Weeknight

Thai Inspired Beef and Cabbage Skillet

February 25, 2013 By Heather Solos 6 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Thai Inspired Beef Cabbage Skillet Recipe

Heather says:

I’d like to thank Bobbie for helping out with the name of this quick beef skillet, I was staring at it last night and drawing a blank. This ground beef cabbage skillet recipe will feed six, more if you serve over cooked rice or noodles.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Cabbage, Cooking Basics, Ground Beef, Recipe

Simple Philly Skillet

January 29, 2013 By Heather Solos 5 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

This simple Philly skillet is another in my impromptu, unorganized, and a johnny-come-lately decision to dive into cooking basics here on Home-Ec 101.

I try my best to stay out of the center aisles of the grocery store. Yes, there are some pantry basics on some aisles that I must have, but for the most part, if you want to have a healthy diet, stick to the perimeter, that’s where you’ll find largely fresh ingredients.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Budget Cooking, cheap, Cooking Basics, Ground Beef

Turkey or Beef Taco Skillet

January 24, 2013 By Heather Solos 3 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Taco Skillet

Heather says:

Taco Skillet?

Yep. We’re Home-Ec 101 here and one of my goals for this year is to go back and share those simple recipes that we assume everyone already knows how to make. This is as close to Hamburger Helper™ as you can get without opening a HH box.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: Budget Cooking, cheap, Cooking Basics, Ground Beef, Ground Turkey, Simple Recipes

Quick Beef and Cabbage Skillet Recipe – Hearty Winter Fare

February 9, 2012 By Bobbie 13 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Bobbie Sez

Bobbie says:

Winter was almost ignoring us here in south-central Pennsylvania:  not too frigid and hardly any snow, and heck, I even wore shorts last week. Well, indoors, at least.  Then that stupid groundhog saw his shadow on February 2, signaling six more weeks of winter.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: budget, Budget Cooking, cheap, Frugal Living, Ground Beef, how to cook cabbage, Recipe, Recipes, Seasonal Produce, Seasonal Recipes Winter

Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

October 23, 2011 By Heather Solos 10 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

My inner twelve-year-old is having a field day as I try to describe this spaghetti sauce recipe without sounding like a pervert. In fact, I give completely up, snicker away. It’s a thick and meaty sauce perfect over spaghetti noodles or sauteed vegetables for the gluten-free and low carb crowd.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Budget Cooking, Gluten Free, Ground Beef, Pasta, Recipe, Stock the freezer

Cheeseburger Macaroni

January 17, 2011 By Heather Solos 4 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

There are some meals that are so simple that I’ve forgotten to include them in the recipe files here on Home Ec 101. This easy recipe for Cheeseburger Macaroni is one of the forgotten go to meals. This quick dinner is a great for busy weeknights.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It, Beef, Best Of, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Beginner, Budget Cooking, cheap, Easy Recipe, Ground Beef, Pasta

Albondigas Soup Recipe

November 30, 2010 By Heather Solos 13 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

My family's version of the spicy Mexican meatball soup often called Albondigas is a meal often requested from me.

Heather says:

This is my family’s version of the spicy Mexican meatball soup often called Albondigas. The recipe came from my mother, who I think got it from her sister or mother.

The meatballs are a little tedious to make, but if you crank the radio or bribe your kids, spouse, or a friend into assisting it goes quickly.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Gluten Free, Ground Beef, Soup Recipes, Stock the freezer, Tex Mex

Sloppy Joes

August 3, 2010 By Heather Solos 24 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Homemade Sloppy Joes

Heather says:

I know a can of sloppy joe sauce is easy, but it’s often loaded with high fructose corn syrup, something we work hard to avoid. This recipe is our go-to alternative. If you’re also trying to cut out hfcs, be sure to check the label on your hamburger buns.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Beginner, Budget Cooking, cheap, Ground Beef

Taco Soup

February 7, 2009 By Heather Solos 21 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Taco Soup, easy enough for weeknight cooking. It makes a large batch, perfect for freezing for a busy night down the road.

Heather says:

Before I took the training wheels off my Internet I used to hang out on AOL’s Kitchen Frugality message board. This soup recipe came from one of those fine ladies and has become a standard in our home. Even if you think you can’t boil water, I promise you can make this soup while standing on your head, assuming you can stand on your head.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Budget Cooking, Gluten Free, Ground Beef, Soup Recipes

Ground Beef and Cabbage Skillet

January 26, 2008 By Heather Solos 17 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

girlHeather says:

File this meal under pretty good comfort food. Mr. Heather filed it under “should make again” but he’s from Minnesota and used to consider “hotdish” its own food group. Relax, I’m just teasing to pick on my in-laws. Everyone say hi to Nan and Gramps.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Cooking Basics, Crockpot Wonders, Frugal, Grains, Ground Beef, simple

Meatloaf: Back to Basics

July 10, 2007 By Heather Solos 11 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Easy Recipe and Technique for Making Meatloaf

Dear Home Ec 101 Ladies,

I was talking to my sweetie yesterday about my inability to make a meatloaf. I have tried everything. I once bought a pan with holes in the bottom that would drain the grease into another pan – this was to make my meatloaf grease free but delicious.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: budget, Budget Cooking, Cooking Basics, Ground Beef, Reader Questions

Meatballs

April 9, 2007 By Heather Solos 9 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:
This recipe is quick and so simple the kids can help. If they can roll a playdough ball, they can make a meatball. I tend to make this in large batches so I can freeze leftovers for future meals of calzones, subs, or even more spaghetti.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Cooking Basics, Frugal Living, Ground Beef, Stock the freezer

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