social

Use Less Ground Beef In Recipes

A lot of recipes call for 1 pound of beef. Hamburger helpers, tacos, etc. To get an extra meal I use 3/4 of a pound of meat. I get the same flavor but more bang for my buck. So that way a 3 pound pack of beef will be good for 4 meals.

Advertisement

Then I'll include something else to supplement the meal. For example when I make hamburger helper. I'll make a salad (I'll get those bags of salad for 99 cents and add some tomatoes), for tacos since it doesn't make as much meat I'll make a can of re-fried beans so we layer meat and beans in our tacos.

My family loves it! With lasagna I'll add more cheese layers since meat is still more expensive than cheese.

By Brie from USA

Add your voice! Click below to comment. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!

 
February 2, 20100 found this helpful

Also, when I make meatloaf. I add some oatmeal and 1 cup of mixed veggies (I get one without lima beans) which I grind up in my food processor. Add the regular spices and such. It's delish and better for you. :) Thumbs up!

 
February 13, 20110 found this helpful

Adding extra refried beans in place of ground beef - unless they're of the vegetarian variety - may save money, but it probably isn't more healthy!

 
February 13, 20110 found this helpful

Usually you don't even notice 1/4 lb less beef. Good thinking!

 
February 13, 20110 found this helpful

I also like the idea of adding veggies to meat loaf. Must only make it better!

 

Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 205 Posts
April 9, 20130 found this helpful

I do the same thing. But with things like Hamburger Helper, since we aren't big salad eaters at our house, I add a can or two of vegetables to the casserole. Sometimes I'll add more pasta to the casserole too, but usually just adding the veggies makes it stretch to 4 meals instead of 3.

 

Add your voice! Click below to comment. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!

 
In This Page
Categories
Food and Recipes Food Tips Helpful HintsFebruary 1, 2010
Pages
More
😎
Summer Ideas!
👔
Father's Day Ideas!
🌻
Gardening
Facebook
Pinterest
YouTube
Instagram
Categories
Better LivingBudget & FinanceBusiness and LegalComputersConsumer AdviceCoronavirusCraftsEducationEntertainmentFood and RecipesHealth & BeautyHolidays and PartiesHome and GardenMake Your OwnOrganizingParentingPetsPhotosTravel and RecreationWeddings
Published by ThriftyFun.
Desktop Page | View Mobile
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Contact Us
Generated 2024-05-16 17:21:21 in 2 secs. ⛅️️
© 1997-2024 by Cumuli, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/tf91918450.tip.html