What are some other dishes I can make with ground beef?

Question by Shelly: What are some other dishes I can make with ground beef?
We are looking to try a little something else rather than our usual dinner menu that we use ground beef with. Usually, we only make burgers, spaghetti, and hotdog chili. In the past, we’ve occasionally made lasagna, meatloaf, and bean chili but none of those took hold.

We like trying new things but nothing too exotic. We are country cookin’ kind of people! 🙂

If you have any changes for the things I mentioned or any new recipes that we should try, please let me know!

Best answer:

Answer by smdiner
Pastitsio

A Greek beef and macaroni baked casserole.

INGREDIENTS
1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 large onion, diced
1 pound ground beef
1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes
ground black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon dried oregano
6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese, divided
2 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 egg yolk

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook garlic, onions and beef until meat is browned; drain fat. Add tomatoes, pepper and oregano. Stir and cook about 5 minutes. Sprinkle in 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese.
Lightly coat a casserole or baking dish with olive oil and spread 1/2 the cooked pasta in it. Add the meat sauce and cover with the remaining pasta.
Melt butter in a saucepan and blend in flour. Slowly add milk, stirring almost to boiling. In a bowl, blend remaining parmesan cheese and egg yolk and slowly add to the milk sauce, stirring constantly.
Pour sauce over macaroni and bake for 30 minutes. Top should be golden and a little crispy

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My original version for the Argentinean recipe. Rich and delicious. Any meat can be used for this recipe, just be sure to cut it up into tiny pieces.

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup shortening
2 onions, chopped
1 pound ground beef
2 teaspoons Hungarian sweet paprika
3/4 teaspoon hot paprika
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup pitted green olives, chopped
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
salt to taste
1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed

DIRECTIONS
In a saute; pan melt the shortening and add the chopped onions. Cook the onions until just before they begin to turn golden. Remove from the heat and stir in the sweet paprika, hot paprika, crushed red pepper flakes and salt to taste.
Spread the meat on a sieve and pour boiling water on it for partial cooking. Allow meat to cool. Place meat in a dish add salt to taste, cumin and vinegar. Mix and add the meat to the onion mixture. Mix well and place on a flat to dish to cool and harden.
Cut puff pastry dough into 10 round shells. Place a spoonful of the meat mixture on each round; add some of the raisins, olives and hard boiled egg. Avoid reaching the edges of the pastry with the filling because its oiliness will prevent good sealing. Slightly wet the edge of the pastry, fold in two and stick edges together. The shape should resemble that of a half-moon. You should have a 2/3 to 1/2 inch flat edge of pastry to work with. Seal by twisting edge, step by step, between thumb and index finger, making sure to add pressure before releasing the pinch and moving on to the next curl. Other sealing procedures like pinching without curling or using a fork to seal will not prevent juice leaks during baking, and empanadas must be juicy.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Place empanadas on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Be sure to prick each empanada with a fork near the curl to allow steam to escape during baking. Glaze with egg for shine and bake until golden, about 20 to 30 minutes

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