Whipping up this flavorful, make-ahead meal-starter is as easy as 1, 2, 3—three ingredients that is! Ground beef, pork sausage and onions simmer together for about 20 minutes until the meat is browned and the onion is fragrant. Once cooled, divide your seasoned meat mixture into 2-cup portions and freeze for up to two months. Having a freezer stocked with this meal-starter recipe will make you a dinnertime hero time and time again.
Make-Ahead Seasoned Ground Beef and Sausage
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 20
- Ingredients 3
Ingredients
- 3 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 lb bulk pork sausage
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
Instructions
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Step1In 4 1/2- to 5-quart Dutch oven, cook all ingredients over medium-high heat 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned.
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Step2Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Cool 5 minutes.
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Step3Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil. Spoon mixture onto foil. Freeze about 1 hour, stirring once, until firm.
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Step4Divide mixture into resealable freezer plastic bags with about 2 cups in each. Seal bags; label. Freeze up to 2 months.
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Nutrition
160
Calories
11g
Total Fat
14g
Protein
1g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/2 Cup
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 110mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 180mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 1g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 14g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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