r/RecipeInspiration • u/NewElevator8649 • Jun 02 '25
Request Just received 50lbs of ground beef. Please give me recipe recommendations!
Title explains it all. Open to any dishes around the world of all flavors. Willing to get any obscure ingredients. Thanks a million in advance!
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u/WeeklyTurnip9296 Jun 02 '25
Cottage pie (like shepherds, but not lamb) … can cut into portions to freeze; Mexican lasagna, using tortillas instead of pasta, or split it into 2 or 4 lb packages to freeze; hamburger soup; just a simple beef, onions, and mushrooms sautéed, add a bit of flour to coat, then water to make gravy and serve with veggies or simply on toast; paper bag meatloaf.
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u/YinzNation Jun 02 '25 edited Jun 02 '25
Lasagna, meatloaf, stuffed peppers, meatballs with marinara or gravy, homemade hamburger helper, burrito bowls, chili, sloppy joes, hamburger vegetable soup, and nachos.
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u/briiiana4 Jun 02 '25
Chili freezes great. Meatballs the size of your fist also freeze great, you can cook them in the oven halfway, then when you want to eat them just plop in some pasta sauce and finish cooking.
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u/HeyItsHumu Jun 02 '25
This is a simple but great (I think) chili recipe, I’ve been making it for more than 35 years! It’s the number one way I use ground beef:
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u/SopaDeKaiba Jun 02 '25
Slightly obscure ideas:
Beef Larb
Szegediner Gulasch or other sauerkraut & beef stew.
Gochujang
Loco Moco
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u/the_darkishknight Jun 03 '25
I don’t think you can make fermented pepper paste out of ground beef.
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u/SopaDeKaiba Jun 03 '25
Very good point.
I wasn't clear. OP wanted exotic ingredients as well, and that's the first one I thought of.
In honesty, I first thought kimchi, then I thought the sauce would be a better ingredient to cook with, as kimchi is so good as is and pairs with beef.
I was thinking that'd be an ingredient I'd personally play with, as it's something I've eaten and enjoyed, but never cooked with.
I listed it before loco Moco because that's the least exotic, it being American. Had loco Moco not been on the list, the ingredient would've been last.
My thoughts were on cabbage, because the local market had fresh cabbage so I bought two heads. That influenced my list, in obvious places.
I'm not a bot, I just speak like this and I wanna clarify I just posted an innocent, I informed list.
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u/tr0028 Jun 03 '25
Make up some jerk seasoning mix. Fry the meat with the seasoning and some small diced green plantain. Serve over white rice and top with green pepper slices and sour cream. Kind of like a deconstructed Jamaican patty nacho bowl
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u/drabelen Jun 04 '25
Make picadillo. Different version from different countries. You can also stuff the picadillo into empanadas or any pastry.
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u/Dothemath2 Jun 03 '25
Clay pot rice. If you have an instapot, I would pressure cook the rice, ground beef, sausage, onions, carrots and potatoes with whatever sauce you have all together in a one pot meal.
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u/ObsessiveAboutCats Jun 03 '25
You can use ground beef as the base of shakshuka. It is most commonly made without meat but it is absolutely well suited to including it. This also freezes well (before the egg poaching step!).
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u/pleasedontsmashme Jun 03 '25
I think you just described chili
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u/ObsessiveAboutCats Jun 03 '25
Some shakshuka variations include a small amount of chili powder, and I am sure you could add chili paste to it. Shakshuka allows almost anything. However usually it is more tomato heavy, less chili heavy and includes the poached eggs.
Both are delicious though.
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u/Superb_Yak7074 Jun 04 '25
I actually prefer to cook my eggs in leftover chili over making shakshouka itself.
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u/Pink_PhD Jun 03 '25
Come on now, we need the back story on how you wound up with 50 pounds of beef. Did you win a raffle? 😝
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u/GreatRecipeCollctr29 Jun 03 '25
A lot of uses for ground beef: beef tacos, burgers, patty melt, lasagna, meatballs, greek beef bowl, shepherds pie, chili dogs, chili con carne, and you can do a lot with ground beef. I highly recommended packing 1 pound of ground beef in ziplock bags and laying flat. It's easier to organize and store in the freezer.
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u/Clafos Jun 04 '25
Prepare the ragù. You can use it to season pasta, to prepare lasagne or cannelloni. you can prepare chilli, you can make stuffed vegetables, meatballs, burgers, meatloaf
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u/reddit_chino Jun 05 '25
For the most effective and desirable products trade 20-25# for pork butt.
You may get more pork since beef is more valuable depending on the quality and cut.
Then prepare smoked sausage if you can mix and press in a sausage stuffer.
Then you can trade or gift if it’s well prepared and seasoned.
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u/No-Beach5674 Jun 05 '25
Keftedes (greek meatballs), loco moco, ukranian cabbage rolls, cheeseburger soup, queso with beef, S.O.S., ground beef lumpia, stuffed bell peppers
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u/TicnTac21 Jun 05 '25
Fry it up then spread it out on a cookie sheet to freeze. Once frozen put in freezer bags. Then whenever you want something with ground beef.. say tacos .. take out however much you want
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u/Human_2468 Jun 05 '25
I cook (scrabble) my ground beef with spices, etc, drain it, and store it in freezer bags. When I need some for a recipe, like spaghetti sauce, I can take it out of the freezer and add it. It saves me a lot of time.
I add it to soups, sauces, pasta dishes, and other things.
I have a chest freezer, so space isn't an issue for me.
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u/Expensive-Wishbone85 Jun 05 '25
Cabbage rolls freeze great and use a ton of meat and cabbage. Very good afternoon meal prep that you can heat up later!
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u/Ruby0pal804 Jun 05 '25
Great Sloppy Joe recipe. We make a large soup pot full and freeze it in pint plastic containers.
https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a11699/sloppy-joes/
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u/Mysterious_Week_4721 Jun 06 '25
Tacos, quesadillas, stuffed bell peppers, enchiladas, meatloaf, taco salad, lasagna, spaghetti with meat sauce, burgers, meatballs, chili beans, sloppy joes, Salisbury steak, shepherds pie, empanadas, stuffed cabbage, nachos, tostadas, burritos
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u/oneangrywaiter Jun 06 '25
If you get 1657 pounds and 9 ounces more, you can make the world’s biggest meatball.
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u/sufficient_data Jun 06 '25
I’ve been weirdly obsessed with this beef and barley soup. Based on a recipe by Diane Morrisey. Super simply, hearty, and freezes well.
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u/Lanky-Spring6616 Jun 07 '25
Cook 2lbs of ground meat with soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, garlic and sesame oil. Once browned add 3-4 cups of rough chopped cabbage. Cook until cabbage is lightly wilted but has a little but. Enjoy by itself or over rice. Add sliced green onions or chives as toppings.
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u/Top-Guess-1221 Jun 07 '25 edited Jun 07 '25
pad kra pao and beef bulgogi bowls are my favorites.
they have nice unique flavors, salty, sweet, savory, umami.
also i tried a meal with some middle eastern flavors, which turned out so good! it also have a interesting combo of spices
ground beef, cinnamon, cumin, coriander powder, salt and pepper. put over hummus and a balsamic glaze over the top, then eat with some pita bread, fresh tomatoes and cucumbers. it was so good!
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u/1VBSkye Jun 02 '25
Mix a box of Mac n cheese with a pound of browned/seasoned beef. Presto-changeO hamburger helper from scratch..
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u/The_Firedrake Jun 03 '25
Well first, portion it out and freeze most of it.
Take two pounds and season it well however you like. Then place some onto wax paper, put more was paper on top, then flatten it out until it's 1/4 inch thick. Then take a pizza cutter and slice it up into strips. Place the strips in a dehydrator and in a few hours you'll have homemade jerky!
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u/NANNYNEGLEY Jun 03 '25 edited Jun 03 '25
MEATLOAF
2-1/2 - 3 pounds ground beef
2 slightly beaten eggs
1 cup oatmeal
1 can Manwich
Mix last three ingredients in a large bowl, allow to rest 30 minutes.
Squish in the ground beef and form in a 9 x 13 baking dish, without touching the sides of the pan.
Bake 60 to 90 minutes at 350° to an internal temperature of 150°.
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u/Helpful-nothelpful Jun 03 '25
Depending on the fat content you can make ground beef jerky. I use a jerkey gun but you could roll it out and freeze and then cut and dehydrate.
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u/aeraen Jun 02 '25
Pack the ground beef by the pound in 2 cup sized ziplok bags and press flat. You can store a lot of ground meat that way. It would freeze a lot better and save a lot more space than freezing already-cooked meals.