Lean Ground Beef is a Healthy Choice for Easy Family Recipes

As far as value and family friendliness are concerned, you can't beat ground beef at dinner time. Most Americans have grown up eating ground beef, or hamburger as it's also referred to. In fact, what summer would be complete without a juicy hamburger cooked on the back yard grill?

Although health consciousness, along with industry and fast food beef scares in recent years have caused many folks to shy away from consuming ground beef, there are ways to prepare ground beef that are both safe and good for you too.

Lean ground beef is low in fat and high in protein, iron and B12, so there are healthy reasons to consider cooking with ground beef again. Choose the 93% lean ground beef in your grocery store and your recipes will be just as healthy for your family as any other lean beef dish. Not to mention the fact that ground beef is affordable and can be stretched to feed more people. Another ground beef tip that will help reduce fat if you choose to buy the less lean variety is to drain the fat and then rinse away any remaining grease or fat after cooking. As for cooking safety, ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.

Here is a quick and easy family-friendly recipe starring lean ground beef.

Easy Taco Hash Brown Supper

1 lb lean ground beef
½ cup onion, chopped
½ tsp garlic, minced
1 - 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 tsp chili powder
¾ tsp salt
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp vegetable oil
4 ½ cups frozen hash browns, thawed (approx. ½ of a 26 oz package)
4 tomato slices
1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded

Brown the lean ground beef with the onions and garlic and then drain well. Stir in the tomato sauce, chili powder and ½ tsp salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. Mix the butter and oil in a non stick oven proof skillet or pan and heat until bubbly. Press the hash browns into skillet and cook for five minutes. Preheat your broiler. Add the ground beef mixture over the hash browns and top with tomato slices and cheese. Broil for a couple of minutes.

This makes an easy and delicious weekday dinner that even picky eaters will love. Add a nice green salad and you have a healthy lean ground beef meal.

Source: articlesbase

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