436 beef optional Recipes

corn tortillas (5 inch, i made my own using masa harina dry mix), fresh baby spinach (or combination, can also sub your favorite salad greens like butter lettuce, red leaf, etc.) or fresh baby arugula (or combination, can also sub your favorite salad greens like butter lettuce, red leaf, etc.), tomato, diced small, lime slice, yellow hot chili pepper (we like yellow jalapenos), green onion, thinly sliced, red onion, diced small, cucumber, diced small, avocado, diced small, fresh cilantro, fresh basil, fresh mint, plain yogurt, drained, olive oil, ground beef or 1 lb ground lamb or 1 lb shredded lamb or 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey, garlic clove, peeled and finely minced (i used 1/2 tsp dried minced garlic because my fresh garlic had gone bad), salt or pepper, pomegranate molasses, sumac , to taste, lime , juice of

lean ground beef, chopped onion, flour, beef bouillon powder, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, garlic powder or 1/4 tsp granulated garlic, onion powder (optional) or 1/4 tsp granulated onion (optional), cayenne powder , to taste, worcestershire sauce, milk

flour, salt and pepper, beef stew meat , trimmed if necessary, onion, sliced, baby carrots, stalk celery , cut into 1-inch pieces, white potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks, beef broth, worcestershire sauce, cornstarch, water, fresh parsley, optional for garnish

uncooked spinach pasta , fusilli or 3 cups corkscrew macaroni, tomato juice, beef broth, fresh lemon juice, ground beef (optional) or 2 cups ground lamb, cooked and crumbled (optional), sour cream, half-and-half, egg, garlic cloves, minced, onion powder, cinnamon, marjoram, salt, black pepper, parmesan cheese, freshly grated nutmeg

red onion, green bell pepper, beef stock, grain white rice, extra lean ground beef, frozen corn, water, taco seasoning, fresh salsa (not from a jar), fresh coriander (optional topping )

fresh bread crumbs (ground in food processor from 2 slices of bread), milk, onion, finely chopped, carrots, finely chopped, celery rib, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, olive oil, salt, ground grass-fed beef (preferably ground once; see cooks notes), ground pork (preferably shoulder, not lean; and ground once; see cooks notes), ketchup, eggs, lightly beaten, worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika (optional; see cooks notes ), freshly ground black pepper, bacon slices, halved crosswise

leftover corned beef, chopped or minced, leftover medium potatoes, chopped onion, butter, minced parsley, preferably fresh, heavy cream or broth from cooking corned beef (enough to moisten) i used cream, spray oil a large saute pan, salt and pepper to taste, paprika (optional) on top of eggs, eggs (optional) i used 4

leftover vegetables (black beans, kidney beans, navy beans, baby lima beans, edamame, corn, hominy, etc), olive oil, onion (diced ), garlic (minced ), russet potatoes (diced ) or 2 sweet potatoes (diced), water, salt, beef bouillon granules or 4 tsp chicken bouillon granules, fresh ground black pepper, italian tomatoes (basil, garlic, and oregano with juice), worcestershire sauce (optional), whole kernel corn (optional), leftover cooked beef (optional) or cooked chicken (optional), cilantro (to garnish ) or italian parsley (to garnish)

soy sauce, garlic, minced, red pepper flakes (feel free to use more), boneless beef top sirloin steaks or 1 lb tenderloin or 1 lb rib eye steak, peanut oil or 2 tbsp vegetable oil, divided, red bell pepper , cut into thin strips, yellow bell pepper , cut into thin strips, red onion, but into thin strips, stir-fry sauce, rice wine or 2 tbsp dry white wine, coarsely chopped fresh parsley, hot cooked white rice (optional) or chinese egg noodles (optional)

lean beef, garlic cloves, gingerroot, salt, black pepper, msg (option), oyster sauce, sugar, sesame seeds, oil

french bread, roast beef , from the deli, mushrooms, hormel salsbury beef gravy or 1 (12 oz) jar mushroom gravy, mayonnaise, swiss cheese (optional) or provolone cheese (optional)

stewing beef, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, tomatoes with juice, salt and black pepper, allspice (optional but good ), thyme, oregano, bay leaves

stewing beef, vegetable juice , such as v8, water, diced tomatoes, mixed vegetables, baby butter beans, onion, diced, oil , plus, butter, flour, bay leaves, italian spices, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, garlic powder , sugar or splenda sugar substitute, potatoes, diced (optional) or 1/4 cup elbow macaroni (optional)

bacon, good stewing beef, olive oil (optional) or peanut oil (optional), burgundy wine, beef stock, tomato paste, garlic cloves, crushed, thyme, bay leaf, salt , not too much, mushroom , browned in butter, yellow onion, peeled, chopped , and browned in butter, flour, butter (roux)

baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, carrots, cut into half -inch rounds, vegetable oil, beef stew meat, trimmed, cubed , and blotted dry, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, salt, pepper, beef broth, water, flour, curry powder, frozen peas (optional), thawed

flour, seasoning salt (can use regular salt), pepper, stewing beef, cut into about 3/4-inch cubes, oil (more as needed), bell pepper, chopped into large pieces, big onion, chopped, minced fresh garlic (or to taste), diced tomatoes with juice, beef broth, dry red wine, worcestershire sauce (or to taste), bay leaf, dried thyme, salt and pepper, zucchini , halved lenghwise and cut crosswise into about 1/2 - 3/4-inch slices, olives, pitted and halved (can leave whole , make sure that they are pitted), grated parmesan cheese (optional but good to use )

english roast, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, shallot, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, onion, sliced, dried thyme, french onion soup, beef base, water, cabernet sauvignon wine, kitchen bouquet browning sauce, fresh button mushrooms, optional but very tasty

red wine marinara sauce, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, low fat cottage cheese, dried parsley, dried oregano, dried basil, ground beef (optional) or 1 lb ground sausage, meat can be omitted (optional), whole wheat lasagna noodles, uncooked