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    Freezer Friendly Taco Meat

    February 25, 2014 by Jenn K 1 Comment

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    For those coming over from the Costco Meal Plan #2 post, welcome! To make this recipe for 2 meals, use 2 lbs of the ground beef and 1- 15 oz can of diced tomatoes. Adjust onion and spices according to taste!

    There’s a reason I don’t blog recipes on the weekend. It’s my “time off” from blogging. BUT, I don’t take time off from cooking! Well, I do. Sorta.

    We typically have spaghetti or tacos on the weekend, along with leftovers or sandwiches. In order to spend as little time in the kitchen on the weekend as possible, I like to “batch cook” my spaghetti sauce and taco meat. Ideally, I do this on the same day as my shopping trip, while I’m doing other meal prep that afternoon.

    Freezer Friendly Taco Meat on $5 Dinners

    Then when Saturday afternoon rolls around and I’m not “feeling” up to cooking, I’ve already got taco meat ready and taco shells in the stockpile.

    Dinner’s ready in a matter of minutes!

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    Freezer Friendly Taco Meat

    When you batch cook/brown and put into the freezer, dinner can be ready in a matter of minutes!
    Prep Time5 minutes
    Cook Time20 minutes
    Servings - 12 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 3 lb. ground beef
    • 3 Tbsp minced onion
    • 6 oz. can tomato sauce
    • 1 small green bell pepper seeded and finely chopped
    • 2 Tbsp chili powder
    • 2 Tbsp ground cumin
    • 2 Tbsp garlic powder
    • 1 tsp salt
    • pepper, to taste
    • 4 oz. can green chilies optional spice

    Instructions

    • Brown the ground chuck with the chopped onion. Drain and rinse. Return to sauce pan.
    • Add the tomato sauce and spices to the ground beef and let simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
    • Let cool and then divide into 3 meal size portions and place in freezer friendly containers. Freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer, or 12 months in deep freezer.

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