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Beef

Our Beef Recipes

seared medium steak on a white plate with rosemary garnish

How to Reverse Sear Steak

By Kathi & Rachel

Reverse Searing Steak is a simple, and sure-fire way to cook restaurant quality steak at home, using both the oven and stovetop. In this ultimate steak cooking guide, we’ll show you how to make the most tender, delicious, melt in your mouth steak, using the reverse sear method!ย  What is Reverse Searing? Reverse Searing involves…

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cheese pull oven baked sliders

Oven Baked Slider Burgers (use any ground meat!)

By Kathi & Rachel

Oven Baked Sliders are the easiest burgers for an appetizer, main course, or after school snack! I love that you can use any meat (beef, ground chicken, ground turkey, etc). I’ve served these mini burgers at parties, play dates, football parties, and sometimes just on a weeknight when I want an easy but filling dinner….

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Simple Spaghetti

By Kathi & Rachel

Every chef should have a weeknight spaghetti recipe as their go to. This is ours! It’s a hearty combination of ground beef, onions, garlic, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, and some pantry staple spices. The best part about this recipe is the meat is interchangeable, so you can use any kind you like (ground turkey or…

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Garlic Butter Steak Bites with Rosemary

By Kathi & Rachel

These Garlic Butter Steak Bites are delicious and infused with rosemary for the ultimate skillet steak bite recipe! Tender steak bites are sautรฉed to perfection with a tender interior, letting butter and garlic do all of the aromatics with this easy 20 minute recipe.   Best Steak for Steak Bites The first step to making…

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Cheeseburger Salad (Big Mac Salad)

By Kathi & Rachel

Who doesn’t love a good cheeseburger, or even a hearty fast food burger? We love em’, but they aren’t exactly know for being healthy. Get all the flavors of a cheeseburger that you love, but without the guilt! We combine ground beef, cheese, pickles, tomatoes, onions and a homemade zesty burger sauce to dress it…

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Big Mac Casserole

By Kathi & Rachel

Big Mac Casserole has all the classic burger flavors you love without the bun! ย Easy fresh ingredients that include ground beef, ย cheese, diced potatoes, lettuce, onions, pickles and of course the special sauce! Love the flavor of a classic Mig Mac but hate the fat and calories? ย Ya, us too! ย Not only is this healthier…

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Taco Braid

Taco Braid

By Kathi & Rachel

What is a Taco Braid? Pizza dough stuffed with taco seasoned beef, cheese, sour cream and tomatoes. ย A simple criss-cross of store bought pizza dough makes it look so fancy but it could not be easier! Makes a great appetizer or main meal with a side salad. This Taco Braid comes together in a flash…

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Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Stew

Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup

By Kathi & Rachel

This Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup is made with simple fresh ingredients that take only a few minutes to prep. ย Beef, potatoes, carrots, celery and onion with a thick and hearty broth! Hearty comfort in a bowl: ย The ultimate Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe. ย Warm, savory and packed with wholesome goodness. ย This Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef…

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Short Rib Stew

Short Rib Stew

By Kathi & Rachel

We cook this Short Rib Stew in our slow cooker but stove top works just as well. You can use boneless short ribs or bone-in. Either give great results! Such wonderful comfort food on a winter day! Who doesn’t love a delicious and hearty homemade beef stew! Even better when served with Homemade Quick Cheese…

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Stovetop Burgers

By Kathi & Rachel

Stovetop Burgers are the perfect way to enjoy a perfect cheeseburger year round, with no grill. ย A delicious seasoned meat is formed into patties, and cooked to perfection on the stove, topped with melty cheese for one of the best burgers you’ll ever have.ย  Best Beef for Stovetop Burgers I prefer using ground chuck- it…

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mongolian beef with peppers in skillet with chopsticks

Mongolian Beef and Peppers

By Kathi & Rachel

This Mongolian Beef & Peppers is to die for! We made this on a Friday night when we really wanted takeout, but we needed something that fit in our healthy diet .This is fresh, easy to make, and the beef is so hearty! Admit it, no other protein does it quite like beef. Beef tastes…

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Guinness Irish Stew

By Kathi & Rachel

Guinness Irish Stew – who knew a dark beer could add so much flavor….and yet, not taste like beer! ย Fresh ingredients all simmered together for a wonderfully deep flavored Guinness Irish Beef Stew!   Pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars… I’ll bet you didn’t know I spoke fluent Irish… ya, me and the little guy…

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Beef barley soup in white bowl

Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup

By Kathi & Rachel

Beef Barley Soup in the slow cooker or on the stovetop, you are going to love this hearty soup! Perfect for anytime of the year- but during the winter this is an especially great comfort meal! Without question, my favorite food season is Fall.  Soups, stews, all things that cook all day and make my house…

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Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon

By Kathi & Rachel

This Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon is the perfect cozy dinner on a chilly night! ย Full of fresh meat, veggies and potatoes it makes the most amazing broth!   Have you seen the movie Julie and Julia? ย About a woman who madeย all the recipes in Julia Childs cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking…and she did…

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Shepherds Pie In a clear glass dish ready to serve!

Hearty Beef and Mushroom Shepherds Pie

By Kathi & Rachel

Hearty Beef and Mushroom Shepherds Pie! – A favorite around here ! I really racked my brain trying to figure out what to call this dish besides just ‘Shepherds Pie’. ย ‘Fabulous’, ‘Ultimate’ and ‘The Best’ were all contenders. But when I think of this dish…I think ‘Hearty’ all the way. ย In my world of lightened…

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