Beef

Weeknights are very busy when getting home late from work, taking kids to sports practices and helping with homework. I am always looking for some easy meals to feed the family that won't take up a lot of preparation time.

My family loves hamburgers, but they just get so boring. I love casseroles because they can feed many people, are easy to double, freeze very well and can be used for lunches. The leftovers are great when covered and reheated a few minutes in the microwave at 50% power. Casseroles can be made a day ahead and pulled from the refrigerator to bake when getting home for the day.

The family loves to eat salads along with casseroles, and I chop many colorful vegetables to add to the salad bowl. A good side vegetable for this casserole would be green beans, broccoli or cauliflower. In the summer a nice side dish would be fresh corn on the cob.

I like to use 90/10 ground beef, and the choices of pasta are many Macaroni, bow tie, penne or any pasta would work in this casserole. If making this for children, let them pick out the pasta they want to go into the casserole.

Casseroles are warm and comforting and bring smiles to the faces at the table.

Total sodium per serving: 193 mg Total calories per serving: 341 Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb beef eye of round or sirloin, trimmed, cut into thin strips 2 tsp canola oil 1...

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I was searching the web looking for an easy yet comfort food type of recipe when I came across a very similar recipe. I love just about anything when it comes to gravy. So I decided to convert this to low sodium and after a few rounds of experimenting with flavor, I came up with what I hope you will enjoy as much as I do.

The smothered meatballs in chunky onion gravy is a simple yet satisfying weeknight dinner recipe that the whole family will enjoy.

You can serve the meatballs smothered with an onion Gravy over mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.

This meatball dinner is a hearty meal that comes together with little effort.

The meatballs are a basic ground beef mixture that are pan-fried to get a nice golden brown to them. Then you sauté the onions, make the gravy and let the meatballs finish cooking in a rich, flavorful sauce. This will be a new go-to meal that the entire family will love!

Servings: 6 - 8 portions Ingredients 250g cooked roast beef, cubed (leftover beef that I had in the freezer) 900ml water 900 ml Campbell’s Beef Broth,...

Total sodium per serving: 117mg Total calories per serving: 121 Servings: 4 Ingredients 1 ½ lb rib eye steak ½ onion, cut into chunks 3 garlic clove 1 bosc pear,...

Total sodium: 392mg Servings: 4 Meatballs: 10 oz ground beef 1/4 c. diced onion 2 T. diced pineapple (from can listed below) 1/2 t. ground ginger 1/4 t....

Total sodium per serving: 149mg Total calories per serving: 333 Servings: 4 Ingredients 1 pound lean ground beef 1/4 cup low sodium homemade bread crumbs 2 tbsp no salt added...

Total sodium per serving: 110mg Servings: 4 Ingredients 5 oz (1/4 bag) 15-bean soup mix (discard seasoning package) 1/4 c. dehydrated mixed veggie flakes (celery, onion carrot and...

Ingredients 1 lb extra lean ground beef 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup no sodium breadcrumbs or low sodium Panko 1 large...

Total sodium per serving: 90 mg Servings: 7 cups Ingredients 1/2 head cabbage, chopped 1/2 onion, chopped 10 oz ground beef 1 c. cooked rice (do not use...

In the Autumn when the colorful leaves are falling to the ground and the nights are getting chilly, One Pot Chili Mac is a great meal to serve. When the Winter winds blow and you want a warm dish to serve the family, this hearty, quick meal is what you need. It will feed a crowd on a busy weekend, and the leftovers are delicious when heated for lunch or dinner. It is very economical when feeding a large family, and freezes well. Thaw in the refrigerator or defrost in microwave, and heat in the microwave for a few minutes for a really quick meal.

If you need to get vegetables into meals, this is a good recipe to choose. You may already have all the ingredients in your pantry. If you don't have macaroni, choose another pasta, maybe penne or rotini as both would work well. Be sure to use freshly minced garlic, as that makes a huge difference in taste.

Children love this recipe as much as adults. Growing teens find it very filling and tasty, and the recipe will be a staple on your meal rotation. If you want to serve something along with One Pot Chili Mac, a good side dish choice would be low sodium cornbread or muffins. You might also add coleslaw with a vinegar and oil dressing or even a simple salad with a homemade low sodium dressing.

One-Pot Chili Mac will be a family favorite.

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Total sodium per serving: 266mg (does not include mashed potatoes or vegetabe) Total calories per serving: 473 (does not include mashed potatoes or vegetabe) Servings: 4 (does not include...

Total sodium per serving: 215 mg Ingredients 1/4 onion, chopped 1/4 red pepper, chopped 1/4 green pepper, chopped 6 Steak-umms, cut in half 4 6 inch...