5 pounds of Hamburger, $5.00- now what??

While picking up just a few groceries yesterday, I found hamburger (80%) for $.99/lb so picked up 5 lbs.  Since it is not lean, I will not use it in a meatloaf but instead we had hamburgers last night and I just cooked up the the rest of it this morning.  I have bagged up a couple of sandwich bags of cooked meat to add to recipes with just salt and pepper.  Made a shepards pie for the freezer and will make a pasta dish for the freezer with spaghetti sauce (from a bottle, adding some of the ground beef), pasta and cheese on top.  I have found disposal aluminum containers at the dollar store, 4 for $1 and it is about 7" across, fits two servings perfectly, has a cardboard lid so you can write the contents on top with cooking directions.  I made chicken casserole and baked ravioli the last cooking day, so easy to take from the freezer the night before or before going off to work, when I get home I just have to bake it and dinner is done.  I am planning on making some meals to take to Danielle for her freezer since she has just started a new year of teaching and I am sure she is overwhelmed. 

What to do with Hamburger??

Upside-down Spaghetti

Tacos

Enchiladas

Lasagna

Spaghetti Sauce

Manwiches

Shepards Pie

Taco Soup

Taco Salad

Chili

Upside Down Spaghetti  (original recipe from Betsey Hyde)

Combine and Spread in Bottom of Casserole Dish

Layer 1:1 8 oz pkg cream cheese

1 8 oz pkg sour cream

Layer 2: Brown:  1 lb hamburger with onion and green pepper (to your liking- as much as you like)

Layer hamburger mixture onto of cream mixture

Layer 3: 1/2 pound cooked spaghetti

Layer 4: 1 32oz jar spaghetti sauce

top with Mozzarella Cheese, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese

Bake at 325 for 1 hour

The upside-down spaghetti can easily be divided between 2 smaller dishes, can be frozen as well.  Great dish to have in the freezer for those times that you get a call to bring in a meal to someone!!

Shepards Pie

1 can cream of corn

1 cup frozen corn

1/2 lb hamburger, cooked & drained

Salt and Pepper to taste

Combine ingredients in bottom of small casserole or glass dish.  Top with mashed potatoes (left-over or instant).  Sprinkle with cheddar cheese or slices of american cheese.  Bake at 350 covered for 30 minutes, uncover, bake for additional 10 -15 minutes to melt cheese. 

makes approximately 3 servings, can easily be doubled, just be sure to put it in a container that is the appropriate size.