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These classic Midwestern Loose Meat Sandwiches are simmered in a savory sauce made with spices, beef consomme and Worcestershire sauce. They are cheap, quick and easy. A delicious sandwich with the charm of small town Americana!  Where I live in the Midwest, loose meat sandwiches are a cult classic. Speckled around Missouri you’ll find tiny little locally owned burger joints with such loyal followers that they go back generations. If you’ve never gotten to enjoy a loose meat sandwich ordered…

Shepherd’s Pie with Tater Tots starts with ground beef and veggies in a rich gravy sauce. Then it’s topped with cheddar cheese and tater tots for a fun twist that combines Shepherd’s Pie with the ease of Tater Tot Casserole. I don’t know about you, but I can never have too many easy and hearty ground beef casseroles. Cheap, easy, and my kids will actually eat it? Sold! This Shepherd’s Pie with Tater Tots totally fits the bill.  What is…

Chili dog pizza? You better believe it! Pizza dough is topped with chili, sliced hot dogs and shredded cheese for a quick and easy leftover makeover your whole family will love. Do you love chili dogs? Then you’ll love this fun recipe twist. Chili dog pizza takes classic chili dog ingredients and turns them into a whole new way to enjoy this kid friendly favorite. I knew last week when I shared the recipe for Copycat Wendy’s Chili that I…

Amish country casserole is the perfect main dish for those busy weeknights. It’s easy, budget-friendly, and filling. This cozy casserole is made with ground beef, noodles, an easy homemade sauce (without cream of mushroom soup) and topped off with Parmesan cheese. You know, even though I live right near Missouri Amish country, I’m not sure that this is technically an Amish recipe. Even if it’s not 100%  authentic, does that really matter? It’s still a super easy weeknight meal that’s…

Hamburger macaroni soup takes budget friendly ingredients and turns them into a rich and satisfying hearty soup in less than 30 minutes. I think that hamburger soup with macaroni is one of those recipes that basically everyone I know grew up eating some variation of. Why? For one, it’s a classic. A hearty soup full of ground beef, mixed vegetables, macaroni noodles and a rich tomato infused beef broth. For two, it’s super simple, quick and filling for those nights…

Full of gooey mozzarella cheese, ground beef, Italian sausage, and pepperoni this no boil Crockpot Pizza Casserole makes a great busy weeknight meal. Pizza, it’s the one thing my kids will always eat and never ever complain about. Especially my meat loving teenage sons. Slow cooker pizza casserole is pretty much as easy as dumping stuff in the slow cooker and switching it on.  Now that’s one thing you’ll never hear me complain about! I absolutely love my slow cooker…

Calico beans. Cowboy beans. Baked beans with beef and bacon. These deliciously easy beans go by many names, but they’re all basically the same thing, a variety of colorful beans slow simmered in a sweet and tangy sauce with ground beef and bacon. As a food blogger, a lot of people ask me questions about food in real life. Things like, what side dishes go well with this main dish? What’s something good to make for a crowd? What’s a…

Italian sloppy joes make a hearty, quick, and easy weeknight dinner. Ground beef, italian sausage, and veggies are combined with pizza sauce and topped with provolone cheese for an easy twist on the classic sloppy joe sandwich. Even though it’s freezing outside still, Spring sports practices are starting up. For many of us, that means that life is going from crazy busy to warp speed as we hustle from one activity to another. I don’t know about you, but I…

Cheese Tater Tot casserole is an easy make ahead weeknight meal. A hearty beef and bean chili base is topped with gooey melted cheddar cheese and finished with crispy tater tots. Today I’ve got an easy everyday recipe for you made with ground beef! Because we get our beef directly from the butcher, it comes in 2lb packages. So I tend to brown both pounds at once and then make two main dish recipes, one for that day and then…

This Instant Pot BBQ Swiss Steak recipe results in a fall apart tender round steak that’s simmered in barbecue sauce, tomatoes, peppers and onions for a hearty main dish that’s as easy as it is delicious. Serve it over mashed potatoes, noodles or rice to really get the most bang for your buck and to make the most of the scrumptious sauce this steak is cooked in. My mother in law makes delicious Swiss Steak in the crock pot. It’s…