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Ground Beef And In A Bind

2026-03-22 • Ground Beef • 5 days

Five-day ground beef slide sequence moving from pasta to cottage pie.

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Day 1: Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Ground Beef
  • 6 tbsp Tomato Sauce
  • 1/4 can Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Oregano
  • 1 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 0.125 package Spaghetti

Directions

  1. Bring well salted water to a boil and cook spaghetti per package directions.
  2. In a skillet, brown the ground beef.
  3. Once nearly browned, add dry seasonings and salt to taste.
  4. Add tomato sauce and diced tomatoes and simmer until thickened into a sauce.
  5. Mix sauce with drained spaghetti and reserve a portion of the sauce for the next meal.

Set Aside

  • 1/2 servings Meat Sauce

Day 2: Beef Tortilla Pizza

Ingredients

  • 1/2 servings Meat Sauce
  • 1 piece Tortilla
  • 8 tbsp Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1 tbsp Oil

Optional Ingredients

  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 415.
  2. Oil the bottom of the tortilla and optionally sprinkle with garlic powder.
  3. Place tortilla in a baking dish and spread leftover meat sauce over the top.
  4. Cover with mozzarella and bake for 15 minutes.

Day 3: Hamburgers

Ingredients

  • 12 oz Ground Beef
  • 2 piece Bread
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Pepper
  • 3 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 0 piece Sliced Onion

Optional Ingredients

  • 1 piece American Cheese

Directions

  1. Gently mix dry seasonings into the ground beef.
  2. Form into a flat patty.
  3. Sear over high heat to desired doneness.
  4. Serve on bread with onion and any desired toppings.

Set Aside

  • 1 servings Cooked Beef Patty

Day 4: Salisbury Steak

Ingredients

  • 1 servings Cooked Beef Patty
  • 1 cup Beef Stock
  • 2 tsp Corn Starch
  • 1 piece Bread

Directions

  1. Saute leftover onions or toppings until tender.
  2. Add beef patties and warm through.
  3. In a bowl, combine beef stock and corn starch.
  4. Pour mixture into pan and simmer on low until thickened into gravy.
  5. Serve beef and gravy over bread.

Set Aside

  • 1 servings Beef Gravy Mix

Day 5: Chickpea Cottage Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 servings Beef Gravy Mix
  • 1 can Canned Chickpeas
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 8 tbsp Mozzarella Cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Blend chickpeas with their liquid until smooth.
  3. Add seasoning and blend again.
  4. Pour into baking dish and top with leftover beef gravy mixture.
  5. Top with cheese and bake for 30 minutes.

Shopping List

  • 1 cup Beef Stock
  • 1 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 3 piece Bread
  • 1 can Canned Chickpeas
  • 2 tsp Corn Starch
  • 1 can Diced Tomatoes
  • 4 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 14 oz Ground Beef
  • 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Oregano
  • 1 1/4 tbsp Pepper
  • 1 1/4 tbsp Salt
  • 1 piece Sliced Onion
  • 1 package Spaghetti
  • 6 tbsp Tomato Sauce
  • 1 piece Tortilla

Optional Ingredients

  • 1 piece American Cheese (day-3-hamburgers)
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder (day-2-beef-tortilla-pizza)