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Stretched Beef Recipe
by Gretchen Wasniewski

Stretched Beef

Thanks to our drought in the West and rising global demand the U.S.Department of Agriculture has reported the cost of beef is up 4% to an all time high of $5.06 per pound. This is a good way to stretch your ground beef and use up your fresh vegetables all at the same time!

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  United States American
  Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 slice of stale bread, crumbles
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup grated vegetables, zucchini, squash, potato, mushroom, carrot or a mix of what you have.
  • 2 cups of this mixture = 1 pound ground beef for a recipe

Directions

  1. Mix your beef up when you bring it home from the grocery and store it in the freezer in 2 cup/ 1 pound portions. The beef will be ready for any ground beef recipe.