Italian Ground Beef Dinner Food

GROUND BEEF ITALIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Place the breadcrumbs in a large bowl then pour in the milk. Stir to combine, and soak.
• Add egg and the remaining ingredients, except beef into the mixture. Whisk to combine.
• Add the minced beef and mix with your hands until combined. Do not overmix.
• Use a cookie scoop to grab some raw meat then gently roll between your hands to make perfectly-sized uniform meatballs (about 24 balls).
• Arrange the meatballs on the prepared baking sheets. Do not overcrowd.
• Bake the meatballs for about 10 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Let the meatballs rest for 5 minutes before serving.

ITALIAN GROUND BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish; set aside.
• In a large pot of well-salted water, cook the pasta according to the package directions for 1 minute less than al dente. Drain.
• While the pasta cooks, brown the beef and onion in a large skillet over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic; cook for 1 more minute. Drain off excess fat.
• Stir in marinara, diced tomatoes, and Italian seasoning.
• Add the cooked, drained pasta to the beef mixture. Taste and season with kosher salt and ground black pepper. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
• Microwave the butter in a medium microwaveable bowl on high until melted, about 25 seconds. Stir in panko and Parmesan until fully coated; sprinkle evenly over the casserole.
• Bake, uncovered, for about 25 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the inside of the casserole is heated through.

ITALIAN STYLE GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan until hot.
• Combine green peppers, onions, basil, oregano, garlic and ground beef.
• Cook for 5 to 10 minutes, making sure that the ground beef is fully cooked.
• Once fully cooked, add ground beef to spagetti and tomato sauce of your choice, and you're done.

ITALIAN GROUND BEEF DINNER

Steps:

• Mix the first 7 ingredients.
• Add ground beef, and 3 T parmesan and mix well.
• Shape into 6 patties.
• Brown patties for 2 minutes per side.
• Mix tomato sauce and italian seasoning, pour over patties.
• Reduce heat,cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Place spaghetti on plate.
• Add pattie, and spoon sauce over.
• Sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN-INSPIRED CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook sausage, beef, onion and green pepper until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add corn and olives. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in noodles. , Pour into two greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dishes. Top with cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

QUICK ITALIAN GROUND BEEF DINNER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown the beef with onion and garlic, until beef is no longer pink; drain off any fat Mix in the Parmesan cheese into the beef mixture.
• Stir in ingredients of the Hamberger Helper (do not add the noodles, they are to be boiled separately), water, mozzarella cheese, tomato, bell pepper and oregano.
• Heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally, adding more water to obtain a desired thickness; simmer for 20-25 minutes.
• In the meantime, boil the noodles from the Hamberger Helper package, until firm-tender.
• Add to the cooked hamberger mixture; mix well.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
• Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese if desired.