Beef Tacos

Ingredients

• 3 lbs ground meat
• 4 peppers, chopped
• 1 med onion, chopped (Do more, if you like onions. We only like onions in this recipe.)
  
• Taco seasoning to taste

Taco Seasoning:

• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

We make an enormous batch of the taco seasoning at a time (about 10x of the above) and just keep it in an airtight container.

Directions
Brown the meat on medium high for 5-7 min, stirring frequently. Drain meat; add taco seasoning. Stir for a few more minutes. Add peppers and onion, stir in with meat. Cover pan and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for 10-15 min. Serve and enjoy. Try to save some for leftovers.

You can eat the meat by itself (we do when we're starving or lazy or out of time). You can also try making egg white tortillas.

Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground or cubed meat (we've used beef, pork, venison, bison)
• 3 c beef broth
• 2 c diced mushrooms
• 1 c sour cream (grass-fed if available)
• parsley (garnish)
  
• Pepper to taste
  
• 1-2 packs of kelp noodles
  

Directions
Brown the meat in a large skillet, add pepper while browning. Add the beef broth and mushrooms, heat to a boil. Add kelp noodles, cook until softened, about 5-10 min. Stir in sour cream and heat through.

If you can't find the kelp noodles, this could probably be made as just a meat dish. We order our noodles by the case, and they keep in the pantry for several months.

Ground Beef Curry

This recipe is a conglomerate of several online recipes, and one recipe from The Paleo Solution. It's a very easy meal, and always better than I remember.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef (any ground meat will work here; we've used venison, pork, bison)
• 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 c curry powder
• spinach (a lot; we chop ours up pretty small because we're still wusses when it comes to veggies)
• 1 can coconut milk
• 4 cloves garlic

Directions
In a skillet, saute minced garlic in olive oil. Brown the ground meat. We usually drain the meat before continuing. Mix in the curry powder. Add the coconut milk and spinach at the same time. Mix well and let it simmer for a few minutes.

This is enough for both of us for dinner and lunch the following day.

Meatloaf

I watch the Food Network all time and get ideas. Then I alter them to work within the Paleo diet. Here's how I did it with Meatloaf. This works for Meatballs as well.

Ingredients:

2 lbs. ground beef (or you can use a mix of pork, veal, whatever you like)
2 eggs
2 tsps crushed garlic or 5 cloves chopped
1 package of frozen organic chopped spinach, defrosted and drained
1 medium onion chopped finely
Salt and Pepper, of course
Take off your rings and mix all together with your hands. ( Messy!)
Place in a loaf pan or casserole dish.

Add a 1/4 cup of organic beef broth or dry red wine.

For an Italian twist - I add Parmesan Cheese and Romano Cheese and bake it with tomato sauce at 375 degrees until the internal temp reaches 175.

For use in meatballs - just roll them into 1.5 inch balls. Brown them in a large frying pan. Add liquid of choice and cook for 45 minutes on simmer. Turning every 15 minutes.