Haha that makes me think of those Guinness commercials. Come on you know the ones I’m talking about! Ok so back to this epically brilliant post!
I’ve been thinking about how to make life easier for everyone, and more so dinner.. and I’ve thought of it! It’s a great idea.. I’m guessing half of you have thought of it.. but in case you haven’t yet here it is:
Pre-making and freezing a ton of ground meat ready to go. Vague I know but here’s what I mean.. Think about what goes into meatballs, stuffed cabbages, meatloaf, egg-bakes, stuffed peppers, stuffed tomatoes, anything that needs a “filling”. Now think about how its all pretty much the same thing, ground meat, bit of seasoning, an egg, some onion, carrots, maybe celery { I’m not a celery fan}. Now think about how many times carrots, meat or onions have potentially gone bad because you just had no idea what to do with it. I know with me carrots and onions go bad all the time.
So here’s my idea.. lets start making the ground meat filling and freezing it into portion. When the grocery store has as ton of ground meat cheap, use what you have to pre-make your filling. Then it’s ready to go when you are. If you’re going ot make stuff cabbages all you need to do is add some diced tomatoe, or if you’re going to make a meatloaf add in a few sprinkles of almond meal.. boom its done.
Dinner will be so so so much easier for you now. Before you leave for work in the morning, leave it on the counter. Come home, and half the works done. I know it doesn’t seem like putting it together takes a ton of work.. but it’s more the point that you aren’t going to have to actually do that or have the ingredients on hand. On nights you have no idea what to do, you could just use it for a stirfry or for burgers.. It’s really endless. The best part is nothing will go bad, everything will be easy{er} and its one less bowl to clean when making the filling.. you know how much I hate dishes!
At least give it a go.. if it doesn’t speed things up or make life easier don’t do it.. but if it does.. once a month, make a plan to just make a big bowl of filling, and even label it! This is for burgers, this is for meatloaf, etc. That way you’re not using a bag with too much filling for meatball soup you know?
Anyhoo hopefully you found said idea kind of helpful… and you can take it and run with it. And don’t constrict yourself to ground beef! Mix it up, or mix your meets.. beef and pork go well together. As do lamb, pork, and beef.. It’s really endless what you can do 🙂
First I LOVE your site and can’t wait to get your book! Second, I’m a newbie to the whole Paleo lifestyle and love the idea of preparing food ahead of time and freezing for convenience. My question is this: How do you repackage the beef to freeze and prevent freezer burn???
Thank you for all the great tips and recipes!
– Sandy