Hamburger for multiple meals

By á-749

Ingredients

• 4 lbs. lean ground beef
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 4 tsps. minced garlic
• 2 tsps salt

Preparation

Step 1

Mix ground beef, onions, garlic, and salt in a large bowl.
Place half the meat mixture(5 packed cups) in a 5 quart dutch oven. Cook over medium high heat 7 minutes, reaking up chunks with a wooden spoon until no longer pink. Drain. Cool slightly, then pack flat in 2 gallon sized freezer bags,( 3 cups spooned into each). Freeze up to 4 months.
To remaining uncooked meat mixture, add 1 1/2 cups seasoned dried bread crumbs, 3/4 cup milk, and 1 large egg. Mix well. Divide in half(3 1/4 cups per batch). Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 jelly roll pans with foil. Coat with cooking spray.Shape 1 batch into 12 meatballs and place in 1 prepared pan. put other batch in other pan and shape into a 7 x 3 1/2 inch loaf. Place both pans in oven. Bake meatballs for 25 minutes until cooked through. Bake meatloaf for 35 minutes or until done. Cool, then pack meatballs flat in a gallon-sized freezer bag. Wrap meatloaf in plastic wrap then tightly in foil.

Use for tacos, spaghetti sauce, chili, etc.