Meats recipes

Crispy deep-fried samosas with spiced curried meat filling wrapped in homemade pastry. Seasoned with garam masala, fresh ginger, and mint, these golden triangles shatter at first bite.

Easy homemade taco beef with ground beef, salsa, chili powder, and cumin. Ditch the seasoning packets and make flavorful taco meat from scratch in 35 minutes. Use for tacos, burritos, or salads.

Quick no-cook pita pockets stuffed with cubed Spam, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, and tomatoes tossed in Italian dressing. Ready in just 10 minutes for an easy lunch.

Basic beef chili with lean ground beef, cumin, chili powder, garlic, and canned tomatoes simmered low for up to two hours. A no-bean Texas-style chili with pure meat-and-spice flavor.

Here, beef brisket takes on an Asian flare. Slices of meat are braised in an aromatic stock seasoned with star anise, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, red pepper and dark molasses. As a final step, pureed eggplant is stirred in, for flavor and thickening.

Guasacaca is the Venezuelan avocado salsa: chunky avocado, tomato, onion, cilantro, and hot pepper sauce blitzed rough. Served alongside arepas, grilled meats, or tortilla chips.

Protein-rich spaghetti sauce thickened with chickpea flour instead of meat. Mushrooms, garlic, and Italian herbs in a hearty tomato base that's naturally vegan.

Make your own balsamic glaze instead of store-bought, it adds lots of flavor into lots of dishes, such as salads, roasted vegetables, or roasted meat. And it is so easy to make too!

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Spicy pickled plums in malt-vinegar brine with red chilies, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and mace. A British-style preserve for cold meats, cheese boards, or holiday ham.

A lower-fat version of traditional meat loaf made with ground beef. Could also be baked as patties with cooking time adjusted.

Red wine, tomato, and rosemary sauce simmers a French mirepoix with red wine, tomato paste, and fresh rosemary, then thickens with arrowroot for a glossy, fat-free finish. Versatile for meats, polenta, and pasta.

Slow cooker tavern sandwiches (loose meat) with ground beef simmered in ketchup, chili powder, and dry mustard. A Midwestern classic served sloppy on toasted buns.

Serving a crowd, a traditional mincemeat recipe using cost saving cuts of meat capable once used in other recipes of serving up to 50 people. Marinated in cognac and other liqueurs in an old fashioned crock for weeks.

Light chicken asparagus quiche built on a crisp phyllo crust instead of buttery pastry, with a lean filling of egg whites, ricotta and Swiss folded with tender chicken and asparagus. A protein-packed, lightened brunch.

Vegetarian country chili with kidney beans, canned tomatoes, and a basil-oregano-thyme spice blend. Diabetic-friendly, ready in 25 minutes, no meat needed.