Dinner Idea For Tonite

[TinkerbellSwt]

I need an idea for dinner tonite. I am tired of the same old thing.. I dont have much meat in the house, the only thing I have is ground beef and I dont want to make a meatloaf. My usual mexican lasagna is out too. Is there anyone who can help me???

[spunky]

spanish rice???

add rice to the browned ground beef, plus chopped or canned tomatoes, diced carrots, onions, cumin, coriander, garlic, hot sauce or salsa...

or if you have rice flour on hand you could make pupusas...make a filling kind of like meatloaf, except add some cumin or hot sauce to make it spicier. use about 2 cups rice flour with a tablespoon of salt stirred in, add enough water to form a workable dough...with damp hands, form small rounds, place on griddle and put a tablespoon of filling in each one, then make tops to put on all the pupusas...turn them and brown on both sides and serve with salsa or guacamole. Central American idea that goes good with French fries or Spanish rice.

[Fiddle-Faddle]

How about Greek Meatballs with wine sauce? Here is the recipe, courtesy of Rachael Ray (I make it with all ground beef, you can forget the lamb, I also throw a pinch of sugar in the sauce. It's fabulous on rice, also good on pasta!):

Greek Meatballs in Wine Sauce

3/4 pound ground lamb

3/4 pound ground beef or veal

1 small yellow onion, minced

1 handful flat leaf parsley, chopped

salt and pepper

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 cup dry white wine

1/2 lemon

Preheat a medium skillet over medium high heat. Combine meats, onion, parsley, salt, and pepper. Add butter and oil to pan and begin rolling small, bite-size balls, adding balls to pan as you roll them. Cook balls 10 to 12 minutes, shaking pan occasionally to brown equally on all sides.

Deglaze pan with wine and allow wine to reduce by half, 1 or 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over the meatballs. Serve in a bowl.

Yield: 4 servings

Rachel Ray, 30 Minute Meals

[BostonCeliac]

How about Greek Meatballs with wine sauce? Here is the recipe, courtesy of Rachael Ray (I make it with all ground beef, you can forget the lamb, I also throw a pinch of sugar in the sauce. It's fabulous on rice, also good on pasta!):

Greek Meatballs in Wine Sauce

3/4 pound ground lamb

3/4 pound ground beef or veal

1 small yellow onion, minced

1 handful flat leaf parsley, chopped

salt and pepper

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 cup dry white wine

1/2 lemon

Preheat a medium skillet over medium high heat. Combine meats, onion, parsley, salt, and pepper. Add butter and oil to pan and begin rolling small, bite-size balls, adding balls to pan as you roll them. Cook balls 10 to 12 minutes, shaking pan occasionally to brown equally on all sides.

Deglaze pan with wine and allow wine to reduce by half, 1 or 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over the meatballs. Serve in a bowl.

Yield: 4 servings

Rachel Ray, 30 Minute Meals

YUM Fiddle Faddle - That sounds great! I think I'll make that for dinner tonight!! THANKS