Recipes for Ground Beef

Recipes for ground beef would not be complete without great ground beef chili.You can also make these dishes with buffalo meat or bison meat.



Making the Best Ground Beef Chili

Do you need a super yummy chili dish to go along with your football party ideas? Or do you need super bowl party recipes? Try serving this tasty ground beef chili and set up a chili bar buffet along with a lot of different toppings and some great tasting side dishes.

There are many recipes for ground beef chili. In order to be labeled ground beef, the product must be at least 70% lean. The package may say ground chuck, ground sirloin, or ground round based on the part of the animal from which the meat has been taken. The leaner the ground beef, the higher the cost.

If the beef will be added to wet ingredients, like a chili, you can choose from different healthy cuts, such as ground sirloin or ground round. Fat content affects the flavor. The higher the fat, the more flavorful the beef is.

Ground Round - 90% Lean, 10 % Fat

Ground Sirloin - 85% Lean, 15% Fat

Ground Chuck - 80% Lean, 20% Fat

Ground Beef - 75% Lean, 25% Fat

The price of ground beef is usually affected by the fat content. Consider taste and shrinkage when selecting ground beef.


What To choose for your ground beef chili?

It is up to you and your budget and diet needs. If you choose a fattier ground beef you might need to drain the grease prior to adding the other ingredients.

Ground chuck will shrink less in cooking, but it has enough fat for good flavor and juiciness.

Ground round is the leanest type of ground beef. It's more expensive but is good for low calorie low fat diets.

Ground sirloin is often chosen for special recipes and deluxe hamburgers. Many find ground chuck very similar to the more expensive ground sirloin. Before you spend extra money for sirloin, try ground chuck and see if it suits your needs.

Any of these chili recipes are delicious when using buffalo meat or bison meat. Buffalo meat is lower fat and has fewer calories than any ground meat. It is easy to incorporate buffalo meat into any healthy eating plans. Buffalo meat and bison meat also have more iron and more vitamin B-12 and it is lower in cholesterol.


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