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Portion and Freeze Ground Beef

Buy in bulk cook all at once freeze in portions. This smart quick meal prep idea saves money and means cooked ground beef is always five minutes away for tacos pasta sauce rice bowls and quick skillet dinners any night of the week.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Meal Prep
Cuisine: Universal
Calories: 260

Ingredients
  

  • 2 kg ground beef
  • 2 large onions diced
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • Salt and pepper generously
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Heat oil in largest pot you have over medium high heat
  2. Step 2: Cook onions 3 minutes until softened
  3. Step 3: Add garlic cook 1 minute
  4. Step 4: Add ground beef in batches breaking apart cook until browned
  5. Step 5: Season generously with salt and pepper
  6. Step 6: Drain excess fat
  7. Step 7: Cool completely — very important before freezing
  8. Step 8: Divide into 200g portions in zip lock bags flatten them out
  9. Step 9: Label with date and contents freeze up to 3 months
  10. Step 10: Defrost in fridge overnight or microwave 3 minutes from frozen

Notes

— Flatten bags before
freezing — stacks easily
and defrosts faster
— Season simply so it
works across many
different dishes
— Buy when on sale —
this method saves money
— Defrost in fridge overnight
for best texture results