Community Pick
Zucchini and Ground Beef Casserole
"I love to cook fresh zucchini and adding these six good ingredients makes a delicious and easy dinner casserole to please the entire family. Enjoy."
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini, fresh cut in 1/4-inch chunks
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1⁄2 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 cup salsa, jarred with tomatoes, onions and chiles
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- salt and pepper
directions
- Brown ground beef with chopped onions, chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
- Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes or until meat is well cooked.
- Add jarred salsa and cumin. Cover and simmer in low heat for another 10 minutes until flavors blend.
- Add the zucchini chunks. Cover and cook for about 10 more minutes until zucchini is cooked, but not too soft.
- NOTE: this is a versatile casserole with 6 basic ingredients for a budget or low calorie dish, but every person can add some other ingredients to their own taste like: ground turkey, ground or shredded chicken instead of the ground beef, corn or cheese. Also can be serve it with rice, spaghetti or any other pasta, in tacos or burritos, etc. Hope you enjoy it in any way you make it.
- I want to thank all of you for trying my recipe and for posting these good reviews and suggestions.
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Reviews
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Good job! This is so simple to make and tastes great. I added garlic but followed the rest as written. I served this over penne pasta with a salad and garlic bread. Very enjoyable meal. Thanks for the great idea. Good luck in the contest. -
I really wasn't expecting as much flavor as this delivered. Five common pantry ingredients exceeded my expectations and was easy to prepare. I used a chunky salsa with medium spiciness and served with flour tortillas to roll into "make your own" burritoes. Thank you for sharing your recipe & good luck in the contest! -
Mmmm, this was very tasty and was just up my street I am low carbing and this is perfect, not just that my DH just loved it and he usually turns his nose up at what I am eating but not this he loved it. I used a salsa that was quite hot we like hot in fact we like very hot and it was very hot and the cumin gives it a nice bit of extra flavour. thank you for posting it was very easy to prepare, and so good to eat, I will definitely make this again. I would like to wish you the very best of luck in the competition, I think it's a winner -
I decided to make this when I went to you page to see who you were. It was the first recipe listed and I had just bought some zucchini! I love the flavor but it needs a bit more seasoning for me. I added some fresh mushrooms.<br/>The next time I make it, and I will, I think I will add some fresh garlic and more chopped onion!<br/>Thank you for a quick and delicious meal.
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WOWZER!! Loved this and so did DH and BIL! They came in clearing wood and smelled this as they came off the tractors. I could not get it on the table fast enough! It was a rainy chilly day here so this was perfect for me to make quick and for the guys to gobble down. I used a mild salsa as that is what I had on hand. Next time I may use a medium salsa for some zip, like when our temps gp below MINUS 30. This is fantastic. I wonder how it will be using frozen zucchini ( I have stored some for winter use) Thank you chef and Good Luck. I bet this would be great over brown rice, just add in a bit more sauce. hmmmmmm Made for Dining on a $ Contest 2011
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
pink cook
United States
I learned how to cook since I was young helping my dear Mom in the kitchen.
Also like to combine ideas or ingredients from different recipes to create some of my own, so my dear husband and my family enjoy what I cook.
