Poor Mans Rice Beef Recipes

POOR MAN'S FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in rice and cover. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and drain any excess water.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in rice and soy sauce; heat briefly then transfer rice to a bowl.
• Scramble the eggs in the same skillet, then stir in rice. Stir in ginger and green onions; heat through and serve.

SLOW COOKER POOR MAN'S STEW

Steps:

• Heat a medium sized skillet over medium heat. Add the beef to the skillet, using a spatula to turn the meat and break it apart as it cooks. Transfer the cooked meat to the slow cooker.
• Dice the carrots, onion, and potatoes. Mince the garlic.
• Add all the recipe ingredients (except peas, if using) to your slow cooker and use a large spoon to mix everything together. Cover and cook on low heat for 4-5 hours or high heat for 2-3 hours. If using frozen peas, add them in the last 30-45 minutes so that they cook through but aren't mushy. Test to make sure the vegetables are cooked through and tender, then season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
• Set your Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Add the beef and cook for about 5 minutes, breaking it apart and turning with a spatula as it cooks.
• Dice the carrots, onion, and potatoes. Mince the garlic.
• Add all the recipe ingredients (except peas, if using) to your Instant Pot. Cover and turn to High Pressure for 15 minutes. Allow for a Natural Pressure Release (do nothing and allow the pressure to naturally dissipate) for at least 10 minutes, then turn the steam release valve. Carefully open the Instant Pot.
• If using frozen peas, stir them into the stew now. Set the Instant Pot back to Saute mode and cook together, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
• Place your dutch oven on the stovestop and turn the heat on the burner to medium. Add the ground beef. Cook for about 5-6 minutes, using a spatula to turn the meat and break the pieces apart as it cooks.
• Dice the carrots, onion, and potatoes. Mince the garlic.
• Add all the recipe ingredients (except peas, if using) to your dutch oven. Stir together. Bring to boil, then lower the heat, cover, and simmer for about 45 minutes, opening and stirring occasionally.
• If using frozen peas, stir them into the stew the last 10-15 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

LAZY MAN'S CABBAGE ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Chop cabbage into large pieces.
• Put one layer into greased baking dish.
• You can use just hamburger if you prefer. Brown meat and onion.
• Add salt and pepper if desired.
• Mix rice into meat.
• Put meat mixture on top of cabbage layer.
• Mix the soup and water together and then pour on the top.
• Bake at 350F for at least 1 hour.

POOR MANS GROUND BEEF PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• 1. Mix ground beef, salt and pepper in bowl.
• 2. Shape into 8 patties.
• 3. Brown quickly on both sides in butter in skillet.
• 4. Remove patties to hold platter.
• 5. Combine green peppers, onion, garlic and soy sauce in skillet.
• 6. Cook, stirring constantly for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 7. Arrange on platter with patties.
• 8. Serve with additional sauce.

CABBAGE ROLL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet, brown beef in oil over medium high heat until redness is gone. Drain off fat.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the onion, tomato sauce, cabbage, rice and salt. Add meat and mix all together. Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour broth over meat mixture and bake in the preheated oven, covered, for 1 hour. Stir, replace cover and bake for another 30 minutes.

POOR MAN'S RICE & BEEF

Steps:

• brown meat in saucepan (with garlic if using cloves).
• Drain Meat.
• Add sauce, mushrooms, carrots, seasonings, rice & water.
• Bring to a slight boil.
• Cover saucepan.
• Reduce heat.
• Cook covered until rice is done (approx. 10-15 minutes at my house).
• Enjoy.
• (Note: the amounts depend on what you have at hand and how many you are serving. This fed two people.).