Joan's Hamburger Plan

My Hamburger Plan 
By Joan Detzner

1. Make Spahetti Sauce

Makes 36 cups. Freeze 23 cups and use 13 cups for:
• Baked Mostaccoli
• Lazy Lasagna
2. Brown 6 pounds of ground beef with 4 onions, divide in half for
• Hamburger Pie
• Hamburger Stroganoff
3. Use 6 pounds raw ground beef for the meatloaves

Joan's Spaghetti Sauce 
makes 36 Cups

Brown beef, onions, peppers, sausage and Italian seasoning (2 pounds at a time). Drain well. Put in stock pot, add mushrooms, sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, and remaining seasoning, simmer.

Use 13 cups in the following recipes, Freeze the remaining in freezer bags in family size portions for pizza and spagetti.

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Baked Mostaccoli 
(Makes 2 meals)

Cook noodles until just done, drain, cool with cold water. Add sauce, divide in half, put each half into gallon freezer bag. Divide mozzarella and freeze separately in quart freezer bags. Attach cheese to mostaccoli.

To serve: Thaw for 1 day, put into casserole dish and sprinkle cheese on top. Microwave for 5-10 minutes.

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Lazy Lasagna
(Makes 3 meals)

Mix together cottage cheese and egg. In two 10x6x2-inch baking dishes, spread one cup of the sauce on the bottom of each dish. Then make layers in this order: uncooked noodles, cottage cheese/egg mixture, mozzarella cheese and sauce; repeat; sprinkle cheese on top. Wrap pan in foil; label and freeze.

To serve: Thaw completely (takes about 1 1/2 days in refrigerator.) Bake tightly covered at 350-degrees F for about 45 minutes, or until the edges are bubbly and center is hot. Take cover off during final 10 minutes of baking time. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Note: Make sure the noodles are completely covered with sauce - if necessary add a small amount - 1/2 c - of water

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Hamburger Pie
(Makes 3 meals)

Saute onions. Add hamburger, cook until no longer red. Add salt and pepper and put 1/4 meat mixture in each pie shell. Beat eggs. Add cottage cheese to eggs, pour 1/2 over meat on each pie. Put the rest of the meat on and sprinkle with cheese. Place another pie crust on top, crimp edges. Cover with foil, flash freeze, then put into ziplock.

To serve: Thaw all day in refrigerator, then bake at 375F for 30 minutes.

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Hamburger Stroganoff 
(Makes 3 meals)

Brown beef & onion. Drain. Add the rest of the ingredients, simmer 10 minutes. Divide into thirds. Put each third in a gallon freezer bag, flatten and freeze.

To Serve:Thaw, and heat, adding 1 cup sour cream. Serve over noodles

Note: My stroganoff was a bit runny when thawed, I made rice and made it into a casserole.

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Joan's Meat Loaf 
(Makes 3 meals)

Mix all ingredients well. Put 1/3 in each aluminum lined dish. Flash freeze. Remove from dish and put in ziplock.

To Serve: Thaw for 1 day, put back in dish and bake at 350F for 1 hour.

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