Natalie Johnson | Feeding Families Well

The next time you bring home the giant package of ground beef, go ahead and prep these 2 recipes. If you open my fridge you’re pretty much always likely to find beef summer sausage…and if it’s cold outside, you’ll also find some type of soup! (Both recipes are below!)

Homemade Beef Summer Sausage

2 lbs. medium lean ground beef (80-85%)
2 tablespoons Morton Tender Quick Salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon mustard seed
2-3 teaspoons coarse ground pepper (I do 2 teaspoons so my kids don’t think it’s ‘too spicy’)
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Place all ingredients in a large mixing bowl (I used my stand mixer), and thoroughly combine.
Divide the mixture in half, wrap each portion with plastic wrap and try to make a log shape that is about 6-7” long. I like to double wrap mine.
Place in a container in your fridge for 24 hours….then unwrap the logs and place them on a sheet pan to bake for 2 hours at 275ºF.
Remove from oven, cool in the fridge, and slice to enjoy!

Comment ‘recipe’ and I can also send you a link to pay a small fee for a nice printable pdf of the beef summer sausage!

Ground Beef Vegetable Soup

I don’t follow an exact recipe…it’s really just a clean out the fridge ‘method’. Here’s what I used this week: 2 pounds ground beef, onions, carrots, garlic powder, some leftover roasted potatoes, celery seed, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, beef broth, and canned tomatoes, frozen peas, and frozen corn

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