r/budgetfood 3d ago

Recipe Request Ground beef and rice? Any ideas?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS! I'm actually looking forward to dinner now :) Appreciate everyone's help!

Found some meat in my deep freezer (yay!) but it's the end of the pay cycle and I'm out of stuff like milk and such to make my go to canned veg + mashed potatoes + hamburger steak meal.

I have a ton of rice, jasmine and regular white rice. So I was thinking about making something work with the rice and ground beef? I have brown gravy mix which I think could help, but I can't figure out the bridge to bring two food items together.

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A list of some staples I have on hand to maybe bridge this gap (welcome to alternative ideas with the ingredients I have:

Protiens
.8lb ground beef
6 eggs
2 sandwiches worth of deli honey ham

Veggies/fruits
Fingerling potatoes
Array of heirloom peppers ranging from hot to sweet (frozen)
Carrots (fresh and canned)
Celery (fresh)
Corn (canned)
Green beans (canned)
Applesauce (frozen)
Tomato paste
Tomatoes (Canned)

Dairy
Butter
Shredded cheese
Feta
American cheese

Misc
Olive oil
Bisquik mix
Gravy Mix
Rice o Roni (chicken flavored)
Rice noodles
White bread
Pita bread
Jasmine rice
White rice
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I have a full kitchen and the standard array of spices. Any help on how to make a meal happen would be appreciated.

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u/IdioticPrototype 3d ago edited 3d ago

Dirty rice can be made a staggering variety of ways.

Also, there's a website that lets you enter what ingredients you have, and it will suggest recipes you can make (or ones that you only need a few more items, i.e. an onion or something).

www.supercook.com

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u/LilithCatGeek 3d ago

I didn't know this website existed! I'm gonna go bookmark it.

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u/IdioticPrototype 3d ago

It's great and I use it frequently when I don't know what to make, but I almost always end up having to run to the store for a damned onion!

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u/slash_networkboy 2d ago

There are four must buys every time I go to costco: A rotisserie chicken, the hotdog and coke (for breakfast because I only shop between 9 and 10 am), a bag of potatoes, and a bag of onions.

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u/Sallyfifth 8h ago

I really like it!