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BBQ Beef Ribs with Spicy Pineapple Rum Glaze
Start these delicious ribs in the oven and finish them on the barbecue. The sticky and sweet pineapple glaze adds a tropical twist to this rib recipe. Beef ribs are an fantastic change from regular pork ribs.
Barbecue Style Beef Pot Roast
To enjoy as a speedy weeknight dinner recipe, use the Make Ahead Plan: Cook beef pot roast and refrigerate overnight in the sauce it was cooked in. Next day, skim any fat from sauce and thinly slice roast crosswise; place slices of meat in an ovenproof casserole. Heat sauce and pour over meat. Cover with foil or casserole lid; heat in 350°F (180°C) oven for about 25 minutes.
Jamaican Jerk Beef Wraps with Avocado Salsa
This makes a great patio supper and is perfect for a party. The salsa is best in the summer, made with flavourful garden-fresh tomatoes. If using a Premium Rotisserie Roast such as Prime Rib, reduce the marinating time to 2 to 4 hours, just long enough to develop flavour.
Barbecued “Five Spiced” Beef Roast
Asian spices and products have wonderfully unique flavours and aromas. Serve this roast beef recipe with steamed Asian vegetables, rice and a sui choy (napa cabbage) salad.
BIG Basted Beef Medallions
Think thick. Use a thick cut steak such as individually-sized Beef Medallions for the best beef on the grill. Both Grilling and Marinating Beef Medallion varieties are available. The leanest options include: Top Sirloin, Sirloin, Inside and Outside Round and Cross Rib.
Smoky Southern Beef Brisket
Perfectly suited for a casual gathering, the Southern flavours of smoke and sarsaparilla linger in this relaxed roast! Marinate ahead and then barbecue-smoke for easy hands-off cooking!
Grilled Culotte with Caramelized Shallot and Blue Cheese Compound Butter
Compound butters are easy to make - flavour them with minced fresh herbs from the garden such as chives, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme and some minced garlic, shallot or leeks. Good on baked potatoes or steamed corn on the cob, broccoli, cauliflower or asparagus.
Eggplant and Beef Caponata
If you want to skip making the Big Batch Beef, use 1/2 lb (250 g) fresh ground beef, browned with 1 EACH small onion and clove garlic, minced. If you're looking to change up the flavours, substitute toasted slivered almonds for the pine nuts and diced dried apricots or sliced green olives for the golden raisins.
Taco Ground Beef Salad
A tasty salad version of the traditional taco-in-the-shell, this recipe makes a great lunch to get kids through their day. Beef's naturally rich in several key nutrients that help young and old minds alike learn, concentrate and remember better. Their report card, and their teacher, will thank you!
Pomegranate and Citrus Beef Salad
Tasty, refreshing and exotic – this recipe is sure to become one of your favourite main-course salads. If pomegranates are not available, use 2 peeled kiwi for the beef marinade and garnish with dried cranberries.
Summer Beef and Berry Salad
This delicious main course salad recipe celebrates the summer’s berry crop. Any remaining beef roast can be used to make a second salad meal or roast beef sandwiches.
Beef and Spinach Salad with Candied Pecans
Try this beef salad recipe for bistro-style dining at home.
Teriyaki Surf and Turf Beef Salad
A fast and flavourful meal, this Teriyaki Surf & Turf Beef Salad can be easily scaled back to serve just two, by dividing the recipe ingredients in half.
Beer-Soaked Beef Rotisserie Roast with Skillet Corn & Kale Salad
Cook using a rotisserie or by indirect heat on the barbecue. You can use any Rotisserie Roast: Top Sirloin, Sirloin Tip, Outside or Inside Round, Cross Rib or Prime Rib.
Grilled Beef Steak and Mango Salsa with Endive
This recipe features a great combination of flavours — ginger flavoured beef steak with the fresh tart flavours of the mango salsa. APPETIZER BITES: Tuck strips of steak into individual endive leaves and top each with some Mango Salsa. Or serve on a buffet as a warm main course salad.
Florentine Beef and Cheese Stuffed Shells
The two-pan plan... Although this recipe may seem a bit fussy, it makes two pans, so you can bake one for the kids right away and refrigerate the other to bake for your Date Night Dinner while they watch their favourite Harry Potter movie. Serve theirs with a glass of milk and some veggies and dip and yours with a side-salad of baby greens dressed with balsamic vinaigrette (using their veggie and dip leftovers to add to your salad of course!) And don’t forget your glass of ‘red’ – you deserve it. Cheers!
Greek Beef Bruschetta
This recipe is perfect for a casual gathering. Using Ground Beef Sirloin, it's a nice recipe to serve for a change from the standard nacho platter.
Beef ‘n Cheese Pinwheels
If left unsliced, this recipe makes 4 delicious wraps that are perfect for a light dinner or lunch. Canadian beef paired with cheese makes them so good and so good for you.
Raclette-Style Beef in Herbed Butter
If you don't own a raclette, you can always use an electric fry pan to cook this beef recipe at the table or sauté in a non-stick pan on the stove-top. Make Ahead Tip: The herbed butter can be made ahead and frozen. Use any extra for later meals, stirring into mashed potatoes or steamed vegetables. Accompanying vegetables can all be assembled a few hours ahead of time.
Thai Beef Meatballs
To serve this recipe as elegant hors d'oeuvres, skewer each meatball with picks made from cleaned stalks of lemon grass. Serve on a platter with purchased Thai chili or sweet and sour sauce in a small bowl for dipping. Make Ahead Tip: Cooked meatballs can be frozen for up to 3 months and reheated in microwave to serve.
Argentinean Beef Meatball Soup
Who says low-fat cooking has to be bland – this delicious meal-soup recipe is packed-full of lively flavours and the goodness of beef.
Thai Beef Soup
Don’t overlook ground beef for healthful easy recipe ideas — even when entertaining.This sophisticated but simple soup is fabulous not fussy.
Beef and Pasta Florentine
This crowd pleasing dinner-in-one casserole recipe is perfect when you have many at the table — a snap to make, easy to serve and faster to cook than a frozen lasagna. PLUS – you get all four food groups in this one dish, so good nutrition just takes care of itself. Lean Ground Round delivers BIG BEEF flavour as well as 14 essential nutrients including all five B-complex vitamins.
Stuffed Beef Cabbage Rolls
Satisfying casseroles like this recipe for Stuffed Beef Cabbage Rolls are always a welcome choice when planning make-ahead meals for the freezer.