Ingredients
- 1lb 93% lean ground beef
- 1 red pepperdiced
- 2 zucchinisliced in half-moons
- 1 yellow oniondiced (one cup)
- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 8oz tomato sauce (not needed until day of cooking)
- 1cup cheddar cheese (not needed until day of cooking)shredded
Materials
To Freeze and Cook Later
- Label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and “use-by” date. (Three months from when you prepped the meal.)
- Add all ingredients except tomato sauce and cheese to your freezer bag.
- Remove as much air as possible, seal, and freeze for up to three months.
To Cook in Instant Pot
- Add frozen meal to Instant Pot.
- Add the tomato sauce.
- Pressure cook on low for 20 minutes (12 minutes if meal is fresh or thawed).
- Natural release.
- Break apart beef, add the cheese and stir until the cheese is melted.
To Cook on Stovetop:
- Defrost freezer bag overnight in refrigerator.
- Pour ingredients into a large non-stick pot, sauté pan, or skillet and add tomato sauce.
- Cook on medium-high heat for 10-15 minutes or until ground beef is cooked through.
- Add the cheese and stir until the cheese is melted.
So delicious!!! I added mushrooms, green and red peppers and spicy Italian sausage because I had to use it up. Turned out delicious’!
Very yummy! My hubs loved it (picky eater). I used yellow squash as well, needed to use up. We served over jasmine rice. I can’t wait to try the other recipes!
It says 2 zucchini but can you break it do n to approximate cups? I have a very large zucchini and am not sure how much to use.
Thank you!
Can you please tell me where I find all of the labels to put on the bags? I’m not seeing them attached to each recipe. Thank you!
Has anyone substituted the beef for ground turkey?
You definitely could!
I have finally figured out how to print out the Avery labels. However, some of the recipe labels are landscape instead of portrait. i cannot just copy and paste like the portrait labels. Is there a trick to it? thank you.
I’m wondering about labels too. Last time I made freezer meals, i printed labels on paper and taped them to the bags. However, they did not stay put. Would you please point me in the direction of the labels you recommend? Thank you.
We use water-resistant Avery stickers #22827