Ground Beef

I use a lot of ground beef when I make my meals. I have found the best price per pound, and also the best quality, is at Costco. The large trays of ground beef are around $2.99/lb, but they also sell 10 pound chubs for only $2.79/pound.

Yup, you read that right: 10 pound chubs.
There you go. Gigantic.

I bought two of these last time. You should have seen the eyes on the guy working behind the counter. He was really nice, though, and freshly packaged both chubs just for me.

I use a knife to divide the package into ten chunks (1 lb each) and cook it as needed for various recipes.

I like to cook up all the remaining meat with veggies (onions, garlic, shredded carrots, celery, etc).
You can season the meat for tacos or spaghetti, too.

Then, I cool the cooked ground beef on cookie sheets before spooning it into a labeled gallon ziptop bag.

Whenever I need a quick meal, I pull the bag out of the freezer, drop it on the kitchen floor or whack it on the counter to loosen the crumbles up, and scoop out however much I need to make tacos or spaghetti. It is super convenient and only takes minutes to finish prepping the meal.

Enjoy!