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Recipe: Zucchini and Ground Beef Skillet Casserole

September 18, 2012 By Emily McClements
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Don't know what to make for dinner tonight? Zucchini and Ground Beef Skillet Casserole recipe - a quick and easy delicious seasonal meal!

One afternoon last week it was around four o’clock and I thought to myself, Hmmmm, what are we going to have for dinner? (I’ve been slacking in the meal planning department lately!)

I knew I had a pound of grass-fed ground beef in the freezer, and a million-kagillion zucchinis on my counter. (Okay, maybe not quite that many, but close!) I opened up my computer thinking I would browse Pinterest for some inspiration, when I noticed that a newsletter from Food.com was in my email Inbox and the title read Zucchini Ground Beef Casserole.  Nice.

I checked out the recipe, and fortunately it had a simple list of ingredients, all of which I had on hand, and seemed relatively easy to make. And I thought, Okay, that’s what we’re having for dinner tonight.

And it was good. Really, really good. Jer agreed with me, and I think I may have even gotten the kids to eat a couple bites of zucchini. If you knew how picky my daughter is, you would know that was a major accomplishment.

Of course, I tweaked the recipe a bit to use what I had, and make it better. Ahem. But seriously, it was so good I just had to share it with you in case you have an end of harvest abundance of zucchini the way we do around here.

Don't know what to make for dinner tonight? Zucchini and Ground Beef Skillet Casserole recipe - a quick and easy delicious seasonal meal!

Zucchini and Ground Beef Skillet Casserole

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped or pressed
  • salt, pepper, onion powder to taste
  • 1 – 16 oz jar of salsa,
  • 1+ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 small potatoes cut into cubes
  • 1 cup of corn or peas, fresh or frozen
  • 1 medium zucchini, cut in 1/4-inch chunks
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Brown rice, cooked

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef with garlic, onion powder (you can use real onion, diced if you like. We don’t.), salt and pepper in a cast iron skillet until meat is cooked through.

2. Add jar of salsa, cumin, potatoes, and water. Stir together.

3. Cover and simmer on low heat for another 10 minutes until favors blend.

Don't know what to make for dinner tonight? Zucchini and Ground Beef Skillet Casserole recipe - a quick and easy delicious seasonal meal!

4. Add the zucchini and corn or peas (just use whatever you have on hand) and stir everything together. Add another 1/4 cup of water if needed to cook potatoes and veggies.

5. Cover and cook for about 5-10 more minutes until potatoes and zucchini are cooked, but not too soft.

6. Serve with rice.

*These are the cast iron skillets I use and love! They are great quality for a great price! 

Wondering what to make for dinner tonight? Try this quick and easy zucchini and ground beef skillet casserole seasonal summer recipe!

*Adapted from this recipe.

 

Enjoy!

Are you looking for a zucchini dessert? Try my Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies! They’re delicious!! 

Or browse through all our favorite real food recipes! 

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Comments

  1. Crystalyn says

    September 18, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    This looks delicious. We have a million zucchinis as well! Every other plant in our garden died in the drought, but our zucchini plant went crazy! Apparently they do well in dry weather.

    Reply
  2. Annie says

    February 14, 2017 at 11:56 pm

    WHat was the specific salsa you used?

    Reply
    • Emily McClements says

      February 17, 2017 at 3:22 pm

      Hey Annie, I don’t have one specific salsa that I buy and use in recipes. I’m sorry. I usually use Aldi’s Simply Natural brand or Meijer’s Simple Goodness (formerly Meijer’s Naturals) brand of salsa. Just depends on where I’m doing my shopping that week!
      Hope that helps,
      ~Emily

      Reply

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