Browned 'n' seasoned freezer mix

Yield: 14 Servings

Ingredients:

4 lb Ground beef
1 1/2 ea Onion;chopped large
3 ea Cloves garlic;minced
2 ts Salt
3/4 ts Pepper

Instructions:

Cook and stir meat onions and garlic in Dutch oven until meat is brown. Drain off fat. Stir in seasonings. Spread meat mixture in 2 ungreased baking pans 13x9x2 inches. Freeze 1 hour. (This partial freezing prevents the meat from freezing together solidly.) Crumble meat mixture into small pieces; place in heavy plastic bag or freezer container. Seal securely and label; freeze no longer than 3 months. Use freezer mix in the recipes that call for it. NOTE: You can use this mix in any recipe for drained seasoned browned ground beef. Each 3 1/2 cups lightly packed frozen mix is the equivalent of 1 pound ground beef 1/3 cup chopped onion 1 small clove garlic 1/2 teaspoon salt and dash of pepper. (If mixture is not frozen allow 3 cups.)