French Onion Joes Recipe with Ground Beef - These Old Cookbooks (2024)

FAQs

How much ground beef for 1 can of manwich? ›

In general, we call for 1 pound of ground beef to make 6 sandwiches in our sloppy joes recipes. That works out to 3 ounces of ground beef per sandwich. Depending on the size of your bun and how meaty you like your sandwich, you can increase or decrease that amount an ounce or two either way.

To make this recipe for a party, tailgate, or easy dinner with family or friends, plan on 1 pound of ground beef per 8 sandwiches, equaling 4 pounds of ground beef plus four times the amount of vegetables and cans of tomato soup.

directions. Brown hamburger meat and then drain grease from meat. Start to preheat oven to what ever the biscuit instructions say. Add the can of Manwich to the drained beef in pan and mix.

I use 2lbs ground beef to create eight burger patties, so each burger is 1/4lb.

If you're making the patties yourself (to save money or because you love making burgers), assume four burgers per pound of meat. For 120 burgers you'll need 30 pounds of ground beef.

I figure 2 tacos per person, 2oz ground beef raw weight per shell, which comes out to a quarter pound per person, so you'd need 5lbs of ground beef to feed 20 people, more if you want to allow for seconds. Note this will vary a bit by fat content.

Use calculator to help determine how much meat to buy.

The starting rule of thumb is: Boneless Meat: 1/2 lb. per person for adults and 1/4 lb. per person for children.

How many pounds of ground beef do I need for 10 people? ›

When Meat Is a Component of a Dish. If the meat is part of a bigger dish, like pasta or curry, plan for 1/4 to 1/3 pound (four to six ounces) per person. That means you'll want at least 2 1/2 pounds of meat if you're planning to have 10 people over to dinner, and 5 or more pounds of meat if you're cooking for 20 guests ...

As a general rule, you should plan for about 1/4 to 1/2 pound of meat per person when making tacos.

For More Tender Ground Meat, Grind It After Cooking Too

And it's easy enough to get: Just cook your meat with seasonings as you usually would, then cool the mixture and transfer it to a food processor. Pulse it together to your desired consistency and you'll have a much more tender and hom*ogenous filling.

Season the Ground Beef

When it comes to seasoning your ground beef, wait until after it has been browned and drained. Adding salt to raw ground beef pulls out moisture, drying the meat out and creating steam while it cooks, which prevents it from browning properly.

3 ounces of beef or other meat is a standard serving size for most recipes. As per the USDA, a 3-ounce portion of lean ground beef contains about 180 calories, 10 grams of iron, and 10 grams of fat, which is about 15 percent of the human body's daily requirement.

A serving is generally a half cup of the beef and sauce mixture. There are two methods of reducing the fat and calories of a Sloppy Joe. The first method is using high-grade ground beef that offers a low percentage of fat.

Manwich, a portmanteau of man and sandwich, is the brand name of a canned sloppy joe sauce produced by ConAgra Foods and Hunt's, introduced in 1969. The can contains seasoned tomato sauce that is added to ground beef cooked in a skillet. It is marketed as a quick and easy one-pan meal for the whole family.

One pound will fit in a pint jar, and two pounds in a quart jar. Use wide-mouth jars for canning meat for ease. The closer you can get to 1 pound a pint and 2 pounds a quart, the more liquid you will have in your jars. Don't worry if your liquid doesn't cover the meat — it's perfectly fine.