Cook Once Eat All Week with Shredded Beef

I’m showing you how simple it is to cook a big batch of slow cooked beef in this second of three ‘Cook Once Eat All Week ‘ series. Keep reading for three original beef recipes plus links to more dinner ideas for shredded beef.

In my real life I’ve been needing to think of some practical dinner solutions so that we can continue sitting down together as a family. So this series I began last week with pulled pork recipes is based on a real need. This is meal planning for busy families. This ‘cook once eat all week’ series is based around the concept of cooking a big batch of meat on Sunday and then portioning it into meal prep containers for simple dinners all week long.

After beef I’m going to do a chicken series and then I’m going to add even more recipes and bundle them all into a convenient e-book. So be on the lookout for that sometime in the Spring!

As I was deciding on beef recipes to create I wanted to use what I already had in my refrigerator (as I would in real life). And so I’m using many of the same sauces that I used when creating my pork recipes. The BBQ Buffalo sauce came about because I didn’t have quite enough BBQ sauce for the amount of beef I was going to serve for one meal but I had some Redhot Buffalo sauce. I thought maybe the two would be good combined together and they are! I’m getting more frugal in my old age 😉 These meals are all convenient and economical for on-the-go families like ours. 

Open Faced BBQ Buffalo Beef Sandwiches:

• Combine about 1/3 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce with an equal amount of buffalo sauce
• Mix the sauce with the shredded beef to coat
• Bake frozen garlic bread slices according to package directions
• Evenly divide the BBQ Buffalo beef on top of each garlic bread slice
• Top the open faced beef sandwiches with shredded cheese

Asian Beef Wraps with Creamy Hoisin Slaw:

• Combine about 2 tablespoons of hoisin sauce with an equal amount of mayonnaise and one tablespoon of chili garlic sauce – whisk until smooth
• Mix together about 2 cups of bagged coleslaw mix with 1/4 cup chopped red pepper and 1/4 cup sliced green onions and about a tablespoon of sesame seeds

• Toss the slaw with the dressing
• Divide a container of the shredded beef among four burrito sized tortillas
• Divide the creamy hoisin slaw evenly to top the beef
• Roll into wraps and serve

Shredded Beef Street Tacos:

• Combine a container of the shredded beef with about 1/2 cup of taco sauce (I use this one)
• Serve the taco shredded beef with tortillas, sliced avocados, lime wedges, sour cream and fresh salsa

Tips to Cook Once Eat All Week with Shredded Beef: 

• These containers are terrific for storing the shredded beef until ready to use
• This recipe yields enough shredded beef for five meals – for more recipes scroll down to the end of this post

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More dinner recipes using Shredded Beef:

• Beef Noodle Soup
• Shredded Beef Nachos
• BBQ Beef Stuffed Potatoes
• Weeknight Shepherd’s Pie