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Cooking & Baking

SheltieLover

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14. Aldi has 96% lean

Reply to Native (Reply #12)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 09:38 AM

Jun 21

Rather pricey ~$7-$8/lb. But I only use 1 lb in a pot of chili, spaghetti, soup, etc., & that lasts 2-3 days.

I use a lot more veggies than meat in all of the above dishes.

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What ground protien, do you use, [View all] kozar Jun 21 OP

I lean (no pun intended) towards sweet Italian sausage. no_hypocrisy Jun 21 #1

Lol, thare is no such thing, kozar Jun 21 #2

I like to spice my ground meat as if were sweet Italian sausage. flor-de-jasmim Jun 21 #3

Actually kozar Jun 21 #7

I also use turkey. bamagal62 Jun 21 #4

Tofu. peacebuzzard Jun 21 #5

Ty peace , uhm.tofu kozar Jun 21 #8

Great idea...here's another... MiHale Jun 21 #6

MiHale, kozar Jun 21 #9

This is a great idea radical noodle Jun 21 #21

Aldi 96% lean hamburger SheltieLover Jun 21 #10

tbe leanest ground beef I've found is 93/7. Native Jun 21 #12

Aldi has 96% lean SheltieLover Jun 21 #14

is it organic by chance? Native Jun 21 #15

I don't believe so. SheltieLover Jun 21 #16

our Ald's meat shelves sell out super quick. They're always 1/2 bare, Native Jun 21 #17

Same here, do I grab a few when I can SheltieLover Jun 21 #18

yeah, the closing of meat packing plants seems to be picking up speed. Native Jun 21 #19

And crops rotting in fields. I'm sure the kremlin is quite pleased. SheltieLover Jun 21 #20

i don't use ground meat in any of my soups/stews/chili Native Jun 21 #11

I use Impossible burger. MLAA Jun 21 #13

beef Kali Jun 21 #22

I have added frozen soy "crumbles" to browned, lean ground beef Freddie Jun 21 #23