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Meatballs
![Homemade Meatballs Recipe](http://www.meatisnotasidedish.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MINASD-Meatballs1.jpg)
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Yields: 18-24 Ingredients: • 3 lbs ground beef • 1 cup milk • 1 tsp parsley • 1 cup parmesan cheese • 2 small cloves of garlic, minced • 4 large eggs, beaten • 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs • pinch of pepper • … [Read more…]
Smoked Beef Brisket
![Smoked Brisket Recipe](http://www.meatisnotasidedish.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MINASD-BriskYum8-sml.jpg)
A 5 hour Smoked Beef Brisket recipe that uses mesquite wood and charcoal and a special Beef Rub. Prep time: 18+ hrs Cook time: 5 hrs Total time: 23 hrs Serves: 3-4 Ingredients: • 2 lbs single cut beef brisket Brining: • 1/4 c fine sea salt • 1/4 c sugar • 1/2 gal of … [Read more…]
Pork Chops with Portabella Stuffing
![Stuffed Pork Chops Recipe](http://www.meatisnotasidedish.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MINASD-StfdPorkChops1.jpg)
Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 40 mins Total time: 50 mins Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: • 4 thick pork chops • 3 tbsp butter • 1 large portabella mushroom cap, diced into 1/4″ squares • 1/2 clove of garlic • 1/2 loaf of Tuscan or Italian bread, slightly stale and pulled apart into 1″ pieces … [Read more…]
Stuffed Sirloin with Spinach & Bacon
![Stuffed Sirloin Recipe](http://www.meatisnotasidedish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MINASD-StfSirloin11.jpg)
Prep time: 50 mins Cook time: 35 mins Total time: 1 hr, 25 mins Ingredients: • 8 slices bacon, sliced into small pieces • 1 small onion, diced • 2 garlic cloves, chopped • 2 tbsp unsalted butter • 1 tbsp chopped thyme • 8 oz fresh baby spinach • 4 oz cream cheese • … [Read more…]
Improvised Cedar Plank Chicken
![Grilled Cedar Plank Chicken](http://www.meatisnotasidedish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MINASDa20PlankChick2.jpg)
Grilling chicken on a plank may sound easy enough, but not all things work out as planned. Here is a quick story of how I dealt with an unexpected situation when I was planking on the grill, and was able to adapt to the problem and produce an unbelievable result, which I would like to … [Read more…]
Pork Loin Country Style Ribs – Wet
![Pork Loin Country Style Ribs - Wet](http://www.meatisnotasidedish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MINASD-PorkLoinRibs1.jpg)
Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 4 hrs Total time: 4 hrs 10 mins Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: • 1 full bottle of Sticky Fingers BBQ Sauce • mustard • red pepper flakes • dry mustard • onion powder • garlic powder • paprika • 1-2 lbs pork loin country style ribs Directions: To make Pork … [Read more…]
Phili Santa Fe Chicken Casserole
![Phili Santa Fe Chicken Casserole](http://www.meatisnotasidedish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MINASD-SantaFe.jpg)
Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 50 mins Serves: 8 Ingredients: • 1 lb boneless chicken breast, cubed • 8 oz. tomato paste • 1 scallion, diced • 1 large tomato, diced • 3/4 c. corn • 4 oz. colby jack & 4 oz. cheddar, shredded & divided • 10 oz. … [Read more…]
Smoked Bone-in Pork Loin Ribs
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Usually, many assume that when smoking something, it is probably done during the warmer months. But there is no reason you can’t smoke during mid-winter – when temperatures are averaging in the teens. I was curious to see how the outside temperature would affect whatever I would smoke (and I was craving ribs). So, I … [Read more…]
Beefy Noodle Wacky Cheeseburger Casserole
![Beefy Noodle Wacky Cheeseburger Casserole](http://www.meatisnotasidedish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/MINASD-BurgerCass1.jpg)
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 40 mins Serves: 2-3 Ingredients: • 1 lb ground beef • 1 box/bag of Wacky Mac noodles (cooked) (or another kind of noodles) • 1/2 packet of Lipton Recipe Secrets onion soup mix • pepper to taste • 6 oz of cheddar cheese, separated (4 … [Read more…]