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Beef in School Foodservice

Check out our school foodservice resources and see just why beef belongs on your plate and the cafeteria tray!

School Foodservice Resources

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Beef Training Resources

Visit the Beef. It's What's For Dinner. website's training opportunities to get up to speed on all things beef.

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School Foodservice Facts and Recipes

Beef in School Foodservice

Beef continues to be an important part of a healthy diet for kids and essential component of healthy school meals.

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School Foodservice Beef Resource Guide

Beef Resource Guide for K-12 School Foodservice

The School Foodservice Beef Resource Guide aids school foodservice professionals in undersetanding the significance of incorporating beefe in menus and utilizing locally sourced options.

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USDA Food Buying Guide

The USDA Food Buying Guide is a helpful tool school nutrition professionals use for meal pattern compliance. It contains useful tools such as the FBG calculator and the Recipe Analysis Workbook (RAW).

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Wisconsin Beef Council Foodservice Training Videos

  • Safe and Delicious: Cooking with Ground Beef in School Kitchens
  • Cooking Ground Beef Safely in Schools: Beef Stir Fry Tips
  • How to Buy & Credit Local Beef – Chef Irene’s Smash Burgers & Meatballs Demo

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Beef: Processing to Plate, 3-Part Virtual Learning Series

This three-part virtual learning series helps students understand how beef moves from processing to preparation. Through guided virtual experiences, students will learn about the steps involved in processing beef, basic meat science concepts and how beef is prepared in the kitchen. 

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Recipes for Lunch Programs

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Beef Birria

Have a bite of this delicious beef birria!

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Barbacoa Mollette

This recipe uses the Beef Birria recipe.

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Beef Bahn Mi Wrap

This recipe uses the Chili-Soy Braised Beef recipe.

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Italian Beef Sandwich

This recipe uses the Classic Beef Braise recipe.

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Fiesta Beef Breakfast Nachos

Spice up your morning offerings with this delicious twist on a classic favorite.

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Shredded Beef in Bowl

Chili-Soy Braised Beef

Try this yummy beef braise using chili soy!

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Shredded Beef in Bowl

Classic Beef Braise

Try this yummy classic beef braise!

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Korean Braised Beef Noodles

This recipe uses the Chili-Soy Braised Beef recipe.

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Cheesesteak Kolache

Try this tasty cheesesteak kolache! Perfect, compact, beef!

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Sweet Potato Beef Mash Up

Sweet Potato Beef Mash-Up

This mash-up combines ground beef with diced sweet potatoes and taco seasoning.

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Breakfast Beef Burritos

Beef Sausage Breakfast Burrito

Ground Beef, peppers and onions are quickly sautéed and wrapped up with scrambled eggs. 

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Beef Breakfast Pizza Olé

Beef Breakfast Pizza Ole

Craving something new for breakfast? Try this Mexican-Style breakfast pizza.

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Cheeseburger Blast Unwrap

Experience a deconstructed delight with this flavorful twist on the classic cheeseburger.

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Spy Thai Beef

Spy Thai Beef

Peanut butter or sunflower butter, soy sauce, ginger and garlic introduce ethnic flavors to picky palates.

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Personal Beef Pizzas

Personal Beef Pizzas

Made exactly as you like it; these individual pizzas are fun to make together.

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Farm-Ous Beef Lasagna

Beef Sausage Lasagna

Try this no-fuss lasagna recipe today. Ground Beef, pasta sauce and cheese are layered and baked together. 

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Volcanic Meatloaf

These individual meatloaves promise an explosive taste that's sure to be a hit.

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