Beef jerky has been a delicious snacks for many years but did you also know that you can use your favorite Mountain America beef jerky as an ingredient in some of your favorite family recipes? It is one fantastic way we like to utilize jerky here and today we are going to share some recipe tips and ideas with you.

* Try finely chopping up your jerky and toss it into your favorite breakfast casserole or into your favorite omelet recipe. That’s right, instead of using bacon toss in that chopped up beef jerky!

* If you are trying to eat more healthy these days then chop up some of your favorite Teriyaki Salmon jerky and toss it on top of your favorite chef or garden salad! It is so much tastier than dried bacon bits and it is certainly much healthier.

* Love macaroni and cheese? We do! Instead of topping your macaroni and cheese with dried bread crumbs, toss some chopped up beef jerky on top during the last 5 minutes of your baking time and you have a mac and cheese dish that takes dinner to another level!

* When making up some tasty homemade potato salad or macaroni salad, toss some chopped up beef jerky into your food processor and get it chopped up fine. To achieve the desired texture simply pulse on and off for a few seconds. Stir in the chopped beef jerky into your favorite recipe and you will have a potato salad or macaroni salad that your family will just love! What a delicious mixture of flavors!

If you have always thought that beef jerky was just for snacking it is time to rethink that jerky! Jerky can be utilized in many different recipes. Share with us some ideas you have for using your jerky in a recipe!