50+ Best Ground Beef Recipes
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If you’re wondering what’s for dinner tonight, stop right there! I’ve got you covered with more than 50 of my best Ground Beef Recipes! With this versatile and inexpensive ingredient, you can make so many different types of meals, so grab a coffee, sit down and have a read through all these delicious recipes. You’re bound to find a couple you like!
Ground beef has got to be one of the most popular all American ingredients, and we’ve all got some in our freezer! It’s versatile, it’s inexpensive and you can make some seriously delicious dinners! It’s also an ingredient that people ask me all the time for recipes!
So here’s my collection of over 50 ground beef recipes that you can find on my blog here. That doesn’t mean that this is all I have, there are a lot more, so feel free to search for some yourselves. But these recipes are some of my favorite!
I’m sure you’ll find some you like here as well, and you’ll want to bookmark some of them for next time you’re looking through your fridge and pantry wondering what to make for dinner!
Easy Meatloaf
This Easy Meatloaf is everything you want on a weeknight, juicy, flavorful, and slathered in smoky BBQ sauce. A pork and beef blend gives it that tender texture, while pantry staples keep it simple. No fuss, no weird add-ins. Just a solid, comforting meatloaf that delivers every time.
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Easy Ground Beef Tacos
Easy Ground Beef Tacos perfect for those busy weeknights! Add your favorite taco toppings, and dinner is served. Simple, customizable and don't forget delicious!
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Hoisin Beef Noodles
Hoisin Beef Noodles – Let's find a more fun way to use up that ground beef in your fridge! This recipe is made with an easy sauce, tender ramen noodles, crunchy veggies, and lots of beef. Check out my easy-to-follow instructions plus all the amazing ways you can customize this recipe to fit the ingredients you have at home!
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Salisbury Steak
Everyone needs a good Salisbury Steak recipe for their weekly dinner rotation! While it tastes like an absolute treat, this meal is made with a simple ground beef patty and a rich mushroom gravy. In this recipe you’ll find instructions on how to turn this into a freezer meal for your busiest nights.
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One Pot Beef Stroganoff
This One Pot Beef Stroganoff is the ultimate comfort food shortcut. Juicy beef, golden mushrooms, and egg noodles all cook together in a creamy sour cream sauce. It is cozy, it is hearty, and it is ready in under an hour with only one pot to wash.
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One Pot Beef Ragu Pasta
One Pot Beef Ragu Pasta – nothing says comfort food like a big bowl of meaty and delicious pasta. This fettuccine is cooked in a hearty beef sauce making for a quick and easy dinner.
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Instant Pot Hamburger Helper
Who needs the box when you can have this homemade Instant Pot Hamburger Helper on your table in less than 25 minutes! Easy, delicious comfort food made entirely in one pot.
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Tex Mex Stuffed Peppers
These easy Tex Mex Stuffed Peppers are the perfect nutritious weeknight meal. Packed with ground beef, rice, corn, beans, enchilada sauce, and cheese, you won't have to fuss over any side dishes.
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American Goulash
This American Goulash (a.k.a. Chop Suey) is the ultimate one-pot comfort meal made with ground beef, elbow macaroni, and a rich, tomato based sauce. A nostalgic, budget friendly dinner that feeds a crowd and gets better the next day!
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Three Cheese Hamburger Helper
This Three Cheese Hamburger Helper is so much better than anything you'll find in a box. This homemade twist is packed full of flavor, ooey gooey cheese, and best of all – ready in a heartbeat!
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Italian Meatballs
These Italian Meatballs come complete with marinara sauce and are a classic comfort food! Juicy meatballs made from scratch, smothered in a delicious homemade marinara sauce. Serve over pasta for the perfect Italian dinner.
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Baked Ziti
This Baked Ziti is a classic Italian-American comfort food! Noodles tossed with a rich meat sauce, layered with ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan, then baked until bubbly and golden. It’s weeknight easy but special enough for company.
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Skillet Shepherd’s Pie
This Skillet Shepherd's Pie recipe, also known as cottage pie, is loaded with flavorful beef and veggies, topped with fluffy and creamy mashed potatoes, then baked to perfection!
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Salisbury Steak Meatballs
These Salisbury Steak Meatballs are juicy, pan seared, and smothered in the most flavorful onion gravy. It’s comfort food done right, easy enough for a weeknight, cozy enough for Sunday dinner.
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Baked Spaghetti Casserole
This Baked Spaghetti Casserole is a simple, kid friendly weeknight dinner consisting of all the classic Italian flavors we know and love. Easy to put together and always a crowd favorite.
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Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
This Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf is everything you want in comfort food—juicy, flavorful, and wrapped in crispy, smoky bacon. It’s the ultimate crowd-pleaser that turns a classic dish into something extraordinary. And that sauce? Sweet, tangy, with a little kick of heat, it’s a game-changer.
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Italian Stuffed Peppers
These Italian Stuffed Peppers are incredibly simple to make, with only 15 minute prep time, you'll end up with a sinfully delicious and sophisticated dinner. Classic Italian comfort food that's not only tasty but really healthy and good for you!
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One Pot Hamburger Helper Lasagna
This One Pot Hamburger Helper Lasagna is the perfect quick weeknight dinner! Ditch the boxed mix Hamburger Helper and make your own, lasagna style, much healthier and homemade. Comfort food at its finest.
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Korean Beef Rice Bowl
Savor the delightful flavors of Korea with these easy and scrumptious Korean Beef Rice Bowls. Featuring perfectly seasoned ground beef, fragrant garlic, and a mouthwatering sauce, this dish is served over fluffy, steaming rice. Garnished with sesame seeds and green onions, it's a simple yet satisfying meal that will quickly become a family favorite!
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Porcupine Meatballs
These Porcupine Meatballs are cozy, retro comfort food at its best, tender beef meatballs with rice “quills,” baked in a rich tomato sauce until saucy, juicy, and totally irresistible.
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Chile Con Queso
This Chile Con Queso recipe is delicious, spicy, silky, super cheesy and perfect for a crowd! It's the dip that you'll be asked for over and over again at all gatherings. It's also ready in only 25 minutes!
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Chili Mac and Cheese
Chili Mac and Cheese combines two comfort food favorites into one pot. Tender pasta simmers with seasoned beef, beans, tomatoes, and spices, then gets finished with a blanket of melted cheddar for the ultimate weeknight dinner. Ready in about 30 minutes and perfect for feeding a crowd.
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Sloppy Joes
This is Sloppy Joes done right, no packets, no shortcuts, just rich, meaty, saucy goodness on a toasted bun. A total weeknight win that’s easy, nostalgic, and borderline addictive. You’ll need napkins. Maybe a bib.
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Instant Pot Spaghetti
Classic spaghetti, made in the Instant Pot! My Instant Pot Spaghetti recipe is as easy as 1,2,3! Requiring simple, kitchen staple ingredients and minimal prep, you can sit back and let the instant pot do all the work for you! Perfect for busy weeknights!
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Instant Pot Chili Mac
Easy, cheesy, Instant Pot Chili Mac! This dish is the epitome of comfort food. Combining two classics to create one epic meal, perfect for busy weeknights! Using staple kitchen and pantry ingredients, this recipe is ready in just 25 minutes, all thanks to the instant pot!
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Lasagna Roll-Ups
Incredibly delicious Lasagna Roll-Ups that are totally delicious and a true comforting dish presented in a fun new way. Take the guesswork out of portion control.
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One Pot Cheesy Taco Orzo
This One Pot Cheesy Taco Orzo is super cheesy and delicious! One pot of quick and feel-good comfort food, ready in just 30 minutes. This Cheesy Taco Orzo is topped with lots of cheese, and your favorite taco toppings. Enjoy a big bowl of cheesy gooey goodness!
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Easy Beef Lasagna
This is The Ultimate Beef Lasagna, a recipe I’ve been making for over 30 years, and one that readers keep coming back to. It’s layered with rich, beefy marinara, creamy ricotta, and loads of gooey mozzarella. No need to pre-boil noodles or complicate things, just real, satisfying lasagna made easy.
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Lasagna Dip
You read that right! My Lasagna Dip recipe is layered with sausage, marinara sauce, and lots of ooey-gooey melty cheese. Made and served all in one skillet, it's a great addition to any appetizer table. It's so delicious, you might just want to enjoy it as a meal all on its own!
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Lasagna Soup
All the flavors of traditional Lasagna, in soup form! This Lasagna Soup comes together in just over 40 minutes, making it perfect for those times when you're craving lasagna, but lack the time.
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Skillet Lasagna
This Skillet Lasagna gives you all the cozy, cheesy goodness of classic lasagna, but made in one pan and ready in 30 minutes. It’s my weeknight shortcut when I want something comforting without the effort of layering and baking for an hour. Saucy, satisfying, and way less cleanup.
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Zucchini Lasagna
This Zucchini Lasagna is low fat, gluten-free, Keto friendly, ridiculously delicious and only 368 calories! This lasagna uses zucchini in place of pasta thereby reducing calories. Guilt free!
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Taco Lasagna
Taco Lasagna is your weeknight dinner hero, a glorious mashup of tacos and lasagna with juicy beef, zesty sauces, melty cheese, and no-boil noodles that make life easy. Top it off with fresh veggies and avocado slices for a meal that’s pure comfort and totally unexpected.
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Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti Bolognese is the ultimate pasta night classic. Tender spaghetti tossed in a rich, hearty meat sauce finished with a splash of cream and plenty of Parmesan. Comforting, simple, and exactly the kind of dinner you’ll want on repeat.
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Homemade Meat Sauce
This hearty Homemade Meat Sauce is rich, savory, and simmered to perfection with ground beef, tomatoes, garlic, and a splash of red wine. Perfect for spaghetti night, lasagna layering, or stashing in the freezer for a busy weeknight.
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Swedish Meatball Pasta
Swedish Meatball Pasta – This spin on a classic recipe gives you an entire meal-in-one made with pasta shells cooked down in a rich, creamy sauce, and loaded with flavorful meatballs. You'll need just one pot and 30 minutes to turn this dreamy, creamy dinner into a reality!
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Halifax Donair
This Halifax Donair is a true Canadian Treasure and the official food of Halifax. But you don't have to go to Halifax to enjoy one, you can now make it right at home. With bold flavors, easy to follow steps and convenient ingredients, the Donair will become a guaranteed family favorite!
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Deconstructed Stuffed Pepper Casserole
This Deconstructed Stuffed Pepper Casserole offers you all the great flavors of stuffed peppers, but ready in a fraction of the time. This casserole really does taste like real stuffed peppers and it's perfect for any busy weeknight!
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Enchilada Meatball Bake
This Enchilada Meatball Bake encompasses everything you know and love about enchiladas. These enchilada meatballs are made with pork and beef, baked to perfection in an enchilada sauce and smothered with cheese.
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Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs
This easy Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs is the ultimate Italian-American comfort food with tender meatballs and perfectly cooked noodles all covered in a flavorful tomato sauce! It’s a well-loved tried and true family favorite that can be made with simple ingredients in less than 90 minutes!
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Beef Ragu
I give you Braised Beef Ragu with Fettuccine for when you need a comforting and delicious dish. This slow braised, fall-apart-tender beef is cooked in a rich tomato and veggie sauce served over a bed of al dente fettuccine.
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Philly Cheese Steak Meatballs
These Philly Cheese Steak Meatballs are just as delicious as the popular Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich, but in a bite size meatball with an incredible cheese sauce.
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Beef Tamale Casserole
This Beef Tamale Casserole will certainly make your dinner time easy. We're talking comfort food to the max: layers of cornbread, enchilada sauce, spiced ground beef, all loaded with cheese then baked to perfection!
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Chimichurri Meatballs
These Chimichurri Meatballs are epic, so easy to make, yet super impressive and perfect for your holiday party! There's nothing boring or bland about these meatballs, it's the chimichurri sauce and feta cheese that take these meatballs to the next level of flavor.
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Moussaka Recipe
This is the only Moussaka recipe you’ll ever need, layers of tender potatoes, roasted eggplant and zucchini, spiced beef sauce, and a creamy parmesan bechamel. It’s rich, hearty, and absolutely worth every minute in the kitchen.
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Taco Meatball Ring
This Taco Meatball Ring is perfect for parties, fun to make and easy to assemble. The jumbo size meatballs are stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese and they're incredibly delicious.
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Thai Meatball Lettuce Wraps
These irresistible Thai Meatball Lettuce Wraps with peanut sauce are packed with flavor. These meatballs are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside and make for the perfect lunch or appetizer!
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Stout Meatballs
Savor the robust, tantalizing flavor of these Stout Meatballs, combining hearty ground pork and beef, doused in a homemade BBQ sauce with a rich, stout beer infusion. These melt-in-your-mouth morsels, bursting with aromatic spices, are so indulgent, you'll find yourself craving for another bite before you've even finished the first.
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Taco Pasta Salad
My Taco Pasta Salad recipe with Doritos and French dressing is a must try. Loaded with everything you'd want to see on your taco and more, this is a great recipe to serve to guests or even enjoy with your family at the dinner table!
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Mexican Beef and Rice Casserole
Get ready to be transported straight to a cozy Mexican kitchen with this hearty Mexican Beef and Rice Casserole. Packed with robust flavors from the beef, fire-roasted tomatoes, and a cheesy topping, this one-dish wonder is your ticket to a quick, satisfying, and flavor-packed meal!
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Beef Empanadas
Beef Empanadas wrapped in buttery, flaky puff pastry, savory spiced beef tucked into golden pockets perfect for parties, snacks, or when dinner just needs to be more fun. My go-to hack for bakery level empanadas with none of the stress of homemade dough.
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