Are you wondering what to make for dinner tonight using ground beef? Then you have come to the right place. There are so many ways to cook something delicious with ground beef! So let me inspire you with our round up of 25 of the best and most popular ground beef recipes that we have shared over the years including all the meatballs, delicious juicy hamburgers, meaty pastas and lasagnas, hearty soups, comforting meat pies, beefy Mexican dishes, better than takeout Asian dishes, and more!
Best Ground Beef Recipes
Meatballs are probably my favorite of all ground beef recipes. These quick, easy homemade Italian meatballs are juicy, flavourful, and delicious, simmered in a rich and savoury tomato sauce. Make them in just 30 minutes.
Classic easy meat lasagna is the ultimate Italian comfort food with layers of tender lasagna, meaty tomato sauce, cheese filling and melted cheese on top.
Ground beef tacos are delicious, authentic, and so easy to make. They're savory, spicy, creamy, and fresh. The perfect recipe for a Mexican fiesta.
Ground beef stuffed peppers are delicious, healthy, and filling. Stuffed with beef rice and veggies, they're easy to make ahead and freezer-friendly.
Delicious, comforting homemade Swedish meatballs are seared and smothered in a creamy gravy sauce and taste so much better than IKEA meatballs.
Beef taco soup is a delicious take on tacos, transforming it into a hearty, wholesome, filling soup topped with all the taco fixings. Ready in 30 minutes.
Homemade hamburger helper is a family favorite but you can make a cheaper, healthier, and way tastier version at home, ready in just 30 minutes.
Ground beef meat pie with a flaky puff pastry double crust pie is filled with ground beef cooked with vegetables and seasonings. The ultimate comfort food.
Better than the steakhouse, these classic juicy hamburgers are perfectly seasoned, so flavourful and delicious. Make them on the grill or on the stove. This just wouldn't be a complete round up of ground beef recipes without burgers.
Sticky honey garlic meatballs are a delicious and flavourful 30-minute meal to add to your weekly dinner rotation. A total crowd pleaser.
Beef taco salad is a simple, filling, and delicious meal loaded with your favorite taco fillings, and a creamy lime dressing. Make it in 20 minutes.
Hamburger soup with macaroni is a quick and easy weeknight dinner that‘s wholesome, filling, comforting and nutritious. Prep, cook and serve under an hour.
Lasagna roll ups are a twist on traditional lasagna. Lasagna noodles are filled with cheese and meat sauce and rolled up. Make ahead and freezer-friendly!
This hearty classic meatloaf with a caramelized glaze will nourish your body and soul. Feed the whole family with a simple yet flavourful classic.
Skillet shepherd's pie is a savoury and hearty traditional comfort food. With flavourful beef and fluffy potatoes, this cozy meal it will warm you up.
Hearty slow cooker beef chili is an easy, comforting, low-maintenance dinner in fall and winter months. It's a family favourite crockpot chili.
Sweet and sour meatballs are quick, easy, delicious, and flavorful, tossed in a vegetable and pineapple stir fry with homemade sweet and sour sauce.
Mexican stuffed peppers are a delicious, wholesome, healthy meal loaded with fun Mexican flavors. It freezes well and is perfect for meal prep.
Homemade Chinese beef potstickers (dumplings) are crispy on the outside and tender and juicy inside packed with a delicious beef filling.
Baked Greek meatballs are juicy, tender, flavorful, and delicious. They are quick and easy to make in 30 minutes, and freezer-friendly. Serve with tzatziki.
Phyllo Meat Pie (Egyptian Goulash)
Phyllo meat pie (Egyptian goulash) is a savory pie made of well-seasoned ground beef that lies between layers of flaky, crispy, golden phyllo pastry dough.
Hearty and filling beef and bean burritos are easy to make ahead, freezer-friendly, and take just 30 minutes for restaurant-quality Mexican food at home.
Teriyaki meatballs are our latest go to weeknight dinner — quick and easy to cook in the air fryer or oven, saucy and flavorful, and freezer-friendly.
Hearty beef cabbage barley soup is wholesome, filling and flavourful. This one pot meal can be made ahead and is freezer-friendly. Prep it in 10 minutes. One of the most comforting ground beef recipes.
Toss thin wheat noodles in a spicy chili oil sauce and top with seasoned ground beef to make numbing, spicy Sichuan Dan Dan noodles in under 15 minutes.
Super juicy and flavourful rosemary thyme quarter pound burgers made with fresh herbs add such an incredible depth of flavour. Just 10 minutes of prep work.
Quick easy spaghetti bolognese with a rich, thick, delicious and flavourful meat sauce is a family favourite ready in 30 minutes. Best weeknight dinner.
Oven-baked loaded sheet pan nachos are a crowd pleaser for an easy weeknight dinner or a crave-worthy appetizer to serve on Cinco de Mayo.
Mapo tofu with ground beef (or pork) is quick, easy, delicious, flavorful, spicy, and numbing that is ready in just 20 minutes. Serve it with steamed rice on busy weeknights.
Quick and easy spaghetti and meatballs is delicious, rich, comforting with tender beef meatballs simmered in a savoury tomato sauce. Make it in 30 minutes.
How to Store Ground Beef
Store leftover ground beef from any of these easy ground beef recipes in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Most of these recipes are also freezer-friendly and can also be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Depending on the recipe, you can reheat in the air fryer at 300F for 5-10 minutes, in the oven at 300F for 10 minutes, or on the stove over medium heat until fully warmed through. To reheat from frozen, let it thaw first overnight in the refrigerator or for a few hours at room temperature, and then reheat.
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25 Best Ground Beef Recipes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 servings
Description
Browse through 25 best and most popular ground beef recipes for dinner including meatballs, juicy hamburgers, meaty pastas, hearty soups, and more!
Ingredients
- ground beef
Instructions
- How to store: Store leftover ground beef from any of these easy ground beef recipes in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Most of these recipes are also freezer-friendly and can also be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- How to reheat: Depending on the recipe, you can reheat in the air fryer at 300F for 5-10 minutes, in the oven at 300F for 10 minutes, or on the stove over medium heat until fully warmed through. To reheat from frozen, let it thaw first overnight in the refrigerator or for a few hours at room temperature, and then reheat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Beef
- Method: Various
- Cuisine: Various
Nutrition
- Calories: 300
Keywords: 25 best ground beef recipes, the best ground beef recipes, ground beef recipes, beef recipes, easy beef recipes, what to cook with ground beef
Liz says
Was looking for inspiration and found this page. Just made Swedish meatballs, they were delicious- and simple ingredients I had on hand - now we must try the rest of the recipes
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Walker says
Awesome, thanks! Technically I think it is Cottage Pie (beef) rather than Shepherds Pie (lamb) but delicious either way.
Clinton Merica says
Made the swedish meatballs, over pasta. Have always enjoyed the dish but never attempted it myself. Recipe looked simple enough so I tried. AMAZING. I did double the meatball recipe, wasn't necessary after all..lol.
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Diane Moon says
These not only look amazing, but actually are. Easy and quick to prepare. Yummm.
Sam Hu | Ahead of Thyme says
Thanks Diane!
Jenni says
Great list! I use this often when meal planning.
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Sam Hu | Ahead of Thyme says
Thank you Jenni! Enjoy!
Lisalia says
I made the Swedish meatballs and loved them at dinner time with rice. So easy and flavorful. I can't wait to give more of these recipes a try. Thanks for such a great collection!
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Sam Hu | Ahead of Thyme says
Thank you Lisalia! Let me know if you make any more. =)