Ground Beef is such an amazing option for dinner. It can be made into SO many different things. In this post I’ve collected all of my very favorite recipes featuring one of the most popular meat options in the country, ground beef.
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Easy Homemade Ground Beef Recipes
Whether you’re a novice in the kitchen or a seasoned home cook looking for quick and delicious meal ideas, there’s one ingredient that never fails to impress with its versatility: ground beef. This humble staple is a go-to choice for many, offering endless possibilities and a wealth of flavors to explore. From classic comfort foods to international delights, ground beef recipes are a beloved favorite in households around the world.
In this post, we’ve curated a collection of mouthwatering and straightforward recipes that will help you make the most of your ground beef. These dishes are perfect for those busy weeknights when time is of the essence but flavor is still a priority. So, dust off your apron, sharpen those knives, and get ready to have dinner DONE with very minimal fuss.
Prepare to discover twists on old favorites, discover new flavors and ingredients, and unlock the secrets to creating family-pleasing meals that are going to keep everyone fed and happy. With accessible ingredients and step-by-step instructions, these recipes will empower you to whip up delicious dishes without breaking a sweat.
Ground Beef Recipes
These recipes all feature one of my freezer staples, ground beef! These recipes will have you in business for months and months to come.
Bacon Onion Smash Burgers
These easy flat top grilled smash burgers will be the hit of your dinner rotation. Skip the drive-thru and make restaurant-quality burgers right at home. The bacon-wrapped onions are not optional here! (Okay, they ARE, but don't skip them!)
Traeger Beef Queso
Our delicious, homemade beef queso uses a little sodium citrate to keep things smooth and creamy, and NO VELVEETA!
Traeger Smoked Stuffed Pizza Meatloaf
Our delicious Traeger Smoked Stuffed Pizza Meatloaf is one of the best meatloafs EVER! You're going to love the hearty filling, delicious sauce, and everything inbetween.
Traeger Smoked Shotgun Shells
These tasty treats are meat and cheese filled manicotti, wrapped in bacon, and finished off with a spicy-sweet coating to tie it all together.
Traeger Hasselback Shepherd's Pie Recipe
This delicious twist on Shepherd's Pie is a perfect fall meal! Hearty, filling, and totally delicious.
Traeger Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
These homemade Traeger Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are one of our new favorite meals! Savory, hearty, and just like grandma used to make. You're going to want to eat this sauce with a spoon!
Easy Smoked Queso
Smoked queso is a delicious and flavorful twist on the classic cheese dip. It's the perfect addition to any gathering, offering a rich and smoky flavor that pairs well with a variety of foods and is sure to impress your guests.
Smoked Jalapeño Jack Juicy Lucy
These spicy, cheesy, smoked Jalapeño Jack Juicy Lucy burgers are going to be your new favorites! Great flavors, and perfect for the pepper-lovers in your life!
Grilled Meatball Sub Bread
This easy Grilled Meatball Sub Bread is a french bread loaf that's slightly hollowed, filled with cheese, and then topped with ground beef meatball mixture before being grilled face-down on our Traeger pellet grill.
Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
Our hearty homemade spaghetti and meat sauce is a weekly dish around here! There will be some leftovers, and they work great for freezing!
Traeger Cheesy Italian Shells
Our homemade Hamburger Helper Cheesy Italian Shells are great for a quick, homemade dinner! The meatball is smoked before being added to the rest of the mix, and the result is so cheesy and delicious!
Traeger Pizza Pasta Hotdish
We took rotini and loaded it up with pepperoni, and then doused in marinara and pizza sauce with big chunks of ground beef! A sure-fire family favorite!
Smoked Over The Top No-Bean Chili Recipe
We're taking the Over The Top Chili recipe to a whole 'nother level with this no-bean version that's perfect for the bean-haters in your life!
Traeger No-Bean Chili Dogs
We're taking the Over The Top Chili recipe to a whole 'nother level with this no-bean chili dog that's perfect for the bean-haters in your life!
Smoked Cincinnati Chili Recipe
This Smoked Cincinnati Chili Recipe is a fun pellet grill twist on this classic Ohio dish. Unique blasts of flavor from the cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg make this iconic dish stand out from the rest!
Smoked Meatloaf Recipe
Our easy Smoked Meatloaf recipe is cooked on our pellet grill and features our amazing Whiskey Coke BBQ sauce!
Indian Fry Bread Tacos
These delicious fry bread tacos are made with homemade dough that's fried until they are golden brown and then topped with every taco fixing you can handle.
Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff
This super easy ground beef stroganoff is going to make appearances at your dinner table on a regular basis! NO "cream of" soups here, you can make this dish from scratch with commonly stocked household ingredients.
The BEST Ground Beef Tacos
Easy cheesy homemade ground beef tacos aren't your average Tuesday-night taco. All the flavor, all the cheese, all the yes.
Greek Freak Ground Beef Empanadas
Shortcut dough in the form of puff pastry encloses seasoned ground beef, olives, feta, and greak freak rub! Awesome dinner, kid-friendly, delicious for any occasion.
SOS Creamed Beef Recipe
If you don't know what SOS stands for in the food realm, you have not lived. This is a traditional, delicious, and easy meal option!
Farfalle with Meat Sauce
Nothing is better or more well-loved than a big bowl of farfalle with meat sauce. One of my favorite hot dishes, and an easy weeknight dinner that your whole family will love.
Beef Queso Dip
Easy cheesy queso dip is made even better with the addition of taco meat! This recipe also boasts NO Velveeta or processed cheese, even though there's nothing wrong with that sort of thing. 😉
Beef and Bean Burrito Skillet
Simple beef and bean burritos with rice all made in a skillet! Load up a flour tortilla or serve with a big bowl of chips. Easy family dinner!
Smash Burgers
These easy flat top grilled smash burgers will be the hit of your dinner rotation. Skip the drive-thru and make restaurant-quality burgers right at home.
Korean Ground Beef and Rice Bowls – An easy dinner recipe!
This Korean style ground beef is an easy dinner recipe you can make with staples you already have in your fridge and pantry!
Beef Enchilada Mac and Cheese
Mac and cheese is taken up one giant notch with this beefy enchilada version! Skip the hamburger helper and make your own!
Tortellini Soup with Meatballs and Spinach
A delicious and easy soup that is full of ground beef, spinach, tomatoes, cheese, and tortellini. Quick family favorite dinner option that is hearty and comforting.
Glazed Hoisin Meatball Bowls
Glazed Hoisin Meatball Bowls are a hearty dinner served with ginger garlic rice and sweet roasted carrots.
BBQ Bacon Calico Beans
These beans are a fun change from your typical baked beans! Make these for your next big bbq, and be prepared to pass out the recipe.
Grilled Pasties Recipe
These traditional Cornish hand pies have a tender flaky crust that contains a rustic mix of meat, potatoes, and other root vegetables. Baked on the pellet grill, which adds some wood fire flavor to these classic meat pockets.
Bacon Cheeseburger Lollipops | Bacon Wrapped Beef Appetizers
No matter what time of year having a great appetizer recipe on hand is a must. These bacon cheeseburger lollipops are simple, keto-friendly, and perfect for meal prep.
Traeger Mini Meatloaf Sandwiches
Delicious Traeger Smoked Meatloaf with the best meatloaf glaze you've ever had. A cool twist on a traditional dish, you'll never want meatloaf any other way again.
Low Carb Hamburger Vegetable Soup
Low carb ground beef soup with mini meatballs is ready in less than an hour making it perfect for those busiest days.
Traeger Stuffed Peppers
These hearty ground beef stuffed peppers are filled with a seasoned beef, rice, tomato, and cabbage mixture that is one of my favorite flavor combinations, EVER. Get some.
Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles
This delicious found beef recipe features a Mongolian inspired dish that comes together in under 20 minutes.
Traeger Smoked Meatloaf
Delicious Traeger Smoked Meatloaf with the best meatloaf glaze you've ever had. A cool twist on a traditional dish, you'll never want meatloaf any other way again.
Cheeseburger Dip
This Cheeseburger Dip tastes just like a Cheeseburger, making it the ultimate game day dip everyone will love! It’s cheesy and addictive and loaded with all of your favorite cheeseburger fixings like relish, tomatoes, ground beef, mustard, and more!
Authentic Soutzoukakia Smyrneika
Soutzoukakia Smyrneika, are spicy sausage-shaped meatballs, which are lightly fried and then cooked in a delicious tomato sauce and come from the once Greek part of Asia Minor, Smyrna.
Wild Rice Hotdish
This homemade wild rice hotdish contains no condensed soup, comes together in about 30 minutes (minus the bake time), and is a hearty "stick to your ribs" dish that your whole family will love.
Gluten-free Cheeseburger Soup
Gluten-free Cheeseburger soup is a cheesy soup that’s full of beef and potatoes, with a few veggies hidden too! This comforting gluten-free soup is a family favorite!
Traeger Smoked Italian Meatballs
These Traeger Smoked Italian Meatballs are smoked for about an hour, and then finished off at 325 until they are done. Packed with Italian flavor, these are great on their own as appetizers, in a meatball sub, or in some smoked meatball marinara.
Spicy Smoky Tex-Mex Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Ground Beef & Beans
When you want to spice up your dinner options, but still want something healthy and quick, this recipe for Spicy Smoky Tex-Mex Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Ground Beef & Beans may be just the thing you’re looking for!
Noodles and Ground Beef Soup (Campbell's Copycat Recipe)
A favorite childhood soup, Noodles and Ground Beef Soup (Campbell’s Copycat Recipe) is filled with three noodle shapes, ground beef, finely diced carrots, and green peppers in a flavorful beef broth.
Chili Mac and Cheese (one pot dinner)
Chili mac and cheese is a simple one pot dinner that combines two of the most beloved, cozy comfort foods: chili and macaroni and cheese.
Meatball Stuffed Manicotti
Easy manicotti noodles stuffed to the brim with meatball stuffing, and then placed on a bed of spinach and drenched in marinara. Your whole family will love this easy homemade pasta recipe!
Mexican Cornbread with ground beef {VIDEO}
Mexican Cornbread recipe filled with ground beef, cheddar cheese, onion and jalapeños. This is my grandma’s signature dish and a tried and true family favorite. An easy dinner for any night of the week!
Hearty Meat Sauce
Delicious and easy meat sauce that is filled with ground beef, tomato, olive oil, and lots of tomatoes.
Pressure Cooker Stuffed Green Pepper Casserole
This (Instant Pot) Pressure Cooker Stuffed Green Pepper Casserole has all the flavors of stuffed green peppers in an easy-to-make casserole. If you love stuffed green peppers, you’re going to love this Insta Pot casserole.
Hamburger Steaks with Onion Gravy
A delicious and different meal with ground beef and onions that is cooked in a rich gravy spiked with sherry. Perfect for a weeknight meal, and is perfect to serve alongside mashed potatoes or pasta.
Creamed Cabbage Ground Beef Casserole
A creamed cabbage ground beef casserole with bacon. The cream sauce uses Cajun spices that enhances the flavor and gives a Southern flare.
Swedish Meatball Orzo
Want Swedish Meatballs but not all the work? Turn it into a pasta dish that has all of the same flavors, but none of the manual labor.
Beef & Wild Rice Stuffed Zucchini
Giant zucchini make the best cooking vessel for this flavorful beef, wild rice, and orzo mixture! It is fresh and filling and everything you need for a perfect summer meal.
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe
One of the comfort foods of my youth is stuffed cabbage rolls, also called Halupki. This is my family’s cabbage roll recipe and you will be surprised how easy they are to make.
Mini Meatballs with Fresh Herb Marinara
Mini meatballs are cooked right in the fresh herb marinara to make an easy classic that has always been a winner at our table.
Beef and Avocado Arepa
These crispy, tender arepas are made fresh and filled with a super flavorful ground beef mixture.
Mexican-Style Charro Pinto Beans
These cowboy beans or charros beans are rich and hearty. Seasoned with country ham hocks, it comes together pretty quickly in the Instant Pot. Browned ground beef mixed in at the end makes it a full meal instead of just a side dish.
Beef Tamale Pie
This delicious beef tamale pie has all of the flavors of a traditional tamale, but without all of the rolling and work.
Kabab Tabei - Persian Pan Kebab
Kabab Tabei is a delicious dish that you can make if you like to have kebabs but you don’t want to use a grill or you don’t have one. It’s simple and can be ready in an hour with a handful of ingredients!
Easy Beef and Bean Taco Rice Skillet
This one-pot taco rice skillet is a whole meal in a pan! A delicious and easy homemade change-up for your family taco night.
20 Minute Taco Soup
This soup is not only super delicious, but it also is simple to toss together too. You literally just brown some beef and open some cans. EASY. Make it. Eat it. Love it.
Ground Beef & Broccoli
Healthy Ground Beef and Broccoli is one of the BEST ground beef recipes…a flavorful, quick and easy skillet dinner that comes together in 15 minutes in just one pan!
Homemade Beef Rice-a-Roni
Homemade version of this family favorite meal. Homemade Beef RIce-a-roni is going to become a family favorite!
Ragu Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Looking for a low carb dinner recipe? These Ragu Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms are a fantastic way to enjoy the taste of your favorite spaghetti meal while cutting back on carbs.
Beef and Mushroom Ravioli
Hearty homemade beef & mushroom ravioli. Made-from-scratch dough is rolled out and filled with a hearty beef and mushroom filling. Top with a hearty marinara!
Homemade Hamburger Helper
Simple but tasty meal that you can have on the table in 30 minutes! Great substitue for the boxed dinners with the mystery ingredients.
Ground Beef Philly Cheesesteak Grilled Cheese
In lou of steak, ground beef is studded with green bell pepper and caramelized onions. Sandwiched between two layers of melted provolone cheese on perfectly toasted bread, this Ground Beef Philly Cheesesteak Grilled Cheese is the sandwich thrill-eaters have been longing for.
Italian Meatballs with Creamed Spinach
This Italian Meatballs dish is like lasagna, without the noodles. The spinach layer cannot be skipped, and prepare to fall in love even if you are a die-hard pasta fanatic, like me.
Swedish Meatballs
Everyone loves Swedish meatballs and everybody's Grandma makes them the "best". If you want recapture that part of your childhood or want to pass that down to your kids, this is the Swedish meatball recipe for you.
Beef Kofta Dip Recipe - Healthy Appetizer Recipe
Flavor bomb alert! From the spiced ground beef to the hummus yogurt mixture and fresh veggies, this Beef Kofta Dip recipe will keep you dipping all day long.
Sarma {Cabbage Roll} Soup
This hearty soup is filled with vegetables and amazing traditional flavors. Traditional Sarma, or cabbage rolls, are deconstructed and made into a rich and filling soup. It is so much less work than rolling cabbage rolls!
Wild Rice Hotdish Soup
Wild Rice Hotdish Soup is a warm, comforting bowl of rich, delicious beef broth, onions, celery, ground beef, and tender wild rice. It is your favorite casserole, in soup form and minus all of the "Cream Of" additives.
Poor Man’s Beef Wellington
While a classic beef wellington makes for a delicious dinner, filet mignon tends to be out of my budget. We’ve swapped the high price steak for a delicious ground beef and vegetable filling, still wrapped & baked in a buttery puff pastry crust. This poor man’s beef wellington makes a gourmet, hearty meal but on a more reasonable every day budget & time frame.
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
Sweet, tangy, and juicy sloppy joes for the next time you need a dose of down-home cooking.
Beef Pot Pie
Ground Beef Pot Pie is a hearty, delicious comfort food recipe featuring savory ground beef and veggies in a flavorful gravy topped by a flaky, buttery pie crust.
Instant Pot French Onion Burgers and Gravy
This hearty and filling dish is cooked in the Instant Pot in just 30 minutes! Burgers with fresh onions, and simple ingredients that make a burger into a favorite fall meal.
French Onion Stuffed Meatballs
Cheesy stuffed meatballs baked and loaded with caramelized onions. French Onion Stuffed Meatballs are the ultimate fall and winter comfort food!
Mediterranean Meatballs | Lamb Meatballs
These Mediterranean meatballs are a lamb and beef meatball made with Tunisian spices. They are easy enough to make for a quick tasty weeknight meal. (and you can sub all ground beef for the lamb if you’d like!)
Traeger Cheeseburger Meatloaf
This Traeger Cheeseburger Meatloaf is tender, juicy, and a little smokey, and even better the next day. This is the kind of meatloaf recipe that you should double so you can have leftover meatloaf sandwiches the next day. Or just leave it single if you don't have a giant family like mine because this recipe makes two loafs!
Traeger Grilled Stuffed Burgers
Cheesy stuffed burgers are grilled over wood and topped with more cheese and grilled onions.
Easy Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs
This easy spaghetti and meatballs recipe is made from scratch and is one of our favorite meals, ever!
Homemade Meatball Sub
Make these homemade meatball subs today! Tender home-cooked meatballs simmered in a hearty marinara, and them smothered in cheese and sauce on garlic butter toasted rolls.
Instant Pot Beefy Cabbage and Rice Soup
This Instant Pot Cabbage Soup takes only 15 minutes to throw together before you let your electric pressure cooker do the heavy lifting. It is full of hearty vegetables and is pure comfort food in a bowl. Similar to stuffed cabbage rolls, in soup form!