Between thousands of ground beef dinner ideas, we round up the tastiest and easy-to-make recipes for your evening parties, family gatherings and busy weeknights.
Ground beef meals can be healthy, satiating and crowd pleasing if they are combined with organic and fresh ingredients such as vegetables and fresh sides.
These family-friendly favorites are going to update your recipe book with great dinner ideas.They require little time of preparation and are always there for any season.
1. Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
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Looking for a delicious dinner idea made with ground beef? Here we are with an awesome recipe that’s easy to make and tastes fantastic. All it requires is ground beef, onion, and broccoli.
All the ingredients are stir-fried and flavored with soy sauce, honey, ginger and garlic mixture that brings a balanced touch of sweet and savory tastes.
This healthy stir-fry takes you less than 15 minutes of preparation and is a great dinner idea to serve with steamed white rice.
2. Ground Beef Sweet Potato Skillet
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Ground beef, sweet potato and a bunch of appetizing flavors! This is all you need for today’s dinner. Take out your frozen ground beef from the freezer and get into the preparation of this southwest ground beef and sweet potato skillet.
It takes you 30 minutes and is easy to make in one pan. The best part about this recipe is that you can serve it in a number of ways.
3. Hamburger & Macaroni
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Do you like satiating cheesy and saucy mac? We offer this ground beef and mac recipe as a great dinner for this evening gathering. Macaroni pasta always tastes delicious with ground beef, tomato-based sauce and savory seasonings.
It’s a classic combination of full-protein ingredients that will satisfy the whole family. You can season it with fresh greens and serve with a veggie salad and garlic bread.
4. American-style Goulash
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This American-style Goulash is a new beef and mac recipe for those looking for a comfort dinner idea. It’s a quick and easy-made elbow macaroni mixed with ground beef, cheesy tomato sauce and a rich blend of savory seasonings.
This hearty one-pan dinner idea will take you 30 minutes and will become your favorite for warm evening family gatherings. You can top it with your fresh herbs such as chopped fresh chives and serve with a big veggie salad, diced avocado, crusty bread and homemade fresh juice.
5. Ground Beef Mince Recipe
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Here is a budget-friendly one-pan dinner that cooks in 20 mins. It’s a fantastic mixture of richly flavored ground beef and fried veggies served with steamed white rice. It’s an easy-made dish with healthy ingredients.
You can use your favorite veggies such as broccoli, tomatoes, bell peppers, green beans to add a crunchy touch and appetizing colors. Use teriyaki sauce to make it more flavorful. Top with fresh chopped herbs.
6. Ground Beef Taco Bowl
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If you are into Mexican flavors like me, then this ground beef taco bowl will fill your heart. To make it you need cilantro lime rice and lean ground beef flavored with onion, garlic, dried herbs and spices as well as the secret ingredient; arrowroot starch.
Use fresh veggies as topping and consider this an athlete-healthy dinner idea that’s full of protein, fresh and healthy ingredients. It takes a couple of minutes to cook rice and ground beef and top it with grilled corn, diced avocado, grated carrots, chopped tomatoes, radish and lettuce.
7. Baked Rigatoni with Ground Beef
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Pasta lovers, come together! We have brought one of the most delicious pasta dishes for dinner. This baked rigatoni recipe with ground beef, marinara sauce is topped with melting cheese. It’s baked until bubbly and cheesy.
Top it with fresh greens and dried oregano to add more of that Italian flavor. It’s a quick and simple-prep dinner idea that requires a minimum of ingredients and still remains so satiating. You can serve it with garlic bread and fresh veggies.
8. Ground Beef Orzo Recipe
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A new day- a new great dinner idea for your family! Have you ever tried a ground beef orzo recipe? Here is a good version of it with a 30 min cook time. This creamy and flavorful meal topped with fresh herbs, greens and grated parmesan is all you need to satisfy your guests and family members this evening. It goes well with a crunchy salad and crispy snacks.
9. Baked Potato Stuffed with Ground Beef
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Check another quick dinner recipe with sweet potatoes and ground beef. All it requires is lean ground beef, large sweet potatoes, manwich, and diced poblano pepper. Serve baked potato with beef skillet which is flavored and simmered with poblano pepper, Sloppy Joe sauce and a pinch of sea salt. As you see, it’s a simple and easy dinner idea to satisfy both kids and adults. You can serve it with a broccoli salad and crunchy crackers.
10. Ground Beef Cobbler
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Here comes a ground beef cobbler recipe as an awesome dinner idea. It’s all about layers of ground beef with veggies, cheddar bay biscuit blend, and a creamy soup combination. You can use cream of chicken soup, cream of celery, cream of mushroom or whatever you like.
It’s a great weeknight meal that has recently gone viral on TikTok. You can give it a try and share the recipe with your friends because it’s a crowd-pleasing meal idea to have in your recipe book.
11. Shepherd’s Pie with Ground Beef
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Do you have cottage cheese, mashed potatoes and ground beef in hand? Did you know that you can make the well-known Shepherd’s Pie dish with those 3 main ingredients? It’s a hearty and filling dinner flavored with onion, garlic, carrot, celery stalks, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, salt, pepper and tomato paste.
You may also need to add peas and corn. Cottage pie is an oven-cooked comforting dish to eat as a dinner. You can serve it with fresh salads, steamed veggies, or mushrooms.
12. Ground Beef and Broccoli
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Ground beef along with crunchy vegetables is both tasty and healthy. Here we have a 30-minute dinner idea made of ground beef, broccoli and bell pepper. The best part about this recipe is that you can always change it the way you like.
You can replace the broccoli with your favorite veggies and you can use the seasonings you like. Top with sesame seeds to add crunch and color. You can keep it in the freezer and reheat it anytime.
13. Quick Ground Beef Taco Recipe
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Beef tacos come from the delicious Mexican cuisine and they are known to be quick meal ideas. If you need a new dinner idea for busy weeknights then make sure to save this recipe. The main ingredients are ground beef and tortillas.
Season the pan-cooked beef with salt, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, ground cumin, and chili powder. Top with fresh greens, red onions, diced tomatoes, jalapenos, avocado or guacamole, and shredded iceberg lettuce. Serve in tortillas. That’s it! Easy, quick and tasty at the same time.
14. Beef Stuffed Peppers
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Tired of the same traditional beef tacos? What about a new version called taco stuffed pepper? Whether you have ground beef or turkey, you can easily make this dish as a dinner.
Bell peppers stuffed with ground meat, corn, black beans, green chiles and seasoned with salsa or enchilada sauce provide all the color and flavor of Mexican cuisine. Just top it with melted cheese and voila! Make it once and your kids and family members will ask for it every weekend.
15. Beef Chili Recipe
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This one-pot, slow-cooked chili is going to become your favorite comfort food. It’s a healthy full-protein dish made of ground beef, kidney beans, bell pepper, onion, garlic cloves, and tomatoes. You can choose between your favorite seasonings to flavor it: chili powder
chipotle powder, salt, black pepper, paprika, cumin, red pepper flakes. Don’t forget about the secret ingredient: dark chocolate. Top with chopped scallions and shredded cheese. This dish is usually served with crackers, chips but if you are after a healthy lifestyle you may opt for tortilla chips or cornbread.
16. Ground Beef with Mukimo and Veggies
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Best ever Mukimo and beef stew recipe is here to save your dinner. Mukimo is a traditional Kenyan main dish made of potatoes, corn, peas, spinach, and onion. It is considered to be a healthy and rich meal full of high nutrition value. It goes perfectly with ground beef and stir fried mixed veggies. You can blend the beef with a tomato-based sauce. The combination of these flavors provides an interesting taste.
17. Cottage Pie
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Also called cottage pie in England, the ‘Shepherd’s pie’ is now served as a main dish in many restaurants. You can make it at home if you have ground beef or lamb at hand. This oven-baked dish is a layered casserole made of ground beef and vegetables which are topped with creamy mashed potatoes. It’s a comfort food that is great for dinner. To make it taste even more delicious, I recommend using truffle oil. It brings out all the flavor profiles.
18. Bacon Meatballs
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If you often make homemade meatballs for dinner, then you’ll love this recipe. It’s a bacon meatball dish baked in the oven. This new way of serving meatballs will surely surprise your guests. Crispy on the outside and fluffy inside, it’s a very tasty appetizer that we may call co*cktail meatballs. You can easily make it using your traditional meatball recipe. It’s like meat stuffed with meat and I’m sure you got the idea. Pair them with a dipping sauce or simmer in a sauce.
