505 beef tender recipes

Mititei are traditional Romanian skinless beef sausages seasoned with garlic, rosemary, cloves, and baking soda for a tender bite. Grilled until crisp and brown on the outside.

Slow cooker chili-cheese meatloaf made with ground beef, cheese crackers, and chili sauce. A hands-off crockpot meatloaf that cooks tender in 6 to 8 hours on low.

Tender beef cubes simmered low and slow in a tangy tomato sauce spiked with dry mustard and Worcestershire. This hearty, hands-off comfort food serves 4 over rice or egg noodles for a satisfying weeknight meal.

Fork-tender beef braised in red Zinfandel with juniper berries, thyme, and bay leaf in a clay pot. The wine-rich sauce gets its velvety body from pressed braised vegetables, poured over chunks of steamed carrots and potatoes.

Grilled beef chuck roast marinated 24 hours in bourbon, soy sauce, and brown sugar. This bold, savory-sweet marinade tenderizes the meat and builds a rich caramelized crust on the grill.

Slow cooker shredded beef for tortillas made with round steak, garlic, lime juice, and marjoram. Fork-tender after 8 hours on low with just 10 minutes of prep.

Marinated pot roast cooked in a clay pot with red wine, aromatic vegetables, and fresh herbs. A 24-hour marinade and slow oven braise turns tough beef round into fork-tender Sunday dinner.

Matambre is the classic Argentine stuffed flank steak: butterflied beef rolled jellyroll-style around spinach, carrots, hard-cooked eggs, and onion, then braised until tender and sliced into striking pinwheels.

Three-ingredient foil-wrapped pot roast with onion soup mix and mushrooms, baked low and slow until fork-tender. A hands-off beef chuck roast that makes its own gravy in the packet.

Red lentil soup with caramelized onions, dried mint, and paprika simmered in beef stock. A pantry-friendly soup that purees silky or stays brothy with tender lentils throughout.

Thai-style stir-fried spinach with sliced beef, fish sauce umami, and fresh tomato wedges. Quick wok cooking keeps greens vibrant and meat tender for weeknight Asian dinners.

One-skillet beef and potato dinner with floured round steak, onions, and cream of mushroom soup simmered until tender. A simple, hearty weeknight meal with just 7 ingredients.

City chicken is a Depression-era classic of cubed beef, pork, and chicken stacked on skewers shaped like drumsticks, dredged in egg-milk and flour, then slow-baked until fork-tender. Old-school Pittsburgh comfort.

Stir-fried beef salad piles seared strips of round steak and crisp-tender vegetables over wilted fresh spinach for a warm, low-calorie main-dish salad. A high-protein dinner in 30 minutes of cook time.

Hearty loaded baked potato soup with seared round steak, Dijon mustard, Monterey Jack cheese, and cumin-spiced broth. A stick-to-your-ribs bowl that simmers low and slow until the beef is fork-tender.

A trail-worthy chili made from beef jerky, chili powder, cumin seeds, and oregano simmered low and slow until the jerky rehydrates and turns tender. No fresh meat or refrigeration needed.