Beef recipe collection

Sloppy bean joes with lean ground beef, pork and beans, and chili sauce on toasted buns. A hearty, budget-friendly 30-minute weeknight dinner that stretches a half pound of beef.

Sloppy Joe pizza with seasoned ground beef, barbecue sauce, corn, and green onions on a bread shell topped with melted Colby cheese. A quick family dinner mashup.

Slow cooker sloppy joes with ground beef, ketchup, tomato paste, Worcestershire, and vinegar. Brown the meat, dump everything in the crock pot, and come home to thick, tangy sandwich filling.

Sloppy ziti with lean ground beef and food-processor chopped vegetables in a chili-spiced tomato paste sauce. A healthier, sneaky-veggie twist on sloppy joes tossed with pasta.

Slow cooker Spanish rice with ground beef, tomatoes, green peppers, and chili powder. Dump it all in the crock pot and let it simmer for 6 to 8 hours.

A tasty Italian casserole made with ground beef, spinach and a variety of spices and cheeses.

Smoked beef rubs a lean roast with garlic, onion, paprika, cumin, and cayenne, then smokes it low and slow over hickory with indirect heat. Backyard barbecue technique for tender, smoky beef.

Smoked beef short ribs slow-cooked over mesquite or hickory with a red wine and tomato barbecue sauce. Bone-side down for 2 hours of real charcoal smoke flavor.

Smothered burritos: warm homemade flour tortillas rolled around refried beans, drenched in pork-and-Anaheim chili verde, and blanketed with three melted cheeses. Southwest comfort food plate that eats like a diner favorite.

Snack pizzas made on flaky refrigerated biscuits, topped with oregano-spiked tomato paste, mushrooms, onion, and sharp cheddar. Ten mini pizzas in 8 minutes flat, perfect for game day or after-school bites.

Broiled sirloin steak with a Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, and tarragon crust. A 5-minute prep, 20-minute cook weeknight steak with French-inspired flavors.

Texas-style chili made with coarse-ground brisket, no beans, and a full bottle of beer. A deep, meaty bowl of red simmered low and slow with cumin, oregano, and a fistful of dried chiles.

Sopa de Albondigas, a traditional Mexican meatball soup with beef and pork meatballs mixed with rice, simmered in a tomato beef broth. A hearty, comforting bowl of homemade soup.

Three-ingredient pot roast braised in onion soup mix and water until fork-tender. The easiest Dutch oven pot roast you will ever make, with built-in onion gravy.

A tender, savory meatloaf made with cream of mushroom soup and onion soup mix, then topped with a rich mushroom gravy from the pan drippings. Classic comfort food that bakes low and slow for over an hour.

Italian meatloaf seasoned with dry tomato vegetable soup mix for built-in herbs and flavor. Just six ingredients, mix and bake for an easy weeknight dinner.