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Tastier than anticipated. My fiance was impressed. Good to refrigerate and reheat for lunch. It's better to reheat in the oven rather than the microwave to keep the crispiness of the bread.

Dad's fried meatballs are eight ingredients of pure Italian-American comfort: ground beef, breadcrumbs, eggs, oregano, parsley, and grated cheese rolled into balls and pan-fried golden. Drop into tomato sauce or eat as is.

Austin chili is a Texas-style ground beef chili built on stewed tomatoes, a full bottle of beer, and a heavy hand with chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. Slow-simmered for two hours and finished with Ranch Style beans.

A very simple, yummy spaghetti recipe for anyone to make or enjoy! Serving sizes are half a cup each.

Grilled Hamburgers with Sour Cream and Herbs recipe

This was a common meal in German blue collar working class families. It is still very popular on buffets, and even used to become "hip" recently for people who got bored with mussels, salmon or caviar on buffets. People in old times often did not use ground meat, but ground cheap meat leftovers. This used to be pub food in the very old times in Germany as you could store it for a long time - no fridge was around at that time, only a pantry. It is perfect as a cold snack for long road trips.

Beaumont BBQ burgers, browned beef patties simmered in a quick stovetop barbecue sauce of tomato juice, lemon, mustard, and steak sauce. Sloppy-style Texas burger on a sesame bun, ready in 30 minutes.

Old-fashioned chili beans from scratch with dried pinto beans, ground beef, red chili sauce, and a splash of vinegar. A six-hour slow simmer for deep, rich, no-shortcuts flavor.

Protein paleo burger: a seasoned beef patty mixed with scallion, garlic, and serrano, stacked bunless on lettuce with a fried egg, grilled portobello, avocado, and chimichurri. High-protein, grain-free.

These were delicious after a little bit of tweaking. I don't think I've ever made meatballs without some garlic, so I felt the need to add one large clove of minced along with a teaspoon of soy sauce, replacing the 1/2 teaspoon of salt, in the meat mixture...

An easy beefy one dish meal with Bisquick, ground beef, tomatoes and cheese.

The Cincinatti Chili is, would you believe, an alternative to spaghetti sauce. It's mild and sweet (the cinnamon does that), and won't burn anyone's mouth unless you serve it boiling.

Classic stovetop chili with ground beef, dried pinto or kidney beans, fresh tomatoes, and a hit of cumin and hot chili. Slow-simmered for three hours until the beans turn velvety.

A savory hamburger soup made with cabbage, celery and tomato paste that is bound to be one of your favorite crockpot recipes.

A special meat loaf that's stuffed with a mixture of sour cream and mushrooms.

Cranberry cocktail meatballs: ground beef bound with cornflake crumbs, briefly baked, then simmered in a sweet-tart cranberry-chili sauce. The classic holiday party appetizer.