Ground Beef Recipes

Cheesy ground beef and macaroni casserole with tomato soup, sour cream, and cheddar baked until bubbly. A family-friendly one-dish dinner that kids actually ask for by name.

Kraut burgers, also called bierocks or runzas, tuck a savory ground beef, cabbage, and onion filling inside soft baked bread dough. A hearty Great Plains hand pie, brushed with butter and great for packing in lunches.

Meat loaf wreath shaped in a ring, studded with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries for a retro holiday centerpiece. Pineapple juice in the mix keeps it moist.

Cuban-style picadillo turkey stuffing with ground beef, rice, olives, raisins, capers, almonds, and dry sherry. A Latin twist on traditional holiday stuffing.

Pirates pies are deep-fried meat hand pies stuffed with seasoned ground beef, rice, bell pepper, and ketchup in a homemade dough. A Cajun festival favorite with crispy golden crust.

The perfect new dish to make in your crockpot! It will add a succulent aroma to your kitchen and also feed your hunger.

Spicy Mexican lasagna layers taco-seasoned ground beef, ricotta, corn tortillas, and Monterey Jack cheese into a crowd-pleasing Tex-Mex casserole. Italian technique, south-of-the-border flavor.

Slow cooker beef and pork chili with secret Southern twists: bacon drippings, coffee, cocoa, and a touch of sugar for deep complexity. Simmer for hours until thick and rich.

Cobble corn chili tacos stuff crispy taco shells with a chunky chili-style ground beef filling loaded with corn, stewed tomatoes, and celery. A 45-minute weeknight Tex-Mex pantry dinner.

Smoky beef chili with toasted dried chiles, habanero heat, and kidney beans. Toast, blend, and simmer for deep chile flavor that'll ruin you for canned chili powder forever.

Spaghetti and meatballs simmered in a slow-cooked tomato sauce with red wine, mushrooms, green pepper, basil, and oregano. Tender pan-fried beef meatballs and a deeply layered sauce that builds for two hours.

Pressure cooker chili loaded with ground beef, kidney beans, and warm spices. Ready in 45 minutes with rich, slow-cooked flavor in a fraction of the time.

Very easy and inexpensive and simple to scale the recipe up or down.

Tender beef and onion meatballs glazed in a sweet chili sauce spiked with grape jelly and lemon juice. A retro party appetizer that hooks every guest from the first bite.

Beef boulette burgers fold sour cream, mushrooms, and parsley into ground beef for tender French-Canadian-style patties. Juicier than standard burgers, broiler or grill ready.

Braunburgers: ground beef burgers mixed with braunschweiger liver sausage, sour cream, and onion. Surprisingly tender Midwestern grilled burgers with rich flavor.