Ground beef is so versatile, budget-friendly and great for family meals. These easy dinner recipes with ground beef are the perfect dinner ideas for busy weeknights! From casseroles to slow cooker dishes, meatloaf and meatballs, we’ve got something for everyone to enjoy!
Homemade Shepherd’s Pie
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
Make the ultimate comfort food for your family: Homemade Shepherd’s Pie (or Cottage Pie) with ground beef – simple, yummy and easy to make.
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Instant Pot Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes Dinner
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 1 hr
This is one of my favorite instant pot dinners: A full, comforting family meal – all made in one pressure cooker! The meatloaf turns out juicy and tender and goes perfectly with the mashed potatoes and carrots. My kids love it when I make this (and I do, too, because it's SO easy!).
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Easy Swedish Meatballs
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Easy Swedish Meatballs are homemade meatballs in a rich brown gravy sauce. They’re simple to make and taste delicious – try them for dinner with mashed potatoes or egg noodles tonight!
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Homemade Salisbury Steak
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Ground beef is one of my favorite proteins to have on hand – it’s budget-friendly, thaws fast and there’s so many different things to make with it. Meatballs, meatloaf, spaghetti sauce, lasagna, tacos… And Salisbury Steak!What used to be a popular TV dinner is now an easy comfort food dinner made from scratch: Homemade ground beef steaks and covered in the best mushroom gravy, so good. My kids call these "mini meatloaves", and they are a dinner staple around here. Especially during winter, and we LOVE them with mashed potatoes, egg noodles or even rice – it’s such a versatile meal!
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Mozzarella Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf Recipe
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
I don't know about you, but a homemade meatloaf stuffed with mozzarella cheese and wrapped in bacon… Sounds pretty legendary! It may not score big on pretty looks but it sure delivers the most amazing flavors you could hope for. Instead of using ketchup on it, I smother it in BBQ sauce because you know what, it's just better that way. I adapted this from The Pioneer Woman, because if there ever was a lady who knows her comfort food, it would most definitely be her.
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One Pot Rigatoni Bolognese
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 30 mins
One pot pasta recipes are always my go-to on those absolutely crazy days, and dinner prep is incredibly quick and easy with this One Pot Rigatoni Bolognese! Everything cooks in one pot for quick prep and easy clean up – even the pasta cooks right in the sauce. Some call me a lazy cook, but I like to call myself efficient 😉For more one pot pasta recipes with ground beef, see my One Skillet Lasagna or my One Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta!
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Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
I don’t know about you, but I’m overwhelmingly in favor of dinners that need as little dishes as possible. Sheet pan meals? Check. One Pot Meals? Most definitely check. And also check, check, check when it comes to one pot rice dishes like this Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet! It's all of this: Easy, convenient, low on the dishes and absolutely tasty.
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One Skillet Lasagna
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 45 mins
One Skillet Lasagna is one of the easiest dinner recipes you can make on a weeknight. Cooked in one single skillet for easier clean up, you get all the lasagna flavors without the hassle!
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Easy Italian Meatballs
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr
We love meatballs around here! I make these Italian Meatballs so often, I could probably whip them up in my sleep. In an effort of transparency though, I’d be lying if I said I never grab a bag of frozen meatballs and serve them with jarred sauce… But this is my recipe for Italian Meatballs, completely homemade from scratch – still easy, but an actual recipe and not just instructions for how to combine pre-made foods 😉
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Instant Pot Sloppy Joes
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 30 mins
The Instant Pot may not necessarily mean your Sloppy Joes are on the table quicker, but it definitely makes the recipe easier to prepare.
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Instant Pot “Baked” Ziti
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 45 mins
This weeknight-friendly baked ziti shortcut version comes together in no time at all, and tastes just as good as the classic casserole.
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One Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Make dinner easy tonight with this One Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta! It comes together in a single pot (even the pasta cooks right in the sauce!) for super speedy cleanup.
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