Our ground beef recipes are the most versatile. Meatloaf, yes; a slow-cooked meat sauce or ragu for pasta, of course; and then there's lasagna, meatballs, chili, and shepherd's pie. But ground beef makes for fast dinners too -- just think of all the burger possibilities, tacos too.
Plate of meatballs in tomato sauce with a spoon and fork garnished with cheese and herbs
Easy Drop Meatballs
1 hr 5 mins
A skillet filled with a beef and rice casserole topped with thinly sliced zucchini and a breadcrumb layer set on a table
Summer Beef-and-Rice Casserole
1 hr 15 mins
veggie burger with cheese, avocado, and tomato on wooden table
Veggie Burgers vs. Beef: Which Is the Healthier Choice?
Hamburger with lettuce tomato onion cheese and a sesame seed bun
Thick Burger
15 mins
Smashburger
What Is a Smash Burger—and How to Make Them at Home
Baked Ziti with Ground Beef
Baked Ziti with Ground Beef
bowls of spaghetti squash and zucchini noodles with zucchini meatballs
Beef-Zucchini Meatballs
30 mins
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Healthier Meat Lasagna
1 hr 20 mins
Lasagna with Meat Sauce
Lasagna With Meat Sauce
2 hrs 30 mins
frozen ground beef
How to Defrost Ground Beef Safely—and Why You Should Never Thaw It on the Counter
platter of meatloaf with a few slices cut and green beans
Classic Meatloaf
Cheddar-Topped Shepherds Pie
Cheddar-Topped Shepherd's Pie
1 hr
Classic Meatloaf
Easy Meatloaf
1 hr 10 mins
Basic Empanadas
Basic Empanadas
2 hrs
colcannon shepherds pie
Learn Which Ground Beef to Use When Making Burgers, Chili, and More
Shepherds Pie
Shepherd's Pie
35 mins
Easiest Spaghetti and Meatballs
Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs
45 mins
polish stuffed cabbage
Galumpki (Polish Stuffed Cabbage)
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Thin Burger
20 mins
white plate of meat spaghetti sauce and pasta with fork
Basic Meat Sauce for Pasta
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Meatloaf with Saltine Crackers
3 hrs
sloppy joes
Classic Sloppy Joes
40 mins
Beef patties
Beef Patties
1 hr 40 mins
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Beef and Cheddar Hand Pies
1 hr 10 mins
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Jimmy Fallon's Crock-Pot Chili
easy beef chili with sour cream in bowl
No-Bean Chili
50 mins
Stuffed Cabbage with Beef and Rice
Stuffed Cabbage with Beef and Rice
1 hr 45 mins
Mini Meatballs
Mini Meatballs
20 mins
30 minute chili
30-Minute Chili
30 mins
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Beef and Potato Hand Pies
1 hr
pressure cooker pot roast with dates olives and orange blue white serving tray
Our 12 Best Beef Dinner Recipes to Make for Sunday Evenings
meatballs
Classic Meatballs
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Cottage Pie
1 hr 15 mins
salisbury steak with onion gravy
Salisbury Steak with Onion Gravy
1 hr 15 mins
lasagna
Famous Lasagna
beef taco
Beef Tacos
25 mins
Perfect Bolognese Sauce
Perfect Bolognese Sauce
beef burritos
Beef-and-Potato Burritos
30 mins
two plates of meatloaf potatoes and broccolini
Test Kitchen's Favorite All-Beef Meatloaf
Pasta Bolognese
Bolognese Sauce
glazed meatloaf
Glazed Meatloaf
55 mins
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Best Beef Burger
25 mins
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Old-Fashioned Cheeseburgers
20 mins
thai beef
Thai Beef with Chiles and Basil Over Coconut Rice
25 mins
Swedish meatballs
Swedish Meatballs
40 mins
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Tortilla Pie
1 hr
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All-American Meatloaf
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Meatloaf With Chili Sauce
1 hr 15 mins
sliced meatloaf on plate
Martha's Mom's Meatloaf
birthday meat loaf cake
Birthday Meatloaf "Cake"
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Meatloaf and Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
1 hr
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Beef and Cabbage Tacos
20 mins
cincinnati chili dogs
Cincinnati Chili Dogs
1 hr
cheddar beef and potato casserole
Cheddar, Beef, and Potato Casserole
1 hr 20 mins
taco casserole with toppings on the side
Taco Casserole
30 mins
Irish Beef Hand Pies
Irish Beef Hand Pies
1 hr
pull-apart sliders
Pull-Apart Sliders
25 mins
Spaghetti with Bolognese Sauce
Spaghetti With Bolognese Sauce
1 hr 45 mins
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Giant Meatballs with Ricotta
hand-cranked pasta served on a gray plate
Grandma's Bolognese
2 hrs 30 mins
pappardelle with quick fennel ragu
Pappardelle with Quick Fennel Ragu
55 mins
meatball makeover spaghetti
Test Kitchen's Best Spaghetti and Meatballs
1 hr 10 mins
Meatball Casserole
Meatball Casserole
1 hr 10 mins