If you’ve got ground beef in the fridge, you’re already halfway to dinner! These easy ground beef recipes make weeknight meals simple, flavorful, and family-friendly every time.
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Best Ground Beef Recipes for Easy Family Dinners
When dinner rolls around and you need something quick, hearty, and family-approved, ground beef is always a win. It’s budget-friendly, cooks fast, and works in everything from cozy casseroles to flavorful skillets. These easy ground beef recipes make weeknight dinners simple, delicious, and full of the flavors your family loves most.
1. Korean Ground Beef Bowl
Sweet, savory, and ready in minutes, this flavorful Korean ground beef bowl is one of the easiest ways to turn a pound of ground beef into a family favorite.
2. Goulash
Goulash is a cozy one-pot classic made with tender ground beef, pasta, and a rich tomato sauce that comes together fast for the ultimate weeknight comfort food.
3. Ground Beef and Potatoes
Ground beef and potatoes is a one-pan, cheesy comfort dinner with ground beef, sliced potatoes and melty cheddar that comes together fast and disappears even faster.
4. Easy Hamburger Casserole
This hamburger casserole is a cheesy pasta layered with saucy ground beef and baked until bubbly. An all-in-one dinner that is pure comfort food and makes busy-nights easier.
5. Ground Beef and Broccoli
Ground beef and broccoli is a speedy 15-minute stir-fry full of sweet-savory sauce, tender beef, and crisp broccoli that’s perfect for busy weeknights.
6. Taco Casserole
A crispy-layered taco casserole with seasoned ground beef, beans, corn, chips and melty cheese that brings all the taco night fun without any need for wrapping in a shell or tortilla.
7. Easy Salisbury Steak Recipe
Salisbury steak is made with juicy ground beef patties smothered in a rich mushroom-onion gravy for a quick comfort-dish everyone will ask for again.
8. Easy Homemade Meatball Recipe
Homemade meatballs are juicy oven-baked ground beef meatballs you can whip up in 30 minutes and serve over pasta, in subs, or keep frozen for later.
9. One Pot Burrito Bowl Recipe
This one-pot burrito bowl recipe is a quick, flavor-packed meal with seasoned ground beef, rice, beans, and all your favorite toppings.
10. 3 Ingredient Easy Chili Recipe
A no-fuss 3 ingredient easy chili loaded with ground beef and beans, ready in under 30 minutes and perfect for topping with cheese, sour cream, or tortilla chips.
11. Best Homemade Meatloaf Recipe
A comforting classic homemade meatloaf made with seasoned ground beef topped with a sticky glaze, baked till tender and juicy in under an hour.
12. Ground Beef Casserole
Ground beef casserole made with penne pasta bathed in a rich tomato ground beef meat sauce, topped with melty cheddar, and baked into an easy, family-friendly one-dish dinner.
Kristyn
I am using beef in about half of my weekly recipes & I am so excited to try some of these!! They look delicious & your recipes never disappoint!!