42 Tried & Tested Easy Ground Beef Recipes! (2024)

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Are you looking for some fast, easy and TESTED ground beef recipes that you can trust to turn out great? Then this is the ultimate list of ground beef recipes for you! There’s a bonus to having a website that’s 9 years old, I have a TON of ground beef recipes of my own that I canpersonally guaranteeare delicious and will be a hit with the family! These are ALL recipes that I have made, eaten and fed to my own family so that you can trust me when I say these are all GREAT ground beef recipes!

Meatloaf Recipes with Ground Beef

Admit it, meatloaf is the very first thing that comes to mind when you think of ground beef recipes! Meatloaf doesn’t have to be overcooked or dry, here are three meatloaf recipes that I have personally made and LOVED!

Quick Links to Meatloaf Recipes:

1. Retro Sweet and Sour Meatloaf
2. Our Favourite Meatloaf
3. Bacon Topped Mozza Meatloaf

Let’s start our with the most retro of all, This is definitely what our moms made for dinner in the 1970’s and you know what? It’s still a great dinner for today’s family’s as well!

The classic Our Favourite Meatloaf Recipe from Campbell’s Soup. This is such an easy recipe that my son made it for dinner! There is nothing like a classic meatloaf that has canned soup on top for that extra flavour boost!

I made my Bacon Topped Mozza Meatloaf as a low carb meatloaf for everyone to enjoy. If you haven’t tried meatloaf topped with bacon, then you haven’t had meatloaf! This is one of my very favourite meatloafs to make for company.

Meatball Recipes Using Ground Beef

Holy do I have meatball recipes, so you can tell that I feed my family a LOT of homemade meatballs! I have put my favourite basic meatball recipe as the very first recipe on the list and you can use it accordingly with any of the recipes that have sauce in it.

Quick Links to Meatball Recipes:

1. The Best Easy Homemade Meatballs Recipe
2. Sweet and Sour Meatballs
3. Grape Jelly Meatballs
4. Classic Retro Porcupine Meatballs
5. Meatballs with Homemade Mushroom Sauce
6. Healthy Crockpot Spaghetti and Meatballs
7. Crockpot Meatball Shepherd’s Pie

First up,The Best Easy Homemade Meatballs Recipe.I got this recipe from my sister years ago and if you are looking for a ground beef recipe for great simple, fast and freezable meatballs, this is the one you want to keep. Make a big batch, have some for dinner and then freeze the rest for later!

The MOST popular meatball recipe on my website, mySweet and Sour Meatballs. It’s all about the sauce with these meatballs and it is the best sweet and sour sauce you will ever make!

There is nothing like Grape Jelly Meatballsand they don’t have to just be an appetizer! You can serve this retro meatball for dinner with some rice as well. If you haven’t tried them before, trust me, they are something you have to make!

Raise your hand if you Mom also made theseClassic Retro Porcupine Meatballswhen you were a kid. These were (actually they still are!) my Mom’s go-to recipe. Stuffed with rice and topped with a delicious sauce, there is a reason that this classic is still popular today!

TheseMeatballs with Homemade Mushroom Sauceare a nice twist on your normal meatballs for dinner. The rich (but easy to make!) mushroom sauce is perfect for rice or pasta, making this ground beef recipe a full-meal deal!

Healthy Crockpot Spaghetti and Meatballs –While this recipe uses pre-made meatballs, I suggest using the first recipe to make meatballs to use up your ground beef. Cook them and then follow the recipe directions to make spaghetti and meatballs in your crockpot!

My Crockpot Meatballs Shepherd’s Pie is another example where you can pre-make my best homemade meatballs and then use them in this recipe. This is one of my favourite new recipes!

Skillet/Stove Top Recipes Using Ground Beef

These are the really fast ground beef recipes, the ones that you whip up on the stovetop in a skillet or a large pot! These are all great for when you need to get a meal on the table in a hurry.

Quick Links to Skillet Ground Beef Recipes:

1. Low Carb Crack Slaw Recipe
2. Cheesy Beef Skillet Dinner
3. Sloppy Joes- The Best Ever!
4. Classic American Goulash
5. Homemade Cheesy Chili Mac
6. White Bean Pumpkin Chili
7. Sloppy Joe Mac and Cheese Skillet

Low carb or not, myLow Carb Crack Slaw Recipeis one of my favourite ground beef recipes ever! There is something about ground beef and cabbage, with sesame oil and soy sauce…even if you aren’t looking for a low carb recipe, you have to try this one!

MyCheesy Beef Skillet Dinner is an oldie, but a goodie! Mushrooms, green peppers and cheese, you can’t go wrong with those!

Sloppy Joes- The Best Ever!I don’t call things the “best’ unless I am pretty darn sure that they are deserving of that title! These are absolutely scrumptious sloppy joes, and sloppy joes are one of my favourite ways to use up ground beef!

This is called a classic for a reason! MyClassic American Goulashhas been a mealtime lifesaver for decades upon decades now. This one is always a hit with the kids!

Who loves a fabulous chili mac? Well, look no further than myHomemade Cheesy Chili Macfor a fast and easy chili mac recipe! This is one of my favourite skillet dinners ever!

Yes, pumpkin does go with ground beef and it’s delicious in myWhite Bean Pumpkin ChiliThis is a great recipe for any time of year, don’t just save pumpkin for the fall!

Last but not least, mySloppy Joe Mac and Cheese SkilletYes, I combined two of my favourite things into one skillet dinner!

Casserole Recipes Using Ground Beef

Fix it and pop these into the oven! These ground beef recipes are all casseroles and lasagna’s that have all been tested time and time again by us!

Quick Links to Casserole Ground Beef Recipes:

1. Hamburger Hotdish with Tater Tots Casserole
2. Mom’s Cottage Cheese Lasagna
3. Johnny Marzetti Casserole
4. Sour Cream Ground Beef Casserole
5. Cheesy Beef Lasagna
6. Lazy Cabbage Roll Casserole
7. Dinner in a Hurry Macaroni Chop Suey
8. Tater Tots Shepherd’s Pie
9. Stuffed Taco Pasta Shells

I am not from the Midwest, but I love a good hotdish! ThisHamburger Hotdish with Tater Tots Casseroleis a crazy delicious way to use ground beef in a recipe! I mean, Tater Tots!!Yum!

I flipping love a cottage cheese lasagna, and myMom’s Cottage Cheese Lasagnais the best! You basically use cottage cheese instead of ricotta, a very 1970’s Mom type of thing to do!

MyJohnny Marzetti Casserole was a Pinterest sensation and for good reason, this classic casserole is comfort food to the max and SO easy to make!

ThisSour Cream Ground Beef Casserole is exactly like what your Grandma used to make. Tangy, beefy, cheesy and full of pasta win!

If you are looking for an easy lasagna recipe, this is one to try!Cheesy Beef Lasagna

I’m Ukrainian and I wholeheartedly approve of making Lazy Cabbage Roll Casseroleto save you time, without sacrificing the flavour!

It’s calledDinner in a Hurry Macaroni Chop Sueyfor a reason! It’s fast, filling and a family favourite!

Oh, thisTater Tots Shepherd’s Pieis evilly divine. You probably won’t want to eat regular shepherd’s pie after you taste it with tater tots on top!

Stuffed Taco Pasta Shellsare a crazy idea I had years upon years ago, but they were great! They are a little more time-consuming, but worth it!

Soup Recipes Using Ground Beef

Ground beef is fabulous in soup! As long as you drain the ground beef before adding it, you won’t have a greasy soup in the slightest. I can honestly say that the seven soup recipes with ground beef below are some of my very favourite soups. Ground beef is cheap and easy to add to almost any type of soup.

Quick Links to Soup Ground Beef Recipes:

2. Simple Classic Hamburger Soup
3. Hamburger Soup with Macaroni
4. Creamy Split Pea Hamburger Soup
5. Simple Tomato and Rice Hamburger Soup
6. Creamy Potato Hamburger Soup
7. Ukrainian Cabbage Roll Soup
8. Crockpot Macaroni Cheeseburger Soup

First and foremost, the most popular soup on my website, myThis has been on my website for years and has rave reviews, make sure to try it! People also call it goulash, but actual goulash is thicker and not a soup.

I LOVESimple Classic Hamburger Soup! This is exactly the type of soup my Grandma made, with the tomato soup in it as well! That’s how you get that retro taste to it!

Want to make a meal out of a soup? Then all you have to do is add pasta and make myHamburger Soup with Macaroni . It turns the normal hamburger soup into a meal in a bowl!

ThisCreamy Split Pea Hamburger Soup was a shocker recipe as I didn’t really know if the combination of split peas and ground beef would work. It worked so well that this is Mr Magpie’s favourite ground beef soup!

ThisSimple Tomato and Rice Hamburger Soupis a good recipe for when you just don’t want to think too hard about making dinner. It’s fast, easy and good. Sometimes you don’t need fancy!

ThisCreamy Potato Hamburger Soupwas a hit on Pinterest and with you readers over the winter! This creamy, hearty soup is the perfect way to use ground beef in a recipe!

This is another cheater Ukrainian recipe that I love! ThisUkrainian Cabbage Roll Soupis so much better than making cabbage rolls!

This is my favourite soup EVER and is making it into my cookbook so that everyone has it for sure! MyCrockpot Macaroni Cheeseburger Soupis a hit with everyone that tries it!

Slow Cooker/ Crockpot /Instant Pot Recipes Using Ground Beef

Ground beef also lends itself well to crockpot or slow cooker recipes, as the longer it cooks the more ground beef breaks down into velvety textured meat. This is really apparent in the Bolognese recipe below! Ground beef is a meat that won’t get tough with slow cooking, instead it actually helps break down what is a rather tough meat.

Slow Cooker/ Instant Pot Ground Beef Recipe Quick Links

1. How to Make Instant Pot Spaghetti
2. Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce
3. Kitchen Sink Crockpot Chili
4. Slow Cooker Calico Beans
5. The Best Slow Cooker Baked Ziti

How to Make Instant Pot Spaghettiis a fun meal hack! I will warn you though, it works the best in the normal base model Instant Pot!

This dreamy, velvetySlow Cooker Bolognese Sauceis pretty much the best thing that you can do with ground beef, period. Make a double batch and freeze the extra for easy meal later!

I love a chili that is loaded with everything,so I came up with myKitchen Sink Crockpot Chili The key is the slow cooking all day long for a really smooth, rich chili.

TheseSlow Cooker Calico Beansare thanks to Mr Kitchen Magpie who had been trying to explain calico beans to me for years. ( I never had them growing up). This is his favourite ground beef meal!

Yes, you can make ziti in a slow cooker! ThisThe Best Slow Cooker Baked Zitiis really the best and it uses my Bolognese sauce above! Make the sauce and you have two meals in one!

Ground Beef Hamburgers

I know it’s almost too obvious to list hamburgers for ground beef recipes, but hey I would be remiss if I didn’t! I have three recipes on my website for hamburgers for you all!

Hamburgers using Ground Beef Recipes Quick Links

2. Homemade Burgers
3. Perogy Burger with Roasted Garlic Aoili

I coped thesefrom my very favourite hamburgers ever that I had in the States. Trust me this is a sweet, spicy, savoury combination that is utterly amazing! I will choose this burger over all else!

Plain ol’Homemade Burgers. This is a tried and true recipe that is easy and quick! It’s one of the first recipes on here as well and it’s a good one!

Oh man, thisPerogy Burger with Roasted Garlic Aoiliis amazing! Fine, it’s totally a Ukrainian thing to do but it’s so tasty! Give it a whirl!

And that is my ULTIMATE LIST! I will come back and update it as time goes by and I add more recipe to the website!

Happy cooking!

Love,

Karlynn