17 Affordable and Simple Ground Beef Dishes to Cook This Week

Looking for easy ground beef recipes to whip up tonight? Ground beef is incredibly versatile, making it perfect for casseroles, skillet meals, pastas, and more. It’s great for quick dinners, hearty meals, feeding a crowd, or pleasing the whole family. Plus, it’s super simple to prepare.

One of the best things about ground beef is that you can buy it in bulk and freeze what you don’t use, helping you plan and budget for meals throughout the month. As a mom, I’m always thinking about meals my daughter Marlowe will enjoy. Watching her try new foods is a joy and motivates me to cook more.

I also need meals that are easy to prepare while taking care of her, which is why I’m excited about these ground beef recipes. Here are some meals I can’t wait to make:

– **Korean Ground Beef Bowls**: Inspired by my Korean heritage, this dish includes traditional ingredients like ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil. It pairs well with steamed broccoli or green beans.
– **Shipwreck Stew**: A budget-friendly meal with corn, beans, celery, potatoes, diced tomatoes, and more. It makes great leftovers for lunch.
– **Rigatoni Pasta Bake**: A pasta lover’s dream, full of garlic, cheese, and Italian seasonings. You can also use Italian sausage instead of ground beef.
– **Air Fryer Nachos**: Although it’s a vegetarian recipe, adding leftover taco meat makes it a quick, tasty dinner for the family.
– **Southwest Ground Beef & Sweet Potato Skillet**: Skillet dinners are fantastic because everything cooks in one dish. It’s also great for meal prep—cook in advance and freeze for later.

You can easily swap ground turkey or chicken in any of these recipes, and there are many vegetarian meat alternatives if you’re cutting back on meat.

Whether you’re looking for a delicious dinner tonight or planning next week’s meals, you’ll find a new favorite in my list of 17 ground beef recipes.

1. Taco One Pot Pasta
2. Korean Ground Beef Bowl
3. Shipwreck Stew
4. Slow Cooker Three Bean Beef Chili
5. Doritos Casserole
6. Easy Korean Ground Beef
7. Rigatoni Pasta Bake
8. Southwest Ground Beef And Sweet Potato Skillet
9. Ground Beef And Broccoli
10. Teriyaki Ground Beef And Broccoli
11. Beef Potato Croquettes
12. Ground Beef Stuffed Peppers
13. Instant Pot Hamburger Stew
14. Air Fryer Nachos
15. Easy Creamy Beef And Shells
16. Ground Beef Tacos
17. Big Mac Sloppy Joes

What are your favorite ground beef recipes?

By himoney