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.
Smashburger
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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—and Why You Should Never Thaw It on the Counter
platter of meatloaf with a few slices cut and green beans
Classic Meatloaf
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Cheddar-Topped Shepherd's Pie
1 hr
classic meatloaf
Classic Meatloaf
1 hr 10 mins
Basic Empanadas
Basic Empanadas
2 hrs
colcannon shepherds pie
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shepherds pie
Shepherd's Pie
35 mins
Easiest Spaghetti and Meatballs
Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs
45 mins
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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
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Beef Patties
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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
Easy Beef 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
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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
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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
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Thick Burger
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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Light and Fluffy Meatballs
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Meatloaf With Chili Sauce
1 hr 15 mins
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Meatloaf 101 with Mrs. Kostyra
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 Favorite Spaghetti and Meatballs
1 hr 10 mins
Meatball Casserole
Meatball Casserole
1 hr 10 mins
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Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie
1 hr 35 mins
burger lettuce tomato pickle cheese
Classic Cheeseburger
25 mins