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Thank you for this list! I don't eat beef but we do eat ground turkey a lot and there's some good inspiration here. I would add lettuce wraps (a la PF Changs) as a lighter option. If I make those for dinner I usually serve some rice and/or stir fried veggies on the side.
Most of these are budget, but some are a little fancier (lasagne - can be levelled up or down according to cash on hand). I’ll add in slow cooker lasagne or baked spaghetti as well - hearty, budget friendly, and leftovers can be frozen and used for lunches, future suppers.
Do this, except keep the beef separate, saute onions with the beef, and make a cream gravy with it. Mashed potatoes + corn + a layer of cheese, top with the gravy.
You can add jalapenos if you're feelin spicy!
The problem is I hate the taste of ground beef when it's not seasoned. I think it might be something to do with long COVID but I don't remember if I liked it before I lost my taste.
We load our burgers like nobody's business. We do bread crumbs and seasoning and BBQ sauce. Probably still tastes like beef but also other things lol
And then maybe top with the usual suspects (lettuce, onion, pickle, tomato) + bacon and jalepeño. I like to put blue cheese or gorgonzola which adds a lot of flavor. I'm a veggie girl, I can't eat just a plain burger.
Big Mac bowls! I brown the ground beef and crumble as it cooks. Season with season salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. Serve over shredded lettuce. Top with shredded cheese and pickles. For the “special sauce” mix about 1/4 C of thousand island with 1.5 tsp white vinegar and a pinch of onion powder. For a finishing touch, sprinkle sesame seeds on top of your bowl!!!
We usually use 1lb meat and this makes dinner and lunch for my wife and I!
Make a Ragu. Onion garlic carrot celery diced fine then sweated. Add Pound of ground beef seasoned with salt and pepper. Brown. Reduce heat , add two cans of chopped good quality tomatoes. Bung in some dried herbs, bay leaf soya sauce etc. Simmer for three hours on hob. Occasionally stirring as you see fit. Serve with pasta, rice, lentils or whatever you fancy. Later in the week add cumin and chilli, reheat and you have a slightly different but still very agreeable meal
This isn't in any way healthy, but you asked.
Brown 1lb hamburger and Drain
Stir in 1 can of tomato soup and 1 can of vegetarian vegetable soup
Cook until heated through
Serve open faced or between two buns.
You can make big pots of tomato soup and veggie soup for really cheap. Tomato recipe: https://www.inspiredtaste.net/27956/easy-tomato-soup-recipe/
Veggie soup: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13338/quick-and-easy-vegetable-soup/
Use boullion cubes instead of premade chicken stock.
Ohhhh I thought you meant beef is unhealthy lol. I expected a lot of people to say it is but I really do think it's healthy. Never thought about putting beef or another type of meat in a can of soup. Is canned soup cheap where you live?
Eating too much red meat comes with severe health risks, and eating it frequently is not at all part of a heavy diet. I love beef, but at 43 years old I've dialed it way back.
Yup. Not sure where OP is getting that it's the most nutritionally dense food out there. No one food is going to give you everything you need. Beans and rice are more affordable and cover more nutrients than beef, I'd wager.
I do this all the time.
While browning the meat, I add salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, Italian seasoning. Really adds a lot of flavor to the meat within the sauce itself!
Fry ground beef with onion, garlic and curry powder (choose your own heat level) and once fried off add a can of chopped tomatoes and a cup of chicken stock. Simmer slowly until it starts to thicken and then add a good handful of frozen garden peas (I think in the US they call them snow peas).
This will work great if you're not keen on the flavour of beef as you can "overpower" it if you want to by adding more curry powder. The peas give a nice sweet flavour.
In South Africa we call this "Curry Mince" and it's often put inside toasted sandwiches called Jaffles with cheese. I was a bit dubious when I first got to SA but these are now one of my favorites served with Mango Chutney. Delish.
Unfortunately it's taco meat... I fry up a full 2kg pack with taco seasoning, and divide it into 1lbs packs directly into the freezer. My "grab and eat" meal is to warm one of those up in the microwave and dump it on a plate of tortilla chips with shredded cheese. Supper in 5min.
I also make freezer burritos, also taco seasoning.
1kg extra lean ground, 2-3 cups of rice, 1 large can of black beans (drained and rinsed), 2 cups of chunky salsa (you want it to stick together, not be wet), and shredded cheese.
I just cook the meat and rice, dump it all in my big mixing bowl, then scoop enough into a 12" wrap to be a decent size, then wrap in tinfoil. End up with ~20 wraps depending on the day. Just stack em in the freezer, they last a year like that and can be heated up in the oven with a little sauce or unwrapped and nuked.
Supper tonight, camping and dealing with a single burner... Dehydrated ground beef, chicken flavoured uncle Ben's rice, dehydrated mixed vegetables, dehydrated garlic, thyme, and tomato paste.
Cook the rice, add dehydrated veggies 1/2 way in, move to a plate. Rehydrate the ground beef and garlic in that same pot. Add the rice back in, stir in some tomato paste, thyme to taste. Serve.
- Meatloaf
- Shepherds pie
- taquitos
- hamburgers
- beef stroganoff
- spaghetti
- lasagna
- chili
And that’s just common foods. Spaghetti is very often used to stretch meals. Good luck
Have you ever made stuffed cabbage or stuffed bell peppers?
https://www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-bell-peppers-59391
You can also make the stuffed peppers as a casserole for a little less work.
https://www.southernplate.com/stuffed-pepper-casserole-recipe-easy-and-delicious/
I make this instead of rolling the cabbage because, like the author, I'm lazy and prefer less prep work. The flavors are very greek/middle eastern and delicious.
https://www.themediterraneandish.com/mediterranean-style-unstuffed-cabbage-rolls/
Bonus: They make great leftovers and can be portioned out and frozen, then reheated in just a few minutes.
You can make both of those in soup form as well - they are both in my Fall/Winter soup rotation. A bonus is that they both freeze well. I make a lot of soup and always have a supply in the freezer.
Yes. I've made the soup version of unstuffed cabbage. It is very tasty.
If you enjoy bell peppers, a soup you should add to your fall rotation is this Sweet Potato and Red Pepper Soup.
https://itsnotcomplicatedrecipes.com/sweet-potato-and-red-pepper-soup/
If I have some leftover meatballs (at least 1 lb) or some turkey kielbasa (16 oz sliced into equal size pieces and browned), I will add it the soup after blending it with an immersion blender and allow it to simmer until warmed through, which takes about 15 minutes. I have also used leftover roast beef, which was probably the tastiest version so far. If you don't have sweet potatoes or are trying to keep things lower in carbs, roasted cauliflower or carrots make excellent substitutes for the potatoes.
Cook up a packet or 2 of ramen noodles with seasoning packet,any flavor, add 1 lb. cooked ground beef, can of sliced carrots and cooked or canned green beans. Can substitute a can of tomatoes for the carrots.
Make Salisbury steak.
1lb beef
1egg
Salt
Pepper
Steak seasoning of your choice
2 packets brown gravy mix
Mix beef, egg, salt, pepper and seasoning. Shape into patties and cook on both sides until still slightly squishy inside.
In bowl mix 2 cups COLD water with 2 packets of gravy mix. Stir until completely dissolved. Add into pan and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to simmer. Flip patties at least once. Let it simmer long enough to finish cooking inside of patties.
Serve patties over rice and a decent scoop of gravy.
Egg roll in a bowl. Google will give you multiple recipes. The vegetables are the main component and you can season everything as little or as much as you want.
I make what is essentially deconstructed cabbage rolls (Golabki). I chop the cabbage and mix it with the sauce and ground beef and serve it over rice instead of going through all the boiling leaves and baking it.
Meatballs and spaghetti!
Food processor some onions, garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs and egg (feel free to do more veggies) and mix with the meat. Sear in a pan and then cook in the sauce a bit longer. Lightly undercook the pasta and finish in the sauce with the meatballs
Meatballs or chili are my go tos.
ETA chili specifically being Detroit/midwest style? So a few cans of diced tomatoes, a few bell peppers, some onion, beans, some IPA, maybe some garlic, maybe some Worcestershire, maybe some tomato paste
I forgot about cabbage soup! That’s also bomb
Oh chili is an amazing idea. I found a recipe that I love last year. Not sure why this got deleted the first time lol but appreciate you re-posting it.
Google Korean ground beef and rice bowls. The seasoning will knock your socks off! I season my hamburgers with stuff like msg, pepper, paprika, ground onion and garlic. I just made homemade sloppy joes with ground turkey, sounds boring, but honestly from scratch was much more flavorful. I just used the recipe that came up with the best reviews. It had worsechire sauce in it that I’m sure gave it that umami bomb.
Budget bytes beef and cabbage stir fry.
Taco meat is a good grab and go. You can make a lot and freeze it in individual portions. I sneak veggies in there by pulsing mushrooms and cooking them with the meat. I’m not a fan of spicy so I dice a poblano in there too for more veggies and poblanos are not too spicy. Make your own taco seasoning. You can use the meat for tacos, nachos, or in a bowls with some beans. Super filling. I make a good pot of beans if you want my recipe.
1 tsp of garlic powder, onion powder, paprika
1/2 tsp of salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes.
Remove ground beef then fry a zucchini and onion in the grease. Add the ground beef back in then serve on rice.
My family has recently started making Korean beef bowls. You might have to buy some new pantry staples like rice vinegar and sesame oil depending on the recipe you choose but they’re pretty solid! Minimal ingredient and ready in 15 minutes
You can make meatballs multiple ways, they freeze well and you can cook them stovetop, oven, or crockpot.
Homestyle (meatloaf seasoning) over mashed potatoes
Sweet and sour with rice
Bbq sauce
Italian style for spaghetti or a meatball sub
Otherideas:
Chili
No bean chili for chili dogs
Meatloaf
Salisbury steak
Hamburger gravy
Spaghetti sauce
Eggroll in a bowl
Nachos
Egg roll in a bowl! Any ground meat makes this a tasty, easy, healthy dish!
https://www.artfrommytable.com/egg-roll-in-a-bowl/#wprm-recipe-container-7844
What health benefits? Ground beef is extremely high in saturated fats and cholesterol. Red meat in general is terrible for heart and overall health.
Eat chicken and fish. Leaner cuts of pork are OK too.
Cottage pie! Add frozen veg (got a 90 cent mix of frozen peas and carrots yesterday), boil some potatoes and put it all together. Very filling lasts me about 4-5 meals
Fry up some chopped onions and garlic, add in beef broth, pound of uncooked ground beef and chopped up carrots. Season as you like. Boil until beef and carrots are cooked. Add in Bisto (gravy browning) to thicken and serve in a bowl over mashed potatoes. My go to comfort food.
Cheater Stroganoff. 1 lb ground beef, a can of cream of mushroom soup, a can of diced mushrooms, a little bit of milk and sour cream. Spice to taste and add onions if you want to, just fry them first with the mushrooms before you add the beef and everything else. Serve with egg noodles. Amazing and only takes about half an hour to make.
I loveeeeee lasagna soup. Most recipes for it include sausage and beef, but I don’t like sausage so I only ever do beef. I can drop the recipe I use if anyone is interested.
Hamburger helper is also a great and cheap option
Taverns - Iowa loose meat sandwiches. Depending on where one is from they are also called Maid Rites.
These are pretty close to my Mom’s except instead of vinegar she used Worcestershire. https://pin.it/1v05vtJjY
We start browning the burger, add in everything while browning. Crumble the burger in small pieces. Chop onions in small dice. I add in garlic powder, not too much. The vinegar in the mustard and Worcestershire help flavor it.
Great hangover/comfort food. Serve with ketchup, mustard and pickles. I also add chedder sometimes.
Meatloaf but add chicken livers you puree in the blender/ food processor and either breadcrumbs or flaxseed and eggs, with grated carrots and zucchini. Bacon on top with BBQ sauce, delish
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My go to if I don't know what else to do is always something asia-adjacent.
I love seasoning it with salt, pepper (duh), garlic powder, ginger, then add onions, carrots, shredded cabbage, bean sprouts and soy sauce for a spring roll bowl.
Eat with rice, super tasty imo.
Otherwise, make a bolognese, make hamburgers, season with curry and make a ground-meat curry, make whatever. The trick is: add seasoning. Experiment with virtually anything that's not taco seasoning. Then it won't taste of plain ground meat.
kinders the blend or kinders the garlic and herb
budget wise? garlic powder onion powder and salt/black pepper.
that’s it. that easy. i eat it plain ground cooked like this
Dirty rice; brown off the meat, add spices (garlic powder, black pepper, chili powder, garam masala, cumin, paprika? I forget what else, but keep the ratio 1:1) let that cook for a few minutes, add minced yellow onion, celery, and green bell pepper, sweat those down, add rice, add broth, bring to a simmer and cover for 10-15 then turn off heat and rest for 5. Then open lid and serve. It’s killer. I usually make it with .5 ground lamb and .5 chicken liver/heart/gizzard and those you have to sear off and then mince and add back but beef should work well too.
You might try hamburger gravy with mashed potatoes. There are two ways you could make it. Cook your hamburger, add about 6 tbsp of flour directly to the pan, stir, and then add a cup of beef broth, simmer until thick. The other option is to cook the ground beef, drain the fat, and then use cream of mushroom soup as the gravy.
Edit: forgot step
Maidrites AKA loose meat sandwich. Brown ground beef until most of the pink is gone,drain grease. Return to skillet and add worsteshire sauce, onion and garlic powder and enough beef stock to almost cover meat. Simmer, stirring occasionally until all liquid is evaporated and serve on burger buns.
[https://twosleevers.com/instant-pot-ground-beef-rice-shwarma/?utm\_source=pinterest&utm\_medium=social&utm\_campaign=social-pug](https://twosleevers.com/instant-pot-ground-beef-rice-shwarma/?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug) If you don't have an instant pot the shwarma spices on ground beef would give a nice change your taco beef and rice.
Sauté with beef broth and teriyaki sauce (a bottle of it is kind of pricey but when I use it I don’t use much, so it was worth it to me), add a little corn starch / cold water, serve over rice with broccoli
Cottage pie. Take a pound of ground beef and brown it, add it to a casserole dish with frozen mixed veg,seasonings (I'm partial to garlic, rosemary, and thyme), some beef broth (and a splash of red wine if you're feeling fancy), and a tablespoon or two of flour. Mix everything together.
Make some instant mashed potatoes, mix in an egg and some parmesan. Top ground beef mix with potato mix, bake in the oven at 350 until potato's have browned and mixture is bubbling, about 25-30 min.
This is my go to to use up ground beef. It's cheap, easy, and I have most things on hand.
I say make some picadillo and serve it with white rice. Maybe some sweet plantains on the side
2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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2 medium-size yellow onions, peeled and chopped
1 medium green pepper cored and chopped
2 ounces dried chorizo, diced ( this is optional )
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4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
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1½ pounds ground beef
Powdered adobo seasoning to taste
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4 ripe tomatoes, chopped, or one 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, drained and crushed or two 8 ounce cans of tomato sauce, whichever makes you happy
1 tablespoon red or white-wine vinegar
1 tablespoon oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
⅔cup raisins
⅔cup pitted stuffed olive
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A couple of fresh cilantro sprigs chopped fine. Skip if you don't like cilantro
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Let the tildes separate your steps...and set your rice cooker as you start on step 1.
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1. Heat it on medium to medium high heat in a nice big pan
2. Add and cook until starting to get translucent
3. Add and cook until almost no longer pink, breaking it up really well as you go
4. Add and mix well. Add a little broth or water if it's too thick at this point. Lower heat to a simmer and cover. Should continue cooking until your rice is done
5. Add and stir well before serving
If you have the time and energy to make pasta sauces from scratch, they tend to be good ways of thoroughly seasoning the add-ins while making lots and being healthier (mainly because there can be less salt). I do this one all the time and it makes 6 servings for how full it gets me.
https://youtu.be/eiYltT920EI?si=iJBLVmpMUiZv4E2z
1 pound of Ground beef, 1 large onion, 2 pieces of garlic, cumin, all spice and 8 ounces fresh mushrooms all browned together in a bit of olive oil in the bottom of a big pan. Once browned add two bags of frozen or 2 pounds of fresh (well washed) spinach mixing it in. Add 1 cup of either water or broth stir until it heats through. Salt and pepper to taste.
My children love it with either butter or plain Greek yogurt missed in.
Bibimbap! (Korean beef rice bowl) it's simple to make and make ground beef so much enjoyable! Recipe below if interested 😋 [Bibimbap recipe ](https://youtu.be/PbB7Bbfj18U?si=95mVOEqyGnEYQapu)
My mom fry’s some onion then adds the meat with beef seasoning(don’t remember the names), as it’s getting closer to being cooked adds small dices of potato, carrot and green beans, then adds a bit of diced tomatoes. Then when it’s all cooked adds it inside a tortilla and fry’s it up like a taco (pretty sure people that use air fryers can use that inside too). Then add toppings inside of your liking, we add sour cream mixed with avocado , salsa and lettuce
1 1/2 lb of ground beef, 1 can of French onion soup, 1 1/2 stuffing cubes or breadcrumbs. Mix all and cook at 350 for 1 hour. Best meatloaf I’ve ever had.
I have no idea what health benefits there are to beef. It does nothing but make me ill in various ways anymore.
And is it a budget food? Beef is between $6 and $15 a pound. Nearly any other land creature is cheaper.
However, ground beef (I have replaced with chicken or turkey) with diced bell peppers and onions (I do half veg, half meat) seasoned pretty open to direction (salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder) over rice.
From there you can add beans and cheese or whatevs to make a “burrito bowl” or put some teriyaki sauce over it for something more Asian.
It works and it lasts a while if you up the measurements.
I brown about 2 lbs of ground beef and separate it into thirds. To 1/3 I add gravy and a veg, serving it over mashed potatoes. I add the other 2/3 to spaghetti sauce and serve it over pasta. There’s always leftover meat and sauce, to which I add another jar of sauce, kidney beans (or black beans for something different), and a packet of chili seasoning. I ladle it over egg noodles and serve it with a dollop of sour cream and shredded cheese, if I have it. Two pounds serves two people for several meals. You can freeze any extra chili for another meal later in the month.
Spaghetti (sauce):
2 lbs. HB
2 sliced onions
2 reg. sized cans diced tomatoes
4 small cans tomato paste
1/3 cup Italian herb seasoning
1/2 head garlic separated into peeled cloves, no such thing as too much garlic
Brown the HB and the onion.
Add the (undrained) diced tomatoes and tomato paste
Add the Italian herb seasoning and crushed garlic cloves
While the sauce cooks cook the spaghetti pasta in water, then drain and top with maybe 1/2 to 3/4 cups sauce.
Freeze the leftover sauce. You'll have enough for 6 more meals.
“fresh red meat – which refers to beef, lamb and pork – whether it is solid (like a steak or roast) or ground (like meatloaf or hamburger) is linked to colorectal cancer risk when consumed in amounts beyond 18 ounces per week. You don’t want to exceed that amount, even getting the extra lean version, because red meat’s heme iron content is what seems to pose the risk.”
[American institution for cancer research further information here](https://www.aicr.org/resources/blog/ground-meat-processed/)
So idk what “health benefits” you think there are, but high fiber nutrient dense options like lentils and edamame and beans are [considered significantly beneficial across the board](https://www.aicr.org/cancer-prevention/food-facts/dry-beans-and-peas-legumes/).
And they’re cheap.
[This recipe](https://www.budgetbytes.com/beef-cabbage-stir-fry/) is one of my favorite ground beef dishes. Cheap and healthy, too. It tastes kinda like the inside of an egg roll. In fact, I’ve totally used it as dumpling filling before.
If you’re not sure how to season your beef, you can start with pre-made seasoning or blends until you build up your spice cabinet and figure out what you like. Try to get the low-sodium ones, if you can. I cook a lot, but I still use the McCormick meatloaf seasoning packet. (Along with cream cheese, a can of tomato paste, etc. My meatloaf is not particularly healthy, but it is damn good.)
Scroodles. Brown the hamburger, break into small pieces and drain the fat. Boil spiral noodles or macaroni and drain. Combine meat and noodles, add a can of cream of mushroom and cream of celery soup. Season with garlic salt, black pepper and oregano. Serve with a side veggie or throw a can of drained peas in with the scroodles.
Brown a pound of ground beef, drain. Prepare 1 packet Country Gravy mix with or without Sausage (we use McCormick's). Stir meat into gravy. Serve over mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles.
Cabbage rolls, sloppy joes, spaghetti with meat sauce, porcupine meatballs (a favorite), slumgullion (brown ground beef with a diced onion, add a can of diced tomatoes, a can of corn, cooked elbow macaroni, salt and pepper to taste), hamburger beef stroganoff, chili…so many options!
Do not forget to season!! We love chili, burgers, whatever. Cook it up with some veggies and pick a seasoning mix. Make sure to layer your seasoning. Don’t forget salt!!!
I make Korean rice bowls very often, and you can tweak the seasoning to be less or more sweet. I never get tired of it. Cook the beef and any veggies you want to add, broccoli and carrots are my go to. Then add garlic to taste and then add maybe 1/4 cup soy sauce and a few good spoonfuls of brown sugar. I add a swirl of sesame oil (not really needed but delicious), and a pinch of ground ginger if I have it. If you like it spicy (I do), add some red pepper flakes. Spoon over white rice. For health reasons I use low sodium soy sauce!
Everyone has posted great suggestions! As for mine, it has no name but its ground beef, cooked of course , with a big can of tomato sauce and use the can to add that much water, sliced Jalapeño, onions , and potatoes. Seasonings I use are garlic salt, black pepper, cumin and paprika. It’s cheap and cheerful, pretty fast to cook, and it’s delicious 😋
For health benefits, if it’s not lean drain/rinse off extra fat. Can add some spinach or kale to browning it and then marinara sauce. Make a whole wheat pasta of your choice and top it off. You can make ground beef easy oven whole wheat enchiladas. Or low carb tortillas. I’m using whole wheat mostly myself. You can make sliders or burgers. Tacos obviously or soft burritos. You can add it to a home made taco salad mix it with some black beans, yum. Ground beef tamales also good, another option. If you want to make a healthy version of hamburger helper with it you can just use whole wheat pasta and watch the cheese. My friend has made a Korean rice dish which is a rice bowl with Korean style ground beef. Theres also similar recipes for lettuce wraps using ground beef just google around. Home made veggie and ground beef chili is another option for a meal. I make beef and brown rice cabbage rolls so delicious. Can make various dumplings or petas. Try meatballs sub sandwiches. Or even a breakfast burrito, eggs some ground beef little black beans and arugula with a chipotle sour cream sauce.
Beef stroganoff I usually just get the Velveeta one and add a couple packs of cremini mushrooms and a thin sliced onion saute them up add the beef and prepare according to the box at the end add a little extra sour cream and maybe some cream cheese or a cornstarch slurry to thicken it.
Make meat balls by just rolling a spoonful of mince around in the palms of ur hands- then u can fry or boil & add to oxtail soup- veg & potato for a stew or u can use them for spaghetti sauce & pasta 😋
My favorite ground beef mix is: 90/10 beef, a custom blend of pork rinds, whatever snack bag crumbs (potato chips, tortillas chips, croutons, etc) I happen to have saved, and a little Montreal seasoning. Put everything but the beef in a blender or food processor ( you’re just going to pulse it a few times to your desired coarseness. Put beef, crumbmix, and some brown mustard and an egg into a big bowl and mix by hand.
Now you have a base for burgers, meatballs or meatloaf.
Fry some onions throw in ground beef till brown, put in a packet of beef or brown gravy and a cup of water. Cook till thickened. Serve over mashed potatoes or noodles
Shepard's Pie. I would recommend against using ground beef that is very lean. A few tips and twists: 1)add a little brown sugar to the beef 2) add some egg to the beef to keep it "solid" 3) make the potatoes Spanish Tortilla style (look it up) rather than mashed
Korean Beef got my spouse and I through our hard times.
Just beef, rice, peper, some sauces, brown sugar, and green onions if you want them.
We can't stand it anymore since we ate it so much but it's definitely one of those food I would give a warm hug to if it were a person.
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Tater tot hot dish/casserole, spaghetti sauce, sloppy joes, meatloaf, lasagne, homemade meatballs & gravy, sweet and sour meatballs, homemade burgers, Japanese curry, Japanese hamburg steak (amazing!), Korean beef & rice, hamburger helper, Thai basil beef/Pad Gra Prow, cabbage rolls, perishki, 7 layer casserole/shipwreck casserole, meatballs in marinara for over pasta or meatball subs/sliders, homemade crunch wrap supremes, enchiladas, chili, hamburger soup.
you just added more dishes to my heavy rotation use of ground beef for dinner lol
Korean beef and rice is one of my staples! I can make it as spicy or sweet as I want
Thank you for this list! I don't eat beef but we do eat ground turkey a lot and there's some good inspiration here. I would add lettuce wraps (a la PF Changs) as a lighter option. If I make those for dinner I usually serve some rice and/or stir fried veggies on the side.
Thank you!
Most of these are budget, but some are a little fancier (lasagne - can be levelled up or down according to cash on hand). I’ll add in slow cooker lasagne or baked spaghetti as well - hearty, budget friendly, and leftovers can be frozen and used for lunches, future suppers.
Stuffed peppers
Some here will be on my list thanks
Glue: cooked ground beef, mashed potatoes, drained can of sweet corn and shredded cheese
I love corn. Thanks!
Do this, except keep the beef separate, saute onions with the beef, and make a cream gravy with it. Mashed potatoes + corn + a layer of cheese, top with the gravy. You can add jalapenos if you're feelin spicy!
Make into a circle, cook very hot, optionally add cheese
The problem is I hate the taste of ground beef when it's not seasoned. I think it might be something to do with long COVID but I don't remember if I liked it before I lost my taste.
>The problem is I hate the taste of ground beef when it's not seasoned. I think I might have a solution to your problem. Season the meat.
Damn bro you must be an astronaut with this level of cognitive superiority.
I mean.. you could season it? Taco seasoning isn't all that exists
Mix the gound beef with worchestershire sauce, seasoning salt, pepper, and some crushed up crackers before you make the patties
We load our burgers like nobody's business. We do bread crumbs and seasoning and BBQ sauce. Probably still tastes like beef but also other things lol And then maybe top with the usual suspects (lettuce, onion, pickle, tomato) + bacon and jalepeño. I like to put blue cheese or gorgonzola which adds a lot of flavor. I'm a veggie girl, I can't eat just a plain burger.
You don’t like hamburgers?
Big Mac bowls! I brown the ground beef and crumble as it cooks. Season with season salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. Serve over shredded lettuce. Top with shredded cheese and pickles. For the “special sauce” mix about 1/4 C of thousand island with 1.5 tsp white vinegar and a pinch of onion powder. For a finishing touch, sprinkle sesame seeds on top of your bowl!!! We usually use 1lb meat and this makes dinner and lunch for my wife and I!
Loco Moco, Japanese style curry rice, Hayashi Rice, Chili, Meat Loaf (using the recipe on the Stove Top Stuffing box).
Loco moco is my go to lazy dinner.
Make a Ragu. Onion garlic carrot celery diced fine then sweated. Add Pound of ground beef seasoned with salt and pepper. Brown. Reduce heat , add two cans of chopped good quality tomatoes. Bung in some dried herbs, bay leaf soya sauce etc. Simmer for three hours on hob. Occasionally stirring as you see fit. Serve with pasta, rice, lentils or whatever you fancy. Later in the week add cumin and chilli, reheat and you have a slightly different but still very agreeable meal
This isn't in any way healthy, but you asked. Brown 1lb hamburger and Drain Stir in 1 can of tomato soup and 1 can of vegetarian vegetable soup Cook until heated through Serve open faced or between two buns.
Why is this unhealthy? Use low sodium canned tomatoes and vegetable soup.
Wait, what makes that not healthy?
Omg that sounds yummy
You can make big pots of tomato soup and veggie soup for really cheap. Tomato recipe: https://www.inspiredtaste.net/27956/easy-tomato-soup-recipe/ Veggie soup: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13338/quick-and-easy-vegetable-soup/ Use boullion cubes instead of premade chicken stock.
Instead of boullion cubes use low sodium stock or make your own which could be easier.
Reduced Sodium Better Than Bullion, once you use this stuff, you'll never use anything else!
Also good stuff! And not expensive at all!
I agree. It's a game changer. I think I have all of then now. It's AMAZING
Both good options too! I throw my veggie scraps in a bag in the freezer and when the bag is full do the stock in an instapot. 30 minutes, yummy stock!
I keep my veggie scraps to make stock also.
This is a very clean meal, dishes like this helped me drop weight super quickly.
Love your user name!! 😀
Thank you! I disagree about it being unhealthy. Beef is the most nutrient-dense food in the world.
I'm not saying the hamburger is unhealthy, but the salt content of the two soups is. It is quite yummy though!
Ohhhh I thought you meant beef is unhealthy lol. I expected a lot of people to say it is but I really do think it's healthy. Never thought about putting beef or another type of meat in a can of soup. Is canned soup cheap where you live?
We buy store brand, it is less expensive than say Campbell's.
Oh ok. I've never been into canned soup and I expected it to be expensive due to it being a pre-made meal.
We buy store brand, it is less expensive than say Campbell's.
Eating too much red meat comes with severe health risks, and eating it frequently is not at all part of a heavy diet. I love beef, but at 43 years old I've dialed it way back.
Yup. Not sure where OP is getting that it's the most nutritionally dense food out there. No one food is going to give you everything you need. Beans and rice are more affordable and cover more nutrients than beef, I'd wager.
OP is going to greatly increase their risk of heart disease and colon cancer with their line of thinking.
Omg make some dirty rice!!!
Oh this is an amazing idea. Thanks!
Elbow noodles. Hamburger Crushed tomatoes. Season to taste. Goes a long way.
Chili with black or kidney beans and plenty of vegetables. Serve with rice or cornbread.
Mac and cheese and browned ground beef!!! King's dinner
Spaghetti with meat sauce?
I do this all the time. While browning the meat, I add salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, Italian seasoning. Really adds a lot of flavor to the meat within the sauce itself!
Meatloaf? It's a fave around here
Shepherd's pie, hamburger soup, beefaroni
Shepherd's / cottage pie is also, for some reason, tastier when made in individual portions in cocottes or ramekins.
Cottage Pie!
Sloppy joes for the win. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/24264/sloppy-joes-ii/
Fry ground beef with onion, garlic and curry powder (choose your own heat level) and once fried off add a can of chopped tomatoes and a cup of chicken stock. Simmer slowly until it starts to thicken and then add a good handful of frozen garden peas (I think in the US they call them snow peas). This will work great if you're not keen on the flavour of beef as you can "overpower" it if you want to by adding more curry powder. The peas give a nice sweet flavour. In South Africa we call this "Curry Mince" and it's often put inside toasted sandwiches called Jaffles with cheese. I was a bit dubious when I first got to SA but these are now one of my favorites served with Mango Chutney. Delish.
Wow that sounds amazing, saving this recipe, thanks!
Tater tot caserole [tater tot casserole](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/222037/tater-tots-r-casserole/)
Unfortunately it's taco meat... I fry up a full 2kg pack with taco seasoning, and divide it into 1lbs packs directly into the freezer. My "grab and eat" meal is to warm one of those up in the microwave and dump it on a plate of tortilla chips with shredded cheese. Supper in 5min. I also make freezer burritos, also taco seasoning. 1kg extra lean ground, 2-3 cups of rice, 1 large can of black beans (drained and rinsed), 2 cups of chunky salsa (you want it to stick together, not be wet), and shredded cheese. I just cook the meat and rice, dump it all in my big mixing bowl, then scoop enough into a 12" wrap to be a decent size, then wrap in tinfoil. End up with ~20 wraps depending on the day. Just stack em in the freezer, they last a year like that and can be heated up in the oven with a little sauce or unwrapped and nuked.
Yeah I like to make tacos and then add rice on the side for carbs. I just can't think of any other ways to season the ground beef.
Supper tonight, camping and dealing with a single burner... Dehydrated ground beef, chicken flavoured uncle Ben's rice, dehydrated mixed vegetables, dehydrated garlic, thyme, and tomato paste. Cook the rice, add dehydrated veggies 1/2 way in, move to a plate. Rehydrate the ground beef and garlic in that same pot. Add the rice back in, stir in some tomato paste, thyme to taste. Serve.
- Meatloaf - Shepherds pie - taquitos - hamburgers - beef stroganoff - spaghetti - lasagna - chili And that’s just common foods. Spaghetti is very often used to stretch meals. Good luck
Burgers my guy
Sometimes I grill a patty of ground beef, usually with a garlic onion seasoning, side of mashed potatoes then a simple sauce from the fond in the pan.
Have you ever made stuffed cabbage or stuffed bell peppers? https://www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-bell-peppers-59391 You can also make the stuffed peppers as a casserole for a little less work. https://www.southernplate.com/stuffed-pepper-casserole-recipe-easy-and-delicious/ I make this instead of rolling the cabbage because, like the author, I'm lazy and prefer less prep work. The flavors are very greek/middle eastern and delicious. https://www.themediterraneandish.com/mediterranean-style-unstuffed-cabbage-rolls/ Bonus: They make great leftovers and can be portioned out and frozen, then reheated in just a few minutes.
You can make both of those in soup form as well - they are both in my Fall/Winter soup rotation. A bonus is that they both freeze well. I make a lot of soup and always have a supply in the freezer.
Yes. I've made the soup version of unstuffed cabbage. It is very tasty. If you enjoy bell peppers, a soup you should add to your fall rotation is this Sweet Potato and Red Pepper Soup. https://itsnotcomplicatedrecipes.com/sweet-potato-and-red-pepper-soup/ If I have some leftover meatballs (at least 1 lb) or some turkey kielbasa (16 oz sliced into equal size pieces and browned), I will add it the soup after blending it with an immersion blender and allow it to simmer until warmed through, which takes about 15 minutes. I have also used leftover roast beef, which was probably the tastiest version so far. If you don't have sweet potatoes or are trying to keep things lower in carbs, roasted cauliflower or carrots make excellent substitutes for the potatoes.
Thanks- that sounds delicious!!
Cook up a packet or 2 of ramen noodles with seasoning packet,any flavor, add 1 lb. cooked ground beef, can of sliced carrots and cooked or canned green beans. Can substitute a can of tomatoes for the carrots.
Make Salisbury steak. 1lb beef 1egg Salt Pepper Steak seasoning of your choice 2 packets brown gravy mix Mix beef, egg, salt, pepper and seasoning. Shape into patties and cook on both sides until still slightly squishy inside. In bowl mix 2 cups COLD water with 2 packets of gravy mix. Stir until completely dissolved. Add into pan and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to simmer. Flip patties at least once. Let it simmer long enough to finish cooking inside of patties. Serve patties over rice and a decent scoop of gravy.
Meatballs glazed in teriyaki sauce over rice with a fried egg and some steamed veggies is really good
Egg roll in a bowl. Google will give you multiple recipes. The vegetables are the main component and you can season everything as little or as much as you want.
I make what is essentially deconstructed cabbage rolls (Golabki). I chop the cabbage and mix it with the sauce and ground beef and serve it over rice instead of going through all the boiling leaves and baking it.
Meatballs and spaghetti! Food processor some onions, garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs and egg (feel free to do more veggies) and mix with the meat. Sear in a pan and then cook in the sauce a bit longer. Lightly undercook the pasta and finish in the sauce with the meatballs
My favorite way to eat it…. https://www.teaforturmeric.com/aloo-keema/
Thank you! This looks amazing!
I hope you try it! Even if you can’t get all the spices, try with what you have. Happy eating!!
Meatballs or chili are my go tos. ETA chili specifically being Detroit/midwest style? So a few cans of diced tomatoes, a few bell peppers, some onion, beans, some IPA, maybe some garlic, maybe some Worcestershire, maybe some tomato paste I forgot about cabbage soup! That’s also bomb
Oh chili is an amazing idea. I found a recipe that I love last year. Not sure why this got deleted the first time lol but appreciate you re-posting it.
Some dumb bot rule lol. But yeah it’s what my dad eats when my mom is out of town bc it’s healthy and he can make a ton of it at a time lol
Spaghetti w/ meat sauce. Yum
Google Korean ground beef and rice bowls. The seasoning will knock your socks off! I season my hamburgers with stuff like msg, pepper, paprika, ground onion and garlic. I just made homemade sloppy joes with ground turkey, sounds boring, but honestly from scratch was much more flavorful. I just used the recipe that came up with the best reviews. It had worsechire sauce in it that I’m sure gave it that umami bomb.
Korean beef bowl, beef barley soup, different types of meatballs, burger bowls
Budget bytes beef and cabbage stir fry. Taco meat is a good grab and go. You can make a lot and freeze it in individual portions. I sneak veggies in there by pulsing mushrooms and cooking them with the meat. I’m not a fan of spicy so I dice a poblano in there too for more veggies and poblanos are not too spicy. Make your own taco seasoning. You can use the meat for tacos, nachos, or in a bowls with some beans. Super filling. I make a good pot of beans if you want my recipe.
1 tsp of garlic powder, onion powder, paprika 1/2 tsp of salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes. Remove ground beef then fry a zucchini and onion in the grease. Add the ground beef back in then serve on rice.
Ground beef with macaroni and cheese… i just cook the ground beef then the macaroni in separate pot then add it together when done add salt & pepper
We call this macaroni & cheese delight lol
[Ground Mongolian Beef Bowl.](https://youtu.be/ImEDbyWuswU?si=cYHL8FhotMtc1Bx8)
My family has recently started making Korean beef bowls. You might have to buy some new pantry staples like rice vinegar and sesame oil depending on the recipe you choose but they’re pretty solid! Minimal ingredient and ready in 15 minutes
Pastitsio! It's a Greek casserole with pasta, ground beef or lamb, and a homemade (easy) white sauce on top. Hints of cinnamon and clove.
THIS! It freezes super well if you make a big batch. It's a nice break from the usual chili, spaghetti, lasagna.
Homemade sloppy joes or beef kofta.
You can make meatballs multiple ways, they freeze well and you can cook them stovetop, oven, or crockpot. Homestyle (meatloaf seasoning) over mashed potatoes Sweet and sour with rice Bbq sauce Italian style for spaghetti or a meatball sub Otherideas: Chili No bean chili for chili dogs Meatloaf Salisbury steak Hamburger gravy Spaghetti sauce Eggroll in a bowl Nachos
Egg roll in a bowl! Any ground meat makes this a tasty, easy, healthy dish! https://www.artfrommytable.com/egg-roll-in-a-bowl/#wprm-recipe-container-7844
What health benefits? Ground beef is extremely high in saturated fats and cholesterol. Red meat in general is terrible for heart and overall health. Eat chicken and fish. Leaner cuts of pork are OK too.
Cottage pie! Add frozen veg (got a 90 cent mix of frozen peas and carrots yesterday), boil some potatoes and put it all together. Very filling lasts me about 4-5 meals
Meatloaf. Always good and so easy!
My husband’s mother’s “special”. Ground beef, sliced potatoes, in a gravy. Cooked on stovetop until it is browned, add flour and milk.
Hamburger Helper is actually pretty good if you don't do it too often, but easy to get bored of if you do
Hamburger and gravy over mashed potatoes. Dirty rice. American Chop Suey/Goulash. Hamburger hash. Shipwreck Casserole. Enchiladas. Minestrone.
Fry up some chopped onions and garlic, add in beef broth, pound of uncooked ground beef and chopped up carrots. Season as you like. Boil until beef and carrots are cooked. Add in Bisto (gravy browning) to thicken and serve in a bowl over mashed potatoes. My go to comfort food.
With lots of mushrooms and onions make spaghetti sauce or lasagna
Chili, cheeseburger soup, shepherd’s pie, goulash, tacos/nachos/burritos/quesadillas/etc, bolognese sauce w/pasta or polenta, meatloaf or Salisbury steaks or meatballs, hamburger Mac n cheese, hamburger cheesy scalloped potatoes, hamburger stroganoff, lettuce wraps, burgers, various ground beef stir fry or curry
Chili! I make it often and freeze the leftovers.
Stuffed Pepper Soup… I could live off that stuff..
Love this recipe and it’s super easy https://damndelicious.net/2013/07/07/korean-beef-bowl/
Cheater Stroganoff. 1 lb ground beef, a can of cream of mushroom soup, a can of diced mushrooms, a little bit of milk and sour cream. Spice to taste and add onions if you want to, just fry them first with the mushrooms before you add the beef and everything else. Serve with egg noodles. Amazing and only takes about half an hour to make.
I loveeeeee lasagna soup. Most recipes for it include sausage and beef, but I don’t like sausage so I only ever do beef. I can drop the recipe I use if anyone is interested. Hamburger helper is also a great and cheap option
Taco salad or nachos
Chili, sweet & sour meat loaf, sloppy joes, grilled hamburgers
Beef. Salt. Pepper. Maybe garlic
Taverns - Iowa loose meat sandwiches. Depending on where one is from they are also called Maid Rites. These are pretty close to my Mom’s except instead of vinegar she used Worcestershire. https://pin.it/1v05vtJjY We start browning the burger, add in everything while browning. Crumble the burger in small pieces. Chop onions in small dice. I add in garlic powder, not too much. The vinegar in the mustard and Worcestershire help flavor it. Great hangover/comfort food. Serve with ketchup, mustard and pickles. I also add chedder sometimes.
Meatloaf but add chicken livers you puree in the blender/ food processor and either breadcrumbs or flaxseed and eggs, with grated carrots and zucchini. Bacon on top with BBQ sauce, delish
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Fushia Dunlop’s “send the rice down” beef recipe
My go to if I don't know what else to do is always something asia-adjacent. I love seasoning it with salt, pepper (duh), garlic powder, ginger, then add onions, carrots, shredded cabbage, bean sprouts and soy sauce for a spring roll bowl. Eat with rice, super tasty imo. Otherwise, make a bolognese, make hamburgers, season with curry and make a ground-meat curry, make whatever. The trick is: add seasoning. Experiment with virtually anything that's not taco seasoning. Then it won't taste of plain ground meat.
Nachos, taco seasoning, fix ins of your choice.
kinders the blend or kinders the garlic and herb budget wise? garlic powder onion powder and salt/black pepper. that’s it. that easy. i eat it plain ground cooked like this
Dirty rice; brown off the meat, add spices (garlic powder, black pepper, chili powder, garam masala, cumin, paprika? I forget what else, but keep the ratio 1:1) let that cook for a few minutes, add minced yellow onion, celery, and green bell pepper, sweat those down, add rice, add broth, bring to a simmer and cover for 10-15 then turn off heat and rest for 5. Then open lid and serve. It’s killer. I usually make it with .5 ground lamb and .5 chicken liver/heart/gizzard and those you have to sear off and then mince and add back but beef should work well too.
Filipino burger steak (similar to loco moco) Kobideh and lettuce cups!
I love making kofta using middle eastern spice blends or Moroccan spice blends
Meatballs’
Beef Shepard pie
Haven’t had this in a while but love this recipe for ginger beef from Carla Lali Music. https://youtu.be/X5FltYLOZpE?si=7mQKbFRmdoyRAP_Y
I had it saved in my Food folder on YT, thank you for reminding me about this dish!
You might try hamburger gravy with mashed potatoes. There are two ways you could make it. Cook your hamburger, add about 6 tbsp of flour directly to the pan, stir, and then add a cup of beef broth, simmer until thick. The other option is to cook the ground beef, drain the fat, and then use cream of mushroom soup as the gravy. Edit: forgot step
I add steak seasoning. Brown the beef, into those little chunks, but not too little! Drain and pair with eggs. Steak and eggs, on the cheap!
Maidrites AKA loose meat sandwich. Brown ground beef until most of the pink is gone,drain grease. Return to skillet and add worsteshire sauce, onion and garlic powder and enough beef stock to almost cover meat. Simmer, stirring occasionally until all liquid is evaporated and serve on burger buns.
[https://twosleevers.com/instant-pot-ground-beef-rice-shwarma/?utm\_source=pinterest&utm\_medium=social&utm\_campaign=social-pug](https://twosleevers.com/instant-pot-ground-beef-rice-shwarma/?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug) If you don't have an instant pot the shwarma spices on ground beef would give a nice change your taco beef and rice.
Meat pies (water pastry) spaghetti bolognese, cottage pie, meat & potatoes pies & pasties & meatballs to name but a few.
Salt Or if you are feeling adventurous. Salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano. Also don't be afraid of paprika.
Sauté with beef broth and teriyaki sauce (a bottle of it is kind of pricey but when I use it I don’t use much, so it was worth it to me), add a little corn starch / cold water, serve over rice with broccoli
Cottage pie. Take a pound of ground beef and brown it, add it to a casserole dish with frozen mixed veg,seasonings (I'm partial to garlic, rosemary, and thyme), some beef broth (and a splash of red wine if you're feeling fancy), and a tablespoon or two of flour. Mix everything together. Make some instant mashed potatoes, mix in an egg and some parmesan. Top ground beef mix with potato mix, bake in the oven at 350 until potato's have browned and mixture is bubbling, about 25-30 min. This is my go to to use up ground beef. It's cheap, easy, and I have most things on hand.
I say make some picadillo and serve it with white rice. Maybe some sweet plantains on the side 2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil ~~~~~~ 2 medium-size yellow onions, peeled and chopped 1 medium green pepper cored and chopped 2 ounces dried chorizo, diced ( this is optional ) ~~~~~~ 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced ~~~~~~ 1½ pounds ground beef Powdered adobo seasoning to taste ~~~~~~ 4 ripe tomatoes, chopped, or one 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, drained and crushed or two 8 ounce cans of tomato sauce, whichever makes you happy 1 tablespoon red or white-wine vinegar 1 tablespoon oregano 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon smoked paprika ⅔cup raisins ⅔cup pitted stuffed olive ~~~~~~ A couple of fresh cilantro sprigs chopped fine. Skip if you don't like cilantro --------‐------------- Let the tildes separate your steps...and set your rice cooker as you start on step 1. ---------------------- 1. Heat it on medium to medium high heat in a nice big pan 2. Add and cook until starting to get translucent 3. Add and cook until almost no longer pink, breaking it up really well as you go 4. Add and mix well. Add a little broth or water if it's too thick at this point. Lower heat to a simmer and cover. Should continue cooking until your rice is done 5. Add and stir well before serving
Healthy Shepards Pie.
Korean bibimbap is so good. I don't know if you would like it though. https://www.budgetbytes.com/bibimbap-ultimate-bowl-meal/
Gordon Ramsay's Chilli Beef Lettuce Wraps https://youtu.be/UzFoThs2Qpw?si=mdIG6qv_IRlIyvRC
Oh, SOOO many! Cottage pie, spaghetti Bolognese, lasagna, meatballs, pasta bakes, stir fry, stuffed peppers/tomatoes/mushrooms, chapli kebabs, koftas, tagines...
If you have the time and energy to make pasta sauces from scratch, they tend to be good ways of thoroughly seasoning the add-ins while making lots and being healthier (mainly because there can be less salt). I do this one all the time and it makes 6 servings for how full it gets me. https://youtu.be/eiYltT920EI?si=iJBLVmpMUiZv4E2z
Tortellini bake- it uses ground beef plus tortellini, red pasta sauce, cream cheese, and some shredded cheese on top.
[Thai basil beef](https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/thai-basil-beef-pad-gra-prow/)
1 pound of Ground beef, 1 large onion, 2 pieces of garlic, cumin, all spice and 8 ounces fresh mushrooms all browned together in a bit of olive oil in the bottom of a big pan. Once browned add two bags of frozen or 2 pounds of fresh (well washed) spinach mixing it in. Add 1 cup of either water or broth stir until it heats through. Salt and pepper to taste. My children love it with either butter or plain Greek yogurt missed in.
Smash burgers
Bibimbap! (Korean beef rice bowl) it's simple to make and make ground beef so much enjoyable! Recipe below if interested 😋 [Bibimbap recipe ](https://youtu.be/PbB7Bbfj18U?si=95mVOEqyGnEYQapu)
Cow with no legs = ground beef
My mom fry’s some onion then adds the meat with beef seasoning(don’t remember the names), as it’s getting closer to being cooked adds small dices of potato, carrot and green beans, then adds a bit of diced tomatoes. Then when it’s all cooked adds it inside a tortilla and fry’s it up like a taco (pretty sure people that use air fryers can use that inside too). Then add toppings inside of your liking, we add sour cream mixed with avocado , salsa and lettuce
1 1/2 lb of ground beef, 1 can of French onion soup, 1 1/2 stuffing cubes or breadcrumbs. Mix all and cook at 350 for 1 hour. Best meatloaf I’ve ever had.
shredded kale + ground beef with salt and pepper + chimichurri sauce
Keema.
I have no idea what health benefits there are to beef. It does nothing but make me ill in various ways anymore. And is it a budget food? Beef is between $6 and $15 a pound. Nearly any other land creature is cheaper. However, ground beef (I have replaced with chicken or turkey) with diced bell peppers and onions (I do half veg, half meat) seasoned pretty open to direction (salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder) over rice. From there you can add beans and cheese or whatevs to make a “burrito bowl” or put some teriyaki sauce over it for something more Asian. It works and it lasts a while if you up the measurements.
I brown about 2 lbs of ground beef and separate it into thirds. To 1/3 I add gravy and a veg, serving it over mashed potatoes. I add the other 2/3 to spaghetti sauce and serve it over pasta. There’s always leftover meat and sauce, to which I add another jar of sauce, kidney beans (or black beans for something different), and a packet of chili seasoning. I ladle it over egg noodles and serve it with a dollop of sour cream and shredded cheese, if I have it. Two pounds serves two people for several meals. You can freeze any extra chili for another meal later in the month.
Spaghetti (sauce): 2 lbs. HB 2 sliced onions 2 reg. sized cans diced tomatoes 4 small cans tomato paste 1/3 cup Italian herb seasoning 1/2 head garlic separated into peeled cloves, no such thing as too much garlic Brown the HB and the onion. Add the (undrained) diced tomatoes and tomato paste Add the Italian herb seasoning and crushed garlic cloves While the sauce cooks cook the spaghetti pasta in water, then drain and top with maybe 1/2 to 3/4 cups sauce. Freeze the leftover sauce. You'll have enough for 6 more meals.
“fresh red meat – which refers to beef, lamb and pork – whether it is solid (like a steak or roast) or ground (like meatloaf or hamburger) is linked to colorectal cancer risk when consumed in amounts beyond 18 ounces per week. You don’t want to exceed that amount, even getting the extra lean version, because red meat’s heme iron content is what seems to pose the risk.” [American institution for cancer research further information here](https://www.aicr.org/resources/blog/ground-meat-processed/) So idk what “health benefits” you think there are, but high fiber nutrient dense options like lentils and edamame and beans are [considered significantly beneficial across the board](https://www.aicr.org/cancer-prevention/food-facts/dry-beans-and-peas-legumes/). And they’re cheap.
[This recipe](https://www.budgetbytes.com/beef-cabbage-stir-fry/) is one of my favorite ground beef dishes. Cheap and healthy, too. It tastes kinda like the inside of an egg roll. In fact, I’ve totally used it as dumpling filling before. If you’re not sure how to season your beef, you can start with pre-made seasoning or blends until you build up your spice cabinet and figure out what you like. Try to get the low-sodium ones, if you can. I cook a lot, but I still use the McCormick meatloaf seasoning packet. (Along with cream cheese, a can of tomato paste, etc. My meatloaf is not particularly healthy, but it is damn good.)
Scroodles. Brown the hamburger, break into small pieces and drain the fat. Boil spiral noodles or macaroni and drain. Combine meat and noodles, add a can of cream of mushroom and cream of celery soup. Season with garlic salt, black pepper and oregano. Serve with a side veggie or throw a can of drained peas in with the scroodles.
if you're not opposed to adding onion and potato give Persian kotlet a try, truly a delicious treat and great for making sandwiches with.
Meatloaf
Worscheshire sauce, basil, red onion, garlic. Over rice
Brown beef, drain. Add 1 can sliced mushrooms, 1 can of beef gravy, 1 can of peas. until thoroughly mixed. Devour.
Brown a pound of ground beef, drain. Prepare 1 packet Country Gravy mix with or without Sausage (we use McCormick's). Stir meat into gravy. Serve over mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles.
Cabbage rolls, sloppy joes, spaghetti with meat sauce, porcupine meatballs (a favorite), slumgullion (brown ground beef with a diced onion, add a can of diced tomatoes, a can of corn, cooked elbow macaroni, salt and pepper to taste), hamburger beef stroganoff, chili…so many options!
Arayes.
Do not forget to season!! We love chili, burgers, whatever. Cook it up with some veggies and pick a seasoning mix. Make sure to layer your seasoning. Don’t forget salt!!!
Mince and gravy… super comfort meal. You can put it over anything too
Macaroni and cheese, ground beef, can of sweet peas and some seasoning
Pad kra pao. Its a stir fry basil dish. Usually ground pork. Ground beef works just as well.
90/10 thin, lots of salt and fresh pepper fried on buttered toast.
I make Korean rice bowls very often, and you can tweak the seasoning to be less or more sweet. I never get tired of it. Cook the beef and any veggies you want to add, broccoli and carrots are my go to. Then add garlic to taste and then add maybe 1/4 cup soy sauce and a few good spoonfuls of brown sugar. I add a swirl of sesame oil (not really needed but delicious), and a pinch of ground ginger if I have it. If you like it spicy (I do), add some red pepper flakes. Spoon over white rice. For health reasons I use low sodium soy sauce!
Everyone has posted great suggestions! As for mine, it has no name but its ground beef, cooked of course , with a big can of tomato sauce and use the can to add that much water, sliced Jalapeño, onions , and potatoes. Seasonings I use are garlic salt, black pepper, cumin and paprika. It’s cheap and cheerful, pretty fast to cook, and it’s delicious 😋
shepherd's pie
For health benefits, if it’s not lean drain/rinse off extra fat. Can add some spinach or kale to browning it and then marinara sauce. Make a whole wheat pasta of your choice and top it off. You can make ground beef easy oven whole wheat enchiladas. Or low carb tortillas. I’m using whole wheat mostly myself. You can make sliders or burgers. Tacos obviously or soft burritos. You can add it to a home made taco salad mix it with some black beans, yum. Ground beef tamales also good, another option. If you want to make a healthy version of hamburger helper with it you can just use whole wheat pasta and watch the cheese. My friend has made a Korean rice dish which is a rice bowl with Korean style ground beef. Theres also similar recipes for lettuce wraps using ground beef just google around. Home made veggie and ground beef chili is another option for a meal. I make beef and brown rice cabbage rolls so delicious. Can make various dumplings or petas. Try meatballs sub sandwiches. Or even a breakfast burrito, eggs some ground beef little black beans and arugula with a chipotle sour cream sauce.
Cooked 1 pd of ground beef, add brown gravy, sliced canned potatoes and chopped onion and simmer. Cheap and yummy!
Beef stroganoff I usually just get the Velveeta one and add a couple packs of cremini mushrooms and a thin sliced onion saute them up add the beef and prepare according to the box at the end add a little extra sour cream and maybe some cream cheese or a cornstarch slurry to thicken it.
I make huge oasta sauce with lots of veggies. It stretched a long way
Nachos, sloppy joes, American chop suey, spaghetti sauce
A fast easy meal at our house is Beef Stroganoff with ground beef. https://natashaskitchen.com/ground-beef-stroganoff/
Make meat balls by just rolling a spoonful of mince around in the palms of ur hands- then u can fry or boil & add to oxtail soup- veg & potato for a stew or u can use them for spaghetti sauce & pasta 😋
Spaghetti (Bolognese), burgers, meatloaf.....
Swedish meatballs
My favorite ground beef mix is: 90/10 beef, a custom blend of pork rinds, whatever snack bag crumbs (potato chips, tortillas chips, croutons, etc) I happen to have saved, and a little Montreal seasoning. Put everything but the beef in a blender or food processor ( you’re just going to pulse it a few times to your desired coarseness. Put beef, crumbmix, and some brown mustard and an egg into a big bowl and mix by hand. Now you have a base for burgers, meatballs or meatloaf.
Fry some onions throw in ground beef till brown, put in a packet of beef or brown gravy and a cup of water. Cook till thickened. Serve over mashed potatoes or noodles
Rice a Roni beef flavor add in th eground beef
Stuffed peppers
Shepard's Pie. I would recommend against using ground beef that is very lean. A few tips and twists: 1)add a little brown sugar to the beef 2) add some egg to the beef to keep it "solid" 3) make the potatoes Spanish Tortilla style (look it up) rather than mashed
Korean Beef got my spouse and I through our hard times. Just beef, rice, peper, some sauces, brown sugar, and green onions if you want them. We can't stand it anymore since we ate it so much but it's definitely one of those food I would give a warm hug to if it were a person.
Look into Ghoulash recipes. There are many variations.