What to make with ground beef: 16 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on ground beef, easiest first. The quickest is Ground beef and egg skillet, on the table in 20 minutes, and the cheapest is Korean-style beef bowls at $2.57 a serving. Eight of them are simple enough for a first try.

Ground beef and egg skillet
$3.83 a serving
20 min

Crunchy beef tacos
$3.22 a serving
25 min

Beef taco lettuce wraps
$5.34 a serving
30 min

Hummus bowls with spiced beef
$4.23 a serving
30 min

Korean-style beef bowls
$2.57 a serving
30 min

One-pot cheeseburger pasta
$2.97 a serving
30 min

Zucchini noodles with meat sauce
$5.33 a serving
40 min

Hearty no-bean beef chili
$4.75 a serving
60 min

Cheddar smash burgers
$3.63 a serving
25 min

Bacon cheeseburger bowls
$4.69 a serving
30 min

Beef burrito bowls
$3.39 a serving
40 min

Crispy cheese shell beef tacos
$4.79 a serving
40 min

Spaghetti with meat sauce
$2.80 a serving
45 min

Stuffed pepper skillet
$3.74 a serving
50 min

Beef stuffed peppers with cauliflower rice
$4.85 a serving
60 min

Cottage pie with fluffy mashed potatoes
$3.93 a serving
75 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
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