If your family is stuck in a dinner rut, this collection of 55 ground beef dinner recipes is about to make weeknight cooking a whole lot easier.
From cheesy casseroles and hearty pasta dishes to one pot meals, skillet dinners and budget friendly comfort food, these easy ground beef recipes are packed with simple ingredients and big flavour.
Whether you need quick dinner ideas for busy school nights, cheap meals to stretch your grocery budget or cozy homemade dinners the whole family will actually eat, this roundup has something for everyone.
With everything from taco inspired casseroles and creamy beef pasta to tater tot hot dishes and cheesy skillet meals, these ground beef dinners are perfect for picky eaters, meal prep and fast family dinners.
Ground Beef Dinner Recipes for Families
Soft King’s Hawaiian rolls brushed with butter and sprinkled with everything bagel seasoning get loaded with juicy ground beef tossed in BBQ sauce, savory onions, crispy bacon, melty cheddar, and crunchy fried onions.
Air Fryer Sloppy Joe Dogs are a fun and easy recipe perfect for lunches or weeknight dinners.
These tasty hot dogs are loaded with a homemade ground beef sloppy joe mixture and shredded cheese and air fried until perfectly toasted.
Cheesy Queso Ground Beef and Rice is an easy one pot dinner recipe perfect for busy weeknights.
This hearty dish is loaded with ground beef, minute rice, Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, store bought salsa con queso and shredded nacho cheese.
Beef and Bacon Cream Cheese Doritos Nachos are perfect for a fun and easy weeknight dinner or game day snack.
These hearty nachos are loaded with seasoned beef, crispy bacon, mozzarella cheese, chopped green onions and drizzled with a rich cream cheese ranch sauce.
Taco Pizza with Crescent Rolls is a family friendly ground beef dinner recipe perfect for busy weeknights.
This tasty pizza starts of with a Pillsbury crescent roll crust and is topped with a ground beef and cream cheese taco mixture, shredded nacho cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and mini Doritos nacho chips.
Pizza Enchiladas are a fun, family-friendly dinner recipe perfect for weeknights.
Rolled flour tortillas are filled with ground beef, pepperoni, green peppers, onions and ricotta and baked with pizza sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni and bacon on top.
Individual Taco Pot Pies are a fun and hearty ground beef dinner recipe perfect for weeknights.
These pot pies are made with store bought puff pastry, filled with a beef taco meat, Rotel and cheese and baked in jumbo muffin tins until perfectly browned and flaky.
Dump and Bake Ground Beef Alfredo is an easy baked pasta recipe perfect for weeknights.
This creamy pasta recipe is made with store bought alfredo sauce, chicken broth, mini penne noodles, cream of bacon soup, ground beef, mozzarella and cheddar cheese, Texas toast garlic bread and bacon.
Sloppy Joe Pierogi Casserole is a hearty casserole that is super easy to throw together. This easy casserole recipe uses store bought frozen pierogies, ground beef, a homemade sloppy joe sauce, shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese, bacon and green onions.
Meatloaf Sandwich casserole is an easy ground beef casserole recipe with all the flavours of the classic sandwich.
This hearty casserole starts out with a pizza crust base, followed by a layer of ground beef meatloaf topped with a BBQ ketchup glaze, crispy fried onions, shredded cheese and garlic bread slices.
Imagine all the cheesy, meaty, bacon-packed goodness of a classic bacon cheeseburger layered into a rich, bubbly, and ridiculously easy sheet pan lasagna—your new favorite weeknight comfort food!
French Onion Ground Beef and Rice Casserole is a hearty dish loaded with instant rice, ground beef, diced onions, onion soup mix, beef broth, sour cream, mozzarella cheese and crispy fried onions.
Cheddar Bay Ground Beef Cobbler is a hearty casserole recipe with a creamy and cheesy ground beef base and a Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit topping.
Chopped Cheeseburger Casserole is an easy dish loaded with ground beef, diced onions, pickles, ketchup, mustard, sesame seeds, cheddar cheese and hamburger buns.
French Onion Hamburger Steaks are an easy ground beef dinner recipe with tender patties loaded with onion soup mix, crispy fried onions and provolone cheese all in a flavourful gravy.
Crescent Roll Cheeseburger Casserole is a hearty ground beef dinner recipe made with layers of Pillsbury crescent roll dough and a ground beef filling loaded with onions, pickles, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard and shredded cheese.
Cheeseburger Tortellini Skillet is a hearty pasta dish loaded with ground beef, frozen cheese tortellini, diced onions, cheddar soup, Rotel and shredded cheddar cheese.
Pizza Tater Tot Casserole is a hearty casserole loaded with ground beef, Italian sausage, pepperoni, green peppers, onions, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese and crispy tater tots.
Big Mac Pasta is a hearty baked pasta recipe loaded with ground beef, diced onions, pickles, sesame seeds, Thousand Island dressing and cheddar cheese and topped with chopped hamburger buns and shredded lettuce.
Hamburger Green Bean Casserole is a hearty ground beef casserole recipe loaded with cut green beans, cream of mushroom soup, diced onions, shredded cheddar cheese and French's crispy fried onions.
Cheesy Hamburger Rice Casserole is a hearty casserole loaded with ground beef, instant rice, frozen chopped spinach, corn, cream of mushroom soup, shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
Mexican Ground Beef Casserole is a hearty dish loaded with ground beef, diced tomatoes, black beans, corn, cheddar cheese and corn tortillas.
Creamy Burrito Casserole is a hearty dish loaded with flour tortillas, ground beef, refried beans, diced tomatoes, shredded cheese, salsa and sour cream.
Ground Beef Stir Fry is an easy weeknight dinner recipe loaded with ground beef, snow peas, orange bell pepper, green onions and sesame seeds all cooked in a garlic, ginger, honey and soy sauce mixture.
Smash Burger Tacos are a delightful fusion of two classic foods made with flour tortillas topped with ground beef patties, cheese, onions, pickles, shredded lettuce and homemade copycat Big Mac sauce.
Ground Beef Fajitas are a simple weeknight meal with cooked ground beef, bell peppers and onions all seasoned with a homemade fajita spice blend and served on flour tortillas.
Cheeseburger Gnocchi is a hearty ground beef dinner recipe loaded with potato gnocchi, Rotel, chopped green onions and shredded cheese with a creamy sauce made from cheddar soup and milk.
Zucchini Casserole with Ground Beef is a hearty casserole with layers of sliced zucchini, hamburger meat, a cream of mushroom based sauce mixture, shredded cheese and all baked with a Ritz cracker topping.
Grandma's Ground Beef Casserole is a simple and classic hamburger dish made with egg noodles, condensed tomato soup, onions, green bell peppers and cream cheese all baked with shredded mozzarella and cheddar on top.
Cornflake Meatloaf is a delicious ground beef meatloaf loaded with crushed cornflakes, onion soup mix and a ketchup glaze.
Beef Noodle Casserole is a hearty dish loaded with ground beef, egg noodles, cheddar cheese, sour cream and cream of mushroom soup.
Hobo Casserole is a layered ground beef and sliced potato casserole loaded with diced bell peppers, onions, sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, cheddar cheese and French's crispy fried onions.
Dorito Taco Pie is an easy ground beef dinner recipe using a store bought deep dish pie crust loaded with crumbled Doritos nacho chips, beef taco meat, ranch dressing, salsa and shredded cheese.
Hamburger Helper Lasagna is an easy ground beef dinner recipe using pasta that looks like mini lasagna noodles, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, beef broth, shredded mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
Stuffed Pepper Casserole is a hearty ground beef casserole loaded with diced bell peppers, white rice, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese on top.
Beef Enchilada Casserole is an easy ground beef casserole recipe loaded with corn, black beans, corn tortillas, enchilada sauce and cheddar cheese.
Hamburger Mac and Cheese is a creamy ground beef macaroni dish loaded with heavy cream, cheddar soup and shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.
Sloppy Joe Cornbread Casserole is a hearty hamburger casserole with a base of crumbled ground beef in sloppy joe sauce topped with a layer of Jiffy cornbread.
Pizza Casserole is a delicious baked rotini pasta loaded with ground beef, pizza sauce, pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.
5 Ingredient Taco Soup is a hearty soup recipe loaded with ground beef, taco seasoning, chunky salsa, corn and beef broth.
Creamy Beef and Shells is an easy ground beef pasta recipe with a creamy tomato sauce made with marinara, sour cream, heavy cream and shredded cheddar cheese.
Taco Casserole with Doritos is an easy ground beef casserole recipe loaded with Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, salsa, cheddar cheese soup, corn, crumbled Doritos nacho chips and shredded cheese.
One Pot Spaghetti is an easy stove top dinner spaghetti recipe loaded with ground beef, marinara, Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese.
Old Fashioned Goulash is a hearty macaroni recipe loaded with ground beef, diced tomatoes and green peppers all tossed in a tomato sauce seasoned with paprika.
Air Fryer Meatloaf is a simple ground beef meatloaf recipe made with Italian seasoned bread crumbs and topped with a brown sugar ketchup glaze.
Pizza Meatloaf is a delicious ground beef meatloaf loaded with mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce, pepperoni slices, diced green peppers and red onions.
BBQ Meatloaf is a hearty ground beef dinner recipe loaded with crushed BBQ flavoured potato chips, BBQ sauce and shredded cheddar cheese.
Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Shells are a hearty pasta recipe loaded with ground beef, diced onions, green peppers, brown gravy mix, cheddar soup and shredded cheddar cheese.
Ground Beef Alfredo is a creamy pasta recipe loaded with hamburger meat, garlic puree, Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese.
Big Mac Sliders are an easy weeknight dinner recipe made with ground beef, onion, pickles, mayo, Thousand Island dressing, cheddar cheese and shredded lettuce all piled on to dinner rolls topped with sesame seeds.
Hamburger Hashbrown Casserole is an easy ground beef dinner recipe loaded with shredded hashbrown potatoes, cream of mushroom soup and shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
French Fry Casserole is a hearty ground beef casserole made with cream of mushroom soup, cheddar soup, diced onions, green peppers and shredded cheese all topped with crinkle cut fries.
Cheeseburger Subs are an easy family friendly dinner recipe loaded with ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese on a bun spread with a special mayo sauce.
Cowboy Spaghetti is a hearty pasta recipe loaded with bacon, ground beef, Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, tomato sauce, bbq sauce, shredded cheese and chopped green onions.
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