Easy Ground Meat Dinners That Taste Like You Spent Hours
These quick and easy ground meat dinners are perfect for busy nights when you need something fast, filling, and delicious. With everything from tacos and stir-fries to pasta dishes and meatballs, there’s a recipe for every craving and every night of the week. Ground meat is versatile, budget-friendly, and cooks up in no time, making it a go-to ingredient for hassle-free meals. These recipes prove that a satisfying dinner doesn’t have to be complicated—just grab your favorite ground meat, and let dinner practically make itself!
Copycat Ikea Swedish Meatballs Recipe
A good Swedish meatball recipe with a creamy gravy means you can avoid the Ikea crowds and make them yourself at home. And you can put these together without a complicated diagram or having two screws left over at the end!
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Yummy Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl – 15 Minute Meal
Pork egg roll in a bowl is a low-carb alternative to traditional egg rolls. This is an easy recipe with ground pork, veggies and other flavours which is sure to satisfy a craving for Asian food. I love this easy one pan meal. If you want something quick and simple for a busy weeknight dinner, consider this 15 minute meal!
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Cheesy Chorizo Quesadillas
Cheesy chorizo quesadillas are great as an easy weeknight meal and reheated leftovers are perfect for lunch the next day!
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Creamy Sausage Pasta
This creamy sausage pasta skillet made with ground pork is quick and delicious. An easy weeknight dinner with Italian flavors.
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Ground Pork Stir Fry
Flavor packed Ground Pork Stir Fry is crazy delicious and a family favorite for good reason. Loaded with vegetables & the best sesame soy sauce, this 30-minutes meal is better than any Chinese take out.
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Biscuit And Gravy Casserole
Biscuits and Gravy Casserole combines refrigerated biscuits with ground breakfast sausage and homemade gravy for a savory start to the day!
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Instant Pot Turkey Quinoa Chili
Break out the Instant Pot for this wholesome, comforting Turkey Quinoa Chili. It’s packed with turkey, beans, quinoa and spices that will warm you up on a cold night. {gluten free}
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Healthy Turkey Chili
This healthy chili is packed with protein and nutrients from lean ground turkey and sweet potatoes! It’s a satisfying meal perfect for any time of the year.
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Cranberry Meatballs
These cranberry meatballs are made with moist homemade turkey meatballs coated in a deliciously sweet and tangy cranberry glaze.
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25-Minute Healthy Mexican Pasta Bake
It only takes 25 minutes to bring this scrumptious Healthy Mexican Pasta Bake to the table. It’s easy, tasty, and even kind of healthy. Great for busy days.
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Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Kale Skillet
Turkey pairs with sweet potatoes, garlic, shallot, lime, cheese, and more, for this super-simple turkey skillet dinner. You only need one pan to make it, which also means less washing up for you afterwards. So however you look at it, this yummy low carb meal is a real winner!
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Bbq Meatballs (Made With Ground Turkey!)
Flavorfully spiced, tender and moist BBQ Meatballs are glazed with the ultimate homemade barbecue sauce with hints of spice, pineapple and molasses!
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Turkey and Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers (without Rice)
Turkey and Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers (without rice) feature a medley of turkey, quinoa, feta, and vegetables stuffed in bell peppers.
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Turkey, Corn, And Black Bean Chili (Video)
This easy turkey, corn, and black bean chili is ready in under an hour with just a handful of pantry staples! Make it on the stovetop or in the crock pot.
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Turkey Burger Salad
Looking for a ground turkey salad? This turkey burger salad with sun dried tomato dressing is for you. It’s a deluxe bunless burger in a bowl!
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Sloppy Joes With Ground Turkey Breast
Old fashioned Sloppy Joes are made healthier with lean ground turkey for the ultimate classic loose meat sandwiches from your childhood. No Manwich here.
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Air Fryer Beef Taquitos
This is the best air fryer recipe for taquitos and you don’t need any hard to get ingredients either. Whether it’s ‘taco Tuesday’ or not, switch things up by making this easy taquito recipe instead of tacos.
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Crunchy Beef Tortilla Folded Wrap – Tik Tok Recipe
Discover how to fold a tortilla for this special Tik Tok wrap hack. It’s one of the most delicious recipes you can make with ground beef and a tortilla wrap. Use a large flour tortilla if you’re ravenously hungry or smaller tortillas if you prefer. This is a genius way to enclose ground meat, shredded cheese, fresh tomatoes and more in wraps.
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One Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta
This easy taco pasta is wonderful for dinner and it’s one of the best skill pasta dinner ideas I’ve found. Beef, onion and garlic are dominating flavours in this creamy taco pasta with macaroni noodles.
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Air Fryer Unsloppy Joes Biscuit Pockets
This air fryer version of manwich biscuits seals the tasty beef mixture inside a biscuit for a delicious meal. Manwich biscuits are the readymade sloppy joe sauce and you just need to cook them while these Pillsbury biscuit sloppy joes are homemade. It is just like a hearty hot pocket that the whole family will love!
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Sticky Asian Glazed Meatballs
A few simple pantry ingredients combine to make this quick and easy Sticky Asian Glazed Meatballs recipe. It’ll be a hit with the whole family!
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Ground Pork Egg Rolls
Deliciously crispy Ground Pork Egg Rolls – a must-try, easy-to-follow recipe. A delightful recipe that is impossible to resist!
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Ground Pork Sliders With Mustard Cream And Quick Pickled Cucumbers
A recipe for quick and easy mini pork burgers topped with creamy mustard, 5 minute pickled cucumbers and pepper jack cheese.
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Swedish Meatballs
Swedish meatballs made easy! This homemade Swedish meatball recipe is a simple way to make both the meatballs and the cream gravy sauce.
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Mexican 5 Layer Bean Dip with Ground Beef
This taco dip recipe with ground beef boasts a bean layer, beef layer, tequila lime sour cream layer, pico de gallo layer, and cheese layer. This full-flavoured Mexican layered dip pairs perfectly with your favourite corn chips.
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BBQ Smoked Meatloaf with Glaze
Meatloaf needs no introduction but BBQ smoked meatloaf is something you should know about! Seriously, this is an incredible smoker ground beef recipe you can make on a pellet grill or Traeger. The rich, meaty flavour and garlicky tomato meatloaf glaze will make you think you died and went to heaven.
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Easy Hamburger Soup
Easy hamburger soup is loaded with sweet potatoes, carrots, peppers, onions, celery, and fire-roasted tomatoes. It can be ready in under 30 minutes and lasts well in the fridge for lunches during the week. Perfect for a chilly day.
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Sausage And Bean Soup
Craving soup to warm your bones this winter? Try this easy sausage and bean soup for a quick, healthy weeknight dinner that comes together in less than 30 minutes. It’s full of protein, spices, and vegetables.
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Indonesian Beef And Quinoa Bowl
This Indonesian beef and quinoa bowl will warm you up right away. The beef is simmered in coconut milk with curry and cinnamon so it’s full of flavor. Top it with all your favorite toppings to get a healthy protein bowl that’s perfect for meal prep
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Spicy Ground Pork Burgers With Ghost Pepper-Mustard Aioli Recipe
These juicy pork burgers are hand-formed and infused with fiery ghost peppers, slathered with chili-mustard aioli, and topped with roasted jalapenos.
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Pork Meatballs In Mushroom Sauce
Juicy pork meatballs smothered in creamy mushroom sauce – a delicious and comforting dish perfect for any night! Easy to make and irresistible.
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Whole30 Paleo Asian Meatloaf
This Whole30 Paleo Asian Meatloaf is moist, easy and healthy. It’s made without breadcrumbs and it’s Gluten Free and Dairy Free!
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Instant Pot Bolognese Sauce Recipe
This Instant Pot Bolognese Sauce is deliciously rich in flavor, yet is much quicker and easier than the stovetop method. Great over pasta, rice, potatoes.
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The BEST Greek Meatballs
These Greek meatballs are tender and moist with a golden exterior and a bold and zesty flavor. Pan fry them, or bake them for an easy dinner.
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Easy Skinny Quinoa Chili
This easy skinny quinoa chili will become a quick weeknight favorite. It’s easy to throw together and packed with nutrition. Make a big batch and eat it for lunch all week.
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Ground Beef And Cabbage Skillet
Ground beef and cabbage makes an easy skillet dinner loosely inspired by an Asian stir fry. With tons of texture, aromatic spices and a light savory sauce, this 30-minute meal is a weeknight winner.
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Ground Beef And Sweet Potato Skillet
This southwestern inspired ground beef and sweet potato skillet is an easy one-pan meal everyone will love. This recipe works great for meal-prepping, the leftovers are delicious!
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Big Mac Salad
Dive into this irresistible Big Mac salad that puts a fun twist on a classic fast-food favorite right at your own home. This hearty recipe features ground beef, crisp lettuce, melty cheese, and a copycat Big Mac sauce, bringing you all the flavors of a Big Mac without the bun!
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Lasagna Roll Ups
Lasagna roll-ups are a fun, creative, and delicious twist on traditional lasagna. A lasagna noodle is rolled around a mouth-watering cheese and meat sauce filling.
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Tik Tok Spaghetti
Welcome to the easiest version of the viral Tiktok spaghetti pasta recipe. It’s the ultimate comfort food – spaghetti, meat, and cheese – transformed into a viral sensation.
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Dirty Rice with Sausage
Dirty rice with sausage is a one-pot wonder that’ll satisfy even the hungriest of crowds. Ground beef, sausage, and a touch of Cajun seasoning come together in one pot for an easy, flavor-packed meal!
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Easy Old Fashioned Goulash Recipe (With Ground Beef)
If you’re looking for an easy-to-make, delicious comfort food recipe, you will love American Goulash. Perfectly cooked ground beef cooked in a deliciously spiced tomato sauce, with tender pasta, and topped with Cheddar cheese.
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Easy Pizza Casserole With Pasta
Pizza Casserole is a delightful fusion of two beloved classics that will take your taste buds on a joyous journey! With our Pizza Casserole with Pasta, every meal is a celebration, and every bite is a taste of happiness!
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Easy Shepherd’s Pie
Our easy Shepherd’s Pie is comfort food at its finest, perfect for feeding the whole family.
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Easy Vegetable Beef Barley Soup Recipe
This vegetable beef barley soup recipe is easy to make and filled with hearty vegetables. This classic beef barley soup is the perfect comfort food.
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Beef Chili Recipe
This beef chili recipe is an all-time favorite dish that’s not only easy to make but also won’t break the budget. This flavorful recipe is fantastic on its own with all of your favorite chili toppings or also on nachos and of course chili cheese hot dogs.
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Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Baked Buffalo Chicken Meatballs combine all of the signature flavors of those tangy spicy Buffalo wings we all love, including buffalo sauce and blue cheese, in the form of a small but mighty meatball!
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Cabbage Roll Casserole
This easy cabbage roll casserole recipe has all the flavors of traditional cabbage rolls without the fuss of rolling them. A hearty casserole made with simple ingredients of rice, tender cabbage, juicy, seasoned ground beef, tomatoes, with plenty of melty cheese on top!
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Cabbage Roll Soup
This cabbage roll soup has the same flavors as classic baked cabbage rolls, but with less work! Unstuffed cabbage soup is hearty and filling.
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Chicken Meatloaf
Chicken Meatloaf is a great alternative to a traditional beef meatloaf. We combine moist ground chicken with a rich barbecue sauce topping. The added blend of spices and panko bread crumbs ensures a texture and flavor that’s downright irresistible.
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Chicken Keema Curry: Ground Chicken Curry
A quick and easy one-skillet meal with sautéed brussels sprouts as the star! Sausage, apples, pecans, and sweet potatoes are combined with brussels sprouts for a 30-minute dinner recipe perfect for a fall-time meal or any holiday gathering.
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Easy Recipe Of Lamb Kofta Curry Pakistani Style
Lamb kofta curry is simply delicious to have with naan bread, roti/chapati, pita bread or flatbread. It’s tasty to eat it with rice too. And you feel adventurous, you can enjoy this meatballs curry with spaghetti.
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Baked Chicken Meatballs
The best chicken meatballs baked until golden brown and flavored with garlic, herbs and spices. These meatballs are great served as an appetizer, or over a big plate of spaghetti.
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Dry-Fried Long Beans And Minced Pork With Olive Vegetables
A simple and easy-to-make Chinese stir-fried long beans with minced pork and Chinese olive vegetables. Flavorful, quick, and goes great mixed with rice for a quick meal.
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