16 Pasta-Free Ground Beef Recipes That Still Feel Hearty
Ground beef makes dinner easy, but pasta doesn’t have to be part of the plan. These recipes keep things hearty and satisfying with plenty of flavor, simple ingredients, and comforting dinner ideas that still feel complete. From skillet meals to casseroles, bowls, and family-friendly favorites, each one gives you a different way to use ground beef without reaching for noodles. They’re practical enough for busy nights and filling enough to keep everyone happy.
Impossible Taco Pie
The ultimate in comfort food, this Impossible Taco Pie is layered with ground beef, Rotel, cheddar cheese and a Bisquick topping. It’s an easy family dinner recipe.
Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak
Cooking Salisbury steak in the crock pot creates a tender dish that has plenty of onion and mushroom gravy. It goes great with mashed potatoes and is sure to become a family favorite.
Instant Pot Chili Recipe
I love chili! And I love experimenting with chili recipes. Spicy, sweet, white, chicken, turkey, simmered all day or even made in a slow cooker. This Instant Pot Chili is my new favorite.
Ground Beef Breakfast Sausage Patties
With just a few simple seasonings from your pantry, you can create juicy, flavorful Ground Beef Breakfast Sausage Patties that are perfect for your morning meal! They’re easy to make, packed with protein, and use clean ingredients that you can feel good about.
Easy Stuffed Cabbage Recipe
This amazing Stuffed Cabbage Rolls recipe has been handed down through the generations. Do you make yours like my family makes ours?
Skillet Ground Beef and Rice
Mouthwatering Skillet Ground Beef and Rice recipes are sure to tantalize your taste buds! This quick and easy one-pot wonder not only saves you time in the kitchen but also deliver on flavor and satisfaction.
Sheet Pan Mexican Ground Beef
This Sheet Pan Mexican Ground Beef recipe shows you how to make flavorful ground beef with a Mexican flair. Ground beef is cooked up with chopped peppers and taco seasonings for a beef mixture that’s perfect in tacos, fajitas, or on its own with rice or potatoes.
BBQ Bacon Wrapped Meatballs
Do you have an easy appetizer recipe that everyone requests for potlucks and Sunday football viewing parties? I have three: Texas Caviar, brown sugar kielbasa bites and this bacon wrapped meatball recipe.
Cuban Picadillo Recipe in the Instant Pot
Cuban Picadillo is an authentic beef recipe made in the Instant Pot! It’s filled with olives, onions, green peppers, and ground beef. This Cuban recipe is ready in a 20 minute (ish) cook time and is delicious with rice and beans, or in tacos, or rice bowls.
Slow Cooker Hanky Panky
This Hanky Panky recipe may sound a little naughty, but the taste is far from it. The combination of ground beef, hot sausage, Velveeta cheese, and a few seasonings keeps this old-fashioned classic going strong.
Lahm Bi Ajeen/Sfiha
Lahm Bi Ajeen (Sfiha) is a soft Middle Eastern flatbread topped with meat and spices. It makes a great street food, breakfast, delicious weeknight meal or an appetizer for your next get together!
Grandma Chiavetta’s Rice Dressing
A rice dressing with ground beef that has been passed down through generations of my husband’s family, it is easy to make and easily transitions year round as a side dish instead of just a Thanksgiving staple.
Italian Meatloaf
Meatloaf is sometimes seen as an old school meal, maybe even one of those we all turned our noses up to, but this Italian Meatloaf recipe is like a giant meatball. Full of flavors and kept so moist with rich marinara sauce, you can’t go wrong!
Pastel de Choclo Recipe from Chile
A hearty and filling dinner, this warm casserole is the Chilean version of a shepherd’s pie. Filled with beef, chicken and eggs and topped with a delicious corn topping, Pastel de Choclo is a great introduction to Chilean comfort food.
Mexican Ground Beef Casserole
Mexican Ground Beef Casserole has quickly become one of our family favorites and I can guarantee it will be yours too. An easy dinner recipe using browned ground beef, beans, rice and spices for a one dish meal that is out of this world!
Ground Beef Teriyaki
This easy Ground Beef Teriyaki recipe is a dinner you can make in under 30 minutes. Full of veggies, protein packed beef and a delicious teriyaki sauce that will have you coming back for more! Great for meal prep early in the week for grab and go meals on busy weeknights and more!
