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41 Easy Ground Beef Recipes for Dinner Tonight

There are so many ways to use ground beef to get dinner on the table. Here's a few of our quick and simple favorites.
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    Make-Ahead Sheet-Pan Meatballs

    This is the simplest way to make a large batch of meatballs that you can turn into a variety of dinners, from pasta to soup to sandwiches.

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    Diner-Style Patty Melt

    This classic diner mash-up of a grilled cheese sandwich and a hamburger is stuffed with a tangle of sweet pan-seared onions.

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    Spicy Larb with Cabbage Cups

    Larb hails from Laos and gets its addictiveness from the way it stitches together ground meat and crunchy, juicy textures. When you get the balance right, this dish sings, each bite creating a craving for more.

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    Classic Ragu Bolognese

    A certain magic happens when ground beef and aromatic vegetables slowly cook down with wine, tomato paste, and broth.

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    Mini Beef and Mushroom Patties

    No matter how old you are, you'll fall for these extra-savory, mushroom-spiked burgers—they're great in sliders, crumbled into meat sauce, and more.

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    Slow-Cooker Beef and Two-Bean Chili

    Let your slow cooker do the work of making this easy chili, and then you can reap the rewards.

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    Our Favorite Spaghetti and Meatballs

    Want to show someone you really care? Make them our ultimate spaghetti and meatballs.

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    Our Favorite Meatloaf

    We made dozens of top-rated meatloaf recipes before finding the perfect combination for the ultimate meatloaf.

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    Islak Burger (Wet Burger)

    These sweetly spiced, extra-saucy burgers will soothe any late-night craving.

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    Pasta With 15-Minute Meat Sauce

    Who needs to simmer meat sauce for hours when this super-fast version comes together in just 15 minutes?

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    Oven-Baked Beef Meatballs

    Berbere, a warming Ethiopian spice blend, punches up these incredibly easy meatballs.

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    Lasagna Bolognese

    Maybe you're not a nonna, and you didn't inherit a faded recipe for lasagna Bolognese from one, either. Not to worry: This recipe tastes as though it's been perfected over generations.

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    Double RL Ranch Burger

    This decadent, delicious burger, featuring a 6-ounce patty, clothbound cheddar cheese, and the requisite "special sauce," comes from Ralph Lauren's restaurant (yes, that Ralph Lauren) in Chicago.

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    Instant-Pot Cowboy Chili

    After you make this recipe in your Instant Pot, we think you'll fall in love with your appliance even more.

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    The Barbecue Burger

    Why settle for a plain burger on the grill when you can infuse smokiness into each and every bite?

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    Curried Meatballs

    A silky, curried sauce adds surprising nuance to these tender beef meatballs.

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    Mueller's Classic Lasagna

    While their new iteration simplifies things a bit, we love this original recipe for Mueller's lasagna, which starts with a homemade meat-and-tomato sauce and ends with one decadent, satisfying bite.

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    Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs

    If you haven't mastered the Italian-American classic yet, now's the time to go on a journey to pasta nirvana.

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    Stuffed Meatloaf

    Meatloaf may not be the prettiest dish, but when it's stuffed with balls of fresh mozzarella no one will care what it looks like.

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    Cuban-Style Picadillo

    This savory, gently spiced dish is irresistible—double the recipe and freeze half for a near-instant dinner anytime.

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