Ground Beef Recipes

Ground beef recipes? Perhaps you think of meatloaf or a hamburger, but there are an infinite number of great ideas for creating great dishes with easy to use and affordable ground beef. Ground beef is actually ground beef, ground chuck, ground sirloin and ground round. The difference between the four, for the most part, is the amount of fat in the ground meat. Ground beef contains the most fat at around 75% lean, ground chuck 80% lean, ground sirloin 85% lean, and ground round 90% lean. While you can choose any of the different grades for the recipes you will find here, leaner beef is more suited for chili's and pasta sauces, the fattier meats are better for burgers on the grill.

GroundBeefRecipes.net offer a collection of terrific ground beef recipes including a selection of great recipes for appetizers, burgers, casseroles, pizzas, meatballs, meatloaf, pastas, sandwiches, soups and stews, stuffed peppers, and much more. Find the classics as well as many other simple and gourmet tasty comfort food recipes certain to please everyone. So, before you go buy more ground beef, check out some of our recipes and try something new and delicious.

Featured Recipe

Hearty Vegetable Barley Soup

Ingredients -

1/2 pound Lean Ground Beef
1/2 cup chopped Onion
2 Garlic cloves, minced
7 cups Water
16 ounces No-Salt Tomatoes, undrained and chopped
1/2 cup Medium Barley
1/2 cup sliced Celery
1/2 cup sliced Carrots
2 Beef Bouillon Cubes
1 teaspoon Basil
1 Bay Leaf
1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
9 ounces Frozen Mixed Vegetables

Preparation:

1. Brown lean ground beef in large saucepan or Dutch oven. Brown beef until no longer pink.

2. Add onions and garlic. Cook until onions are tender. Drain off excess fat.

3. Add water, no-salt tomatoes, barley, celery, carrots, beef bouillon, basil, bay leaf, and black pepper.

4. Bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat to low and cover.

5. Simmer 40 minutes. Stir occasionally.

6. Add mixed vegetables; cook 10 to 15 minutes until vegetables are tender.

7. Add additional water if soup becomes too thick.