18 Easy Ground Beef Recipes to Make for Dinner Tonight

Whether you're looking to save time during a busy work week or want to spend less money on groceries, one ingredient that's affordable, versatile, and easy to cook with is ground beef. To save even more money on meat, you can buy a chuck roast and then grind the meat yourself or ask your butcher to do the dirty work for you.However you procure your ground meat, you can whip up classics like tacos or chili or stretch the protein even further by combining it with other ingredients—think breadcrumbs, veggies, and herbs—to make meatballs or burger patties. So go ahead and add ground beef to your grocery list, then use it to make one of the following easy ground beef recipes!01of 18 Ricotta Meatballs When you think of ground beef, meatballs are likely one of the first foods that come to mind. This recipe calls for a combination of ground beef and ground turkey or pork, which yields a slightly leaner but just as delicious meatball. The meatballs are also made with ricotta, which gives the fi...