Easy Ideas for Ground Beef

Ground beef is one of those ingredients that we almost always have on hand. It adds a great meaty flavor to whatever you’re cooking, for a fraction of the price of steak. And, because the meat is ground up, you can easily stretch it (try adding beans, grains or chopped mushrooms) and feed more people. Best of all, ground beef is a key ingredient in so many of our favorite comfort foods and family-friendly dinners—so it’s one ingredient that we’ve always got a use for. Meatballs, stuffed peppers, sloppy Joes and more: a delicious meal is always within reach when you’ve got ground beef on hand. Take this simple, hearty meat sauce, for example. The beef is seasoned with dried herbs and simmered with canned tomatoes until the flavor meld to perfection. Served over cooked spaghetti it’s the perfect no-fuss meal from the pantry—that everyone will love.