Ground Beef

With a few time-saving tricks, spoon-tender meatballs can be yours in about an hour.

Fiery kimchi stew with chewy hand-torn noodles is Korean comfort food at its finest.

All the flavors of classic beef stew in just one hour, with tender meatballs standing in for long-braised, shredded beef.

When it comes to sloppy joes, the sloppier the better. Smoky-sweet Korean gochujang lends a hum of heat to this version.

The ultimate comfort food but with a Caribbean twist, this shepherd’s pie has a savory and spicy beef base with a creamy potato topping.

The chips and pickles? Nonnegotiable.

This speedy skillet dinner flavored with harissa and tahini makes the most of ground beef and pita chips.

Bursting with creamed spinach and cheese, and dressed with a glossy coat of ketchup, this is meatloaf 2.0.

Oven-roasted cherry tomatoes are the star of this easy sheet-pan dinner featuring herb-studded meatballs and cheesy, garlicky toast.

We stripped these Italian-style meatballs down to the most essential elements for weeknight realness.

This rich main nods to Korean Chinese jajangmyeon and ragù Bolognese, relying on fermented black bean paste (jajang) for earthy backbone to the meaty sauce.

Biscuits and gravy, reimagined by L.A.’s Yangban Society to feature lofty buttermilk biscuits with rich curry gravy made with curry roux blocks (kare).

Weeknight dinner can't get much easier—or tastier—thanks to these spiced beef tostadas.

When is a hamburger a sandwich? When it’s stacked with a fried egg, pickled red onions, and special sauce, between two buttered pieces of white bread.

For these baked empanadas, Gaby Melian says the addition of green olives and raisins in the filling is essential. 

All the flavors of meaty Afghan mantu in a streamlined pasta dish.

This hearty Greek pasta bake is packed with impressive-looking layers of chewy giant noodles, spiced meat, and a creamy, cheesy béchamel to top it all off. 

The secret to lasagna de carne that packs a wallop of flavor? An herby sofrito that cooks with the beef until toasty and caramelized.

When you want the comfort of a meaty, cooked-all-day ragù but don’t have all day to cook one, reach for this speedier version.

Layers of ragù and béchamel are all that is right in this world.