From Better Homes and Gardens

Involve the kids in making these taco-flavored beef nachos. Serve as a party appetizer or a main dish.

Nachos For Dinner!

From Betty Crocker

Got ground beef? Create a family-pleasing dinner in less than 30 minutes using what's in your cupboard.

Saucy Ground Beef and Noodles

From Better Homes and Gardens

Watch your tongue! Since the ground beef filling becomes very hot during baking, let the calzones cool a little after you cut them open.

Vegetable-Cheese Calzones

From Better Homes and Gardens

Purchased pesto, a biti of beer, and cheese imparts a flavor punch to ordinary meat loaf.

Cheesy Meat Loaf

From Better Homes and Gardens

When your family craves a Mexican main dish, try these quick-and-easy skillet tostadas made with ground beef and nacho cheese soup.

Skillet Tostadas with Beef

From Better Homes and Gardens

Give spaghetti squash Tex-Mex pizzazz by topping it with chili-seasoned beef and corn.

Saucy Spaghetti Squash Ole

From French's

BBQ Sloppy Joe Sliders

From Fine Cooking Magazine

A Latin American and Caribbean favorite, picadillo is a savory-sweet ground beef filling that's delicious wrapped in lettuce leaves. It's also good in tacos, quesadillas, and omelets.

Beef Picadillo

From Family Circle

The combination of spicy meat and cool crisp vegetables is typical of Thai recipes. For a quick dinner with those tantalizing elements, wrap a peppery ginger and ground beef mixture with sliced cucumber in lettuce leaves.

Thai Beef Wraps

From Parents

This beef and bean skillet casserole is topped with cornbread. It's an easy dinner the whole family will like.

Taco Skillet Pie

From Family Circle

Seasoned ground beef and tomato sauce are served on English muffins to make these dinner sandwiches.

Spicy Sloppy Joes

From Better Homes and Gardens

For a doubly delicious taste, this robust pizza packs a zesty ground beef and salsa filling between two crusts.

Southwestern Stuffed Pizza

From Midwest Living

Canned tomatoes and frozen vegetables make this ground beef soup fast and easy to make. Serve it for dinner with corn bread or crackers.

Kansas City Steak Soup

From Old El Paso

Mexico meets Italy in this clever recipe, with flaky biscuit dough wrapped calzone-style around traditional taco fillings.

Beef Taco Foldovers

From Velveeta and Ro*Tel®

Spicy Cheeseburger Pizza

From Better Homes and Gardens

Quick-to-grab ingredients make this hearty ground beef and pasta dish super easy. The start-to-finish time: 25 minutes.

Penne with Meat Sauce

From Better Homes and Gardens

Hamburger, salsa, and corn are covered with corn bread for a bake that's homey and quick.

Mexicali Hamburger Casserole

From Better Homes and Gardens

In the mood for Mexican tonight? This combination of pasta, salsa, ground beef, and cheese captures south-of-the-border flavors.

Taco Spaghetti

From EatingWell

In EatingWell's take on Shepherd's Pie, we replace the potato topping with convenient, delicious frozen squash puree. And they're baked in individual ramekins to guarantee perfectly sized servings and help you get it on the table fast.

Mini Shepherd's Pies

From EatingWell

The original Salisbury steak was named after a popular late-19th-century diet doctor who recommended a high-protein diet. This version only resembles the classic in name and shape--the flavors are Asian rather than European and it's served atop a tender bed of sauteed watercress. Make It a Meal: Add brown rice or rice noodles and a cold Tsingtao beer.

Asian "Salisbury" Steak

From Family Circle

These miniature sandwiches are great party fare. Serve them for a kids' birthday party or when you invite the gang over to watch a football game on TV.

BBQ Sloppy Joes

From EatingWell

Very finely chopping onion, mushrooms and carrots in the food processor is not only fast--it makes the vegetables hard to detect for picky eaters. They also form the base for the sauce of this ground beef skillet supper. Make it a meal: Serve with a green salad.

Hamburger Buddy

From Better Homes and Gardens

The ever-so-popular Sloppy Joe sandwich takes on a Greek flair with your choice of beef or lamb, bulgur, and feta cheese.

Greek-Style Sloppy Joes

From Kellogg's

Savory Beef Burgers

From Family Circle

If you like the mix of warm ground beef and salad greens typical of a taco salad, why not try a Thai twist? This is an equally enticing mix of spicy meat, matchstick vegetables, and cool greens.

Thai Ground Beef Salad