These 20 Ground Beef Recipes Will Meat Your Every Desire

Sink your teeth into a delicious restaurant-style, hamburger recipe made from lean beef. Skip the prepackaged patties and take the extra time to craft up your own, and that little extra effort will be worth it.

Follow our 10-step recipe below and you’ll be turning out one great burger after another. Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes.

Earthy and rich, these fabulous burgers were created by Susan Herrmann Loomis, an American who runs the On Rue Tatin cooking school in Normandy.

Middle Eastern kofta kebabs (spiced ground lamb or beef shaped around skewers) are delicious, but a bit of a project. Here, a similar spice blend flavors a weeknight-friendly burger.

Is a sloppy joe a burger? When it’s this creative and delicious, does that even matter?

Tyler Florence’s burgers are extra juicy and flavorful because they’re made with brisket, but chuck works too (don’t use extra-lean meat or the burgers will be dry).

Asian seasonings make Linda Lum’s hamburgers aromatic and tangy. You can now find Chinese five spice blends in the spice section of most supermarkets, where you’ll also find prepared plum sauce and Asian sesame oil.

Easy to make and perfect for get-togethers, this meatball slider recipe will have you grabbing for more.

“This recipe was handed down to me by my mother and grandmother,” says Laura Granados of these lusciously saucy meatballs, each with a hidden surprise in the center. “It was one of my favorite dishes growing up.”

The swim team is coming for dinner! The day before, have your child invite a team friend over to make this easy, tasty, kid-tested recipe. When the crowd comes, set out the meatballs and sauce self-serve style, with sandwich rolls or pasta.

Korean kimchi invigorates a standby weeknight dinner. Bring the pasta water to a boil while you make the meatballs.

This recipe for lasagna, always a favorite Italian dish, can be made ahead. Assemble the lasagna (through step 4) up to 1 day in advance, cover, and chill. To save time, prepare the béchamel sauce while the meat simmers.

Hearty and delicious, this pasta with meat sauce recipe is perfect after a long day.

Homemade meatballs add rich flavor to a simple pasta night. Serve meatballs and spaghetti with a crisp green salad.

We love the meaty soups of Eastern Europe, but they take a while to cook. Here’s a quick, fresh version that works well for a weeknight. Many grocery stores now stock ground bison, which is great in this dish if you can find it. Serve with crusty rye bread, butter, and green onions.

Not only is this chili easy to make ahead, it actually improves with time.

A Pinot Noir-based blanc de noirs is more than a match for beef, and the wine’s mix of sweetness, brininess, and spiciness works on all levels with the raisins, olives, cumin, and chile.

You can prepare soup through step up to 1 day ahead; cool, cover, and chill. To finish, lift off and discard solid fat. Reheat to serve.

Like a Chilean shepherd’s pie, pastel de choclo tops spiced ground beef with a puréed corn crust. You can prepare the pies through step 5 up to 1 day ahead; cover and chill. It may take up to 10 minutes longer to bake the cold pies, and broiling may not be needed to brown tops.

Bacon, fire-roasted tomatoes, and spicy smoked paprika give this easy-to-make chili recipe a deep, complex flavor. While it’s great right after you make it, it’s even better the next day. Serve with warm cornbread for a complete meal.