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Beef recipes

These easy, hearty recipes all have one thing in common – they’re made with lean beef, typically ground beef, though other cuts do make the occasional appearance.

It’s hard to choose a favorite among these beef recipes, but I love starting my morning with these high protein breakfast burritos and my Big Mac tacos go viral every summer for a reason. They’re so fun, flavorful, and easy to make!

A bowl of sloppy joe tater tot casserole next to the casserole dish and a small bowl of sliced scallions.

Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Casserole

Red, green and yellow high protein stuffed bell peppers in a white baking dish on a table.

High Protein Stuffed Peppers

Big mac casserole topped with pickles, diced onion, tomatoes, cheese and a drizzle of sauce.

Lightened Up Big Mac Casserole

High protein lasagna soup in a large dutch oven garnished with fresh basil and cheese topping and a wooden spoon.

High Protein Lasagna Soup

A hot scoop of high protein baked ziti being lifted from the baking dish with lots of cheese.

High Protein Baked Ziti

A close up shot of cottage cheese sweet potato beef bowl drizzled with hot honey and sprinkled with red pepper flakes.

Viral Cottage Cheese Beef Sweet Potato Bowl

A close up shot of high protein breakfast burritos sliced in half.

High Protein Breakfast Burritos (Meal Prep Friendly)

Taco potato casserole baked in a dish and topped with shredded lettuce, cheese, sour cream, avocado, lime and tomatoes.

Cheesy Taco Potato Casserole (High Protein!)

A big mac sloppy joe with big mac sauce and pickles with chips.

Healthier Big Mac Sloppy Joes

A bowl of creamy hamburger potato soup with crumbled bacon, green onions and cheese.

Easy Creamy Potato and Hamburger Soup

3 ingredient steak marinade in a glass cylinder with a whisk.

The Best 3 Ingredient Steak Marinade (Or Chicken!)

A chopped taco ground beef salad tossed with dressing in a white bowl.

Chopped Taco Ground Beef Salad with Creamy Taco Ranch

A close up shot of a scoop of deconstructed lasagna on a serving spoon.

Easy Deconstructed Lasagna (Lazy Lasagna)

Philly cheesesteak casserole being scooped out with a wooden spoon.

Easy Healthy Philly Cheesesteak Casserole

A stack of Big Mac tacos (smash burger tacos).

Big Mac Tacos (Smash Burger Tacos)

A deconstructed burger salad bowl on a countertop with a napkin and fork.

Deconstructed Burger Salad Bowl

Inside out egg roll bowl in a plate with sriracha mayo on top.

Inside Out Egg Roll Bowl

A close up shot of bell pepper nachos on a sheet pan with nacho toppings and sour cream.

Loaded Bell Pepper Nachos

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