15 Easy Ground Beef Recipes for Summer
Ground beef cooks up quick and can make a variety of easy meals for lunch or dinner. Here are 15 of our favorite summery and satisfying recipes with ground beef.
When it's too hot to cook, let these 15 ground beef recipes be your relief. They're all quick, satisfying, and perfect for summer. Below you’ll find handy tips for making each recipe from myself, our readers, and our Simply Recipes team.
5-Ingredient Ground Beef Stir-Fry
"Whenever making rice from scratch feels like a hassle, I reach for Hetbahn, a microwaveable instant rice and ubiquitous pantry staple for rice-loving Koreans worldwide." —Myo Quinn, Simply Recipes Editor
Air Fryer Hamburgers
"Any time you are air-frying meat that has a high fat content like bacon or, in this case, ground beef, it’s essential to add some water to the bottom of your air fryer basket. If you forget this step, you’ll know it because your smoke alarm will almost certainly go off while you make these burgers." —Nick Evans, Simply Recipes Contributor
Scrambled Eggs with Spinach, Beef, and Mushrooms
"A new staple in our household with ingredients that we often have on hand. Instead of mixing Tabasco in the eggs we serve it with Sriracha at the table." —Emily, Simply Recipes Reader
Hamburger and Macaroni
"Make it meat-free by adding vegetarian meat crumbles and using vegan Worcestershire sauce." —Elise Bauer, Simply Recipes Founder
Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
"For a more colorful stir fry with extra nutrition, add extra veggies like diced bell peppers or carrots." —Jasmine Smith, Simply Recipes Contributor
One-Pot Taco Pasta
"You can use different pasta shapes like shells, rotini, cavatappi, or fusilli when making this pasta. You can also add frozen or drained canned corn, black beans, or fresh baby spinach." —Julie & Amy Luxemberg, Simply Recipes Contributors
Curry-Scented Grilled Beef Lettuce Wraps
"Shop for the dried round rice noodles (maifun) in the Asian section of the supermarket. Look for ones that are about the size of angel hair pasta." —Andrea Nguyen, Simply Recipes Contributor
Ground Beef Bulgogi
"Skipping the marinade time is find, but the flavor is deeper with proper time." —Peter Serpico, Cookbook Author
Burger Salad
"You can cook the ground beef without shaping hamburgers, seasoning and breaking it up with a spatula in the skillet, and top your salads with cooked ground beef. The presentation isn’t as pretty, but it’s even easier than shaping patties!" —Coco Morante, Simply Recipes Contributor
Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps
"This recipe calls for ground chicken, but you can easily make it ground beef, turkey, or pork!" —Devan Grimsrud, Simply Recipes Contributor
15-Minutes Creamed Tacos
"We always serve creamed tacos super thick, so it really sticks to your ribs. But if yours is thicker than you’d like, add a little water or milk to get a slightly soupier consistency." —Sara Bir, Simply Recipes Editor
Homemade Hamburger Helper
"To up the nutritional value, add some vegetables like diced bell peppers, tomatoes, fresh spinach or frozen peas." —Jasmine Smith and Laurel Randolph, Simply Recipes Editors
Crispy Ground Beef Tacos
"While this recipe is quick and easy, it can be made lightning fast by swapping the corn tortillas and oil for store-bought crispy tortilla shells. Skip the first two steps and heat the shells in the oven before filling." —Jasmine and Laurel
Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
"When simmering the sloppy joe mixture make sure your heat is on low, so it doesn’t burn. It will thicken up as it cooks." —Nick
5-Ingredient Taco Bowls
"This recipe calls for ground turkey, but you can easily make it ground beef, chicken, or pork!" —Devan
