Cheap ground beef recipes
68 recipes
Every ground beef dinner here costs $2.50 or less a serving at typical US grocery prices, cheapest first. The cheapest is Hamburger pot pie with biscuits at $1.92 a serving, and the average here is $2.26.

Hamburger pot pie with biscuits
$1.92 a serving
50 min

Instant Pot cheesy ground beef and rice
$1.93 a serving
45 min

Sloppy joe casserole
$1.93 a serving
45 min

Bobotie (South African curried beef bake)
$1.96 a serving
75 min

Instant Pot spaghetti
$1.98 a serving
40 min

Baked spaghetti
$1.99 a serving
70 min

Creamy polenta with beef ragu
$2.02 a serving
65 min

Microwave taco rice
$2.03 a serving
30 min

Air fryer meatloaf
$2.03 a serving
35 min

Albondigas soup (Mexican meatball soup)
$2.03 a serving
60 min

One-pot taco pasta
$2.03 a serving
35 min

Juicy Lucy burgers
$2.05 a serving
35 min

Poor man’s stew
$2.05 a serving
55 min

Air fryer cheeseburger bombs
$2.06 a serving
45 min

Crescent taco bake
$2.09 a serving
40 min

Mongolian ground beef
$2.10 a serving
35 min

Classic meatloaf
$2.10 a serving
90 min

Pasta e fagioli
$2.14 a serving
55 min

American goulash
$2.16 a serving
45 min

Hamburger soup
$2.18 a serving
55 min

Slow cooker stuffed cabbage rolls
$2.18 a serving
600 min

Runza casserole (beef and cabbage bake)
$2.18 a serving
60 min

Crockpot ground beef and potatoes
$2.19 a serving
460 min

Microwave lazy manti (Turkish pasta with yogurt and spiced beef)
$2.20 a serving
22 min

Tamale pie
$2.20 a serving
55 min

Pastel de choclo (Chilean beef and corn pie)
$2.21 a serving
80 min

Baked ziti with ground beef
$2.21 a serving
55 min

Instant Pot beef and noodles
$2.22 a serving
35 min

Slow cooker bolognese
$2.23 a serving
540 min

Hamburger potato casserole
$2.24 a serving
105 min

Hashweh (Lebanese spiced beef and rice)
$2.25 a serving
50 min

Filipino spaghetti
$2.27 a serving
45 min

Stuffed pepper soup
$2.27 a serving
50 min

Crockpot porcupine meatballs
$2.28 a serving
385 min

Cabbage roll soup
$2.29 a serving
55 min

Ground beef French bread pizza
$2.30 a serving
30 min

Cheeseburger soup
$2.31 a serving
50 min

Air fryer meatballs
$2.31 a serving
30 min

Carne molida con papas
$2.32 a serving
45 min

Sour cream noodle bake
$2.34 a serving
55 min

Air fryer burgers
$2.34 a serving
25 min

Oven-baked burgers
$2.35 a serving
30 min

Ground beef and potato tacos
$2.35 a serving
40 min

Taco soup
$2.36 a serving
45 min

Classic cheeseburgers
$2.36 a serving
25 min

Air fryer beef empanadas
$2.38 a serving
75 min

Sheet pan cheeseburger sliders
$2.39 a serving
45 min

Jamaican beef patties
$2.39 a serving
80 min

Cabbage and ground beef skillet
$2.39 a serving
35 min

Tater tot casserole
$2.41 a serving
65 min

Pastelón (Puerto Rican plantain lasagna)
$2.42 a serving
75 min

Microwave meatloaf in a mug with mashed potatoes
$2.42 a serving
25 min

Taco stuffed shells
$2.42 a serving
60 min

Ground beef and frozen vegetable stir-fry
$2.43 a serving
35 min

Hamburger foil packet dinners
$2.43 a serving
60 min

Sloppy joes
$2.43 a serving
30 min

Taco casserole
$2.43 a serving
45 min

Pierogi and ground beef skillet
$2.43 a serving
35 min

Ground beef fried rice
$2.43 a serving
70 min

Cheesy hamburger hash brown casserole
$2.43 a serving
75 min

Baked kibbeh
$2.44 a serving
90 min

Ground beef and potato skillet
$2.44 a serving
40 min

Pastitsio
$2.46 a serving
135 min

Instant Pot chili
$2.48 a serving
55 min

Sheet pan ground beef and potatoes
$2.48 a serving
50 min

Dirty rice with ground beef
$2.49 a serving
50 min

Ground beef and broccoli
$2.50 a serving
35 min

Air fryer menchi katsu
$2.50 a serving
50 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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