Healthy ground beef recipes
81 recipes
Ground beef dinners with 550 calories or fewer and at least 20 grams of protein a serving, lightest first. They average 460 calories and 28 grams of protein a serving.

Zucchini and ground beef skillet
280 calories, 27 g protein
25 min

Cabbage and ground beef skillet
310 calories, 24 g protein
35 min

Classic meatloaf
360 calories, 25 g protein
90 min

Carne molida con papas
360 calories, 25 g protein
45 min

Air fryer meatloaf
370 calories, 26 g protein
35 min

Butternut squash and ground beef skillet
370 calories, 24 g protein
40 min

Air fryer meatballs
370 calories, 27 g protein
30 min

Zucchini noodles with meat sauce
380 calories, 29 g protein
40 min

Taco soup
380 calories, 25 g protein
45 min

Slow cooker stuffed cabbage rolls
380 calories, 21 g protein
600 min

Beef-stuffed portobello mushrooms
390 calories, 34 g protein
45 min

Air fryer zucchini boats
390 calories, 35 g protein
30 min

Italian wedding soup
400 calories, 23 g protein
60 min

Crockpot chili
400 calories, 29 g protein
500 min

Pasta e fagioli
410 calories, 27 g protein
55 min

Crockpot porcupine meatballs
410 calories, 27 g protein
385 min

Spaghetti squash with meat sauce
410 calories, 30 g protein
65 min

Sweet potato and ground beef skillet
410 calories, 25 g protein
40 min

Crockpot ground beef and potatoes
420 calories, 25 g protein
460 min

Taco cauliflower rice skillet
420 calories, 38 g protein
30 min

Hamburger foil packet dinners
430 calories, 25 g protein
60 min

Crockpot taco meat
430 calories, 32 g protein
390 min

American goulash
430 calories, 26 g protein
45 min

One-pot taco pasta
450 calories, 27 g protein
35 min

Instant Pot chili
450 calories, 30 g protein
55 min

Classic beef chili
450 calories, 33 g protein
70 min

Dirty rice with ground beef
450 calories, 26 g protein
50 min

Baked kibbeh
460 calories, 27 g protein
90 min

Juicy Lucy burgers
460 calories, 30 g protein
35 min

Sheet pan beef kofta with vegetables
460 calories, 30 g protein
55 min

Sloppy joes
460 calories, 28 g protein
30 min

Crescent taco bake
460 calories, 25 g protein
40 min

Ground beef and potato skillet
460 calories, 25 g protein
40 min

Pierogi and ground beef skillet
460 calories, 23 g protein
35 min

Creamy polenta with beef ragu
460 calories, 22 g protein
65 min

Instant Pot beef and noodles
460 calories, 25 g protein
35 min

Sheet pan ground beef and potatoes
460 calories, 26 g protein
50 min

Hamburger pot pie with biscuits
470 calories, 22 g protein
50 min

Crunchy beef tacos
470 calories, 32 g protein
25 min

Classic cheeseburgers
470 calories, 30 g protein
25 min

Cheesy hamburger hash brown casserole
480 calories, 24 g protein
75 min

Air fryer burgers
480 calories, 31 g protein
25 min

Beef-stuffed poblano peppers
480 calories, 34 g protein
65 min

Instant Pot cheesy ground beef and rice
480 calories, 26 g protein
45 min

Oven-baked burgers
480 calories, 32 g protein
30 min

Mexican beef and rice
490 calories, 28 g protein
45 min

Air fryer menchi katsu
490 calories, 28 g protein
50 min

Bobotie (South African curried beef bake)
490 calories, 23 g protein
75 min

Microwave sloppy joe stuffed potato
490 calories, 27 g protein
20 min

Beef and cabbage stir-fry
490 calories, 28 g protein
35 min

Hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes
490 calories, 27 g protein
40 min

Beef stuffed peppers with cauliflower rice
490 calories, 36 g protein
60 min

Philly cheesesteak sloppy joes
490 calories, 32 g protein
30 min

Cheeseburger soup
500 calories, 29 g protein
50 min

Hamburger potato casserole
500 calories, 27 g protein
105 min

Crockpot stuffed peppers
500 calories, 33 g protein
390 min

Greek burgers with feta and tzatziki
500 calories, 31 g protein
30 min

Hummus bowls with spiced beef
500 calories, 31 g protein
30 min

Beef taco lettuce wraps
510 calories, 35 g protein
30 min

Pastelón (Puerto Rican plantain lasagna)
510 calories, 26 g protein
75 min

Stuffed pepper skillet
510 calories, 35 g protein
50 min

Ground beef and potato tacos
510 calories, 24 g protein
40 min

Air fryer stuffed peppers
510 calories, 34 g protein
30 min

Taco casserole
520 calories, 30 g protein
45 min

Moussaka
520 calories, 24 g protein
150 min

Sloppy joe casserole
520 calories, 24 g protein
45 min

Sheet pan Greek meatballs with lemon potatoes
520 calories, 30 g protein
55 min

Sour cream noodle bake
520 calories, 30 g protein
55 min

Greek beef and orzo
530 calories, 32 g protein
35 min

Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy
530 calories, 30 g protein
45 min

Mince and tatties
530 calories, 28 g protein
50 min

Taco stuffed shells
530 calories, 29 g protein
60 min

Mushroom Swiss burgers
530 calories, 33 g protein
35 min

Korean-style beef bowls
530 calories, 29 g protein
30 min

Microwave Cuban picadillo with rice
540 calories, 27 g protein
18 min

Sheet pan mini meatloaves with potatoes and green beans
540 calories, 29 g protein
55 min

Instant Pot spaghetti
540 calories, 27 g protein
40 min

Gnocchi with beef ragu
540 calories, 31 g protein
35 min

Tamale pie
540 calories, 28 g protein
55 min

Microwave taco rice
540 calories, 28 g protein
30 min

High-protein beef pasta bake with cottage cheese
550 calories, 37 g protein
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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