What to make with ground beef and carrots: 16 easy dinners
These 16 dinners all use ground beef and carrots. The quickest is Beef yaki udon, on the table in 25 minutes. Four of them are simple enough for a first try. Under each one is what else you’d need, not counting salt, oil and spices.

Dolly says: In the app, tell me what’s in your kitchen and I’ll plan the whole week around it, then list only what’s missing.

Beef yaki udon
Also needs udon noodles, oyster sauce, mirin and 3 more.
25 min

Beef and cabbage stir-fry
Also needs long-grain white rice, green cabbage, garlic and 5 more.
35 min

Vietnamese caramelized beef rice bowls
Also needs jasmine rice, garlic, shallots and 3 more.
40 min

Beef bibimbap
Also needs sushi rice, gochujang, sesame oil and 5 more.
50 min

Cheeseburger soup
Also needs yellow onions, celery, russet potatoes and 4 more.
50 min

Giniling (Filipino ground beef with potatoes)
Also needs long-grain white rice, yellow onions, garlic and 4 more.
50 min

Mince and tatties
Also needs russet potatoes, yellow onions, tomato paste and 5 more.
50 min

Hamburger soup
Also needs yellow onions, celery, garlic and 7 more.
55 min

Pasta e fagioli
Also needs yellow onions, celery, garlic and 6 more.
55 min

Poor man’s stew
Also needs yellow onions, russet potatoes, condensed tomato soup and 2 more.
55 min

Albondigas soup (Mexican meatball soup)
Also needs long-grain white rice, large eggs, fresh mint and 8 more.
60 min

Hamburger foil packet dinners
Also needs russet potatoes, yellow onions and butter.
60 min

Italian wedding soup
Also needs ground pork, plain breadcrumbs, large eggs and 8 more.
60 min

Creamy polenta with beef ragu
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, tomato paste and 4 more.
65 min

Cottage pie with fluffy mashed potatoes
Also needs Yukon Gold potatoes, yellow onions, garlic and 6 more.
75 min

Slow cooker bolognese
Also needs yellow onions, celery, garlic and 6 more.
540 min
Have something else?
- Everything with ground beef
- Carrots and potatoes
- Ground beef and canned tomatoes
- Rice and carrots
- Chicken and carrots
- Ground beef and cheddar
- Ground beef and eggs
- Ground beef and rice
- Frozen peas and carrots
- Canned tomatoes and carrots
- Carrots and green cabbage
- Eggs and carrots
- Ground beef and parmesan
- Ground beef and bell peppers
- Carrots and parmesan
- Ground beef and potatoes
- Bell peppers and carrots
- Carrots and cucumber
- Ground beef and lettuce
- Carrots and spinach
- Ground beef and Mexican blend cheese
- Ground beef and shredded mozzarella
- Ground beef and tomatoes
- Baby bella mushrooms and carrots
- Carrots and cheddar

Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.