Save money (and precious time) with these simple ground beef recipes.

The meatballs are also made with ricotta, which gives the final product an incredibly tender texture.

A finishing touch of raisins and tomato puree adds sweetness and brightens the sauce.

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Serve over rice, and you’ve got dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes.

Fajita Burgers

Ground beef is the backbone of many hamburgers.

Roughly an hour later, you have a ready-to-serve family favorite that even picky eaters will love.

Ricotta Meatballs

Marcus Nilsson

Zucchini slices add plenty of nutrients to the meal and make it even heartier.

Spaghetti With Bacon Meatballs

Bacon meatballs?

Yes, c’mon!

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Victor Protasio

Other meatball ingredients include grated Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, and flat-leaf parsley leaves.

Spiced Mini Burgers With Couscous Salad

Cumin and oregano give these pint-sized burgers their kick.

Add some naan and hummus for a hearty meal that’s full of Mediterranean flavors.

Spicy Ground Beef

Marcus Nilsson

Cook the beef with scallion whites.

Then combine it with corn, chilies, cumin, cooked rice, and Monterey Jack.

The cheese layer includes ricotta, provolone, mozzarella, and Parmesan.

Fajita Burgers Recipe

Caitlin Bensel

Serve with crusty bread and a side salad.

Then sprinkle with mozzarella, slide it into the oven, and bake until the cheese melts.

Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs

Marcus Nilsson

Slow-Cooker Black Bean and Zucchini Chili

Anna Williams

Spaghetti With Bacon Meatballs

Sang An

Simple Shepherd’s Pie in Baking Dish on Top of Blue Kitchen Towel and Served in Small White Bowl, with sprigs of fresh thyme on small black dish

Greg DuPree

Fast Bolognese

Victor Protasio

Spiced Mini Burgers With Couscous Salad

James Merrell

Stuff colorful peppers with a filling mix of cumin-spiced ground beef, rice, corn, and cheese. Get the recipe for Southwestern Stuffed Peppers.

Jonny Valiant

Lasagna

Natasia Hanratty

Bowl of lasagna-style baked ziti sitting on a tea towel.

Petrina Tinslay

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Greg DuPree