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10 Ground Beef Recipes

A white bowl filled with Moroccan meatballs with a spoon resting inside and some small orange wedges on the side.

Moroccan Meatballs | Kefta Tagine1/10

So many meatball recipes, so little time—though we strongly suggest you make the time for these intoxicatingly spiced little lovelies.

A metal casserole dish filled with a cooked lasagna Bolognese, with three forks and a stack of plates beside it.

Lasagne Bolognese2/10

Think you know lasagne? As Giuliano Hazan explains, what you know may be sadly mistaken. His recipe will fix that.

Five half-moon pastries, Jamaican beef turnovers, on a stone plate, three bottles of beer

Jamaican Beef Turnovers3/10

Patties. Pasties. Turnovers. Whatever you insist on calling these savory hand pies is of little consequence. It's the taste that talks to us. And oh, do they. With a Jamaican accent, no less.

A pretty saucer and teacup filled with game day chili, and topped with scallions, Cheddar, and sour cream.

Game Day Chili4/10

With apologies to the politically correct, the froufrou, girlie-girl semblance of this recipe is just a guise. Trust us. It's an unadulterated, manly man's chili.

Platter of half-moon-shaped beef empanadas pastries, bowl of yellow salsa

Beef Empanadas5/10

Savory little somethings with a surprise for those of you unfamiliar with the flamboyant flavors of Latin America.

White bowl of beef chili with grated cheese, tortilla chips, and lime wedges on wood

Beef Chili6/10

A chili that you can dress up or down, whether you need something really impressive for game day or relatively inexpensive for Tuesday night dinner.

The Skillet Cheeseburger

The Skillet Cheeseburger7/10

There's no scarcity of seductiveness in this Seattle-style redux of a classic cheeseburger. (The secret's in the super melty cheese and the slathering of bacon jam.)

A blue bowl filled with pappardelle noodles and Marcella Hazan's bolognese sauce on a wooden board with a block of Parmesan and a grater beside the bowl.

Marcella Hazan's Bolognese Sauce8/10

Is anything more soothing than standing before a burbling pot of Marcella Hazan's Bolognese sauce? (Hint: Our answer is absolutely not.)

Artichoke Halves with Ground Meat

Artichoke Halves Stuffed with Beef9/10

These little jewels are stuffed with ground meat, layered into a skillet, and seared. Then artichokes are simmered in a tart tomato sauce until tender. Restraint, please.

Sweet and Spicy Tacos

Sweet and Spicy Tacos10/10

Who needs those spice packets? There's ample zing in these slightly citrusy tacos to be both sassy and sophisticated.