Need to stretch your food budget? Don’t we all? Today I am sharing a collection of cheap ground beef recipes that will feed your family and stretch your dollar.

Budget-Friendly Ground Beef Recipes for Families
Feeding your family delicious food that they enjoy shouldn't have to break your budget.
Ground beef is an ingredient that is affordable and appeals to kids and grown ups alike.
These comforting recipes will help you feed your family and save some money! #win-win
Homemade Hamburger Helper: Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet
One of our go-to dinner recipes when we are in the throes of busy school schedules and extracurricular activities and I haven’t planned ahead is this easy Homemade Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet made with browned ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese, and cavatappi or macaroni noodles. It’s may not be fancy, but it’s always easy, satisfying, and a hit with my family!
Easy Homemade Sloppy Joes
Homemade Sloppy Joes is a classic dinner recipe that is easy to make and economical too! It takes less than 30 minutes to make and costs just $9.34 for a serving of 6!
Ground Beef Stroganoff
Ground Beef Stroganoff is a hearty and comforting 30-minute skillet meal. Egg noodles, mushrooms, and ground beef are coated in a creamy sauce and made in a single pan.
Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti
This Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti ground beef pasta recipe is simple, delicious, and quick. It’s the perfect pasta recipe to make for busy weeknights.
Yummy Tater Tot Casserole
The perfect budget-friendly comfort food – Tater Tot Casserole! This delicious recipe satisfies the entire family and is on the table in just over 30 minutes! An easy weeknight dinner.
Homemade Beefaroni
Homemade beefaroni is inexpensive, easy, and surprisingly very delicious! Just three ingredients can make a meal for 6 to 8 hearty appetites!
Easy Homemade Spaghetti O's
Easy Homemade Spaghetti O’s are a family favorite! Made with tomato sauce, spices and ground beef. Fun large ring pasta noodles completes this meal!
Instant Pot Taco Pasta With Black Beans
his instant pot taco pasta recipe includes an added pack of protein with the addition of black beans. It’s a dish of warm comfort food that is both quick and easy and reminiscent of childhood.
Hashbrown Hamburger Casserole
This Hashbrown Hamburger Casserole with Veggies and Cheese Recipe makes an excellent all-in-one-dish dinner recipe.
Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy and Mashed Potatoes
Everything old is new again, so go retro for dinner with some not-a-tv-dinner Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy and mashed potatoes.
Cheesesteak Style Sloppy Joes
Cheesesteak Style Sloppy Joes are packed with flavors reminiscent of a cheesesteak sandwich. Made with ground beef, these quick and easy sloppy joes sandwiches are filled with bell pepper and onion, then topped with melty cheese.
The Best 5 Ingredient Instant Pot Chili!
5 ingredient Instant Pot chili uses ground beef and is so simple to make and cook in just 10 minutes. Family favorite recipe served over rice or with cheese on top.
Mexican Rice Skillet
his Mexican Rice Skillet is a delicious, easy, inexpensive weeknight meal all in one pan, featuring baked rice, ground beef, cheese, and Mexican flavors.
Easy Porcupine Meatballs
Move over spaghetti and meatballs, these Easy Porcupine Meatballs are a meal all by itself. Ground beef with white rice and seasoning are simmered in a sauce for a one pot dinner the whole family will be begging for more. Quick and EASY!
Baked Empanadas (Meat Pies)
Your family will love these Puerto Rican empanadas. They make a great appetizer for a party or are perfect for a weeknight supper!
Dinner Skillet Breakfast Scramble
This Skillet Breakfast Scramble is a tasty and nutritious one-pan meal that makes a great breakfast for dinner!. This healthy scramble is scramble full of protein, veggies and lots of flavor. Customize it with canned or frozen veggies as well.
Chow Mein Casserole - Food Meanderings
Chow Mein Casserole, also known as Minnesota Hotdish, is classic midwestern casserole comfort! This ground beef and rice casserole with creamy soup and a crunchy chow mein noodle topping is super easy to throw together or can be made ahead and frozen!
Homemade Sloppy Joes Recipe
The very BEST Homemade Sloppy Joes Recipe! Made with simple ingredients including ground beef, onion, green bell pepper, ketchup, and tomato paste, these childhood favorite sloppy joes take just 30 minutes to make, freeze perfectly and are loved by all ages.
Trainwreck Crock Pot Taco Salad
Trainwreck” crock pot taco salad is simple, inexpensive, easily customizable, and incredibly tasty! It will please your family, or a crowd of almost any size!
Weeknight Beef Chili Recipe
Everyday Beef Chili recipe is a kid-approved, 30-minute meal that comes together using mostly pantry staples. This mild chili recipe has limited ingredients and is the best chili recipe for those crazy weekdays.
There you have it mama! Tons of cheap ground beef recipes that your family will love!

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