When it's too hot to cook, let these 15 ground beef recipes be your relief. They're all quick, satisfying, and perfect for summer. Below you’ll find handy tips for making each recipe from myself, our readers, and our Simply Recipes team.
"Whenever making rice from scratch feels like a hassle, I reach for Hetbahn, a microwaveable instant rice and ubiquitous pantry staple for rice-loving Koreans worldwide." —Myo Quinn, Simply Recipes Editor
"Any time you are air-frying meat that has a high fat content like bacon or, in this case, ground beef, it’s essential to add some water to the bottom of your air fryer basket. If you forget this step, you’ll know it because your smoke alarm will almost certainly go off while you make these burgers." —Nick Evans, Simply Recipes Contributor
"A new staple in our household with ingredients that we often have on hand. Instead of mixing Tabasco in the eggs we serve it with Sriracha at the table." —Emily, Simply Recipes Reader
"You can use different pasta shapes like shells, rotini, cavatappi, or fusilli when making this pasta. You can also add frozen or drained canned corn, black beans, or fresh baby spinach." —Julie & Amy Luxemberg, Simply Recipes Contributors
"Shop for the dried round rice noodles (maifun) in the Asian section of the supermarket. Look for ones that are about the size of angel hair pasta." —Andrea Nguyen, Simply Recipes Contributor
"You can cook the ground beef without shaping hamburgers, seasoning and breaking it up with a spatula in the skillet, and top your salads with cooked ground beef. The presentation isn’t as pretty, but it’s even easier than shaping patties!" —Coco Morante, Simply Recipes Contributor
"We always serve creamed tacos super thick, so it really sticks to your ribs. But if yours is thicker than you’d like, add a little water or milk to get a slightly soupier consistency." —Sara Bir, Simply Recipes Editor
"To up the nutritional value, add some vegetables like diced bell peppers, tomatoes, fresh spinach or frozen peas." —Jasmine Smith and Laurel Randolph, Simply Recipes Editors
"While this recipe is quick and easy, it can be made lightning fast by swapping the corn tortillas and oil for store-bought crispy tortilla shells. Skip the first two steps and heat the shells in the oven before filling." —Jasmine and Laurel
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