As we spend more time at home it becomes quite clear that there needs to be even more fun and healthy recipes for the family to try! If you are sick of the same old recipes and feel you need to spice things up, then this article has totally got you covered. This article will give you some total inspiration when it comes to creating fun and healthy dinner ideas. Today’s spotlight will be on ground beef though! Ground beef is so versatile and goes with so many dishes. You will find that there are so many fun ways to consume ground beef and the best part is that it is filling, healthy, and super delicious!

Why Ground Beef? It is So Easy to Cook!

Let’s be honest. In addition to being healthy and delicious, people want quick dinner ideas. Yes, it can be fun and rewarding to do complex dinner ideas that take longer, but no one has the time to do that all the time. This is where ground beef comes in. Ground beef is so easy to cook up and there isn’t much time associated with the cooking process. Once the meat is defrosted, all you need to really do is cook the meat on the skillet, along with any other seasonings that you need. You just need to keep cooking the meat until the pink of the meat is completely gone (it is recommended that you cook with oil to get the perfect brown color). Once that happens (which it doesn’t take long to get there), then voila! You have easy ground beef ready to be paired with anything.

Easy and Healthy Ground Beef Dinner Ideas

• Ground beef tacos with cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes
• Ground beef vegetable stew
• Delicious ground beef patties to make into burgers or patty melts
• Ground beef burger wrapped in lettuce
• Easy chili with sour cream, cheese, and onions
• Garlic spaghetti sauce with meat and tomatoes
• Korean style ground beef with rice and green onion
• Greek style ravioli stuffed with ground beef

An Easy Ground Beef Recipe to Try Out!

Vegetable and Beef Stuffed Red Peppers (tasteofhome.com)

Ingredients

• 6 medium sweet red peppers
• 1-pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
• 1 medium zucchini, chopped
• 1 medium yellow summer squash, chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 cups of coarsely chopped fresh spinach
• ⅓ cup of finely chopped green pepper
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1can of tomato sauce
• 1 cup of ready to serve long grain and wild rice
• ¼ teaspoon of salt
• ½ cup of shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 3 slices of reduced-fat provolone cheese, halved

Directions

1. Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut the tops off the red peppers and discard. Make sure to also remove and discard seeds. Cook peppers in boiling water until they become crisp tender. This may take around 3-5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water.
2. In a large skillet, cook the ground beef over medium heat until the beef is no longer pink. Make sure to break into crumbles. This will take around 6-8 minutes. Remove the beef with a slotted spoon to ensure that drippings are poured off.
3. Now in the same pan, make sure to heat oil over medium heat. Now add in and sauté zucchini, onion, yellow squash, and green pepper until it becomes tender. This will take around 4-5 minutes. Add in the spinach and garlic, making sure to cook and stir until the spinach becomes wilted (about 1 minute). Stir in the cooked beef, rice, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and salt.
4. Place the red pepper on a greased baking sheet (about 8 inches). Fill it up with the meat mixture. Then make sure to bake, covered, until the peppers become tender (around 35-40 minutes). Top the peppers off with provolone cheese. Then bake again, uncovered, until the cheese is melted. This will take around 5 minutes. Then take out of the oven and enjoy!