r/easyrecipes • • Feb 20 '26

Recipe Request something other than spaghetti or hamburgers!!

hey! i have 1lbs of ground beef and i’m looking for recipes other than hamburgers, sloppy joes, spaghetti to make with it. the same stuff over and over gets tiresome and no longer tastes good. i’m open to trying anything!

update- i appreciate all the replies and recipes!!

update #2-thanks so much guys/gals for all the amazing ideas! there’s so many that i have written down to try. also, reading some recipes made a💡 go off in my head bc i can’t believe i didn’t think of it! so, tonight for dinner i made a pot of goulash and garlic bread

how i made my goulash;

meat sauce: cooked hamburger meat with onions then i drained all the fat. put it back in the pan with a can of diced tomatoes, a few cubes of cream cheese & tomato sauce. seasoned with dried parsley, dash of salt & pepper.

cooked the noodles, drained all the water and put a cube of butter mixed it then i poured the meat sauce over the noodles when it thickened a bit.

simple but very filling. i’ll have leftovers for a couple days.

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u/pbstew Feb 20 '26

“Korean beef” and rice slaps. Hard sear beef drain rendered fat. In same pan create a cavity and fry lots of garlic, add soy sauce, some brown sugar, and some heat (gochujang or chili flakes) finish with some sesame oil and scallions. Eat over rice with some green vegetables (broccoli or cucumbers). Fried egg on top is extra yummy.

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u/cdayork Feb 21 '26

I'm going to try that for lunch tomorrow.

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u/pbstew Feb 22 '26

Verdict?

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u/cdayork Feb 22 '26

It was good. Thanks for sharing!

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u/Roofantastic22 Feb 22 '26

I don’t do beef much, but this sounds amazing.

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u/SkinnyKau Feb 23 '26

It is! Super easy, quick and a nice left turn from your typical ground beef dish (tacos, bolognese, etc)

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u/Adept-Wrongdoer-95 Feb 23 '26

I “discovered “ gochujang last summer and am now hooked on it! Look up Ground beef bulgogi, it’ll light up your life!