Easy Ground Beef Recipes That are Healthy and Delicious

Looking for some healthy and easy ground beef recipes that do not require a lot of time to do? Below are 3 delicious ground beef recipes that are filling and real crowd pleaser.

Just because you are cooking with ground beef, does not mean it has to be unhealthy. Most of the ground beef you find in supermarkets today is loaded with fat, cholesterol and hormones, but more and more supermarkets are starting to provide healthy organic meat to consumers, so hopefully you should be able to find healthy ground beef in your area.

To make the following recipes even healthier try to use all organic and low sodium ingredients.

If you happen to live near a Trader Joe's, by all means shop. Prices are fantastic and they carry a wide range of healthy organic meats and other fine products.

The recipes:

Easy Salisbury Steak recipe

Here's a little tip to keep in mind that you are making this delicious ground beef recipe. There is a chance that your ground beef steaks can fall apart while cooking. To prevent this from happening, form your steak Patti and put them in the fridge for 30 minutes or so before you begin cooking. This will help keep your steaks stay together.

Ingredients:

1 1 / 2 pounds lean ground beef

1 egg

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 small onion finely chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tablespoon montreal steak seasoning

Salt and pepper

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 small package of freshly sliced portobello mushrooms or by them whole and slice himself

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups beef stock

Directions:

1. In a large bowl combine ground beef, eggs, garlic, onion, steak seasoning, Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper. Mix well with hands. From the mixture make steak shaped Patti, who is about 2 inches thick.

2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the minced beef Patti and cook about 4 minutes on each side until the outside of the steaks are nicely browned and juices run clear. Remove steaks and cover with foil to keep them warm.

3. Add the remaining olive oil with the butter to the same pot. Add your mushrooms and then cook over medium heat until they are tender. About 5 minutes. Season mushrooms with salt and pepper.

4. Add the flour to the mushrooms, mix and cook for about 2 minutes. Slowly add your beef stock. Pipes and cook until your sauce is thickened.

5. Pour sauce over steaks and serve.

Easy Italian style meatloaf recipe

Enjoy this delicious ground beef recipe using fresh Italian herbs and garlic.

Ingredients:

1 1 / 2 pounds lean ground beef

2 eggs

1 7 oz jar roasted red peppers chopped

1 onion chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup bread crumbs

1 teaspoon salt

1 / 2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 / 2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons minced fresh basil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

2 cups prepared tomato sauce

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

2nd Heat a medium saute pan over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add your onions and garlic and saute until soft. Remove and set it aside on a plate to cool.

3. Grab yourself a large bowl.

4. Add the cooled onions and garlic along with the rest of your ingredients except tomato sauce and combine. Mix well with hands and shape into a loaf and add it to an oiled oven safe tray. Top loaf with 1 cup of the prepared tomato sauce. Make sure you spread the tomato sauce evenly over top of loaf.

5. Bake for about 1 hour or when the internal temperature of meatloaf when 160 degrees F. Remove from the oven and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Cut it up and serve.

Heat the remaining tomato sauce if desired and use for dipping.

Greek-style hamburger recipe

For our last recipe why not make some delicious burgers? The preferred method for cooking these burgers is on the grill, but they will still be quite tasty if fried on the stovetop.

Greek Style Hamburger Ingredients:

1 pound lean ground beef

1 / 2 cup crumbled feta cheese

1 / 2 cup chopped Greek olives

1 small red onion chopped

3 / 4 teaspoon dried oregano

1 / 2 teaspoon salt

1 / 2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

A package of hamburger rolls or pita bread

Hamburger Sauce Ingredients:

1 (16 ounce) container low-fat plain yogurt

1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves (more or less according to your taste)

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (more or less according to your taste)

1 clove garlic minced (add more or less according to your taste)

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 / 2 cup peeled, seeded and finely chopped cucumber

Sauce Directions:

Prepare the sauce for your burgers first and put in fridge until your burgers are done.

1. In a bowl, combine your olive oil and lemon juice.

2. Now add in your yogurt and make sure you mix it well with olive oil.

3. Add your garlic, cucumbers, parsley and mint leaves and stir well.

Burger Directions:

1. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the diced red onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Put the onions aside in a large mixing bowl and allow to cool.

2. In the same mixing bowl, add your ground beef, feta cheese, olives, oregano, salt and pepper and combine well.

3. Form hamburger patties to desired thickness.

4. Fry your burgers in the same skillet as onions or cook on grill to desired doneness.

5. Spread the prepared sauce on the rolls or inside a pita.

6. Add burgers and enjoy!

There you have it. Three healthy and easy ground beef recipes that any home cook can prepare. We really hope you enjoy these recipes. Remember to use all organic ingredients if at all possible. Happy Cooking!