40+ Healthy Ground Beef Recipes
Classic, easy ground beef recipe that’s perfect for adding to tacos, casseroles, soups, and any healthy meal!
Total: 15min
Yield: 8
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 105 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Trans Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 37 mg, Sodium 328 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, unSaturated Fat 4 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 tsp avocado oil
- 1 lb ground beef (90/10 or 93/7)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instruction:
- Heat up the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add in the ground beef and break into small pieces with a spatula.
- Let the ground beef cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the salt and pepper.
- Mix and sauté the ground beef occasionally for another 5-7 minutes (or until evenly browned and fully cooked).
- Set aside for a recipe or refrigerate for later!
45 BEST Healthy Ground Beef Recipes
This collection of Healthy Ground Beef Recipes includes 45 amazing dinners to feed your family without any guilt! We love these easy zucchini boats:
Ingredients:
- 3 medium zucchini
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 Tbsp feta cheese, for garnishing
- 1 Tbsp pine nuts, for garnishing
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instruction:
- Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium high heat and cook the ground beef. Crumble the beef it as you go along. Stir in salt, pepper, chopped garlic, oregano, thyme and paprika. Cook until beef is fully cooked. Remove from heat. Once cooled stir in cherry tomato halves and parsley.
- Cut the zucchini into halves, lengthwise. Brush olive oil on both sides and season with salt and pepper. Place them flesh side down on a lightly oiled griddle or caste iron skillet over medium high heat. Cook 3-5 minutes until soft. Turn the zucchini halves over and cook an additional 3-5 minutes.
- Plate them out and let them cool. Once ready to handle, with the help of spoon, scoop out the flesh to hollow out the zucchini to create the the boats. Stir this zucchini flesh into the meat mixture.
- Arrange the boats onto a serving platter. Fill the prepared stuffing generously into each boat. Garnish with feta cheese, pine nuts and parsley.
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