Healthy ground beef recipes perfect for lunch, dinner, or bulk meal prep. Some of my most popular ground beef recipes include:
Every recipe includes macronutrient breakdowns and Weight Watcher Smart Points.
Everyone needs a go-to meat sauce for their pasta dishes. And if you’re a calorie conscious eater, I think this Instant Pot bolognese might just be yours. This recipe blends classic bolognese staples with lower fat, lower calorie ingredients to make a high protein bolognese …
This Kinda Healthy spin on Guy Fieri’s infamous Trash Can Nachos uses baked tortilla chips, lean ground beef, and low fat queso to reduce the calories and pack more protein into every serving. I couldn’t track down the nutrition facts for the original Trash Can …
These oven baked beef taquitos make a great lower calorie game day appetizer or meal prep snack, as each baked taquito has 8 grams of protein with only 10 grams of carbs and 115 calories. They’re crispy, crunchy and filled with cheesy seasoned ground beef. …
These ground beef and quinoa bowls are the perfect high protein meal prep recipe for spice lovers. The beef is cooked in toasted sesame oil and seasoned with garlic, ginger, and a blend of Korean-inspired chiles and peppers. It’s super easy to make and comes …
This recipe goes out to all my fellow minimal home cooks that don’t always feel like chopping vegetables. That’s right, this high protein chili requires no onion, garlic, or peppers, making it both easy and picky eater approved. Everything goes in a pot and you’re …
Since the beloved Taco Bell Mexican Pizza is being removed from the menu on November 5th, I figured it was about time I made a healthier copycat version. If you’re unfamiliar with the Mexican Pizza, it’s essentially a blend of taco meat and refried beans …
This short and sweet air fryer stuffed peppers recipe pairs a chipotle cerveza ground beef with pepper jack cheese to make a lower carb Tex-Mex treat. Each pepper is packed with 31 grams of protein and is highly customizable when it comes to filling options, …
You might be surprised to hear that Taco Bell actually has one of the healthiest fast food menus. Yep, in my Ultimate Guide to Macro Friendly Fast Food, I covered a handful of healthy options to get you started. But overall, they have a ton …
This 25-minute ground beef and rice casserole pairs homemade taco seasoning with ground beef, cilantro lime rice, and melted cheddar cheese for an ultra savory stand-alone dish or filling for burritos, enchiladas, and more. Every serving has 230 calories, 20 grams of protein, 18 grams …
Inspired by my sticky sweet ground beef and broccoli, this ground beef and green beans skillet is super easy to make and packs a bigger flavor punch than a 20-minute dish should. The entire recipe comes in under the 1,000 calorie mark and every serving …
This queso mac and cheese is super easy to make, picky eater approved, and loaded with 27 grams of protein per serving thanks to a chipotle seasoned ground beef. Pair it with a side salad, roasted vegetables, or just an extra serving or two and …
Picadillo is a dish traditionally made with ground beef in a tomato sauce and hints of sweet and salty from olives and raisins. It’s perfect for pairing with rice (or a blend of whole grain and cauliflower rice), tacos, quesadillas, or stuffing empanadas or other …
This ground beef and rice skillet combines taco seasoned ground beef with black beans, golden corn, cilantro lime diced tomatoes, and two types of rice to create a massive dish with tons of flavor. Thanks to using half “real” rice and half cauliflower rice, you …
There’s so much to love about this pressure cooker chili mac! It’s unbelievably flavorful for such a simple recipe, lower carb and higher protein thanks to chickpea pasta, and requires one pot and about 30 minutes. I used a 6.5-quart Ninja Foodi to make this …
