15 Ground Beef Recipes With Not Too Many Other Ingredients

If there’s one thing that makes cooking an easy recipe even easier, it’s using fewer ingredients. It’s less to buy, less to prepare, and less to worry about! These 15 recipes use a package of ground beef and just five other ingredients (not including salt, black pepper, oil, and water) to make a variety of delicious dinners you’ll want to make on repeat.

So whether you’re short on time, have a package of ground beef already in the fridge, or want to save a little money, you’re sure to find a recipe below that will work for you! Don’t forget to read the helpful tips and tricks from our editors and contributors as you go, as some of these recipes need to be slightly tweaked to fit our self-imposed six-ingredient requirement.