Eric’s Green Chile Mac & Cheese
This creamy mac & cheese spiked with ground beef and green chiles is a favorite at the book club holiday party.
Grammy’s Porcupine Balls
My grandmother had her hands full raising six kids in the 1950s and ’60s, so a lot of her cooking was very simple. (Though her spaghetti sauce recipe is a family favorite.) Dad also remembers her making these meatballs, studded with rice and served with a simple tomato sauce.
Guy’s Sheet Pan Mini Meat Loaves & Roasted Veggies
Guy did some solo parenting while I was on a recent business trip, and he had zero problems getting dinner on the table. For this dish, he made four mini meat loaves seasoned with barbecue sauce and surrounded by broccoli, halved cherry tomatoes, sliced mushrooms, and green beans.
Teriyaki Meatballs
The meat mixture from my mom’s teriyaki burgers is delicious formed into meatballs, browned, and then cooked in a teriyaki sauce. Serve with brown rice.
Beef & Black Bean Chipotle Chili
This hearty and satisfying stew comes together in 30 minutes and is perfect topped with diced avocado.
Brian’s Southwestern Soup
Ground beef and pantry staples turn out a fantastic soup in 45 minutes.
Gail’s Barbecue Beans
My Mom’s cousin Gail brought these baked beans to the Campbell family reunion at Phil and ‘Trelle’s house in Georgia last year. When I got back to Texas, I came across the recipe in a recent magazine.
Ground beef is the unexpected ingredient here. Add it to bacon, barbecue sauce, molasses, Dijon mustard, and three kinds of beans.
Joi’s Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Grape jelly and chili sauce form the sauce for these delicious appetizers.
Dean’s Taco Soup
Ground beef and pantry staples like canned corn, pinto beans, Rotel, and seasoning mixes make this soup an easy weeknight dinner.
Mexican Meatball Soup
Rice cooks right inside these beef meatballs. With thinly sliced celery and carrots, salsa, corn, and cheese, this soup is a delicious, quick meal.