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Home » Beef

Meal Ideas That Start With Beef

If you're thinking of cooking beef for dinner, I've got you covered. These simple recipes will show you how to get two meals for the price of one. It's like meal planning-light: cook extra beef one night and use it to make dinner easy later in the week.

  1. Choose a recipe for steak, short ribs, pot roast, or corned beef. Make enough for dinner the night you cook it plus plenty of leftovers.
  2. Make quick work of dinner later in the week by using the leftover meat to prepare one of the easy recipes below that uses cooked beef.

The continuous kitchen: Use one meal as a jumping off point for the next. A little extra effort now = a lot of delicious options later. A little and a lot.

A wood bowl filled with warm, tender Asian Short Ribs.

Three pairing ideas to get you started:

  • Flank steak → Chimichurri steak fries
  • Asian short ribs → Asian short rib nachos
  • Tuscan braised beef → Tuscan beef pot pie
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  • Steak Recipes
  • Recipes Using Cooked Steak
  • Asian Short Ribs
  • Recipes Using Asian Short Ribs
  • Pot Roast Recipes
  • Recipes Using Pot Roast
  • Corned Beef Recipes
  • Recipes Using Corned Beef

Steak Recipes

  • Spooning chimichurri sauce onto grilled flank steak.
    Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce
  • Flank Steak Tacos with Pico de Gallo
    Grilled Steak Tacos with Pico de Gallo
  • Rosemary Braised Steak Tips with Quinoa and sautéed asparagus and red bell peppers.
    Rosemary Braised Steak Tips Over Quinoa

Recipes Using Cooked Steak

  • Two halves of a chimichurri steak sandwich, one half stacked on top of the other, with a bite taken out of the top half.
    Chimichurri Steak Sandwich
  • Using a fork to take a bite of chimichurri steak fries.
    Chimichurri Steak Fries
  • BBQ Beef Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
    BBQ Beef Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
  • A wood bowl filled with homemade beef and barley soup.
    Beef and Barley Soup with Roasted Mushrooms and Bacon
  • A bowl of vegetable beef soup.
    Vegetable Beef Soup {with Marinated Sirloin}
  • Someone using a gold spoon to spread miso butter over a tray of grilled vegetables.
    Miso Butter

Asian Short Ribs

  • A wood bowl filled with warm, tender Asian Short Ribs.
    Asian Short Ribs {Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, or Oven Braised}

Recipes Using Asian Short Ribs

  • A bowl of Asian Short Rib Beef Fried Rice
    Beef Fried Rice with Short Ribs

If you've made a batch of Asian short ribs and somehow managed to not inhale them all in one sitting, this recipe is a delicious way to stretch a small amount of leftover meat into a whole new meal.

  • Slow Cooker Asian Short Rib Pasta with Mushrooms and Asparagus
    Pasta with Asian Short Ribs, Mushrooms and Asparagus
  • Asian Slow Cooker Short Ribs, Vegetables, and Rice
    Asian Short Rib Rice and Veggie Bowls
  • Asian Short Rib Nachos with Fried Wonton Chips
    Asian Short Rib Nachos with Crispy Wonton Chips
  • A loaded baked potato
    Loaded Baked Potato Bar
  • Asian Short Rib Lasagna with Béchamel Sauce
    Asian Short Rib Lasagna

Chunks of tender Asian short ribs are layered between wonton wrappers, white cheddar cheese, and creamy béchamel sauce for an unusual lasagna that's so delicious it just might become your new favorite.


Pot Roast Recipes

  • A serving of Tuscan braised beef served over garlic mascarpone mashed potatoes on a plate.
    Tuscan Braised Beef with Garlic Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes
  • A plate filled with Mississippi pot roast, crispy fried potatoes, and green beans.
    The Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe I've Been Making for 30 Years

Recipes Using Pot Roast

  • Leftover Pot Roast Soup
    Leftover Pot Roast Soup
  • Someone lifting half of a pot roast sandwich from a plate, the melted cheese stringing from one half of the sandwich to the other.
    Leftover Mississippi Pot Roast Sandwiches
  • A loaded baked potato
    Loaded Baked Potato Bar
  • Braised Beef Pot Pie with a Puff Pastry Crust
    Tuscan Beef Pot Pie

Corned Beef Recipes

  • A plate filled with corned beef and cabbage with mustard sauce, carrots, and parsley buttered potatoes.
    Corned Beef and Cabbage with Mustard Sauce {Instant Pot or Slow Cooker}

Recipes Using Corned Beef

  • A tin plate filled with corned beef hash topped with a fried egg. Someone is using a fork to lift a bite from the plate.
    Corned Beef Hash and Eggs {No Recipe Required}
  • Someone picking up half of a Reuben Sandwich with melted cheese spilling out of it.
    Reuben Sandwich with Easy Russian Dressing

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