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23 Easy Beef Recipes Made with 8 Ingredients (or Less)

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We hear you. You're looking for easy beef recipes with few ingredients—and so much the better if they're speedy, too. Here, you'll find a cache of quick and easy beef dinner recipes including simple steak recipes, beef stew dinners, and more. All have eight ingredients or less—we expect you'll already have oil, salt, and pepper on hand. Even better, most can be on your table (or in your slow cooker, pressure cooker, or air fryer) in minutes.

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Beef Sirloin Tips with Smoky Pepper Sauce

Beef Sirloin Tips with Smoky Pepper Sauce
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On a budget? This easy beef dinner recipe calls for sirloin tip steak, a cut that brings plenty of rich, beefy flavor, yet costs less than many other steaks. Give it a go in this barbecue-sauced, 6-ingredient beef recipe that can be on your table in 30 minutes.

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When you're on the hunt for easy ground beef recipes with few ingredients for dinner, it helps to choose one with some olives in the mix. The simple staple packs loads of flavor in just one ingredient, as you'll notice if you try this cornbread-topped easy beef recipe.

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Balsamic-Glazed Flank Steak with Fall Fruit Salsa

Balsamic Glazed flank Steak with Fall Fruit Salsa
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A splash of balsamic on the steak and in the pear, apple, and cranberry salsa really ties this fall-flavored meal together. While this beef dinner recipe looks showy, it takes just 20 minutes from start to finish.

Related: 21 Fast and Fresh Steak Recipes That Fit Your Healthy Meal Plan

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Tenderloin with Grilled Corn Relish

Tenderloin with Grilled Corn Relish
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When you're ready to pull out all the stops, search for steak recipes that call for beef tenderloin. Or, just try this one. With rich, tender beef topped with a lightly creamy relish of grilled corn and bacon, how can you go wrong?

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Upside-Down Pizza Casserole

Upside-Down Pizza Casserole
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It's so easy to skip the usual takeout options when you have a few quick beef dinner recipes up your sleeve. This one definitely needs to be in your rotation. With just four ingredients—all of which are easy to keep on hand in the freezer, fridge, and cupboard—the comforting casserole can be ready in 35 minutes, start to finish.

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Monday Dinner Beef Stew

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Here's an easy beef stew recipe that doesn't take all day to cook to tender perfection. The trick here is to use refrigerated cooked beef tips as a shortcut ingredient. Finish the pot with tiny new potatoes, carrots, and leafy kale, and you've got a one-pot dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes.

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Herb-Garlic Roast Beef

Herb-Garlic Beef Roast
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This easy beef roast recipe is ready in less than 20 minutes thanks to pre-cooked roast beef au jus. Simply add our herb-garlic mixture to add fresh flavor to the dish. Carrots and red potatoes complete the easy beef dinner.

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Pan-Seared Tenderloin Steak with Sauce

Seared Steak with Pan Sauce
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Learn how to make an easy pan sauce, and you'll have mastered one of the all-time-greatest steak recipes. The shallot and red wine sauce tastes like something you'd pay top dollar for at an upscale bistro. Yet for a fraction of the price, you can make this easy beef meal at home in just 20 minutes.

Buy It: Lodge Cast Iron Skillet ($25, Walmart)

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Herbed Steaks with Horseradish

Herbed Steaks with Horseradish
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Talk about steak recipes that can beat the clock. This easy beef dinner recipe combines mustard, horseradish, parsley, and thyme to add unbeatable flavor to juicy top loin steaks. Broil some bell peppers and tomatoes for a quick and colorful side dish.

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Air-Fryer Flank Steak and Fennel

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Lean on your trusty air fryer to make an easy beef recipe for dinner tonight—sides included! Quick-cooking flank steak, potatoes, and fennel are seasoned with lemon, salt, and pepper before air-frying for a quick 20 minutes max. Allow the meat to rest at least 5 minutes before slicing to let the juices redistribute.

Buy It: Chefman TurboFry Air Fryer ($99, Walmart)

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Beef and Noodle Casserole

Beef and Noodle Casserole
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Here's a beef noodle recipe that doesn't require making gravy. Instead, cream cheese with chives and onion, mixed with a little milk, melts into a luscious binding for the easy beef casserole. If you wish, top the unbaked casserole with some panko bread crumbs before you pop it into the oven.

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Steak au Poivre

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It's hard to believe that one of France's most famous steak recipes, Steak au Poivre, is so easy to make at home. You simply press black pepper into the steaks before cooking. After cooking, you make a simple (but rich) pan sauce flavored with mustard and brandy.

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Chipotle Steak with Tomatoes

Chipotle Steak and Tomatoes
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Some of our favorite easy beef recipes star meat with tomatoes—we love the way the bright, acidic appeal of the produce contrasts the rich, deeply flavored steak. Here, buttery avocado and a vinaigrette sparked with smoky-hot chipotle pepper get in on the action, making this an irresistible take on steak.

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Quick Skillet Lasagna

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Lasagna doesn't come to the top of mind when you think of 30-minute meals with ground beef, but with a little tweaking, it can. Here, all the things you love about lasagna—the melted cheese, the meaty red sauce, and the curly noodles—get readied in a skillet for a super-quick version of the family favorite.

Buy It: Le Creuset Signature Fry Pan ($210, Williams Sonoma)

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Saucy Meatball Sandwich

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This easy beef dinner recipe doesn't require any frozen ingredients and still only takes 20 minutes to complete. Kids and adults alike will love the juicy meatballs covered in tangy marinara and nutty Parmesan.

Test Kitchen Tip: The internal color of ground beef won't indicate whether they're done. Use a meat thermometer ($15, Target) to make sure the meatballs register a safe internal temp of 160ºF. 

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Beef and Cabbage Wraps

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If you're looking for quick and easy beef recipes for easy weekend lunches, check out this 6-ingredient winner. You simply cook ground beef, onions, corn, and your favorite barbecue sauce. Then, serve with shredded carrots and cabbage inside warm tortillas. A black bean salad from the deli would make a speedy side.

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Pressure Cooker Beef and Broccoli

Pressure Cooker Beef and Broccoli
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This easy beef and broccoli recipe is both Paleo- and keto-friendly, but delicious enough that everyone at the table will enjoy it. The healthy Instant Pot recipe of the takeout favorite gets bold flavor from coconut aminos and ground ginger. Enjoy over cauliflower rice to keep your meal low-carb.

Buy It: Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Bundle ($130, Target)

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Flank Steak with Antipasto Topper

Flank Steak with Antipasto Topper
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When it comes to steak recipes, sometimes you feel like grilling, sometimes you don't. This colorful recipe offers instructions for both grilling and skillet cooking. Either way, it's a fresh and simple way to enjoy steak on a busy weeknight.

Buy It: Lodge Cast Iron Skillet ($25, Walmart)

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Mustard-Crusted Steaks with Herb Butter

Mustard-Crusted Steaks with Herb Butter
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When cooking indoors, some steak recipes call for broiling, others for pan-frying. For this expert recipe, you do both. Pan-frying is the secret to the steak's rich, brown exterior, while finishing the steak under the broiler helps sear the mustard crust on the top.

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Salisbury Steak

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Why make a frozen meal when you can easily make this easy beef recipe with few ingredients? Lean ground beef is flavored with onion soup mix, garlic, and a bit of Worcestershire. Topped with mushrooms, you've got a plate of the classic umami-rich flavors you know and love in less than 30 minutes. Enjoy with a scoop of mashed potatoes and/or your favorite quick veggie sides.

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Beef in Red Wine Gravy

Beef in Red Wine Gravy
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Put five ingredients (plus salt and pepper) into the slow cooker. Then, just walk away. The meat will stew to tender perfection, and the wine-sauced gravy will need no further ado. Serve with hot cooked noodles for quite possibly the easiest beef dinner recipe in the world.

Buy It: Crock-Pot Slow Cooker ($40, Target)

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Hamburger Pie

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Love heirloom recipes? This popular version of shepherd's pie first appeared in the 1950s, and it endures as one of our most popular recipes with ground beef and potatoes ever. Serve the warming easy beef dinner recipe to your family tonight, and see why its appeal lives on.

Related: Creative Ways with Ground Beef Beyond Tacos and Burgers

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Peppered Steaks with Roasted Beets

Peppered Steaks with Roasted Beets
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Sometimes it's nice not to have to dream up side dishes to serve alongside beef dinner recipes. Here, we've done the thinking for you—a mix of golden and red beets are the perfect veggies to go with these peppery steaks. The dish is topped with herbed cream cheese and a sweet-tart mustard-brown sugar sauce.

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    1 of 23 Beef Sirloin Tips with Smoky Pepper Sauce
    2 of 23 Tamale Pies
    3 of 23 Balsamic-Glazed Flank Steak with Fall Fruit Salsa
    4 of 23 Tenderloin with Grilled Corn Relish
    5 of 23 Upside-Down Pizza Casserole
    6 of 23 Monday Dinner Beef Stew
    7 of 23 Herb-Garlic Roast Beef
    8 of 23 Pan-Seared Tenderloin Steak with Sauce
    9 of 23 Herbed Steaks with Horseradish
    10 of 23 Air-Fryer Flank Steak and Fennel
    11 of 23 Beef and Noodle Casserole
    12 of 23 Steak au Poivre
    13 of 23 Chipotle Steak with Tomatoes
    14 of 23 Quick Skillet Lasagna
    15 of 23 Saucy Meatball Sandwich
    16 of 23 Beef and Cabbage Wraps
    17 of 23 Pressure Cooker Beef and Broccoli
    18 of 23 Flank Steak with Antipasto Topper
    19 of 23 Mustard-Crusted Steaks with Herb Butter
    20 of 23 Salisbury Steak
    21 of 23 Beef in Red Wine Gravy
    22 of 23 Hamburger Pie
    23 of 23 Peppered Steaks with Roasted Beets

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