12 Ground Beef With Noodles or Pasta Dinner Recipes

Ground beef and pasta are one of the most reliable combinations in weeknight cooking. It is quick, cheap, and kids will eat it without a scene.

I have more than 10 recipes using ground beef and noodles that cover everything from classic Italian to Tex-Mex to Asian-inspired noodle dishes, so there is always something new to make with a pound of ground beef.

Beef Ramen Noodles

This recipe cooks ground beef in a savory, slightly sweet, umami-packed sauce. Toss it with ramen noodles, skipping the seasoning packets, and you have a 30-minute family dinner. Replaces takeout easily!

Get the recipe: Beef Ramen Noodles

Easy Bolognese Recipe

Easy Bolognese simmers ground beef with sautéed onion, celery, and carrot in a rich, beefy tomato sauce, all in one pot, then served over your pasta of choice. It tastes like a recipe that took hours and cleans up in minutes.

Get the recipe: Easy Bolognese Recipe

Taco Stuffed Shells

These Taco Stuffed Shells are a simple recipe using ground beef, taco seasoning, and jumbo pasta shells. To make it work, top them with salsa and shredded cheese, and bake until bubbly. It is taco night and pasta night at the same time, and it works surprisingly well.

Get the recipe: Taco Stuffed Shells

Skillet Lasagna

My lazy Skillet Lasagna takes all the flavors of a classic lasagna but is made in one pan in about 30 minutes, no layering or baking dish required. Ground beef, pasta, and sauce, that’s it.

Get the recipe: Skillet Lasagna

Instant Pot Hamburger Helper

Instant Pot Hamburger Helper is a homemade twist on the boxed classic, pressure-cooking ground beef, pasta, and cheese into a creamy one-pot meal. Fast, straightforward, and a reliable go-to for ground beef dinners any night of the week.

Get the recipe: Instant Pot Hamburger Helper

Taco Pasta

Taco Pasta recipe makes browned ground beef and pasta in taco seasoning with a creamy cheese sauce for a Tex-Mex skillet dish that comes together very fast. It hits all the flavors of taco night in a form that is even easier to serve for busy moms.

Get the recipe: Taco Pasta Recipe

Easy Beef Stroganoff

My simple Beef Stroganoff combines ground beef and mushrooms in a creamy sauce that coats wide egg noodles without any complicated steps. It is a classic comfort food and a very budget-friendly meal for a family.

Get the recipe: Easy Beef Stroganoff

Goulash in the Crockpot

Goulash in the Crockpot is made with slow-cooked ground beef, tomatoes, and pasta seasonings. The sauce is rich, thick, and deeply savory. It is a hands-off dinner for busy nights that the family will ask to make again (tested!)

Get the recipe: Goulash in the Crockpot

Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles

Skip the Chinese takeout and make Mongolian ground beef noodles at home in about 20 minutes. Yep, it is that quick and easy! Sweet-savory soy glaze is what makes this dish really good.

Get the recipe: Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles

Cheeseburger Pasta

Cheeseburger Pasta recipe combines ground beef, pasta, ketchup, mustard, and melted cheese in one skillet until it tastes like a cheeseburger in pasta form. Kids are absolutely ecstatic about this one.

Get the recipe: Cheeseburger Pasta

Ground Beef and Noodles

This one-pan skillet meal is very simple: ground beef and pasta. It is savory, cozy, cheap, and totally beginner-friendly.

Get the recipe: Ground Beef and Noodles

Beef Macaroni Soup

This soup blends ground beef and tender pasta, and is made in one pot. A weeknight winner if you want a budget meal or are craving a hearty soup.

Get the recipe: Beef Macaroni Soup

Save a few of these or pin for later for your weekly meal plan, and you will always have a solid answer to what to make with a pound of ground beef you have sitting in the fridge.

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