Happy Friday Reader!

Whether you’re a fan of melt-in-your-mouth chuck roast, ground beef magic, or beefy slow cooker wizardry, this week’s newsletter is full of easy family-favorite recipes that are perfect any night of the week. I'm dishing up 19 of my best beef recipes—savory, satisfying, and just the thing to make your week more delicious. Let's dive in.

1. Mississippi Pot Roast​

This trendy twist on traditional pot roast is a 5-ingredient flavor bomb of beefy goodness. Slow cooker easy comfort food. No judgment if you lick the plate!

Get the Easy Recipe: Mississippi Pot Roast​

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2. Slow Cooker Beef Stew​

Hearty, comforting, and slow-cooker simple. Turn a simple chuck roast into chunks of tender beef swimming in a rich beefy gravy with potatoes and carrots.

Get the Easy Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef Stew​

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3. Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef​

Simple. Juicy. Fall-apart tender. A nutritious meal-in-one with potatoes and carrots. Prep time is minutes, and you only need five ingredients.

Get the Easy Recipe: Slow Cooker Roast Beef Dinner​

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4. Slow Cooker Beef Cube Steak​

Comfort food alert! This old-school favorite gets the slow-cooked gravy treatment and becomes fork-tender bliss on a plate. Five pantry ingredients never tasted so good over mashed potatoes.

Get the Easy Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef Cube Steak​

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5. Mexican Shredded Beef​

Taco Tuesdays just called and asked for a glow-up. This seasoned shredded beef is perfect for tacos, burritos, bowls, or eating straight from the slow cooker with your fingers. (We won’t tell.)

Get the Easy Recipe: Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Beef​

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6. Stove Top Stuffing Meatloaf: A Favorite Slow Cooker Meatloaf Two things you didn’t expect to fall in love with: stuffing mix and your slow cooker. But here you go. It’s moist, flavorful, and the easiest meatloaf dinner you can make. The side cooks along with the meatloaf.

7. Hamburger Potato Casserole – Easy, Delicious One Pot Meal Budget-friendly easy recipes don't get better than this scrumptious Hamburger Potato Casserole. 30 minutes and five ingredients equals a scrumptious family-favorite supper.

8. Ground Beef and Cabbage – One Pot, 30-Minute Easy Recipe Weeknight lifesaver alert! This humble combo is anything but boring. Quick, budget-friendly, and crazy delicious.

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9. Mexican Street Tacos with Shredded Beef Tender beef, warm tortillas, and fresh toppings = a one-way ticket to flavor town. (Warning: you may never go back to drive-thru tacos again.)

10. Walking Taco Casserole The fair food favorite just leveled up. This baked version is crunchy, cheesy, beefy goodness in every bite. Bonus: no actual walking required.

11. Easy Sloppy Joes A saucy, sweet-savory mess in the best possible way. These classic Sloppy Joes are ready in minutes and loved by kids, adults, and any sandwich enthusiast with a napkin.

12. French Onion Beef and Noodles If beef stroganoff and French onion soup had a delicious baby, it would be this. Rich, savory, casserole for a satisfying weeknight dinner.

13. Best Meatball Stew Tender meatballs in a rich tomato gravy with pasta—this is stew that sticks to your ribs and makes your house smell like a cozy Sunday at Grandma’s.

14. Pepper Steak Tender strips of beef, peppers, and a bold, savory sauce. Serve it over rice and pretend you’re eating out… while wearing your cozy pjs and slippers. So delicious!

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15. Italian Meatballs Flavor-packed meatballs prepared in bulk in the oven. They're easy to make and freeze beautifully. Always keep them on hand for quick and easy dinners.

16. Meatballs in Brown Gravy Made with frozen meatballs, this quick and easy recipe that smothers meatballs in gravy for eating over rice, pasta or mashed potatoes will be a fast family-favorite.

17. Sweet and Sour Meatballs, Dinner in Under 30 Minutes Bold colors and flavors mean this beautiful meal is as nutritious and eye-appealing as it is delicious. Frozen meatballs for the win!

18. Lipton Onion Soup Meatloaf Classic, nostalgic, and packed with savory flavor—this retro meatloaf needs only five ingredients and is a weeknight winner that feels like a hug on a plate.

19. Beef Enchilada Casserole Bold-flavored, hearty, and cheesy Beef Enchilada Casserole is a dish you’ll definitely want in your regular meal rotation. It’s easy to prep, requires only 5 ingredients and is a mouthwatering dinner any night of the week.

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Ready to beef up your meal plan? I'm excited for you to find some favorites amongst these easy recipes and hope they'll "beef up" your confidence in the kitchen this week.

Have a wonderfully blessed weekend, Friend! May you share a meal with the people you love most and find someone else to do the dishes!

What's For Dinner?

This is the part of the newsletter where I share recipe ideas from some of my best blogging friends and myself to inspire you with what's for dinner at our houses this week. That gives you seven days worth of new recipes to inspire you for your own delicious meal plan. Enjoy!

• ​Air Fryer BBQ Chicken from Laura at Little House Big Alaska
• ​Grilled Chili Lime Chicken from Gen at Two Cloves Kitchen
• ​Mexican Street Corn Pasta with Ham from Glenda​
• ​Pesto Ground Beef Pasta from Rupali at Caramel and Spice
• ​Grilled Pork Tenderloin from Sue at Sula and Spice
• ​Copycat Big Mac Sliders from Lori at A Reinvented Mom
• ​Creamy Coconut Chicken Curry from Kristin at Dizzy Busy and Hungry

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Favorite Kitchen Tools for Cooking Beef

These are Amazon and Walmart affiliate links to some of my favorite air fryer, kitchen tools and ingredients for making quick, affordable and easy air fryer recipes. I may earn commissions on qualifying purchases. You can read my affiliate disclosure here.

• ​Chuck Roast​
• ​Ground Beef​
• ​Italian Seasoning​
• ​7 qt. Crock Pot - I have multiple slow cookers, but my reach-for-it-first favorite gets used at least once a week and usually more. It's the most basic manual Crock Pot available, and I love it the most. It's the easiest way to cook Mississippi Pot Roast, delectable Ham, loaded Potato Soup, comforting and satisfying Beef Stew, easy Meatloaf and more.
• My 12" Cast Iron Skillet​ - It makes heavenly fried potatoes and is essential to almost every meal I make year-round. But, this is especially handy in the winter for comfort-food cooking. It can be used on the stovetop and in the oven, so it's incredibly versatile.
• My Deep Dish 9x13 Ceramic Baking Pan is perfect for casseroles, Magic Cookie Bars, cakes and more.​
• ​Taco Holder Rack I LOVE these and I don't even own a Blackstone. They are oven-proof, with silicone grip handles and I can make up to six tacos at once in them. I don't have to worry about shells flopping over and spilling. And I can take them straight to the table. I own two and I am considering adding to the collection. lol They're great for setting up a taco bar.

Visit my Amazon Storefront to explore more of the tools and ingredients I love cooking with at home.

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