Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook

Smash Burger
Beef Budget-Friendly Meals Main Dish Sandwich

Smash Burgers with Special Sauce

Make restaurant-style smash burgers at home quickly, easily, and inexpensively. This recipe creates thin juicy beef patties seared to perfection and topped with melted cheese. The patties are served with toppings and a special sauce on toasted buns. This post may contain affiliate links. I make a small commision on qualifying purchases at no added cost to you. What are smash burgers? They are griddle …

Mongolian Beef Meatballs
Appetizer Asian Inspired Beef Main Dish

Mongolian Beef Meatballs with Pineapple

Mongolian Beef Meatballs with Pineapple have the flavor of a takeout favorite but in meatball form. Added pineapple provides a sweet freshness that contrasts nicely with the sweet and savory sauce. These meatballs are fantastic as an appetizer or as a rice bowl. Mongolian beef is a fixture in Chinese restaurants. It consists of thinly sliced and tenderized beef (usually flank) seared until crispy then …

Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Beef Budget-Friendly Meals Main Dish Slow Cooked

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

This Slow Cooker Pot Roast transforms tough but economical chuck roast into a fork-tender and juicy meal. It’s slow-cooked with carrots, onions, and potatoes. Seasoning packets are used to create an easy, most flavorful brown gravy. Pot roast is a homey and welcoming meal anyone can make. All you need to do is stick to a few basic rules to have a delicious mouthwatering pot …

Cheeseburger Loaded Fries
Appetizer Beef Main Dish

Cheeseburger Loaded Fries

These Cheeseburger Loaded Fries are crispy fries topped with cheese sauce, a special sauce, ground beef, and all the fixin’s. It’s deliciously fun food that not only ideal for parties and game day but also great for lunch and dinner too!

Who doesn’t love loaded fries?!  Crispy, starchy, and cheesy combination is addicting! These have everything you love about a cheeseburger mounded on a bed of hot crispy fries. The combination of the cheese sauce and a special sauce make them dipable and and finger-licking-good!

Chuck Steak Roast
Beef Budget-Friendly Meals Main Dish One-Pot Meals Slow Cooked

Chuck Steak Roast

Chuck Steak Roast is an easy, budget-friendly meal the entire family will love. The chuck steak is slow-roasted with vegetables until fall-off-the-bone tender. Can we talk about the crazy weather over the past weekend? It’s the second week of January in New England, and the temp soared to 68°F. How crazy was that!? A welcome kind of crazy, however. It definitely put everyone in a …

One-Pot Campanelle American Chop Suey
Beef Budget-Friendly Meals Main Dish One-Pot Meals Pasta

One-Pot Campanelle American Chop Suey

One-Pot Campanelle American Chop Suey (with or without cheese) is a hearty, comforting family meal. This pasta in a beefy tomato sauce is a budget-friendly dish that is satisfying and light on your wallet. Every time I have American Chop Suey, it brings me back to my elementary school cafeteria. It was there that I had my first taste of the classic New England pasta dish, …

Peppercorn Beef and Snow Peas
Asian Inspired Beef Budget-Friendly Meals Main Dish

Peppercorn Beef and Snow Peas

If a deliciously quick and easy meal is what you’re looking for, make this Peppercorn Beef and Snow Peas. It cooks in less than 15 minutes! Serve on a bed of rice for an ideal weeknight dinner. If you visit this little blog regularly, thank you so much!! I truly appreciate your support! You might know a little about me. But to know me is to also know that …