This easy ground beef skillet is a flexible, family-friendly meal that comes together in just 30-minutes. Perfect for a busy weeknight or to add to your weekend meal prep menu this healthy recipe is delicious over rice, pasta, or spaghetti squash (which is my personal favorite).
Think bolognese sauce (or deconstructed meatballs!), quick and easy! I love that this dish is ultimately a big pot of vegetables with a little bit of meat. It’s healthy comfort food at its best!
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EASY GROUND BEEF SKILLET
1 lb. lean ground beef, preferably grass-fed
1 small onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
3 cloves minced garlic,
1 cup baby Bella mushrooms chopped
2-15 ounce canned diced tomatoes
1-15 ounce can of tomato sauce
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
Salt and paper to taste
1/4 cup chopped basil or parsley optional
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese optional
INSTRUCTIONS
Brown beef in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Continually stir with a wooden spoon or spatula to make sure the meat is broken into small crumbles.
Once the meat has browned, push it to one side of the pan and add in the onion and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes until veggies begin to soften and then mix them into the beef and push to the side.
Stir in the mushrooms and the garlic, season with salt and pepper, and allow to cook for another couple of minutes until the mushrooms have softened and then mix all the veggies and beef together.
Add in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for another 15-20 minutes until all the flavors have come together and then top with fresh basil or parsley.
Serve over the top of a pile of spaghetti squash (or zoodles, rice, pasta, etc.) and enjoy!
NUTRITION
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 608mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 873IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 3mg
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Some of you may recognize this recipe from a few years back! It's one of my favorites and it needed an update…. it's perfect for busy weeknights and for meal prep. Enjoy it!
Hi is there any way I can substitute tomatoes sauce with something else .
Hi Dannie, my sweet 8 year old daughter just made this dish (you're her go-to gal for EVERYTHING in the kitchen!). She snapped a photo of it for you, but I don't see how to attach it here. So take my word for it, it came out delicious. She went completely quiet when eating it and after a while said, "I'm always quiet when I'm eating something delicious!" Thank you for the inspiration you are and for providing a not-great cook like me such doable, yummy and nutritious recipes I can cook for my family! You're a blessing! Love from New Zealand xoxo
This looks delicious can’t wait to try it tonight for dinner. Should I make rice, potatoes, or butternut squash with it… 🙄 Next time will also try substituting tomatoes for can of green enchilada sauce.
This was so dang good omg I got chills. For the first time I loved spaghetti squash
Am gonna reduce the salt amount, but thanks !!
I’m not Instagram savvy. But I wanted to let you know I made this tonight. It’s absolutely delicious! I had mine over cauliflower rice. I’m enjoying making many of your recipes.
I can't love clean and delicious any less. Thank you, Dani Spies.
Thank you for this method! I used the same method but made it with zucchini, mushrooms, and chicken with Alfredo sauce and it was fabulous!
Thanks so much to help me and my family to get healthier!
Used ground turkey because that is what I had on hand. So delicious
I love spaghetti squash! I think this looks like a great slow cook recipe, as much as I do hate slow cookers lol. I could stand to use one here and there. I love the quick version, but it pains me to not brown those mushrooms. They're just so amazing that way!
Binge watching your videos and I just want to thank you for inspiring me to start cooking clean and healthy again! I use to be a super duper clean eater and then… well kids, work and life happened 🙁 totally let myself go! I'm ecstatic that I came across your channel that is full of healthy and what seem to be super delicious and easy meals I can start making for myself and my family. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God bless you <3<3<3<3
So healthy
Gonna make this soon.
Made this for my husband and he loved it!
Thanks for the recipe! I didn't put the mushrooms because forgot to buy them. It was delicious and I think I have a new recipe added to the family menu.😊
🌹👍🌝yammy 🌹
Sounds great except too much salt.
For vegetarians this may not be so good, but our bodies need the protein and some fat a little bit. So I say If you can add healthy stuff to meat, YES! Go ahead and enjoy it!!! Love the recipe❤️
Just watch your spaghetti squash video and I vote you remake some of your older videos! Trust me we WILL watch them! 😊 PS can’t wait to make this recipe with some roasted spaghetti squash!
What can I use instead of mushrooms?
Looks yummy! I don’t eat beef so I would try this with ground turkey.
I basically grew up on this as homemade spaghetti sauce!
Brilliant as always!
Mouthwatering 😋🤤 thanks for sharing 👍
I’m a teenager and my parents wanted to go on a date so they left me with my sister. I had to make dinner and my sis was counting on me to make something. I made this and me and my sis loved it. Thank you!!
GORGEOUS you're a BEAUTIFUL young woman and a GREAT cook!!!!!!
Easy and Delicious thank you 👌❤️
The amount of added is salt is just wrong😳,.. otherwise it’ll be an Amazing dish when I make it🙏🏻💞
Hello Dani, my name is Maria, do you have a recipe book out I can purchase?
My stove says not to use cast iron on it so I don’t but I do like cast iron. What should do?
Danny everything looks great except I can't eat tomatoes. What would you do suggest to take the place of them.Thank you Deborah Atkins
Hi Dani also Works with Tofu ? 🙏😍🖐Carmen
Do you find that the tomatoes go ok in the cast iron skillet? I've heard they damage the coating. I have just got a cast iron skillet. Its a work of art. I've seen your other videos about cast-iron. Any additional advice would be well appreciated.
Interesting, no oil to fry the meat. I like that and it looks like it’s not necessary.
This is amazing and tastes good served it over baked potatoes!! Thank you for bringing back, Dani! 😁