Keto Ground Beef Recipes
Low-carb dinners built on a pound of ground beef — Mediterranean skillet, zucchini bake, cheeseburger casserole, creamed cabbage — for busy weeknights.
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dinnerMediterranean Ground Beef Skillet
A simple, one-pan dish packed with savory ground beef, tender veggies, and creamy feta — bold, balanced, and satisfying.
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- 500g ground beef
- 1 medium, sliced zucchini
- 1 cup, halved cherry tomatoes
- 1 small, sliced red onion
- 1 small, sliced yellow onion
- 2, minced garlic cloves
- 100g, crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- for garnish, chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- 1In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef until browned. Season with salt, pepper, and oregano. Remove and set aside.
- 2In the same skillet, heat olive oil. Add zucchini, onions, and garlic. Cook 5–6 minutes until soft and slightly caramelized.
- 3Stir in cherry tomatoes and cook for 2–3 minutes until softened. Return the beef to the skillet and mix everything well.
- 4Sprinkle crumbled feta on top. Let it warm through for 1–2 minutes.
- 5Garnish with fresh parsley. Serve warm on its own or with quinoa, couscous, or a side salad.
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Ground beef is the one thing that's almost always in the freezer, and it doesn't need a long list of sides to feel like supper. Brown it with an onion, add cabbage or zucchini and some cheese, and dinner's basically done.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these on the nights when nobody wants to think about carbs or dishes — one skillet, one pan, and everybody eats the same thing.
Every recipe here leans on beef and vegetables instead of noodles and rice: Mediterranean Ground Beef Skillet with zucchini and cherry tomatoes, Ground Beef Zucchini Bake, Creamed Cabbage and Ground Beef Casserole, Keto Ground Beef Stroganoff Bake with mushrooms, and Low Carb Cheeseburger Casserole with cream cheese.
Quick Tips
- 1
Brown the beef hard
Spread the meat in a hot skillet and leave it alone 3 to 4 minutes before breaking it up, so you get real browned bits instead of gray crumbles.
- 2
Salt the zucchini first
Toss sliced zucchini with 1/2 teaspoon salt, let it sit 15 minutes, then blot dry so your bake doesn't come out watery.
- 3
Drain most of the fat
With 80/20 beef, pour off all but about a tablespoon of grease before adding cabbage or cream cheese so the sauce clings instead of separating.
- 4
Cool before slicing
Let casseroles rest 10 minutes out of the oven so the cheese sets and the squares hold their shape on the plate.
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