30+ Simple Ground Beef Casserole Recipes

The ultimate roundup of ground beef casserole recipes, featuring classic comfort food options (think tater tot toppings!), healthier casseroles for special diets, Mexican ground beef casseroles, breakfast casseroles and more! Casseroles are the perfect answer to “What’s for dinner?” when you need a family fan favorite on the table…and fast!

You’re in your kitchen. It’s 4pm. You open your fridge to get some dinner inspiration. You see you have some ground beef.

You know you want to keep it simple. So, you go searching the Interwebs for simple ground beef casserole recipes —  since you know one-dish casseroles are some of the simplest, most crowd-pleasing recipes around.

Hopefully that’s how you stumbled upon this roundup of 30+ totally easy to make recipes featuring ground beef!

Because there’s bound to be a recipe idea below that’ll catch your eye.

Here we go!

We’ve broken things down into the following categories:

• Breakfast Casseroles w/ Ground Beef
• Mexican Ground Beef Casseroles
• Ground Beef and Rice Casseroles
• Healthy Ground Beef Casseroles
• Classic Comfort Food Casseroles

Breakfast Casseroles with Ground Beef

Crock Pot Fiesta Breakfast Casserole from Pink Fortitude – It’s special enough for a special occasion, and since it’s made in the slow cooker, it’s easy enough for every day. {Click for Recipe}

Hashbrown Hamburger Casserole with Veggies & Cheese from Thrifty Jinxy – Although the hashbrowns make this a tad breakfast-y, it’s really a one-dish meal that can be enjoyed any time of the day! {Click for Recipe}

Mexican Ground Beef Casserole Recipes

Basic Taco Pasta Casserole from Mighty Mrs. – This 5-ingredient, cheesy taco pasta casserole is one of those tried and true recipes you can doctor up according to what you have on hand or enjoy it as an easy weeknight dinner without all the extras. {Click for Recipe}

Basic Taco Pasta Casserole {Photo courtesy of Mighty Mrs.}

Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti from This Ole Mom – After we cook tacos for our family and have extra leftover taco meat, we like to make this Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti. It’s comfort food that’s perfect for Taco Tuesday! {Click for Recipe}

Cheesy Taco Tater Tot Casserole from Dish ‘n’ the Kitchen – Made with seasoned ground beef, refried beans and veggies. Topped with everyone’s favorite golden tots and a zesty pico de gallo, this casserole brings all the kids (young and old) to the table. {Click for Recipe}

Cheesy Taco Tater Tot Casserole {Photo courtesy of Dish ‘n’ the Kitchen}

Chile Con Queso Pasta Bake from Delicious on a Dime – This recipe is for everyone who has to pry themselves away from the con queso dip (like I do!). Healthy, cheap, and easy to make, it’ll help you get your queso fix in delicious cheesy, creamy pasta form. {Click for Recipe}

Enchilada Casserole from Yummy Healthy Easy – Love enchiladas but hate filling and rolling up all those tortillas? This Enchilada Casserole is all the yummy, cheesy goodness of enchiladas but in an easy casserole form!  {Click for Recipe}

Enchilada Casserole {Photo courtesy of Yummy Healthy Easy}

Mexican Spaghetti Casserole from Casserole Crissy – This tasty taco spaghetti is a wonderful dinner idea for busy families. You’re going to love this spin on traditional spaghetti! {Click for Recipe}

Mexican Spaghetti Casserole {Photo courtesy of Casserole Crissy}

Perfect Cheesy Beef Taco Bake from April Golightly – This is one of those recipes that has everything, flavor softness, a little bit of lime kick, crunch, melted cheese, and warm tortillas. I mean, I’m pretty sure there’s nothing else you could ask for! {Click for Recipe}

Sloppy Joe Mexican Lasagne (Gluten Free) from The Heritage Cook – Sloppy Joes are such an easy meal to make and one guaranteed to be loved by your entire family. Lasagna is another very popular dish. What would happen if you mixed the two? You get a fantastic new family favorite! {Click for Recipe}

Ground Beef and Rice Casserole Recipes

Chow Mein Casserole (Minnesota Hot Dish) from Food Meanderings – This is classic midwestern casserole comfort! This ground beef and rice casserole with creamy soup and a crunchy chow mein noodle topping is super easy to throw together or can be made ahead and frozen! {Click for Recipe}

Instant Pot Ground Beef and Rice Shawarma from Two Sleevers – This recipe combines ground beef and rice with spices to create a new twist on comfort food in your pressure cooker. {Click for Recipe}

Stuffed Cabbage Casserole from Dinner Then Dessert – Made with cabbage, beef, onions, rice and a chunky tomato sauce on your stovetop in just 30 minutes, then made crispy in a cast iron skillet. Not like grandma’s cabbage rolls. {Click for Recipe}

Stuffed Cabbage Casserole {Photo Courtesy of Dinner Then Dessert}

Stuffed Green Pepper Casserole from Food Meanderings – This simple and delicious healthy and gluten-free stuffed green pepper casserole, made with instant rice and lean ground beef, is smothered in gooey melted cheese (low-fat), is easy to make and requires no stuffing! It can be made ahead and frozen for a quick weeknight meal. {Click for Recipe}

Healthy Ground Beef Casserole Recipes

Beef and Broccoli Bake from Dancing Through the Rain – This is a fantastically easy dinner that everyone will love. Keto, paleo and gluten-free, you’ll be done cooking in under half an hour! {Click for Recipe}

Easy Lazy Cabbage Roll Casserole from Wholesome Yum – This cabbage roll casserole recipe without rice is quick to make using common ingredients. Using cauliflower rice makes it healthy, low carb, and delicious. It’s the best cabbage roll casserole ever! {Click for Recipe}

Keto Casserole with Ground Beef & Broccoli from Savory Tooth – Like a cross between a cheeseburger and a lasagna, this comforting keto casserole has ground beef, broccoli, tomato sauce, and cheddar cheese. It’s great for anyone looking for a comforting and easy-to-make low carb dinner. {Click for Recipe}

Keto Casserole with Ground Beef & Broccoli {Photo courtesy of Savory Tooth}

Low-Carb Ground Beef Stroganoff Casserole with Cauliflower Rice from Kalyn’s Kitchen – This recipe is also Keto, gluten-free, and can be South Beach Diet friendly. {Click for Recipe}

Low-Carb Mexican Taco Casserole from Simply So Healthy – Our recipe puts spicy, cheesy goodness on your table–without the carbs. This family-friendly dish can be part of a low-carb, keto, Atkins, gluten-free, grain-free, or Banting diet. Our taco casserole makes a taco lover’s low-carb dream come true! {Click for Recipe}

Spaghetti Squash Lasagne with Meat Casserole from Low Carb Yum – It’s a little more work to make, but this version of the classic dish is low carb and gluten free. {Click for Recipe}

Stuffed Cabbage Casserole with Cauliflower Rice (Paleo, GF, Dairy Free) from Chicken Scratch NY – Turn a classic but tedious recipe into a quick, one skillet dinner with this recipe for Stuffed Cabbage Casserole. It’s Paleo friendly, gluten free and dairy free too! {Click for Recipe}

Classic Comfort Food Casserole Recipes

1950s Beef Noodle Casserole from Venture 1105 – A large, easy casserole that will feed the entire family. It’s from a cookbook that was published in the 1950s. {Click for Recipe}

Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole from 4 Sons ‘R’ Us – A quick & easy dinner idea, this is a family favorite meal that’s full of flavors everyone will love, even your pickiest of eaters. {Click for Recipe}

Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole {Photo courtesy of 4 Sons ‘R’ Us}

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole from Baking Beauty – Crunchy tater tots and gooey cheese come together in this easy casserole. Tastes just like a cheeseburger and fries without all the work! {Click for Recipe}

Easy Peasy Beef Casserole from One Happy Housewife – An easy and delicious beef casserole recipe your family will love! Perfect for beginners! {Click for Recipe}

Easy Shepherd’s Pie with Ground Beef from I Believe I Can Fry – It’s filling, comforting and easy to make! {Click for Recipe}

Not So Traditional Ground Beef Shepherd’s Pie from Chef Sous Chef – A comfort food classic that is cooked with rich, meaty flavors topped with broth-based mashed potatoes. It’s the perfect dish for a cozy night in. {Click for Recipe}

Not So Traditional Ground Beef Shepherd’s Pie {Photo courtesy of Chef Sous Chef}

Ground Beef Stroganoff Casserole from The Cozy Cook – This easy, make-ahead casserole is everything you love about Beef Stroganoff with the convenience of using ground beef and a handful of simple ingredients. No canned soup here, the flavor is all homemade! {Click for Recipe}

John Wayne Casserole from Casserole Crissy – This easy ground beef casserole recipe is flavorful, hearty, and simple to make. It’s the ultimate family meal or potluck dish. {Click for Recipe}

Southwest Ground Beef Casserole from Amanda’s Cookin’ – We love hamburgers, tacos, and chili, but new ground beef recipes are always welcome in my kitchen. This southwest ground beef casserole is a favorite! {Click for Recipe}

Southwest Ground Beef Casserole {Photo courtesy of Amanda’s Cookin’}

Cheesy Dorito Casserole With Tater Tot Crust from Ramshackle Pantry – So much cheesy, beef, Dorito flavor in one dish and this comfort recipe is great for dinner. {Click for Recipe}

Creamy Paprika Beef Goulash Recipe from 5 Minutes for Mom – This recipe for is quick enough to make on a busy weeknight — you can have this whole meal on the table in about 30 minutes! {Click for Recipe}

Easy Hamburger Potato Casserole from Recipes Simple – This dish has the classic meat and potato taste with a nice creamy sauce and cheese that really completes the dish. Makes a delicious and easy dinner. {Click for Recipe}

Whew! I hope you found one, two, three or maybe even 30 new casserole recipes to try!