15+ Healthy Beef Recipes for Dinner
If finding healthy beef recipes for dinner is a challenge for you, I’m here to help! The beef dinner ideas here are easy to make, and they use simple, wholesome ingredients.
Although beef isn’t the healthiest protein available, there are plenty of ways to make a healthy weeknight meal using lean cuts of beef.
Healthy Dinners with Ground Beef
I have healthy ground beef recipes that you and your family will love! In many cases, preparing a healthy beef dinner simply requires using a healthy cooking method like baking, grilling, or air frying.
Perfect examples of this are in my recipes for slow cooker meatballs and air fryer empanadas!
PRO TIP!
When shopping for ground beef, choose lean blends like 95/5, 92/8, or 90/10. If you use ground beef with more than 10% fat, be sure to drain the excess grease and if possible, rinse the meat afterward.
Healthy Steak Dinners
Some of the most popular healthy beef recipes on this site are for delicious weeknight steak dinners! I can help you make the perfect seared steak, or use your air fryer to make air fryer steak fingers.
Look below for even more healthy beef recipes for dinner!
20 Minute Broiled Lamb Chops
Broiled lamb chops look fancy, but they only take a few minutes to make. Perfect for your next date-night-in!
Ropa Vieja with Olives and Capers
Ropa Veija is a traditional Cuban dish featuring beef that is slowly stewed in a sauce of tomatoes, garlic, and bell peppers until it falls apart into shreds. With the texture of pulled pork and the comforting flavor of pot-roast, Ropa Veija is a real crowd pleaser!
Although it does take a while to make (about 3-1/2 hours), the recipe couldn’t be simpler and it doesn’t require a lot of hands-on time. It’s also the kind of dish that tastes even better the next day, after the flavors have had more time to meld. I like to make a big batch on a lazy Saturday afternoon, then make Ropa and Swiss Sandwiches – a dish I fell in love with at New World Bistro Bar – to eat while we watch football (go Bills!) on Sunday.
