🥩 Slow Cooker Ground Beef (Easy & Versatile!)
This is a great base recipe you can turn into tacos, pasta, rice bowls, or casseroles—super simple and full of flavor.
🧾 Ingredients
- 500g–1 kg ground beef
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 2–3 cloves garlic (minced or 1 tsp garlic powder)
- 1 cup broth or water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- Optional: 1 can diced tomatoes
👩🍳 Instructions
- (Optional but better) Brown the beef
Cook ground beef in a pan until no longer pink, then drain excess fat. - Add to slow cooker
Transfer beef to slow cooker with onion, garlic, spices, and broth. - Cook
- LOW: 4–6 hours
- HIGH: 2–3 hours
- Break it up
Stir occasionally if possible so it stays crumbly.
🍽️ What You Can Make With It
- Tacos / wraps 🌮
- Spaghetti meat sauce 🍝
- Rice bowls 🍚
- Stuffed peppers 🌶️
- Sloppy joes
🔥 Flavor Variations
- Taco style: Add cumin + chili powder
- Italian style: Add oregano + basil + tomato sauce
- Cheesy beef: Stir in shredded cheese at the end
- Spicy: Add chili flakes or hot sauce
💡 Tips
- Don’t skip browning if you want better flavor and less grease
- Drain fat well to avoid oily texture
- Add veggies like bell peppers or mushrooms for extra nutrition
If you want, I can turn this into a full slow cooker spaghetti, beef chili, or a one-pot cheesy beef pasta 🍲
