Here’s a simple and tasty way to make slow cooker ground beef—great for meal prep, tacos, pasta, or rice bowls.
🍲 Slow Cooker Ground Beef (Basic Recipe)
🧾 Ingredients
- 500 g ground beef
Ground beef - 1 onion (chopped)
- 2–3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 can diced tomatoes (or fresh chopped)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika or chili powder (optional)
- ½ cup water or beef broth
🍳 Method
1. (Optional but recommended) Brown the beef
- Heat pan and lightly brown ground beef
- This improves flavor and reduces excess fat
2. Add to slow cooker
- Put beef in slow cooker
- Add onion, garlic, tomatoes, spices, and liquid
3. Cook
- Low: 6–8 hours
- High: 3–4 hours
4. Stir and adjust
- Break apart meat with spoon
- Adjust salt and seasoning if needed
🍽️ How to use it
- Tacos 🌮
- Pasta sauce 🍝
- Rice bowls 🍚
- Sandwich filling 🥪
- Stuffed peppers 🌶️
💡 Tips
- Add beans for extra protein
- Add carrots or bell peppers for nutrition
- Drain excess fat if needed after cooking
🟢 Bottom line
Slow cooker ground beef is a simple, versatile, and meal-prep-friendly dish that can be used in many meals throughout the week.
If you want, I can give you a Mexican-style or spicy Pakistani-style version 👍
