Budget beef dinners to help your groceries go further | taste recipes

With some smart use of cheaper cuts and a few classic flavour tricks, it’s still possible to serve up some traditional beef dinners you love at less cost.

With cost-of-living pressures biting and grocery budgets tightening, many Aussies are looking to cut back on meals made with red meat.

But with some smart use of cheaper cuts and a few classic flavour tricks, it’s still possible to serve up some of those traditional dinners you love.

Check out Taste’s favourite beef recipes to help stretch your grocery spend that little bit further this winter.

Classic beef stew with cheesy toast.

Cheesy toast-topped beef stew

Classic beef stew gets an upgrade with these golden toasties that the whole family will enjoy.

Country beef ‘dump’ dinner

If you’re wondering about the name of this recipe, just look at the method and it will all make sense. There is only one step and it involves you dumping all the ingredients in the slow cooker and forgetting about it until dinner time.

In terms of the flavour, we are talking good old-fashioned beef casserole – a perfect winter warmer.

Mongolian beef meatballs

Only $3.90 per serve, these saucy chow mein noodles and sticky beef mince meatballs are packed with flavour and sneaky veg. Whip this up in 40 for an easy, budget-friendly weeknight dinner.

Meatballs are a great budget-friendly choice.

Beef and sweet potato hash bake

This gluten-free bake is loaded with sneaky veg and high in lean protein. We’ve made the cheesy topping with frozen vegie rice so it’s quick and easy to prep, too.

Easy savoury mince

This easy savoury beef mince recipe is perfect on toast, served with rice or eaten on its own.

One-pan teriyaki beef and rice

This easy beef mince dinner is ready in just 20 minutes and it only uses a few ingredients – plus, it’s a measly $3.55 per serve.

Teriyaki beef and rice is easy to make.

Speedy mince and noodle stir-fry

Looking for a new way with mince? Stir-fry it with your favourite vegies and slurpy noodles for a dinner that is sure to become a weeknight regular.

Savoury mince eggplant bake

Turn boring old mince into this tastebud tingling, budget-friendly eggplant bake.

Sausage and bean stew

With more and more of you searching for stew recipes, we thought we’d point you in the direction of this highly-rated one.

Old-fashioned beef rissoles

Who doesn’t love a recipe using beef mince? This classic dish is not only budget friendly, it’s always a winner with the family

Beef and bean chilli

Serve this budget-friendly chilli with tortillas, over baked potatoes or with pasta for a hearty family meal.

Beef and pumpkin curry

Fill the air with fragrant mouth-watering spices, pile the table with curries, then dive into a spectacular Indian feast.

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