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Get a healthy and filling dinner on the table with these ground beef recipes. Ground beef is a budget-friendly protein that cooks quickly and can be used in a variety of dishes. Recipes like Cheeseburger Stuffed Baked Potatoes and Better-Than-Takeout Burgers with Sweet Potato Fries are delicious and low in saturated fat, sodium and calories to make them appropriate for a diabetes-friendly eating pattern.

01of 09Better-Than-Takeout Burgers with Sweet Potato FriesView RecipeThis healthy take on burgers and fries swaps in chopped mushrooms for some of the meat in the burger patties, to cut back on calories and saturated fat.

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Better-Than-Takeout Burgers with Sweet Potato Fries

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This healthy take on burgers and fries swaps in chopped mushrooms for some of the meat in the burger patties, to cut back on calories and saturated fat.

02of 09Pasta Puttanesca with BeefView RecipeThis easy slow cooker ground beef and pasta recipe makes a great meal any night of the week.

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Pasta Puttanesca with Beef

This easy slow cooker ground beef and pasta recipe makes a great meal any night of the week.

03of 09Cheeseburger Stuffed Baked PotatoesView RecipeSkip the bun and serve all of your favorite cheeseburger ingredients–beef, cheese, tomatoes, red onions and lettuce–with baked potatoes for a hearty and easy dinner recipe that kids and adults will love. Feel free to swap out the ground beef for ground turkey or tofu crumbles.

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Cheeseburger Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Skip the bun and serve all of your favorite cheeseburger ingredients–beef, cheese, tomatoes, red onions and lettuce–with baked potatoes for a hearty and easy dinner recipe that kids and adults will love. Feel free to swap out the ground beef for ground turkey or tofu crumbles.

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Beef & Bean Sloppy Joes

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Baked Beans with Ground Beef

06of 09Old-Fashioned MeatloafView RecipeMushrooms, garlic and oats sneak some extra nutrients into this hearty and easy meatloaf. Serve with sweet potatoes and your favorite green vegetables for a super-satisfying comfort food dinner.

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Old-Fashioned Meatloaf

Mushrooms, garlic and oats sneak some extra nutrients into this hearty and easy meatloaf. Serve with sweet potatoes and your favorite green vegetables for a super-satisfying comfort food dinner.

07of 09Kickin' Hot ChiliView RecipeIf you like your chili seriously hot, this recipe is for you. For an even bigger kick, use the whole teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

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Kickin' Hot Chili

If you like your chili seriously hot, this recipe is for you. For an even bigger kick, use the whole teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

08of 09Zucchini ParmesanView RecipeNothing goes to waste in this twist on eggplant Parmesan, as the scooped-out zucchini flesh gets mixed into the meat sauce. Use long, straight zucchini for this dish, which are easier to hollow out for stuffing.

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Zucchini Parmesan

Zucchini Parmesan

Nothing goes to waste in this twist on eggplant Parmesan, as the scooped-out zucchini flesh gets mixed into the meat sauce. Use long, straight zucchini for this dish, which are easier to hollow out for stuffing.

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Marinara Meat Sauce Topped Baked Potato

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