Our 15 Best Beef Dinner Recipes to Make for Sunday Evenings (2024)

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Sunday is a time to unwind and also to get ahead on tasks for the coming week. It's often a time to get together with friends and family, and many of us see Sunday dinners as an opportunity to make a meal that takes more time to cook than you can spare on a weeknight. One perfect example? A delicious beef dinner. Luckily, we have plenty of beef dinner ideas that are well-suited to weekend cooking: They're perfect for lazy Sunday afternoons and include a mix of recipes that simmer slowly on the stovetop, braise in the oven, or use the pressure cooker to tenderize tougher cuts of beef. Short on time but still want a delicious beef dinner? We even have a few that come together quickly.

As for our favorites beef dinner ideas? We tend to like recipes that are versatile. Consider the Chile-Braised Beef, Two Ways, pictured here. This chuck-roast dish is inspired by birria, a traditional dish from the Jalisco region of Mexico. It's a recipe, like several in this gallery, that has mostly hands-off. The meat cooks for over two hours in an onion-, tomato-, and chile-infused broth. Whether you opt to serve it in soup form or as a filling for tortillas, this beef will be fork-tender and delicious to eat as your weekend nears its end.

We have plenty of other delicious beef dinner recipes to choose from, too. Whether you prefer to go the familiar route with a traditional stew, a meatloaf from our test kitchen team, or put a twist on an all-around favorite like as meatballs, our best beef dinner ideas will ensure you're able to satisfy everyone's cravings for a warming, comforting meal come Sunday evening.

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Beef Braciole with Olives and Raisins

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For a Sunday dinner that's sure to please, try this beef braciole. Thin slices of meat are wrapped around a filling of pimiento‐stuffed olives, raisins, and Parmigiano‐Reggiano. After browning on the stovetop, they braise in the oven in a delicious mix of wine, broth, and tomatoes until fork-tender.

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Classic Beef Stew

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Aromatic and satisfying, classic beef stew hits home on cold nights. In our recipe, seared meat simmers with tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, dry red wine, and fire-roasted tomatoes, which bring subtle smokiness. Beef chuck is our choice cut for this recipe because of its marbling; the fat imbues the broth with a buttery taste as it melts.

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Pici with Short-Rib Ragu

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Boneless short ribs combine with pici (a spaghetti-like noodle) to make a melt-in-your-mouth-worthy meal. The meat is browned then transferred to the oven to braise with tomatoes and broth for three hours.

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Test Kitchen's Favorite All-Beef Meatloaf

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We bake this all-beef meatloaf on a sheet pan rather than in a loaf pan because that produces more crusty, ketchup-glazed crust that we all love. Another bonus? Baking the meatloaf on a sheet pan speeds up cooking.

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Grandma's Bolognese

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Ground beef and ground pork are the key to sauce like Grandma used to make. This old-school recipe gets further richness from pancetta, porcini mushrooms, and a touch of heavy cream; everything cooks slowly on the stovetop.

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Pressure-Cooker Pot Roast

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Boneless beef chuck roast becomes meltingly tender in just 90 minutes when you use a pressure cooker or multi-cooker. This recipe enhances the meat with dates, olives, and oranges.

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Beef-Zucchini Meatballs

Beef, zucchini, and cooked quinoa (or millet) come together quickly to make ultra-tender and healthier meatballs; they're the perfect topping to spaghetti or a vegetable noodle.

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Lasagna with Meat Sauce

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Lasagna lovers, rejoice! You'll love this test-kitchen approved recipe that uses no-boil noodles to streamline prep and a mix of ground beef and Italian sausage for a flavor-packed meat layer, plus the trio of ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmigiano for a rich cheesy layer.

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Slow-Cooker Brisket and Onions

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We use first cut of brisket for this family favorite. It cooks in a slow cooker—alongside onions and garlic—in chicken stock for six hours until juicy and tender.

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Stovetop Chili Mac

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Simplify Sunday dinner with this one-pot meal that comes together in 45 minutes. It's packed with vegetables—there's corn, zucchini, and tomatoes—as well as beef chuck, and it's all served atop family-friendly rigatoni.

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Beef Stroganoff Stir-Fry

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Here's a delicious riff on the classic stroganoff. Using a stir fry-like technique makes this dish quicker but just as tasty.

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Slow-Cooker Ropa Vieja

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Flank steak is the star of this low-and-slow cooked take on the favorite Cuban beef dish. Our recipe calls for browning the meat before adding to the slow cooker; it's an extra step that's worth it for the depth of flavor it adds.

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Cheddar, Beef, and Potato Casserole

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Who doesn't love a hearty casserole? This crowd-pleaser combines ground beef with hash browns, onions, mushrooms, frozen mixed vegetables, and plenty of cheddar cheese. It takes about 45 minutes in the oven, which means dinner is on the table before you know it.

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Vegetable, Beef, and Barley Stew

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Simmer this vegetable-, beef chuck-, and barley-filled stew on low for eight hours or on high for four hours to bring the ultimate comfort food to your Sunday dinner.

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FAQs

What is a good dinner that everyone would like? ›

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  • Taco Soup. ...
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  • 20-Minute Beef and Broccoli Noodle Stir-Fry.
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What is the easiest beef to cook? ›

Which cuts of meat cook quickly?
  • Sirloin. Often sold as slices of meat, this cut is a large piece of meat taken from the middle of the animal's back, next to the fillet. ...
  • Rump. A good value steak that has much more flavour than a fillet or sirloin as the muscle that it comes from works harder in the animal. ...
  • Fillet. ...
  • Rib eye.

What are the 10 ways to cook beef? ›

Primary meat cooking techniques include braising, stewing, pot roasting, barbecuing/smoking, pan searing, grilling/broiling, pan frying, roasting, and stir frying.

What is the number 1 meat eaten in the world? ›

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, pork is the most widely eaten meat in the world (36%) followed by poultry (33%), beef (24%), and goats/sheep (5%).

What is the most eaten dish in the world? ›

Rice is often considered the most consumed staple food globally. It serves as a dietary staple for a large portion of the world's population and is a major source of calories and nutrition for billions of people.

What should I eat for Sunday dinner? ›

20 Sunday dinner ideas
  • Nduja lasagne. ...
  • Harissa roast salmon with lemon & chickpea couscous. ...
  • Slow cooker gochujang short ribs with apple slaw. ...
  • Vegetarian enchiladas. ...
  • Spatchco*ck peri-peri chicken. ...
  • No-fuss shepherd's pie. ...
  • Leek, cheese & potato pie. ...
  • Chicken arrabbiata stew with parmesan dumplings.

What food does everyone love? ›

America's Favorite Foods: The 50 Most Popular Foods in America
  • Cheese quesadilla.
  • Sweet potato fries. ...
  • Hummus. ...
  • Pizza margherita. Mizina/Getty Images. ...
  • Chili. Janna Danilova/Getty Images. ...
  • Seaweed salad. Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images. ...
  • Nachos. VeselovaElena/Getty Images. ...
  • Sesame chicken. VeselovaElena/Getty Images. ...
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What is the most tender beef to cook? ›

The most tender of all cuts of beef, tenderloin steaks are lean and known for their delicate, butter-like texture and thick cut.

What beef takes the longest to cook? ›

Of the meats that I have cooked, beef tongue has taken the longest to cook. It is the most used muscle on the cow, as the cud is chewed for many hours per day, so the tongue is in almost constant motion. If you do not cook it a very long time (low and slow), it will never get tender.

What is the hardest meat to cook? ›

Brisket takes about twice as long to turn tender as do other braising cuts. We've always thought that's because brisket has more chewy collagen (the main component in meat's connective tissue) than other cuts, which needs more time to convert to soft gelatin for the meat to fully tenderize.

What meat is easy to cook? ›

Chicken, fish, beef, pork, and lamb (and other meats and poultry) are all easy to cook (but you can make it difficult on yourself with elaborate recipes).

What is the most famous beef? ›

JAPANESE WAGYU

Kobe beef is perhaps the most famous of these, but there are also other regional varieties, such as Matsusaka, Omi, and Hida beef. These regional varieties are often named after the region in which they're produced and are highly prized for their unique taste and texture.

What country is number 1 in beef? ›

Brazil was the biggest exporter of beef in 2023, followed by India, which exports water buffalo, the United States and Australia.

What is the best beef to eat? ›

“What people consider the quote-on-quote best steaks are the middle meats,” says Flannery. “Those are steaks from the midsection of the animal, between the rib and the rump.” These cuts—ribeye, New York strip loin, and filet mignon—can certainly be dubbed the best, and few will disagree.

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