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

FAQs

What should I eat for dinner on a Sunday night? ›

Sunday Suppers
  • Sausage Ragu with Pappardelle Pasta.
  • A magnificent Roast Beef Tenderloin.
  • Roast Lamb Leg with Gravy.
  • My best Pulled Pork.
  • Standing Rib Roast (Prime Rib)
  • Baked Mac and Cheese.
  • Family Meat Pie.
  • Peach Cobbler.

What veg do you have on a Sunday dinner? ›

What Vegetables to have with a Roast Dinner? In a recent YouGov poll, boiled broccoli was chosen as second to roasted parsnips when it comes to ideal roast dinner vegetables. Beyond broccoli and parsnips, people voted for various other vegetables such as peas, carrots, cauliflower, and green beans.

What to cook for late night dinner? ›

These easy meals are all prepped and cooked within 10 minutes, are made with budget ingredients and still taste totally delicious.
  • 110-minute cheat's fried rice. ...
  • 210-minute chicken and vegetable soup recipe. ...
  • 3Cheesy ham omelette parcel. ...
  • 410-minute chicken fajita tray bake. ...
  • 5Pan-toasted ham and cheese sandwich.

What can you eat on a Sunday instead of a roast? ›

Meat and Potato Pie. Potato and Mince beef hash Recipe here. Steak, served with vegetables and chips or potatoes. Stew and Dumplings.

What is the main ingredient in a traditional Sunday dinner? ›

Sunday roast, or roast dinner, is a traditional British meal of roasted meat, potatoes, and accompaniments like Yorkshire pudding, vegetables, stuffing, gravy, and various condiments depending on the meat.

What is the 7 color Sunday meal? ›

A standard 7 colours plate must contain the basics like inyama of your choice, gravy, rice, potatoes, butternut or pumpkin, bean salad, ibeetroot, green beans or peas and carrots.

What is the most popular beef dish? ›

What everyone's cooking
  • Diane meatloaf with French onion mash.
  • Slow-cooker corned beef.
  • Basic roast beef & vegetables.
  • Braised beef.
  • Basic beef and red wine casserole.
  • Basic beef burger.
  • Homestyle beef burger.
  • Beef and bean burritos.

What is the tastiest beef? ›

“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.

What is the number 1 beef in the world? ›

Wagyu beef originates from Japan and is considered by many the best beef on the planet. With the name meaning “Japanese Cow” (wa = Japanese, gyu = cow), it can be found in four different types of Japanese cattle.

Can a Sunday dinner be healthy? ›

Healthy Sunday Dinner

Pick a lean meat like chicken or turkey and roast it without oil. It has juices in it, so it won't dry out. You could also remove the skin and just eat the breast meat to keep it lower in calories. Add lemon to the middle of the bird for extra flavour without a lot of extra calories.

What time should Sunday dinner be? ›

Some Sunday roast revelations from the poll are as follows: A Sunday Roast should be served at exactly 3:15pm in the afternoon. Necessities are three slices of beef, four roast potatoes and gravy all over the plate, but not drowning the food is a must.

How to cook for the week on Sunday? ›

On Sunday:
  1. Make a multi-purpose whole grain. Cooked brown rice or quinoa can be turned into quick burrito bowls, fried rice, or chilled salads.
  2. Chop vegetables to be cooked later in the week. Look for recipes that use the same ingredients so you can prep once and use twice.
  3. Do some salad prep. ...
  4. Prepare a protein.
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