71 lean meat recipes

One-skillet Tex-Mex chili chicken simmered with stewed tomatoes, rice, and peppers, then smothered in melted Monterey Jack. Dinner in 30 minutes flat.

Slow cooker Texican chili with bacon, cubed round steak, kidney beans, tomatoes, and vegetables. A hearty, Texas-meets-Mexican beef chili that simmers 10 to 12 hours until fork-tender.

Enjoy this delicious yet filling stew in a cold winter day with some crusty bread. It makes you warm and satisfies your taste buds.

Escudella de pages, a traditional Catalan country stew with veal, chicken, salt pork, cabbage, beans, rice, and pasta in a saffron-scented bone broth. Old-world Spanish peasant food that eats like a meal in a bowl.

In other parts of Central Asia this dish is made with red beans and I have it made with beef, horse, camel, chicken, and venison for the meat instead of the lamb. It is excellent anyway it comes.

Maryland crab soup loaded with sweet lump crab meat, Old Bay seasoning, potatoes, corn, green beans, and carrots in a beef and tomato broth. The classic Chesapeake Bay vegetable soup.

Sooz's chili simmers ground beef with stewed tomatoes, mild green chilies, kidney beans, and chili powder for a crowd-sized, family-friendly bowl. A milder pot meant for bigger groups.

A simple and scrumptious fried rice made with green peas, bean sprouts and mixed herbs.

Kentucky-style burgoo soup made with mixed cooked meats, okra, lima beans, corn, and garden vegetables in a rich beef-and-chicken broth. A lighter take on the legendary Bluegrass State stew.

Sesame crab hash cakes: crab and red potato bound with egg, brightened with lime and cilantro, broiled golden, served over black bean sauce. A lighter, Asian-leaning take on the crab cake.

Chasing chili builds a slow-simmered base with ground beef chuck, lean pork, soaked pinto beans, and whole cumin seeds. A two-meat, scratch-bean chili built for a crowd.

Spinach and long white radish soup: a clear beef broth scented with juniper and tarragon, loaded with daikon, potato, and spinach, brightened with lemon and turmeric. An unusual, fresh spring bowl.

My intention was to combine flavors of shrimp and beef inside the meat as well as inside the sauce..

Beef lasagna with a ricotta filling spiked with cinnamon and nutmeg for a Greek-leaning twist. Layered with mozzarella, parmesan, and meat sauce for a stretchy, savory bake.

An exotic and succulent dish made with lean beef, veal, chicken and turkey. A heavenly dish for meat lovers!

Elk or venison meat loaf topped with chili sauce uses water-softened bread as a binder for a lean, flavorful wild game loaf. Simple ingredients let the rich game meat shine.