71 lean meat recipes

Slow cooker Southwestern beef and pinto beans with salt pork, red chili, cumin seeds, and tomato paste. Set it and forget it for 9-10 hours of hands-off cooking.

Freezer fajitas: marinated sirloin steak frozen with frozen fajita vegetables for a make-ahead Tex-Mex weeknight dinner. Thaw, sear, and serve in flour tortillas with salsa.

Quick pork and black bean burritos using leftover roast pork, cumin-seasoned beans, and a splash of hot sauce. Ready in 25 minutes with all the classic taco-night toppings.

Loaded Louisiana jambalaya with smoky sausage, shrimp, chicken, and black-eyed peas simmered with Rotel tomatoes, herbs, and long-grain rice. One pot, big flavors, feeds a hungry crowd of six.

Tex-Mex tostadas with deep-fried flour tortillas piled with pork, Rotel tomatoes, refried beans, shredded cheese, lettuce, avocado, and sour cream. Family-style Southwest dinner.

Ambush your tastebuds with this savory chili made with succulent beef chuck, jalapeno peppers and red hot pepper sauce.

Pork chops with creamy gravy and vegetables made in one skillet with cream of celery soup, sour cream, sage, frozen green beans, and potatoes. A complete weeknight dinner from pan to plate in about 40 minutes.

Pork and succotash stew with browned pork shoulder, lima beans, corn, and red peppers braised in broth with caraway seeds and finished with yogurt.

Medieval-style meat cakes with pork shoulder, dates, raisins, pistachios, and saffron baked into a buttery pastry shell. Ancient sweet-savory tart that blends pork with dried fruits and warm spices.

Beans with rare steak and pesto: grilled steak sliced rare over mashed cannellini beans with fresh basil-parsley pesto. A Tuscan-style dinner that's lean, protein-heavy, and deeply savory.

Layered pan burritos with ground beef, refried beans, enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese, and flour tortillas baked casserole-style. Feeds a crowd, cuts like lasagna.

Lamb chops wrapped in phyllo with peas, potato balls, tomatoes, and kasseri cheese bake into golden Greek parcels that surprise with every bite.

Kare-kare is a classic Filipino stew of pork hocks and beef in a rich peanut butter sauce with eggplant and green beans, colored with annatto. Served with rice and bagoong.

Elizabeth Taylor's chili topped with golden cornbread, baked right in one casserole dish. Ground beef simmers in tomatoes, chili powder, and a splash of red wine vinegar for bright, bold flavor.

Grilled Flatbread with Fillet of Beef, White Bean Puree & Sun Dried Tomatoes recipe

Ground beef and green bean casserole baked in condensed tomato soup, topped with egg-enriched mashed potatoes and baked golden. A hearty shepherd's pie-style dinner that feeds a crowd with pantry staples.