Slow Cooker Birria is a great way to get all the flavors in a birria with very little effort! There is very little prep involved, and you set it and forget it while the slow cooker or crock pot does all the work! You can enjoy the Birria as a meat stew with simple garnishes...
Beef Recipes
Delicious Beef Recipes with step-by-step instructions that you can easily make at home!
Savory Hand Pies (Individual Beef Pot Pies)
These Savory Hand Pies are my twist on a classic pasty recipe. The savory filling is made up of all the ingredients in a delicious beef stew and wrapped in a homemade pastry crust that is baked golden brown. They are absolutely delicious, and you can customize the fillings in so many different ways. The...
Smoked Meatloaf in the Ninja Woodfire
If you have never had a smoked meatloaf, you are in for a treat! The smoky flavor combined with the perfectly seasoned meat and the perfect BBQ glaze on top of the meatloaf is going to have your friends and family asking for more! The meatloaf recipe is so simple to make and then you...
Ninja Foodi Mississippi Pot Roast
This recipe for Mississippi Pot Roast is different from so many others in several ways. With this recipe, you can have your roast done in a fraction of the time and not rely on store-bought packets for the seasonings. With just a few simple ingredients and less than 60 minutes, you can have a delicious...
French Onion Pasta
This French Onion Pasta recipe has all the flavors of a classic French Onion Soup, but with pasta and tender beef slices! It's the perfect one-pot dish that is easy enough for a weeknight dinner and fancy enough for company. This recipe can be made in the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker & Air Crisper, Instant Pot, or...
Carne Picada Tacos
Carne Picada tacos are made with fresh ingredients and are ready in less than 30 minutes from start to finish when you use your Ninja Foodi or Instant Pot pressure cooker. Stuff this flavorful meat into flour or corn tortillas and top with your favorite taco toppings! This will quickly become one of your favorite...
Flanken Style Short Ribs
Have you heard of Flanken Style Short Ribs before? If not, you are in for a real treat! A very popular cut of beef is the short-rib or English Cut Beef Rib, but don't underestimate the little sister, Flanken cut beef ribs! Both are from the same cut of beef and they are very different...
Pressure Cooker Swedish Meatballs
This classic Swedish meatballs recipe is made with delicious homemade meatballs smothered in a cream sauce and served with either mashed potatoes or egg noodles that are cooked at the same time in your Ninja Foodi or Instant Pot pressure cooker! This is an easy-to-make recipe that is ready in under an hour from start...
Tender & Juicy Eye of Round Roast (Ninja Foodi or Instant Pot)
When I say tender, I mean cut-with-a-fork tender. When I say juicy, I mean it's juicy, not dry and stringy from overcooking like so many roasts can be. When you think about this eye of round roast recipe, think about the best pot roast you've ever had. Now, make it perfectly round and sliceable. It's...
Pressure Cooker Beef Braciole
Beef braciole is a delicious Italian dish made by rolling up thin slices of beef with a flavorful filling. Traditionally it's simmered in tomato sauce for a few hours to tenderize the beef and develop all the wonderful flavors. Well, guess what... you can get the same results much quicker by using your pressure cooker! I...
Slow Cooker Sirloin Tip Roast
Slow Cooker Sirloin Tip Roast is an economical and flavorful cut of meat that is perfect for a family dinner or a special occasion. Slow Cooking allows the meat to absorb the flavors of the seasonings and tenderizes this tougher cut of meat and the results are melt-in-your-mouth delicious! Slow Cooking is definitely my favorite...
Beef Osso Buco
Beef Osso Buco is an Italian dish that looks and tastes fancy, but is super easy to make. Usually it is made by slow cooking or braising in an oven, but using your pressure cooker or Ninja Foodi speeds things up quite a bit. You can make a delicious Osso Buco with beef shanks in...
Ground Beef Vegetable Soup
Ground Beef Vegetable Soup is one of those soups that takes just minutes to throw together, is economical to make, and can be easily modified to fit personal preferences and even changed into different flavors of soup. This is a great way to repurpose leftovers! Add a few extra spices and you'll have a taco...
Big Mac Sloppy Joes
Big Mac Sloppy Joes are so easy to make and the whole family will love them! It's a fun twist on a traditional sloppy joe recipe by combining the flavor of the Big Mac sauce with ground beef and served with pickles and cheese on a toasted sesame seed bun. It's a perfect recipe to...
Air Fryer Frozen Steak
Let's face it, sometimes we forget to take things out of the freezer! While cooking from frozen has never been my favorite way to cook meat, I was very surprised at how delicious and easy it was to air fry a steak from frozen. If fact, it worked so well that I plan on trying...
Sous Vide Corned Beef
There are tons of different ways you can cook corned beef, but if you want the easiest and most hands off way, it's definitely using the sous vide method! Honestly, I can't remember any corned beef being easier to cook, and I make 2-3 a year, every year around St. Patrick's Day. I've done the...
Pressure Cooker Beef & Barley Soup
Beef and Barley Soup is one of my husband's favorite soups and it's so easy to make in your Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi! You only need a few basic ingredients and about an hour to make a delicious pot of healthy and hearty soup! The tender chunks of beef melt in your mouth, the...
Country-Style Boneless Beef Ribs
These boneless beef ribs are so delicious that I'll never make a chuck roast again! Seriously, as long as I can find the country-style beef ribs, it will always be my first choice when I want a nice piece of beef that is tender and melt-in-your-mouth good. The first time I made this recipe, I...
Cheeseburger Soup (Ninja Foodi or Stovetop)
This Soup tastes JUST LIKE a Cheeseburger! It's a quick and easy recipe that the whole family will love.
Air Fryer Meatloaf
Whether you want to make a classic meatloaf that is perfect for slicing or put your own twist on it, using your air fryer is easy and quicker!
Ninja Foodi Stuffed Peppers
Getting the perfect texture and flavor in stuffed peppers can be a little challenging, but with this technique and the help of the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker & Air Crisper, your stuffed peppers will be perfect every time! If you have tried pressure cooking stuffed peppers, you may have run into issues with the peppers...
Southwestern Goulash with a Cornbread Topping
You may be familiar with American Goulash, which is a combination of pasta, tomatoes, spices, and usually ground beef. I thought I'd put a little spin on this easy recipe and make a Southwestern Goulash with a Cornbread Topping. This is a one-pot meal that can be made in your pressure cooker and transferred to...
Beef Tips & Rice
This Beef Tips & Rice with a delicious gravy and broccoli is one big plate of comfort food! Of course, you can switch the rice for mashed potatoes (yum) or make it like I did with rice AND broccoli in a one pot meal right in your pressure cooker. No worries if you don't have...
How to Cook the PERFECT Steak in the Ninja Foodi Indoor Grill
Whether you have the Original Ninja Foodi Grill or the XL Grill, this article will show you how to cook the PERFECT steak for YOU! There isn't a right way or wrong way to cook a steak. The only thing that matters is that YOU like it. We all have different opinions on how steak...
Surf & Turf in the Ninja Foodi Grill (PLUS baked potatoes & broccoli!)
I set out to make a Grilled Filet & Scallops as a Surf & Turf meal in the Ninja Foodi Grill, but I ended up making the entire meal -- baked potatoes & broccoli, too! I wasn't sure if I could pull it off, but it worked great! I staggered the cooking and served everything...
Cheeseburger Macaroni ~ One-Pot Dinner
I like to raise the bar for myself when creating recipes, and boy did I ever with this One-Pot Cheeseburger Macaroni! It literally tastes like a cheeseburger with pasta! Everyone in the family is going to love the flavors in this dish if they love a good cheeseburger! I didn't use the Ninja Foodi pressure...
Vegetable Beef Soup ~ Ninja Foodi or Instant Pot Recipe
I've always loved a good Vegetable Beef Soup, but this is the first time trying one in the pressure cooker. WOW! It's so much faster, tastier, and the meat is so tender. The key a good soup is the broth. The perfect beef broth for a vegetable beef soup has a richness to it that...
Ninja Foodi Brisket with a Cranberry Mushroom Gravy
Making a brisket in the Ninja Foodi is an incredible time saver and the texture is unbelievably perfect! This recipe works for any style of brisket you want to make, so if you aren't a fan of the mushroom and cranberry gravy, no worries! I've been making this dish for years and was so excited...
Walking Taco Casserole
Walking Taco Casserole takes the concept of walking tacos and transforms it into a quick and easy meal for the entire family. While there are tons of different versions of walking tacos or walking taco casserole, I decided to modify a dip recipe that my mom used to make and turn into a casserole. You...
Cheesy Ground Beef & Rice Casserole ~ Pressure Cooker Recipe
When you need a simple dump-and-cook meal that is going to satisfy even the pickiest eaters, this is it! Cheesy Ground Beef & Rice Casserole has everything you need for a perfect dinner! The first time I tested this recipe, it was shockingly good! I mean really good! I immediately called Jeff over and he...
Ninja Foodi Cabbage Rolls ~ Pressure Cooker Recipe
Tired of struggling to make PERFECT Cabbage Rolls? Me too... until now! You simply won't believe how easy it is to make the perfect Ninja Foodi cabbage rolls and it doesn't take all day either! I gave up making stuffed cabbage rolls many, many years ago. In fact, I gave it up after making them...
Greek Meatball Soup ~ Pressure Cooker or Stovetop Recipe
This is the PERFECT soup to make with that ground beef in your freezer! It's different and it's delicious! Prior to creating this version of Greek Meatball Soup, I had never heard of it! I'm so sad that I've been missing out on this very easy and extremely tasty soup for all these years, but...
Air Fryer Meatballs ~ Ninja Foodi
Making your own meatballs is so easy and, with your air fryer, they are cooked in 10 minutes! I couldn't believe it myself. Perfect meatballs in 10 minutes? Sign me up! I never used to make meatballs; it seemed like too much work. I bought them frozen when I wanted to make something with meatballs,...
Pot Roast in the Ninja Foodi Grill ~ Keto Style & Regular Style
I've seen many questions in Facebook groups about making pot roast in the Ninja Foodi Indoor Grill. The answers have mostly been suggestions to slow cook or pressure cook the pot roast. Guess what??? Pot Roast is AMAZING in the Ninja Foodi Indoor Grill! I think sometimes our brains get stuck in what we are...
Grilled London Broil ~ Ninja Foodi Indoor Grill Recipe
Now you can grill anytime you want with the Ninja Foodi Indoor Grill! This Grilled London Broil with an old family "secret" marinade is the perfect example of how quick and easy the indoor grill is to use! Steak is one of my husband's favorites, in fact, anything beef is at the top of his...
Pressure Cooker Taco Soup ~ Ninja Foodi Recipe
Pressure Cooker Taco Soup is one of those soup recipes where you can pretty much add whatever you have in the pantry and fridge, flavor it up with spices and it's going to be a delicious Taco Soup! Taco soup has been a routine meal in our house and is one of Jeff's favorites. It's...
Asian Steak with Stir Fry Veggies & Rice ~ Ninja Foodi 360 Meal
Okay friends, this Asian Steak 360 meal is, hands down, the best meal ever! I could eat it every single week and I just might, if I weren't so busy creating new recipes all the time! That is sort of a downside of being a food blogger, I don't often make things after they are...
Prime Rib in the Ninja Foodi
When it comes to cooking Prime Rib in the Ninja Foodi, you will hear everything from "It works great" to "No, don't do it!" I have to be honest, I was in the "No, don't do it" camp. Then I figured, how bad could it turn out? What if I pressure cook one and use...
Perfect Roast Beef in the Ninja Foodi
Making the PERFECT Roast Beef in the Ninja Foodi is so easy and incredibly delicious! You know that perfect thin slice of medium rare roast beef that you pile high onto a crusty roll and maybe dip into some Au Jus and call it a French Dip? Or slather it with BBQ sauce and call...
Pressure Cooked Beef Stew in the Ninja Foodi
Ready to make the PERFECT Beef Stew in your Ninja Foodi under pressure? Worried about getting the "water" notice? Don't be! I've found a fool-proof method to make the most delicious beef stew in no time at all, right in the Ninja Foodi! This recipe requires very little prep work, is ready in under an...