Who doesn’t LOVE quick ground beef recipes? This 30 minute semi-homemade spiced ground beef mezze is an excellent way to mix it up for a quick and easy ground beef meal. It’s Middle Eastern inspired spiced ground beef browned to juicy perfection served over creamy store bought hummus and served with anything you’ve got on hand. It’s a healthy, flavorful weeknight family meal that rivals takeout.
Make Quick Ground Beef Recipes At Home
Instead of takeout from a restaurant, TAKEOUT a pound (or two) of your Country Natural Beef Butcher’s Blend Ground Beef. You can make a batch of the best Baharat Middle Eastern spice blend that’ll make this an even easier meal to whip up.
Store bought hummus lasts a while in the fridge so it’s a great addition to keep yourself stocked for this meal on a night you need easy and delicious to come together. You can jazz this up anyway you want. Some additions can include rice, lentils, salad, pickled onions, olives, cauliflower rice, pita bread, or pita chips. Lots of options once you have the Spiced Beef and the store bought hummus.
Country Natural Beef Butcher’s Blend ground beef is unlike any other ground beef – it is a blend of brisket, short ribs and chuck. The flavor is unbelievable, the texture divine – the versatility endless. You can order the Butcher’s Blend for home delivery and I highly recommend you try it. Country Natural Beef supplies Whole Foods markets with premium, pasture raised, Global Animal Partnership (G.A.P.) Certified Beef.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
1 pan meal with major flavor.
Easily adapted to use what you have on hand – you can add tomatoes, herbs, eggplant, carrots to the dish and it can be served a little bit differently each time.
The sides you make will transform the meat – wrap it up in a pita, serve it aside a salad, serve over rice, serve with roasted cauliflower.
The beef is versatile and can be used to make many different Middle Eastern inspired meals.
It’s colorful and flavorful with little effort to make it.
Spiced Beef Over Hummus Ingredients You’ll Need
Country Natural Beef’s Butcher’s Blend Ground Beef – Consistently incredible quality and flavor this blend is made of brisket, short ribs, and chuck.
Olive Oil for cooking and drizzling over top
Store Bought Baharat Spice Blend / Ras El Hanout / or use my homemade Baharat recipe below and have it on hand for the future.
Shallot (or onion) to add depth to the meat.
Garlic adds warmth and dimension.
Store bought hummus (your favorite kind!) or your favorite homemade hummus
Salt & Pepper – Enhances the flavor of all the ingredients.
Garnish Ideas (entirely optional)
Crunchy topping -Chickpea, Nut or Seed Topping – love dry toasted pine nuts, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, or chickpeas over top for added flavor and crunch
Fresh Herbs – parsley, cilantro, mint, or chives would all work great to add freshness.
Tomatoes in warm seasons / Pomegranate in cooler seasons – Add color and depth
Lemon Juice – a squeeze of lemon over the top of the meal adds brightness
Sumac – a tart and bright seasoning often sprinkled over hummus
Recipe Tips & Variations
For best results, you’ll want to ensure you let the beef come toward room temperature for 10 minutes before cooking and really searing the beef over medium high heat.
For best results, serve this with a variety of colors and textures to replicate what a Middle Eastern meal often looks and feels like.
How To Make Spiced Beef Over Hummus
Step 1: Remove your Country Natural Butcher’s Blend Ground Beef and store bought hummus from the fridge for 10 minute to come towards room temperature. Season the meat with Baharat seasoning blend, kosher salt and cracked pepper and briefly, gently mix.
Step 2: Start by warming the large skillet. Once it is warm, drizzle in enough avocado oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Once the oil is heated, add the shallot and cook for 1-2 minutes until it starts softening. Spoon the shallot out to a small dish. Add a little more olive oil if needed, and then add the spiced meat. Quickly spread it into a thin layer with a wooden spoon or spatula. Leave the meat undisturbed for a few minutes until it is seared and browned. Using a fish spatula, flip the meat in sections so it can sear on the other side. When the meat is nearly done, add the raw crushed garlic and the cooked shallot into the meat. Mix it all up to cook the garlic a bit and break the beef up into small chunks.
Step 3: Spread the hummus into a thin layer with a rubber spatula into a shallow medium sized bowl. Top the hummus with a little drizzle of olive oil. Carefully spoon the ground beef over top followed by sprinkling the other optional toppings as well.
Step 4: Serve this with whatever sides you’d like, or alternatively as an appetizer with pita, crudites, chips, or crackers.
Storing & Reheating
Storing: You can store the leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Reheating: You can eat this cold, or gently warmed in a skillet with a little water or broth to prevent burning.
It’s Middle Eastern inspired spiced ground beef browned to juicy perfection served over creamy store bought hummus and served with anything you’ve got on hand. It’s a healthy, flavorful weeknight family meal that rivals takeout.
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Ingredients
Spiced Beef Over Hummus Ingredients:
1–2 tbsps olive oil, split for cooking the beef and drizzling over the hummus
Baharat Seasoning (makes 1 Spice jar full): You can substitute your favorite store bought Baharat or Ras El Hanout seasoning, or make this and have on hand.
2 ½ tsp cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp coriander
¾ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp clove
½ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp cardamom
Garnish (optional)
2–3 tbsp crunchy topping – Dry toasted pine nuts, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, or chickpeas over top for added flavor and crunch
1 tbsp fresh herbs, finely chopped – parsley, cilantro, mint, or chives would all work great to add freshness.
½ cup chopped cherry tomatoes (in warm seasons) / Pomegranate (in cooler seasons) to add color and depth
Lemon Juice – a squeeze of lemon over the top of the meal adds brightness
Sumac – a tart and bright seasoning often sprinkled over hummus
Instructions
Step 1: Remove your Country Natural Butcher’s Blend Ground Beef and store bought hummus from the fridge for 10 minute to come towards room temperature. Season the meat with Baharat seasoning blend, kosher salt and cracked pepper and briefly, gently mix.
Step 2: Start by warming the large skillet. Once it is warm, drizzle in enough avocado oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Once the oil is heated, add the shallot and cook for 1-2 minutes until it starts softening. Spoon the shallot out to a small dish. Add a little more olive oil if needed, and then add the spiced meat. Quickly spread it into a thin layer with a wooden spoon or spatula. Leave the meat undisturbed for a few minutes until it is seared and browned. Using a fish spatula, flip the meat in sections so it can sear on the other side. When the meat is nearly done, add the raw crushed garlic and the cooked shallot into the meat. Mix it all up to cook the garlic a bit and break the beef up into small chunks.
Step 3: Spread the hummus into a thin layer with a rubber spatula into a shallow medium sized bowl. Top the hummus with a little drizzle of olive oil. Carefully spoon the ground beef over top followed by sprinkling the other optional toppings as well.
Step 4: Serve this with whatever sides you’d like, or alternatively as an appetizer with pita, crudites, chips, or crackers.
