how long does ground beef take to cook
Photo Credit Michele D. Lee/Demand Media. Stir the ground beef every three to five minutes as it cooks in the skillet. Break apart the cooking meat with the spatula to get the chunks smaller if desired. Cook the ground beef for eight to 10 minutes or until no pink remains in the middle of the pieces. The USDA recommends cooking ground beef until it reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.