Can I Just Cook Frozen Ground Beef. But if you use cold water or the microwave to defrost your meat and then decide you don't want to use it, it's best to cook it first before refreezing it. You certainly could freeze your ground beef raw, just as it is, but then when it comes time to cook it, you’d have to defrost it first.

The first way that you can cook ground beef from frozen is on the stove. I assume that you are just using the meat broken up as you would for chili, not meatballs. We do not recommend doing this more than once, as it will cause freezer burn and a loss of taste and texture when you cook the meat.