Quick - mince recipes!!

**Arimeh** · May 26th, 2009, 03:25 PM

Eeek help!!

I was going to do some porcupine ball things tonight - but forgot my mum had taken my only casserole dish - so I have nothing to put it in!!!!

I don't have any spag bog sauce (or pasta!) to do spaghetti bog.

Any other things I can do that are reasonably quick and easy!!! Have to have it ready for the kids too (so can't be too spicy for miss m)

PLEASE HELP!!!!

**Willow** · May 26th, 2009, 03:28 PM

Ummm, what about asian style meatballs and fried rice? Easy and quick as.My kids both love it.

I just add garlic, coriander, sweet chilli sauce to the mince and then cook them in a fry pan (i put the lid on to start with, kinda steams them a bit and makes the outside kinda...I dunno, kinda sticky but really tasty!).

Fried rice just cook the rice, add whatever diced vegies you want, some soy sauce, beaten egg or two, bacon, done.

**Pretty Butterfly** · May 26th, 2009, 03:31 PM

meatballs/ rissoles.... add whatever you like!!

**Patooties** · May 26th, 2009, 03:39 PM

How about a shepherd's/cottage pie

Just fry some onion, add the mince and some different sauces - worcestershire, tomato, bbq, add some diced carrots peas. Top with some mashed potato and grated cheese. (not as good as baking it though I guess)

If you've got some puff pastry, you could just do some savoury mince pasties.

**Miss J** · May 26th, 2009, 03:40 PM

What about taco's or burritos?

Savoury mince with noodles?

Jacket potatoes with mince?

I do my porcupines in a big shallow saucepan on the stove - just simmer them for about 1/2 hour in a tin of tomato soup and equal amount of water.

**Marlene** · May 26th, 2009, 03:41 PM

Savoury mine served with whatever you like...mash, rice, or on toast.

**Arimeh** · May 26th, 2009, 03:41 PM

Hmm what if you don't have coriander? I can do the rice - not a problem.

Hey, what if I just mix up the mince in the rice and add vegies.. is that doable? Would it even be nice.. LOL

**Pretty Butterfly** · May 26th, 2009, 03:43 PM

Yep, you can cook savoury mince and rice together.. my lot prefer it seperate though...

**Life is Good** · May 26th, 2009, 03:44 PM

What about making some small meatballs (fry them up). Cook some pasta. Throw over a can of chopped tomatoes and the meatballs. Add cheese and VOILA!

**kawazuki** · May 26th, 2009, 03:44 PM

+1 foe the shepards pie. takes about 30 min.
i brown the mince, add bbq tomate whorcteshire sauce some gravy and herbs loits of veggies frozen ones ok

then top with mash and cheese then under teh rgill for 10 min to brown adn crip, kids love it

also we make rissoles, DS loves helping make these. egg mince vegg onion bread crumbs done make minni ones fry them in a fry pan and bam some veg or salad and quick dinner.

do u have a tin of tomateos? and some dried herbs? and some brown sugar? and tomate paste?
if so home made bol

mix it all in just like u do with a bottle of pre made stuff and serve on rice.
we do that when i have been lazy or when we only have bow ties or spirals,

**Arimeh** · May 26th, 2009, 03:46 PM

ooh I can do rissoles - they'd be like salmon patties yes? I've done them before but not rissoles.

I'm so uneducated with cooking.. LOL

**kawazuki** · May 26th, 2009, 03:50 PM

yeh just mix everything in a bowl, then make balls how ever big you want like salmon pattys

really easy once you make one batch you wont stop
ut dont forget the egg and some flour or bread crumbs to help it stick together.

**Arimeh** · May 26th, 2009, 03:58 PM

Yup yup will give it a go.

Thanks guys!!!!

**kawazuki** · May 26th, 2009, 04:21 PM

good luck
want to hear how it goes.
you can add tomate or bbq sauce into aswell.
we do this so more flavour for teh kids.
also a good way to hide veggies.

i just remembere dad used to grate carrot into it yumm

**Arimeh** · May 26th, 2009, 04:21 PM

Whoops. DIdn't have bread crumbs so had to use weetbix crumbs.

and forgot to add any sauces ... ROFL... and they are all done up in their nice little balls now.

Whoops! Ohhh well..