thread: mince meat and snags...suggestions please!

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  1. #1
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2008
    3,132

    You could try making a shepherd's pie using lamb mince - at least that would mix up the variety of meat and flavours a little bit. Just brown some mince and onion, add a bit of garlic, add a tin of tomatoes, some diced carrot and celery and some dried red lentils and simmer until the veggies are tender. If it is too dry, you could add some stock to simmer it in as well but the tinned tomatoes are usually enough.

    If you boil up some sweet potato or pumpkin and potato, you make a mash for the top.

    Once the veggies are soft, put the meat mixture into a casserole dish, top with mash and bake in oven until golden brown.


    I could probably give you a few more ideas but what exactly does your DH not like about meat - is it the texture, taste, he doesn't like it tough? I was just wondering because if you know what it is he doesn't like, you could work around that and slowly introduce meat to him in other ways to try and get him used to it.

    It is a good idea to get your DS used to a wide variety of foods and textures young otherwise you may end up with two fussy eaters You may just need to give you DH a sandwich some nights so that you can make DS food with some variety to get him used to it.

  2. #2
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2008
    3,132

    I just thought of something else - burritoes! I make mine by browning 500g mince beef and an onion, add taco seasoning mix and cook for about a minute. I add a tin of tomatoes, a tin of kidney beans and a tin of corn and simmer for about 5 mins or until the mince is cooked and the sauce has thickened.

    Then I serve on wholemeal tortillas with mashed avacado, tomato, lettuce, cheese, sweet chilli sauce and a small bit of sour cream. I give it to my kids as a wrap. DS is not overly successful with it, but he is learning. I usually just give him a fork after he has had a go at the wrap and he picked the bits out of it.

    I use heart smart mince because it is lower in fat and I find this recipe usually makes enough for 2 meals of burrito mince so I freeze half of it for another time.

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Jul 2007
    melb
    8,498

    Tacos
    Nachos
    Enchiladas
    Burritos
    Shepards pie
    Pasta bake
    Sausage casserole
    Curried sausages

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Queensland
    1,017

    Curried sausages??? You could make it like a gravy and onion first then add curry and cook a little longer for DH???

    Lasange?? Its easy to make

    Poor Mans chinese - Chow Mein (this is my FAVOURITE) mince is the main ingrediant

    And the best thing is you can make a big batch and freeze this stuff!!!

  5. #5

    Jul 2009
    Out North, Vic
    8,538

    Pasties - you could make big ones for the adults (with spice) and baby size ones for your lil one. All you need is some puff pastry, mince, onion, peas, corn, carrot and any other veggies you want to add.
    Brown the mince then add the veggies and pop them in the pastry and bake!

    Pasta bake, you can buy the packet mixes and just follow the instructions.

    You could make devilled sausages, sausage hot pot.. just to change things up for you aswell.

    Not sure if that helps.

    Does he eat chicken or Tuna?

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Sep 2009
    785

    A couple of things we make with mince are:

    Tacos
    Chow mein - the recipe for this is on back of Continental Chicken Noodle Soup packs
    Meatballs & spagetti
    Bolognese sauce to make lasagne, pasta bakes to mix it up from just spag bog
    Home made sausage rolls - donna hay has a really simple and tasty recipe let me know if you'd like it

    I have a 100 ways with mince cookbook somewhere at home I will have a look tonight and see if there is anything else.

  7. #7
    Registered User

    Feb 2004
    Melbourne
    11,171

    Make your stirfries with mince, we do that a lot here

  8. #8
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2008
    3,132

    Dansta - I just realised you are pg again. I don't know how I missed that but CONGRATULATIONS!!! Hope you are having a happy and healthy pregnancy!

    I really should get better at checking PAs!

  9. #9
    Registered User

    Sep 2005
    In the middle of nowhere
    9,362

    I have a great mince and maccaroni recipe for the microwave....will dig it out and type it up for you.

  10. #10
    Registered User

    Nov 2008
    Victoria
    507

    One of our regular meals that involve mince is a great recipe from the Masterchef website called Meatballs with Tomato Risoni.. it is soo good!!! Highly recommend it!

  11. #11
    Registered User

    Oct 2006
    229

    Buy good quality gourmet sausages and wrap them in puff pasty and bake. This make very easy sausage rolls and serve with a salad of roast vegies tossed in pesto(or other salad).

    Everyone loves sausage rolls!