WHAT CAN I DO WITH MINCE?

tessi1993
tessi1993 Posts: 186 Member
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any ideas for healthy mince?
greatly appreciated

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  • Lylie1985
    Lylie1985 Posts: 35 Member
    I get about 500gm of mince, brown it. Put in a can of chilli beans and a can of flavoured chop tomatoes. Mixed herbs and cayenne pepper and chilli flakes (I like mine HOT!) and some Worcester Sauce. Cook it all up and let it simmer. Then split it into about 4-5 servings. Very quick meal during the week. I usually have a serving of this with spaghetti, burritos or even on its own. Works out to be about 4-500 calories - sometimes less depending on what you want to add/subtract from it :)
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    i buy that 5 star 98 fat free mince from coles! and make tacos!
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    I get about 500gm of mince, brown it. Put in a can of chilli beans and a can of flavoured chop tomatoes. Mixed herbs and cayenne pepper and chilli flakes (I like mine HOT!) and some Worcester Sauce. Cook it all up and let it simmer. Then split it into about 4-5 servings. Very quick meal during the week. I usually have a serving of this with spaghetti, burritos or even on its own. Works out to be about 4-500 calories - sometimes less depending on what you want to add/subtract from it :)

    This basicly but mines always way less in cals for some reason!
  • Lylie1985
    Lylie1985 Posts: 35 Member
    I went through every can to check the calories and sodium lol and have just bought the same brands ever since. I also use prime beef mince. I would prefer premium but Im a tightarse lol
  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
    Make nachos.
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    Make nachos.

    yip i do this with mountain bread 69 cals a piece just cut them up and crisp in the oven
  • georgygirl
    georgygirl Posts: 104 Member
    Homemade burgers, cottage pie, lasagne,spaghetti bolognese, chilli.
  • jakkisr
    jakkisr Posts: 175 Member
    Same as georgygirl :) also, Thai beef salad bowls, mini greek beef koftas, Italian meatballs :smile:
  • KeepCalmNGetyaSweatOn
    KeepCalmNGetyaSweatOn Posts: 361 Member
    I am probably going to sound stupid but oh well. Mince is just ground beef right?
  • jakkisr
    jakkisr Posts: 175 Member
    I am probably going to sound stupid but oh well. Mince is just ground beef right?

    Yes, it is ground beef :) I don't know if ground means its mushed finer than what we get in the UK, ours is usually packed and in kind of strips about the thickness of a piece of penne pasta (if that makes sense!) I always think of 'ground' being really fine texture like sausagemeat.
  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    My chilli that I make comes out to about 389 calories per serve & that is using a pre-made mix thing. I'm too lazy to make it from scratch, I should though seeing as the sodium is pretty high.


    Beef chow mein is another good recipe for mince.
  • GJRicketts
    GJRicketts Posts: 52 Member
    If you can get a really good steak mince (I use Fillet for this one, it's really lean) and you're brave enough, try Steak Tartare.

    Mince, Onion, capers, egg yolk (duck egg if you can get it) served on rye bread.

    Why brave? The mince and egg yolk are served raw. Try it, you may be surprised.
  • tessi1993
    tessi1993 Posts: 186 Member
    i buy that 5 star 98 fat free mince from coles! and make tacos!

    What do you use for tacos ? do u make ur own mixture or just the packet one?
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    um what is mince?????????
  • GeekAmour
    GeekAmour Posts: 262
    In to steal ideas.

    I was thinking of never buying the stuff again lmao.
  • Apicius
    Apicius Posts: 61 Member
    Surely everyone knows what mince is? Ground up meat- chicken, beef, pork, lamb, turkey. Either in long threads or smaller pellet like pieces depending on the mincer. The long ones can be broken up before cooking otherwise they set in the strips which is a bit offputting.

    I often put in a heap of vegetables (broccoli, carrots, onions, capsicum, mushrooms, spinach etc ) with a tin of tomatoes and with some cheese on top, dish with spaghetti or grated zuchinni.

    Meatballs is another great option. Tacos using iceberg lettuce instead of corn chips/tortillas is also surprisingly good.

    Mince is the cooks friend, infinitely versatile and kids eat it regardless of the vegetable content.
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    i buy that 5 star 98 fat free mince from coles! and make tacos!

    What do you use for tacos ? do u make ur own mixture or just the packet one?

    fry mince garlic onion brown mince add a can tomatos a can of kidney beans and taco seasoning from the box!
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    how does know one know what mince is?

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  • Lifting_Knitter
    Lifting_Knitter Posts: 1,025 Member
    how does know one know what mince is?

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    Never heard that term before. I may start using it though. Always good to have new words in your vocabulary.

    But i would suggest making chili...yums....
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    I'm in Australia, Maybe that's why.

    I have heard it called Hamburger but to me that's just stupid as clearly it isn't a hamburger, Could be made into patties yes but no not a hamburger
  • Penny_Harrison
    Penny_Harrison Posts: 45 Member
    pearlyladybug, I think it is called other things in different countries, e.g don't they call it ground beef in US? (or, as you say, hamburger as well!)
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    pearlyladybug, I think it is called other things in different countries, e.g don't they call it ground beef in US? (or, as you say, hamburger as well!)

    yeah i think so, I'm not sure what they call it but I'm guessing not mince haha
  • Lifting_Knitter
    Lifting_Knitter Posts: 1,025 Member
    Yep ground beef, hamburger is patties made of ground beef

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