Eight Ways in Using Pre-cooked Minced Beef
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Ryan Round
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Published on 02/24/2010
Minced beef is a versatile ingredient for many dishes, especially when mixed with cheese, tomato or pasta.
Minced beef is a versatile ingredient for many dishes, especially when mixed with cheese, tomato or pasta.
To make meal preparation easy pre-cook a large pot of minced beef with onion and gravy, and freeze into serving size portions. At meal times simply defrost a portion of minced beef and mix with seasonings to create many different dishes the whole family will enjoy!
Here are eight great menu ideas for using pre-cooked, defrosted minced beef.
1. Tacos
Add spicy salsa or taco seasoning to your minced beef for a kick of Mexican flavor. Fill taco's or burrito's with minced beef, shredded cheese, lettuce and tomato slices.
2. Nachos
Heat together minced beef, a tin of baked beans and some Mexican spices. Arrange nacho corn chips onto a heat-proof plate, spoon over minced beef and top with shredded cheese. Grill or microwave the nachos until the cheese melts and serve with sour cream.
3. Beef and Cheese Pie
Mix minced beef with thick gravy and tomato sauce. Spoon into a pastry lined pie plate, sprinkle with shredded cheese and close the pie with another sheet of pastry. Brush with beaten egg and bake in a moderate oven until the filling is hot and the pastry is golden brown.
4. Mince Stroganoff
This is a simple minced beef version of a traditional tasty dish. Reheat minced beef with sliced mushrooms, tomato paste and sour cream. Serve over hot cooked spiral pasta and a sprinkle of chopped parsley.
5. Stuffed Cabbage Leaves
Heat together minced beef and pre-cooked rice with tomato paste. Wilt large cabbage leaves in boiling water until limp, fill with the minced beef mixture and wrap into individual parcels.
6. Cottage Pie
Reheat minced beef with a little paprika, oregano and pre-cooked green peas. Pour into a casserole dish, top with creamy mashed potato and finish with shredded cheese. Bake the pie in a moderate oven until the topping is golden.
7. Lasagna
Mix minced beef with your favorite pasta sauce and pre-cook lasagna sheets in boiling water until tender. Make a batch of white sauce using butter, flour and milk. Layer half of the mince into a square baking tray, then half of the pasta and repeat. Top with white sauce, sprinkle with shredded cheese and reheat in the oven until hot.
8. Spaghetti Bolognese
Reheat minced beef with a jar of pasta sauce. Pour over a plate of hot spaghetti and top with shredded cheese and sour cream. It doesn't get any simpler than that!
There are many delicious meals that can be made with minced beef, and by having packages of pre-cooked mince in your freezer it will make meal preparation super quick and stress free. This means you will spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your family, but still serving tasty, filling meals everyone will love.
To make meal preparation easy pre-cook a large pot of minced beef with onion and gravy, and freeze into serving size portions. At meal times simply defrost a portion of minced beef and mix with seasonings to create many different dishes the whole family will enjoy!
Here are eight great menu ideas for using pre-cooked, defrosted minced beef.
1. Tacos
Add spicy salsa or taco seasoning to your minced beef for a kick of Mexican flavor. Fill taco's or burrito's with minced beef, shredded cheese, lettuce and tomato slices.
2. Nachos
Heat together minced beef, a tin of baked beans and some Mexican spices. Arrange nacho corn chips onto a heat-proof plate, spoon over minced beef and top with shredded cheese. Grill or microwave the nachos until the cheese melts and serve with sour cream.
3. Beef and Cheese Pie
Mix minced beef with thick gravy and tomato sauce. Spoon into a pastry lined pie plate, sprinkle with shredded cheese and close the pie with another sheet of pastry. Brush with beaten egg and bake in a moderate oven until the filling is hot and the pastry is golden brown.
4. Mince Stroganoff
This is a simple minced beef version of a traditional tasty dish. Reheat minced beef with sliced mushrooms, tomato paste and sour cream. Serve over hot cooked spiral pasta and a sprinkle of chopped parsley.
5. Stuffed Cabbage Leaves
Heat together minced beef and pre-cooked rice with tomato paste. Wilt large cabbage leaves in boiling water until limp, fill with the minced beef mixture and wrap into individual parcels.
6. Cottage Pie
Reheat minced beef with a little paprika, oregano and pre-cooked green peas. Pour into a casserole dish, top with creamy mashed potato and finish with shredded cheese. Bake the pie in a moderate oven until the topping is golden.
7. Lasagna
Mix minced beef with your favorite pasta sauce and pre-cook lasagna sheets in boiling water until tender. Make a batch of white sauce using butter, flour and milk. Layer half of the mince into a square baking tray, then half of the pasta and repeat. Top with white sauce, sprinkle with shredded cheese and reheat in the oven until hot.
8. Spaghetti Bolognese
Reheat minced beef with a jar of pasta sauce. Pour over a plate of hot spaghetti and top with shredded cheese and sour cream. It doesn't get any simpler than that!
There are many delicious meals that can be made with minced beef, and by having packages of pre-cooked mince in your freezer it will make meal preparation super quick and stress free. This means you will spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your family, but still serving tasty, filling meals everyone will love.