Ideas For Leftover Mince

Mince is a fantastic family dinner option. Not only can you create beautiful dinners with it, but you can also create fun, tasty sides or another meal using any leftover mince. Here are some great recipe ideas to utilise leftover mince to get the most out of your family budget.

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Stuffed Capsicums and/or Zucchini Boats

Stuffed capsicums or zucchini boats are a great way to utilise any leftover meat. If the mince already has a good flavour, simply hollow out the capsicums or zucchini’s, add the mince, top them with mozzarella or pizza cheese and cook in the oven for 20 minutes.

Tacos

I always keep a box of taco shells in the cupboard and then they can be filled with leftover mince. Either use the mince with its current flavour or add taco seasoning to it and cook again to season and warm the mince. Then serve with the heated shells, chopped tomato, lettuce, cheese and whatever else you want. See our Taco recipe here

Mince Lettuce Wraps

Turn your mince into a San Choy Bow meal. If there isn’t enough for the whole family you could easily cook a few gyoza’s, spring rolls or pork buns as a great accompaniment. All you need is an Iceberg lettuce to create the lettuce cups. Then simply add your meat mixture and desired sauce. See our recipe here

Gozleme

I love Gozleme and they offer a great way to utilise leftover mince. Simply make the dough and fill it with the mince. When creating these I also make some Spinach and Feta ones so there is a variety and often the amount of mince leftover may not be enough for everyone.

Other leftover mince ideas include:

– Moussaka
– tasty mince and potato pasties.
– Thai pork stir fry
– Spicy Moroccan mince
– Spanish baked eggs in bolognaise
– Sunday night easy Toasties’
– Mince casserole
– Shepard’s pie

Tell us: Do you have a leftover dish utilising mince that you love? Please share it with us!