Good ingredients to pair with mince
Tomatoes and herbs push mince towards bolognese or chilli, while rice, potatoes and tortillas change the format without changing the core ingredient. Beans are useful when you want more texture and more portions.
Easy mince meal ideas
- quick bolognese — use it as a starting format and adapt the vegetables, seasonings and portions to what you have.
- mince rice bowls — use it as a starting format and adapt the vegetables, seasonings and portions to what you have.
- cottage pie — use it as a starting format and adapt the vegetables, seasonings and portions to what you have.
- beef chilli wraps — use it as a starting format and adapt the vegetables, seasonings and portions to what you have.
How to get the best from mince
Let the mince take on colour before adding a wet sauce, and break it into small pieces as it cooks. Once the liquid is added, simmer long enough for the flavours to come together rather than relying on seasoning alone.
Turn a few ingredients into a coherent dinner
Choose a base, a flavour direction and one or two supporting ingredients. For example, rice or potatoes can make the meal filling, while lemon and garlic, tomato and herbs, soy and chilli, or curry spices can give the ingredients a clear direction.
Make the idea fit your evening
The same ingredient can produce a very different answer depending on whether you need dinner in 20 minutes, want one pan, are feeding four people or need to use another ingredient before it goes to waste. Add those constraints before choosing the final recipe.
Use SIZZIO to make it specific
Tell SIZZIO what you have, how many people you are feeding and what kind of meal you want. You can then save the recipe and move into the cooking flow instead of starting another search when it is time to cook.