Family friendly mince recipes

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Family Friendly Mince Recipes

A popular choice in many Kiwi households due to the affordability and versatility, mince serves as a great starting point for so many recipes.

Whether you’re preparing meatballs, tacos or pastas, mince provides a firm foundation for creating healthy, flavourful meals. Nutritionally sound, both beef mince and lamb mince are readily available and can easily be swapped in and out of recipes.

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Cottage Pie

Use whatever vegetables you have on hand, this is a truly flexible recipe. Swap the potato for kumara mash if you like and the lentils help stretch things a little further.

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Sausage Rolls

A Kiwi classic, these babies are great to prep ahead of time and keep in the freezer for impromptu gatherings, or an easy future meal. Don’t forget the tomato sauce.

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Easy Mexi Mince

This Mexi mince is a great foundation dish, lending itself to so many other creations with it’s versatility and flexibility - tortilla cups, little pies, and so much more!

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Madras Meatballs with Tortillas

Stuff in a tortilla or pita with salad or serve with rice, chutney and veggies – they’re spiced but not hot, so the kids will still give them a go!

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Glazed Meatball Bake

Get the kids involved with making this – it’s simple to pull together, healthy and delicious too! Swap the beef mince for lamb mince if you’re feeling like a change.

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Quesadillas

Quesadillas are a great way to use up leftover mince and odd vegetables in the fridge. Here we combine the pantry staple - canned baked beans with grated cheese for a kid friendly winner.

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Vege Packed Lamb Sliders

These little lamb burgers are totally delicious and the veggie-loaded burger patties help ensure the kids are getting their veggies in!

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Tacos

The other Mexican staple in most households is tacos. Soft shell, crisp shell, they’re all great. This is a basic recipe that allows you to add and flex where you want to.

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Hummus with Crispy Mince

Hummus provides a delicious base to be topped with crispy mince and delicious vegetables. Serve with pita bread for trawling through.

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Spaghetti and Meatballs

In honour of the beloved kids song, this family favourite gets rolled out week in, week out and is a winner with our teammate Stacey Waaka.

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Posted by Beef + Lamb New Zealand