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Mince quantity question (stretching and portion sizes)?

FZwanab
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How much mince would you need to feed 5 adults and 3 toddlers without being over generous or mean at the same time?
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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    I'd go for 4-6 oz per adult and 2 oz per toddler - 2 lb 4 oz. But it depends what you're making - a cottage pie or mince and tatties needs more than spag bol or chili because of the extra ingredients.
  • needaspirin
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    I'd use 2 pounds of mince, 6-8 ounces of onions, 3 oxo cubes, and make a shepherds pie with 2 1/2 pounds of potatoes. Grate a little cheese over the top and serve with carrots, peas and yorkshire puds!
    If you make too much, it freezes well and reheats in the microwave.
  • FZwanab
    FZwanab Posts: 472 Forumite
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    Thats great advice, much appreciated, sorry for delay getting back to your responses.
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  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    there are 2 adults and 2 little ones in my house and i only ever cook 1Lb mince at any one time(unless im cooking for the freezer)works fine for us and we all have quite big appetites
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  • teedy23
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    LJM wrote:
    there are 2 adults and 2 little ones in my house and i only ever cook 1Lb mince at any one time(unless im cooking for the freezer)works fine for us and we all have quite big appetites
    always used 1lb of mince for 2 adults and 3 kids, but bulked it up with carrots and plenty of totties, a spoonfull of baked beans would fill a space in the plate too. We all liked our grub too:rotfl:
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  • nickinoodle_2
    nickinoodle_2 Posts: 252 Forumite
    When making a chilli (or shepards pie etc) I was wondering how much mince people use? :confused: just I always use a pack of mince - not sure of the size think they are about 400/500g?? standard supermarket packet anyway. And I was wondering if this was too much just for 2 people for one meal?

    How can I pad out a chilli to make it go further? Know what sort of things I can use in sherpards pie etc, but just a bit stuck with what to put in a chilli?


    Any ideas be great :)
  • newlywed
    newlywed Posts: 8,255 Forumite
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    Extra kidney beans?
    I put sweetcorn in almost everything to pad them out and add to the 5 a day, or peas sometimes. ;)

    In curry I add sweet potato which is lovely ;)
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  • elona
    elona Posts: 11,806 Forumite
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    I use turkey mince as it is lower in fat and use about 450 grams for five or six people.

    For Shepherd's pie I pad it out with lots of onion, tomatoes, grated carrot and add a tin of baked beans to the base before topping with mashed potato.

    For pasta I omit the beans but add peppers or mushrooom as well as the above.
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  • nickinoodle_2
    nickinoodle_2 Posts: 252 Forumite
    Hmmmm sweetcorn sounds a good idea, thank you! :)
  • HariboJunkie
    HariboJunkie Posts: 7,740 Forumite
    I use a small pack of mince and if the sauce is tomato based like spag bol or chilli I throw in loads of red lentils. If it is gravy based I use green lentils. i also add loads of kidney beans, chickpeas and veg to chilli to make it go further. A bit windy roung here:o but it really eaks it out.
    I usually have enough for 4 people and leftovers to freeze another 4 portions. I hate people having seconds as it throws my freezer cooking out of kilter:rolleyes:
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