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skintchick wrote: »

What mince-based dishes do people make other than bolognese, chilli and cottage pie?

I always have lasagne in the freezer in one person portions, pasties is another one that freezes well. There are more mince ideas on this thread:

More exciting mince recipes

And lots more suggestions on this thread:

Cooking for the Freezer..

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Kadeeae

skintchick wrote: »

What mince-based dishes do people make other than bolognese, chilli and cottage pie?

"Meatloaf" I make two or three and freeze the extra

ZoeGirl_3

Always get a big tray of mince and add breadcrumbs, herbs, onion, oats, sauces etc, to stetch it out, and then use 1/3 to make meatballs which I cook and freeze, 1/3 to make hamburger patties (I hate the cheap bought kind) which I freeze without cooking, and then the last third I cook and make enchilladas, or lassagne or something and freeze most of that as well. Bout as much as I do ahead for meals. Soup I guess.

My freezer is put most to use though, for stuff for school lunches etc.
When I am making a cake or pudding, might as well double recipe and freeze the rest.

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skintchick wrote: »

What mince-based dishes do people make other than bolognese, chilli and cottage pie?

Moussakka? Freezes really well.

Lasagne

I also make a really yummy lentil loaf that I freeze in slices so that it defrosts quickly (not mince based, but similiar idea to a meat loaf, I guess)

skintchick

I've never made meatloaf - does anyone have an easy recipe?

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Hi skintchick,

Try this thread: Meatloaf

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Shereen

Kadeeae wrote: »

I've not done things like cottage pie though, as I don't have an abundance of containers that would go into the freezer and then into the oven. I suuppose I could do the meat bit seperate......doesn't mash go watery when brought out of the freezer?

I've never had watery mash from the freezer, but I tend to mix a fair bit of milk and/or olive oil in my mash.

As for containers for the freezer - I freez my shepherd's pie in the container it will be cooked in; but once it's frozen I lift it out of the container and put it in a freezer bag. This leaves me the container to use to freeze other stuff and also takes up less room in the freezer.

When it's time to cook the shepherd's pie I lift it out of the freezer, de-bag it into the container and cook it.

Kadeeae

Shereen wrote: »

I've never had watery mash from the freezer, but I tend to mix a fair bit of milk and/or olive oil in my mash.

As for containers for the freezer - I freez my shepherd's pie in the container it will be cooked in; but once it's frozen I lift it out of the container and put it in a freezer bag. This leaves me the container to use to freeze other stuff and also takes up less room in the freezer.

When it's time to cook the shepherd's pie I lift it out of the freezer, de-bag it into the container and cook it.

You're a genius!! :rotfl:

I would have never thought of that in a million years. I'm going to give it a try with the next shepherds pie, thanks!:beer:

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Kadeeae wrote: »

You're a genius!! :rotfl:

I would have never thought of that in a million years. I'm going to give it a try with the next shepherds pie, thanks!:beer:

Hi Kadeeae,

If you line your dish with clingfilm or tin foil it's easier to remove the frozen food from the dish.

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Kadeeae

Thanks for that Pink, thinking about it now, could see myself wrestling with the dish to get my food out :rotfl: