Mince quantity question (stretching and portion sizes)?

Mrs_Money

never tried it - but I knew someone who said she used to bulk up mince with some cooked rice - worth a try I suppose!

craftynutters

i use soya mince 100g of it is equivalent to about 300g on nornal mince and its not that expensive

Kavanne

carrots/lentils/beans/potatoes all work

Bitsy_Beans

I use red or green lentils. Red ones tend to disintergrate which is good if you want to hide them. Otherwise I use green lentils which hold their shape well.

SunnyGirl

I add grated/food processed vegetables to most mince dishes. Carrots, onions, peppers, cougettes, squashes, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes & celery are all good and, of course, give you an extra portion of your 5 a day.

Butterfly_Brain

I bulk mine out with lots of veggies and lentils. I use 250g mince for the meal and my lot haven't noticed that there is less meat than veg.
I do the same with chicken - if you slice two chicken breasts and bulk out with veg they won't notice it works with all meats really.

constantinum

hi,
thanks for the links pals.. keep up the good work

mirry

some good ideas here , I have just made up two sheppard pies with the defrosted turkey mince, one for tonight and one for tomorrow ....
I presume that would be safe cos sometimes i read eat within 24 hours of defrosting ?

boredjellybean

how many can you feed with 1lb mince & how do you eek it out?

am looking forward to replies as I only seem to be able to feed about 6peeps

BB

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Hi boredjellybean,

As your post has dropped off the front page of the Old Style board I've added it to another thread on mince portions and stretching it that should help.

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