Mince quantity question (stretching and portion sizes)?

mouseymousey99

I think it depends on what you are used too? I get packs of mince from my butcher and sort them into smaller bags (2 of us). Maybe you could split 2 bags into 3 if you see what I mean? I wouldn't worry too much - I'd just buy the best mince I can? I had a phase of adding soya stuff to mine, but, being honest - it didn't work. (Personal taste).
After all you are feeding 4 people - pat on the back woman!!

phizzimum

Lentils are great for bulking out mince - they contain protein too so that's a bonus.

However, I've found that oats do a great job of bulking out, with the advantage that they aren't so easily noticed!

I can make 500g of mince do 4 meals (like you, we are 2 adults and 2 children). But if I stretch it that much it doesn't taste particularly meaty anymore. I think if I tried to stretch it any further then I might as well not bother adding any mince at all and just make veggie bolognaise!

But like mouseymousey said, give yourself a pat on the back. Most people would only get one meal from 500g of mince. (well maybe not most Oldstylers!_

Chris25

mogchops wrote: »

Hi,

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We are 2 adults 2 children. If we make a spag bol, we use a 500g pack of mince for the bolognaise, and this will do 2 meals (one to eat, one to freeze.) Is this too much? Should I be making the mince go further?

We always put lots into the mince too - tomatoes, carrots, celery etc, which pads it out. But I am wondering if I should be making it go further?

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That's exactly what I do - same amount and same other ingedients plus onions and sometimes mushrooms too

mogchops

Thank you very much all!

I think I will pretty much carry on as I am doing then, just making sure I pad it out enough to get 2 good meals each time. I think the family might feel a bit hard done by otherwise!! :rotfl:

Thank you xx

thriftlady_2

mogchops wrote: »

Should I be making the mince go further?

Depends if you can afford it surely I make 1lb (450g) mince serve 5 of us once. If I couldn't afford it I'd make it go further or have it less often.

Penelope_Penguin

thriftlady wrote: »

Depends if you can afford it surely I make 1lb (450g) mince serve 5 of us once. If I couldn't afford it I'd make it go further or have it less often.

It also depends on how much meat you want to eat I make 500g mince into three pasta sauce meals for 4 of us (we eat on portion, and I freeze 2 more meals worth). I add lentils, carrots, tinned tomatoes and lots of other vegetables

We have an existing thread on this subject, so I'll add this so that you can browse more ideas.

Penny. x

chivers1977

Oh dear, I appear to be the meanest..... I portion my costco mince into 200g bags which feeds 2 adults and 1 children with lentils, veg etc............... 3 times!!!!!!!!!!

phizzimum

chivers1977 wrote: »

Oh dear, I appear to be the meanest..... I portion my costco mince into 200g bags which feeds 2 adults and 1 children with lentils, veg etc............... 3 times!!!!!!!!!!

yup, you win! :rotfl:

Beki

OH's going into town for me and buying 2kg of steak mince tomorrow morning.

My plan is to make a cottage pie, but after that i'm stuck for ideas I'm also wondering just how many meals i can make out of it for us (2 adults and 2 children, 3 and 10).

So... if you had 2kg steak mince, just how far could you make it go, and what would you do with it? :beer:

Edited to say - i haven't eaten mince for about 5 years, hence my lack of knowledge on the mince-front LOL

zippychick

Hey Beki, I stick to the usuals, SPag bol, stew, chilli, cottage pie, burgers etc but there is a thread with heaps of stuff here

I am still learning how much I can get of quantities of mince myself - living alone . Today i batch cooked some irish stew with 2lb mince and got 12 portions out of it. It worked out at 83p a serving. I will pm you a recipe if that helps. A portion size for me is 3 soup ladls full. Also, exciting things with mince