Help please .... fool proof cheap tried and tasted recipe ideas

rokchic

hey all, new here and am doing the living on a budget as most seem to be on here

I am looking for some interesting recipes for things to do with mince .... obviously the norm ie ...... spag bol, chilli, meatballs are covered but anything slightly diff would be good ......... I get bored with food quickly

Have browsed around on here and cant find anything that stands out so any help would be greatly appreciated .......... to feed 3 big appetites usually but on some occasions up to 7 :eek:

also anything with chicken, sausages too lol ........ seriously I have looked on here and its all very confusing

Also another plea again also I have looked on here and am confused again ......... would like a fool proof cup cake recipe that I can add stuff too and also a butter cream recipe ........ there are lots on here but lots of different quantities etc for dry ingredients ........ I would be making 12 per batch ........

hoping for some inspiration and sending out thanks in advance

Pooky

A great favourite with mince here is to add onion and grated carrot (and other veg if you've got it) a good handful of oats or breadcrumbs, a beef oxo and an egg and mix it well....bung in a loaf tin and oven bake for about an hour (you may need to tip some of the juices out halfway through)

We have it sliced with mash and veg or cold the next day with salad, new pots etc.

Cheap and filling and makes a change.

rokchic

Pooky wrote: »

A great favourite with mince here is to add onion and grated carrot (and other veg if you've got it) a good handful of oats or breadcrumbs, a beef oxo and an egg and mix it well....bung in a loaf tin and oven bake for about an hour (you may need to tip some of the juices out halfway through)

We have it sliced with mash and veg or cold the next day with salad, new pots etc.

Cheap and filling and makes a change.

see there you go, sounds lovely and thanks ...... may I just ask is that 500g of mince ?

Pink.

Hi rokchic,

Welcome! It can be a bit overwhelming when you first come to the Old Style board as there are so many new threads posted every day.

These threads should help to answer your questions and give you some inspiration...

More exciting mince recipes

If by chicken, you mean a whole chicken, this thread has lots of ideas for stretching it to last longer:

Rubber Chicken Or these threads may may be more what you're looking for:

What can I do with chicken breast fillets...

Chicken Thighs

Chicken legs....inspiration needed....help!!!

For sausages try this thread:

Sausages recipes please!

For cupcakes and buttercream you'll find lots of advice and recipes on these threads.

cup cakes!!!

Frosting for your Cupcakes

Buttercream icing

I know that's a lot of links for you to read through but hopefully you'll find the answers you're looking for in them.

Pink

monnagran

One day I'm going to write a book, '1001 things to do with mince.'

You do batch cook a load of mince and freeze portions I hope.

One idea my family loved....

Make some pancakes. Put a good dollop of cooked mince (spag bol mix, cottage pie mix) in the middle of each pancake and roll up. Put rolled pancakes into an oven dish and cover the lot with cheese sauce. This can be done in advance and all you have to do is to bung it in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes.

Enjoy.

rokchic

Wow Thanks Pink, loads of reading for me there, very impressed, thanks for all the links x

rokchic

Thankyou Monnagran, my dd will love this x