Weeks are super busy. We all work, we have kids, some of us have school runs or kindy on top of all that. Mince meals are perfect for weekday dinners as they are cheap and quick!
The biggest problem I have personally is getting a decent meal on the table at the end of the day cause dammit – I’m tired. And they want dinner every single night!!!! Gahhhhh
As many of you know I’ve been a huge fan of Freezer Cooking forever now – in fact, I wrote a whole book on the subject (Once a Month Cooking).
Yes, it takes time on a weekend to do, but it does give you your life back during the week. Here are more than 30 make-ahead mince meals for busy families – meals that freeze well and are delicious, simple and budget-friendly. Enjoy!
A super cheap, easy and filling recipe that the whole family will really love. You can use any sort of mince for this recipe, chicken mince, beef mince or pork mince.
Sausage rolls are the best – kids love them and you can make this homemade sausage rolls recipe and freeze them so you can have freshly baked sausage rolls on hand, whenever the need arises.
This doesn’t have the guilt of traditional meatloaf, add a dollop of Greek yoghurt, a garden salad and you have a delicious healthy meal for the family.
These are great little parcels of deliciousness – I make them for my boys all the time. I used Mexican mince (with onion and spices) and the whole family absolutely gobbled them up!
This is one of the most popular recipes on our website – and once you make it – you will know why! Chicken and Vegetable Sausage Rolls are the perfect finger food, and they are nice and easy for entertaining!
Mince Wellington is like a cross between a big sausage roll and a meatloaf, it looks, smells and tastes great! It’s like a meatloaf but a bit fancier. Great for an easy weeknight dinner that the kids will love – and you can pop any leftovers in the lunch box the next day!
This is also a very adaptable recipe, if you like, add a little garlic and onion and make larger ‘patties’ so that you can have chicken and apple rissoles.
Soooooo…tater tots, potato royals, whatever you call them, these little balls of fluffy mash with a crispy golden coating are not only pretty cheap to buy, but fantastically versatile!
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.
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