If you cannot imagine your life without meat, but tinkering with a whole piece is not always convenient or there is not enough time - there is a solution! Freeze several portions of minced meat in advance - they thaw faster and are easier to prepare. And we have already collected 20 quick and delicious recipes for you, what to cook from minced meat for all occasions!
1. Lazy stuffed cabbage
When you don't feel like dealing with cabbage leaves, everything can be done faster and easier!
You will need: 500 g minced meat, 400 g cabbage, 1 onion, 2 carrots, 0.5 cups of rice, 1 egg, 3 tbsp. tomato paste, 3 tablespoons sour cream, garlic, spices.
Preparation: Finely chop the cabbage and cover with boiling water, boil the rice, chop the carrots with onions and garlic, and lightly fry them. Combine all ingredients with minced meat, egg and spices, stick on meatballs and put in a baking dish.
Pour in the tomato paste and sour cream sauce, which can be brought to a consistency with water. Bake the dish for an hour at 180 degrees so that it is stewed well.
2. Pasta Bolognese
Italian classics at your disposal!
You will need: 900 g minced meat, a pack of spaghetti, 300 g onions, 100 g tomato paste, 250 ml broth, 100 g tomatoes, cheese, spices and herbs, olive oil.
Preparation: Peel, chop and fry the onion and garlic, and during this time, boil the spaghetti. Fry the minced meat, constantly breaking lumps and stirring. Combine it with blended tomatoes, tomato paste, and chopped herbs. Stew the mixture for a couple of minutes, bringing the broth to the desired consistency, and serve with the pasta.
3. Conciglioni with minced meat
Shell-shaped pasta is good because it is very convenient to stuff them!
You will need: Conchiglioni pasta, 200 g minced meat, 100 g sour cream, 100 g cheese, 200 ml cream, garlic and herbs.
Preparation: Fry the minced meat with garlic so that it does not clump, and during this time cook the pasta until half cooked. Mix it with cheese and fold it into shells. Put in a baking dish, pour with a sauce of cream, sour cream, herbs and spices, bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
4. Zucchini casserole
Young zucchini with minced meat - the perfect combination for any casserole!
You will need: 1 kg zucchini, 400 g minced meat, 6 tomatoes, 3 onions, 3 eggs, 150 g sour cream, 2 tbsp. tomato paste, cheese.
Preparation: Fry the minced meat with onions and tomato paste, and during this time, grate the zucchini and squeeze the juice. Cut the tomatoes into slices and beat the sour cream with eggs and spices. Put the ingredients in a mold in layers, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for half an hour at 180 degrees.
5. Burrito
Discover new facets of Mexican cuisine, because minced meat is one of the main ingredients in it!
You will need: 300 g minced meat, 100 g corn, 150 g canned beans, 1 bell pepper, half a sweet onion, 50 g sour cream, garlic, spices, cheddar, 2 tbsp. barbecue sauce, tortilla.
Preparation: Fry the minced meat with onions, and then add corn, beans, bell peppers, all the spices and a little cheese to it. Spread out the tortillas, sprinkle them with cheese and wrap the filling. The burrito can be pan-fried or eaten like this.
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6. Mexican soup
Another delicious Mexican minced meat recipe that simply cannot be ignored!
You will need: 500 g minced meat, 400 g tomatoes, 1 can of tomato paste, 1 can of beans, 1 can of corn, 2 carrots, 2 bell peppers, 1 chili, 1 onion.
Preparation: Cooking such a soup is easy: fry the minced meat with onions, add all the other ingredients and boil it, bringing it to a consistency with water.
7. Potato casserole with minced meat
If you need a tasty, quick and satisfying dish with potatoes and minced meat - this is it!
You will need: 500 g potatoes, 500 g minced meat, 350 g tomatoes, onion, cheese, butter and spices.
Preparation: Boil the potatoes, and during this time chop the onion and fry it with tomatoes. Mashed potatoes with butter and lay both ingredients in layers in a mold.Top with grated cheese and bake for half an hour at 180 degrees.
8. Meatballs
Classic meatballs with rice turn out just like mom's!
You will need: 700 g of mixed minced meat, 2 onions, 100 g of rice, 100 g of sour cream and tomato paste, 1 egg, spices, herbs, flour.
Preparation: Boil the rice until half cooked, and during this time chop and fry the onion. Combine the minced meat with onion, rice, egg and spices to form meatballs. To prevent them from sticking together, roll each in flour. Place the meatballs in a baking dish or deep saucepan, add sour cream, tomato paste and water sauce and cook for about an hour.
9. Pancakes with meat
Fragrant and thin minced pancakes will become a complete main course!
You will need: 400 g minced meat, 3 eggs, 1.5 cups of milk, 1.5 cups of flour, 0.5 cups of boiling water, 1 onion, sugar, salt, spices.
Preparation: Fry the minced meat with onions and spices, and during this time knead the dough from eggs, sugar, salt, milk and boiling water. Introduce flour gradually, so as not to lose the consistency, and so that there are no lumps. Fry the pancakes and wrap the envelopes with the prepared minced meat.
10. Naval pasta
A simple and quick homemade recipe has successfully passed through the years!
You will need: 600 g minced meat, 300 g pasta, 1 onion, 2 tbsp. tomato paste, garlic, spices.
Preparation: Fry the minced meat with onions, garlic and spices, then stew it with tomato paste for a couple of minutes. Add the pasta boiled until half cooked and stew for another 5 minutes.
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11. Cutlets with herbs
Regular cutlets will be much more interesting if you add a bunch of your favorite greens to them!
You will need: 500 g minced meat, a bunch of greens, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons. flour, 2 tbsp. sour cream, 50 g butter, spices.
Preparation: These cutlets are prepared in the same way as regular cutlets. Mix all the ingredients, bring flour to a consistency, spoon them into a frying pan and fry in butter.
12. Breaded cutlets
Another delicious and simple interpretation of homemade cutlets!
You will need: 500 g minced meat, 1 onion, 1 egg, 150 ml milk, 2 pieces of white bread, spices, bread crumbs.
Preparation: Soak the bread in milk and knead it into porridge, mix with minced meat, grated onion, egg and spices. Roll the cutlets and roll each in bread crumbs before frying.
13. Scotch eggs
You can definitely surprise all household members with such a dish!
You will need: 500 g minced meat, 5 eggs, 2 tbsp. flour, bread crumbs, butter and spices.
Preparation: Boil 4 eggs, and during this time, divide the minced meat into 4 parts and form the cakes. Wrap a hard-boiled egg in each, and beat the last and brush the balls with it. Dip the balls in flour with spices, refrigerate for 10 minutes and deep-fry in a deep frying pan.
14. Stuffed eggplant
You can stuff almost any vegetable with meat, and it goes perfectly with eggplant!
You will need: 200 g minced meat, 200 g mushrooms, 200 g cheese, 2 eggplants, 2 onions, spices.
Preparation: Cut the eggplants, take out the pulp to make boats, add salt and leave. During this time, chop and fry the onion with mushrooms, minced meat and spices. Fill the boats, bake for half an hour at 220 degrees, sprinkle with cheese and put in the oven for another 10 minutes.
15. Rolls of dough
If you love homemade dumplings, this is the quick and lazy version!
You will need: 900 g flour, 600 g minced meat, 10 tbsp. water, 2 eggs, onion, spices.
Preparation: Sift flour, mix it with egg and water until smooth, and leave for half an hour. Mix the minced meat with onions and spices, roll out the dough into a thin layer of about 1 mm and roll the meat rolls. You can chop them or cook them whole, fry them, bake them with vegetables.
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16. Green beans with egg
A simple and hearty minced meat dish that is equally good for breakfast or dinner.
You will need: 100 g minced meat, 300 g green beans, 2 eggs, onion, garlic, 2 tbsp. Greek yogurt, spices.
Preparation: Rinse and cut the beans, boil a little, and during this time fry the minced meat with onions and garlic. Add the beans, fry for a couple more minutes, pour in the beaten eggs and fry until tender.
17. Cutlets with potatoes
The third and last variation for today on the theme of fragrant homemade cutlets!
You will need: 500 g minced meat, 1 kg potatoes, 2 eggs, 1 glass of bread crumbs, cheese, spices.
Preparation: Boil and grate potatoes, mix them with minced meat, spices, cheese and eggs. Leave the mixture to stand in the cold for about 20 minutes, stick on the cutlets, dip in breadcrumbs and fry.
18. Ramen with minced meat
The original recipe for the most popular Japanese soup!
You will need: 800 ml of broth, 250 g of noodles, 300 g of minced meat, garlic, 50 ml of soy sauce, 1 tbsp. miso paste, 2 eggs, green onions, brown sugar, sesame oil, spices.
Preparation: Add chopped garlic and spices to sesame oil, and fry the minced meat with soy sauce and a pinch of brown sugar. Heat the broth and add miso paste and some soy sauce. Boil the noodles, chop the onion and cut the boiled eggs in half. Arrange all the ingredients nicely in one bowl.
19. Cauliflower with béchamel sauce
Bechamel goes well with minced meat and vegetables!
You will need: 450 g minced meat, 500 g cauliflower, 2 onions, garlic, cheese, 300 ml milk, 1 tbsp. bread crumbs, flour, butter, spices.
Preparation: Fry the onion with minced meat and spices, and cook the cauliflower to soften it. Melt the butter, mix it with the flour, add the milk and whisk without lumps.
Return mixture to low heat, add cheese and cook, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Put the minced meat in a mold, put the cabbage on top, pour the sauce, sprinkle with cheese and bake for 20 minutes at 200 degrees.
20. Eggplant with minced meat
Not only boats can be made from eggplant and minced meat!
You will need: 2 eggplants, 500 g minced meat, 4 tomatoes, onion, 250 g tomato paste, spices.
Preparation: Cut the vegetables into rings, mix the minced meat with the spices and lay the ingredients in layers. First eggplant, then spices, minced meat, tomato sauce, onion, minced meat, sauce, tomatoes and again spices. Bake the dish for half an hour at 180 degrees.