Ground Beef Recipe (Made Four Ways)
These four healthy ground beef recipes are quick, simple, and perfect for busy weeknights. Each one starts with the same easy base—just add your favourite flavour twist to make it your own!
Today’s recipe, Beef Mince is a recipe that I have been making for years and years and years.
I like to vary up the flavour options with the ground beef. You can make it as a Mexican-style with spices, Italian-inspired with yummy herbs or you can use it in your Cottage Pie. With just a few tweaks, you can turn one simple base into four delicious and healthy meals.
My top tip is to sneak lots of veggies in, and while the flavour is just as good, the nutritional value is even better!
I love it as It is a fairly inexpensive dish to make and a batch of this can last a few days – so its a great one if you are trying to stick to a food budget.
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Lastly, if you make this meal then I would love to hear from you. You can either leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! If you do make this recipe, please tag me on Instagram! It really makes my day when I see your creations of my recipes.
Ground Beef Recipe (made Four Ways)
Ingredients
- 2.2 lbs beef mince grass fed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or coconut oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 – 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 medium carrots chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1 large zucchini chopped
- 1 cup mushrooms sliced
- 1 red capsicum red pepper
- 14 oz can crushed tomatos organic
- 1 tablespoons tomato paste organic
- 1 Spice mix see below for options
- Sea salt and pepper to season
Nachos/burritos/tacos
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 -2 teaspoons chili flakes
Bolognese/lasagne
- 2 tablespoon oregano and/or basil
Shepherds/cottage pie
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon fresh or dried rosemary
- 1 tablespoon
Savoury mince dishes
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 -2 teaspoons chili flakes
Instructions
- Add oil to a large sauce pan on medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft, approximately 5 minutes.
- Add carrot, celery & zucchini and cook for 5 minutes., next add the mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes, until they soften.
- Then add the mince and crumble with a fork or wooden spoon until there are no clumps remaining. Stir through your chosen herb & spice mix and cook until the mince has browned approximately 10 minutes.
- Finally, add the canned tomato and tomato paste and cook on low for 10 – 30 minutes (depending on how much time you have, the longer you cook it the more the mince will absorb the flavours).
- Then it is ready to eat as is, or ready to add to another recipe.
