These beef mince recipes are great staples for midweek dinners. Simple minced beef recipes are easily bulked out with ingredients you probably already have in your fridge and pantry, and don’t require hours of cooking before you have your meal on the table. Except if you want to use the slow cooker, of course! And we’ve included a few slow cooker beef mince recipes in the list below.
When you hear beef mince your mind might go straight to a classic beef burger, lasagne or Bolognese, but there’s so much more to minced beef than just the humble spaghetti sauce. Add a bit of spice to your pot and make a large batch of chilli con carne, or shape it into rissoles with a fluffy sweet potato mash and green beans.
Rice pilaf is also a simple flavourful dinner that you can pack with vegetables to feed the family. Similarly, beef mince makes a great protein in plenty of stir-fries, and it’s a hearty filling for pies like cottage pie during the cooler months. Beef mince also lends itself well to Mexican dishes like burritos and nachos, and we’ve included both in the below list.
So next time you need some easy dinner inspiration, turn to these simple beef mince recipes.
Slow-cooker cottage pie
Take the fuss out of this comfort food favourite.
Jacket sweet potato sloppy joes
Loaded with body-fuelling nutrients, these loaded sweet potatoes are a quick and easy dinner option and an excellent way to use up leftovers.
Chilli beef with cornbread dumplings
Spicy Southern-style beef with homemade cornbread dumplings.
Thai-style beef rice bowl
For a delicious, veg-loaded beef mince dinner.
Steph de Sousa’s teriyaki beef mince stir fry
This tasty stir fry has just five ingredients.
Beef nachos
This quick and easy beef nachos with guacamole on the side is a great mid-week dinner stand-by.
Easy beef stroganoff
We’ve given classic beef stroganoff a family-style upgrade with a one-pot cooking method that includes pasta and mince to deliver a dinner fave from kitchen to table in 30 minutes.
Julie Goodwin’s Lebanese-style pizza
A quick and easy dinner using tasty lamb mince.
One pan layered burrito bake
Fall in love with this burrito-bowl-meets-lasagne dinner.
Julie Goodwin’s curried mince & rice
Dish up this easy dinner in just 30 minutes.
Easy curried mince
A delicious Indian-spiced beef mince dinner.
Greek meatballs with fetta, oregano and risoni
A speedy pasta and meatballs dish made in the pressure cooker.
Slow cooker meatballs
A set-and-forget recipe for busy days and lazy nights.
Beef, spinach & ricotta lasagne
A family favourite with extra veggies.
Slow cooker chilli con carne
A family favourite.
Meatball sub
Sink your teeth into a saucy sanga.
Beef, haloumi and spinach borek
This crispy Mediterranean-style pastry filled with lamb, haloumi and spinach is great for lunch or dinner served with salad.
Classic beef lasagne
This classic Italian pasta bake is the ultimate comfort food.
Chilli con carne
This spicy Mexican beef and bean stew is a real crowd-pleaser that the whole family will love.
Mince & rice stuffed capsicums
Stuff your face with these!
Savoury mince
This savoury mince is so tasty and versatile.
Easy slow cooker bolognese
A batch cooking dinner hero.
Julie Goodwin’s rissoles with sweet potato mash
A masterful meal with budget-friendly mince.
50/50 Bolognese
Lentils are added to the beef mince in this delicious spaghetti bolognese.
Two ways with Parmigiana-style mince
Use this easy weeknight recipe to turn one kilogram of mince into dinner for two nights, saving meatloaf leftovers for a cheat’s gozleme.
Julie Goodwin’s pastitsio
This Greek pasta bake recipe is true home-made comfort food and tastes even better reheated the next day.
How to make a classic beef chow mein at home
Why buy takeaway when it tastes this good homemade!?
Curried mince with cabbage and rice
This curried mince recipe is deliciously fragrant. Serve with herbed rice or noodles for a stand-out dish
Beef rissoles and mash
This rissoles recipe is the perfect pick for a versatile dinner the kids are sure to love.
Classic beef burger
Why order takeaway when you can enjoy these at home?
Classic meatloaf
This family meal has been a classic dinnertime favourite for many years.
Beef mince and rice burritos
The ultimate comfort food.
Savoury beef mince slice
Slices aren’t just limited to caramel and coconut, you know.
Cottage pies
Cottage pie is classic comfort food!
Mexican-inspired beef pie
It’s stacked with layers of crisp tortillas and a spiced beef filling.
Beef tacos
Let’s taco ’bout dinner!
Beef burritos
Simple and tasty!
Air fryer cheeseburgers
The family will love these hearty homemade burgers.
Potato and mince bake
Just six ingredients in this simple but satisfying mince and potato bake. Easy on the budget, and delicious.
Skillet cornbread with beef and bean chilli
Quick and comforting.
How to make Aussie meat pies in the pie maker
A simple dinner made in your new favourite appliance.
Beef and pea hand pies
Savoury mince and peas inside flaky pastry creates a tasty meal for the family.
Eggplant bolognese bake
For a great low-carb version of lasagne, this hearty and delicious eggplant bolognese is perfect.
Beef and ricotta lasagne
The addition of creamy ricotta in this traditional Italian pasta bake adds an exceptional flavour and texture to this lasagne.
Savoury mince pie
Fill up this winter with a classic savoury mince pie. Filled with meat, veggies and gravy it’s a classic for a reason. This version uses filo for added texture.
Indian rice pilaf with spiced beef
This Indian-inspired soft rice with spicy beef makes for an aromatic, flavour-packed side or main dish for those left craving more.
Beef, mushroom and udon stir-fry
You won’t be able to resist a second serve of this fragrant beef and mushroom stir-fry from The Australian Women’s Weekly’s ‘The Butcher’ cookbook.
Beef mince nachos
Nachos tick all the boxes for a quick, tasty and cheap midweek dinner: they’re filling, fast, crunchy and, with a dollop of sour cream, a little bit naughty. Photography by Rob Shaw / Bauersyndication.com.au.
Julie Goodwin’s 6-hour bolognese sauce
Let your slow cooker do the work.
Turkish-style pizza with minted yoghurt
So much to love!
Beef larb
Take yourself on a trip to Thailand with aromatic mint, chilli, coriander and lime. This powerful beef dish is best served with a fresh, crispy lettuce leaf.
Chilli garlic mince with snake beans
Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Spicy beef pilaf
The ‘spice’ referred to in this spicy beef pilaf is not chilli, rather it is the combination of traditional aromatics that are used to create this wonderful, fragrant dish.
Sweet and sour beef mince with vegetables
Kecap manis is a dark brown, thick and sweet indonesian soy sauce. It usually contains star anise, garlic and palm sugar, giving it a sharp, complex flavour. Find it at supermarkets and Asian food shops. Note
Beef and mushroom pies
These delightful beef and mushroom pies are the ultimate comfort food.
Udon noodles with beef and tomato
Stir-fried udon noodles with beef and tomato from Australian Women’s Weekly.
Beef in black bean sauce with rice noodles
This easy stir-fry makes for an speedy weekday meal.
How to make our one pot beef stroganoff (video)
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