Mince and rice is a budget-friendly food combination that can be used to create a number of tasty dinners. Mince and rice both work well with a variety of different flavours, meaning you could have Mexican one night and a stir-fry the next all using this flavour combo.
Grab yourself a bulk buy bag of rice and a big packet of mince and get meal planning for a varied week of dinners.
Whether you would like a fresh and fragrant stir-fry, meaty stuffed capsicums or san choy bau, we have mince and rice recipes suit all tastes. Or try one of these chicken and rice recipes.
Looking for more mince recipes or more ways to use up that bag of rice?
Crispy pork and rice ball salad
You will need 5 limes for this recipe, and to cook 1 cup uncooked rice for the 3 cups cooked rice required. Note
Lamb with snake beans
If snake beans are unavailable, use green beans. Note
Stir-fried beef and brown rice with carrot and cucumber pickle
This tasty Asian inspired stir-fry makes a great mid-week family dinner. The beef mince is spiced to perfection, and complimented beautifully by fresh veggies and herbs, which all sit atop a bed of filling brown rice.
Beef mince and rice burritos
The ultimate comfort food.
Chilli garlic mince with snake beans
Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Chickpea mince curry
To prepare pappadums quickly and easily, spray with oil and arrange on the turntable of your microwave oven. Cook on high (100%) power 1 minute, until puffed and crisp. Cool before serving. Note
Mince and rice stuffed capsicums
Stuff your face with these!
Chilli con carne
This spicy Mexican beef and bean stew is a real crowd-pleaser that the whole family will love.
Cabbage rolls
The tastiest way to enjoy cabbage.
Beef san choy bau
Tasty parcels of mince wrapped in lettuce leaves.
Sichuan-style gai lan and pork mince
Spice up tonight’s dinner with this Sichuan-style gai lan and pork mince.
Sweet and sour pork and plumb meatballs
This recipe for sweet and sour meatballs in a fragrant and tangy plum sauce makes 4 serves. Why not take some to work and be the envy of your colleagues?
Beef keema with cumin and currant pulao
Keema is minced meat, usually beef or lamb, and is what is used for samosas. Our subtle yet fragrant version is fairly thick, more like a bolognese sauce than a wet curry, and can also be served as a filling rolled in a wrap.
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.
Chicken koftas with fig and seed pilaf
Fragrant koftas with crunchy pilaf for a tasty weeknight meal.
Larb gai (spicy chicken salad)
Not for the faint-hearted.
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.
Savoury vegetable mince
Savoury mince on toast is an all-time family favourite; kids and adults of all ages love it. Serve on buttered toast or, to extend the meal even further, mix the mince with cooked pasta. Use any vegetables you like.
Nepalese pork mince curry
Nepalese pork mince curry
Curried mince with cabbage and rice
This curried mince recipe is deliciously fragrant. Serve with herbed rice or noodles for a stand-out dish
Rice moussaka
Cook ½ cup (100g) white short-grain rice for this recipe. Note
Rice-cooker bibimbap
Make quickly and easily at home in your rice cooker!
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