Multi mince

Multi mince

Use this great mince recipe as a base for bolognese or cottage pie - freeze a batch ready to whip out for last-minute dinners

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Low-fat

Method

  1. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan. When hot, tip in the mince and cook for 10 mins until browned all over, breaking up any lumps with the back of a spoon. Tip onto a plate. You may need to do this in batches.
  2. Add the bacon to the pan with the onions and garlic, then cook for 7 mins until the bacon is cooked and onion softened. Return the mince to the pan, then pour in the red wine, stock and thyme leaves. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 mins until the mince is tender and the sauce has reduced down. Once cool, can be frozen for up to 3 months.

Per serving

220 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 0.7 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2006.

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  • 23 August 2009

    Joanne commented on this recipe

    going to try this this week but can anyone suggest an alternative to the red wine? current plan is to add more stock. thanks!

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  • 05 January 2010

    Margaret Mangion rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 27 May 2010

    Momble rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty. We are a family of seven and it got good ratings across the board

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  • 10 June 2010

    lemon_farmer rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Handy. It's even quicker to use two pans and cook the meat and the onions at the same time :D

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  • 08 September 2010

    Coco Loco rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    very tasty and made loads, used it to make "quick cottage pie" and "so-simple spaghetti bolognese", definately one to keep.

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  • 18 February 2011

    elka13 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    tasty, easy to throw together and add ingredients too!

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  • 25 July 2011

    Lynn rated this recipe

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  • 08 August 2011

    Case9 rated this recipe

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  • 01 September 2011

    drbumwilly commented on this recipe

    drbumwilly thinks this great

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  • 25 January 2012

    Susie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a great base for spaghetti bolognese and cottage pie. I froze half for cottage pie a week later was lovely. I added an extra rasher bacon which gave it such a lovely taste!

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  • 02 March 2012

    Rich rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great quick and easy recipe. I would certainly use this over and over again.

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  • 30 July 2012

    Rafflestiltskin rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great recipe choice for a Saturday evening in, although, next time, I think I would add some tomato puree to the Bolognese Sauce to give it a bit more tomato flavour and perhaps use a different brand of Plum Tomatoes as I thought the sauce was a bit on the thin side. Overall, really enjoyed it!

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  • 24 September 2012

    New Cook rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Use half the quantities, add tomato purée and a tin of tomatoes to make a lovely sauce for Spaghetti Bolognese. Allow the sauce to reduce as it produces a lovely rich sauce. Fab recipe.

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  • 04 October 2012

    gert rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used lean pork mince this recipe on its own is lovely can't wait to try it as spaghetti bol or cottage pie :-)

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Low-fat

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220 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 0.7 g

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