What to Make with Minced Meat?

Minced meat is an excellent invention of mankind. It allows you to prepare nutritious meat dishes in a short time and with minimal culinary skills. And you can cook not only meatballs and meatballs, but also soups, stews, goulash, sauces and fillings for baking.

Stuffing can be made from any meat – beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb, as well as sea and river fish and seafood (such as shrimp). It goes well with any vegetables, cereals and pasta.

I recommend making mincemeat yourself: it’s easy, all you need is a meat grinder. And you will be sure that it is made from good, fresh, quality meat, without films of fat and veins. Then the taste of the finished dish will be tender and soft, and the texture will be homogeneous. But if you have store-made minced meat, all the suggested recipes will also work for it.

What Can Be Made with Ground Chicken?

1. Chicken nuggets.

Tender and juicy pieces of breaded chicken are even tastier than McDonald’s and certainly healthier. You can make a lot of them at once and freeze them in the fridge, and then just deep-fry them. By the way, you can find this and my other recipes for minced meat dishes on my Instagram.

2. Spring rolls with chicken.

If you love pancakes with chicken, you know roughly what we’re talking about – but they come out lighter and healthier in the gluten-free version. It takes 40 minutes to make, so this dish can be your special Saturday breakfast when you don’t have to rush anywhere.

3. Chicken miteballs with parmesan.

They will make ordinary pasta an interesting haute cuisine dish. Delicious, healthy, perfect! You can subscribe to the author on Instagram.

4. Chicken fingers in prosciutto.

A classy appetizer for a party or a main course for a family dinner if served with a salad or side dish. Prosciutto can be substituted for bacon.

5. Homemade chicken croquettes with apple.

A meat dish with apples sounds unfamiliar, but it’s incredibly tasty. You can add some ginger and garlic to make the dish spicier.

6. Kima masala with chicken.

This dish of Indian cuisine is confidently conquering the whole world and will win your love from the first spoon. In general, kima is any Indian stuffing and masala is a special mixture of spices and spices. Together they create a perfect ensemble. It can be served with rice or with non-standard for Indian cuisine side dishes, such as spaghetti. You can subscribe to the author on Instagram.

7. Minced chicken bisols.

#7 Minced chicken bisols Russianfood's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Russianfood

Classic French cuisine, a dish in which the chicken meat comes out incredibly tender and juicy. Suitable for a hearty breakfast or can be a fancy appetizer for the holiday table.

8. Chicken sticks with cheese.

#8 Chicken sticks with cheese Yabpoela's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Yabpoela

A great hot appetizer for a party, watching a soccer game or hanging out with friends. Serve with different sauces, they completely change the perception of long chicken cutlets cooked in a deep fryer or in a frying pan.

9. Jewish chicken cutlets.

#9 Jewish chicken cutlets Delo-vcusa's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Delo-vcusa

A “how to feed a large family with one chicken breast” recipe. And feed it well, so that everyone is happy and satisfied. Jewish mothers know how to do it!

10. Chicken Kiev cutlet.

#10  Chicken Kiev cutlet Patee's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Patee

If you use minced chicken instead of filet, it is much easier to cook this culinary masterpiece of Ukrainian cuisine, and it will take only 15 minutes.

What to Make with Ground Beef?

1. American Chop Suey.

Or macaroni and tomato sauce with ground beef and cheese. Created in the American-Chinese tradition, this dish is rich in flavor and very rich. Americans usually make it while waiting for guests, because the recipe is for 8 people. There is a step-by-step recipe on my website, you can make it again tonight for dinner.

2. Classic cheeseburger with caramelized onions.

In my humble opinion, this is the best cheeseburger recipe ever, and it’s the caramelized onions that give it its special charm. And don’t skimp on the cheese, it has to be good.

3. Mexican lasagna.

#13 Mexican lasagna Myfoodbook's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Myfoodbook

A very simple dish that is made with tortilla – quick and delicious. It is much spicier than the classic Italian recipe. Make Mexican lasagna for your other half, it will add spice to your relationship. There are other interesting recipes by the author on Instagram.

4. Bolognese.

#14 Bolognese Delish's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Delish

This is more than just a meat sauce. It’s a way to turn a package of ground beef into something magical. An Italian classic that the whole world goes crazy for.

5. Chili con carne.

#15 Chili con carne Delish's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Delish

This is an improved recipe for classic chili that can be made in just 40 minutes. A savory and spicy Mexican dish, perfect for a weekday family lunch.

6. Ground beef with Cantonese eggs.

A very simple and hearty dish. Make a note of this recipe when you need to make a quick lunch – it’s just the thing.

7. Sweet mithballs with teriyaki sauce.

Having a hard time getting your kid to eat? This recipe will change all that. It’s a healthy and wholesome meal that’s visually similar to popular fast foods. And that’s why kids will fight for more!

8. Moussaka.

#18 Moussaka Klopotenko's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Klopotenko

This is a Greek variation of lasagna, but it uses eggplant instead of layers of dough. There are many recipes for moussaka, the national dish of Greece, and each family has its own – Eugene Klopotenko offers to meet the author’s variation.

9. Scottish eggs.

#19 Scottish eggs Klopotenko's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Klopotenko

These are hard-boiled eggs wrapped in minced meat, breaded with breadcrumbs and deep-fried. Sounds serious, but this hot snack is quick and easy to make.

10. Meatloaf, or meat bread.

#20 Meatloaf Grandkulinar's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Grandkulinar

Chef Altan Brown’s signature recipe for a special occasion. Why special, since the dish is made quite simply? Simply because if you indulge in a Meatloaf every day, the magic will disappear – just like if you celebrate Christmas every day.

What to Make with Ground Pork?

1. Vietnamize bowl with cartamelized pork.

This dish is made very simply and the secret is in the spices and seasonings, which make your kitchen full of traditional Vietnamese flavors. Very tasty!

2. Thai style pork cutlets.

#22 Thai style pork cutlets  Taste's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Taste

They are very soft and tender, Asian flavor enhances it. I recommend to serve this dish with a salad of fresh vegetables.

3. Noodles with pork, black beans and coriander.

Udon noodles are just made for a quick dinner in a hurry, and ground pork will partner it for record-breaking fast cooking. 15 minutes – and a hearty, delicious and healthy dinner is ready.

4. Swedish meatballs.

#24 Swedish meatballs  Taste's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Taste

The best thing Sweden has given the world is IKEA stores and gravy mittballs. And the best mithballs I’ve tasted are made with this recipe.

5. Pork wontons.

#25 Pork wontons Allrecipes's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Allrecipes

A great party appetizer, ground pork wontons aren’t hard to make. You can also prepare them in advance and freeze them. If unexpected guests come to you, literally in 15 minutes you will have an unreal delicious homemade treat ready for them.

6. Jiaoztsi.

#26 Jiaoztsi -Grandkulinar's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Grandkulinar

These Chinese dumplings are very spicy and spicy in an Asian way. Not to be confused with the classic Russian dumplings, they have completely different tastes, textures, and even cooking technique, they are not boiled, and fried until golden brown.

7. Savoy cabbage salad with meatballs, pears and parmesan.

#27 Savoy cabbage salad with meatballs, pears and parmesan  Photorecept's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Photorecept

A very unusual and at the same time perfect combination. This salad is very fresh and sweet thanks to the pears, but the parmesan neutralizes the sweetness. And the pork meatballs make it very hearty.

8. Kebab kebabs cooked in the oven.

#28 Kebab kebabs cooked in the oven  Photorecept's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Photorecept

Kebab is loved by many, but few people cook it at home without special equipment. But in reality it is not needed – just an oven, a good piece of pork or minced meat and the desire to indulge yourself in a tasty treat.

9. Burekas filo with meat and cauliflower.

#29 Бурекаяс фило с  мясом и цветной капустой Vkusnoisrael's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Vkusnoisrael

Wonderful filo dough, as thin as paper, with a juicy and tasty filling allows you to move closer to the shores of the warm sea and enjoy a delicious dish inspired by the Mediterranean and Turkish cuisine. In Turkey you will be served burekas with lamb, but we can make it with pork as well, the filling will be juicier and not so greasy.

10. Chinese noodles with ground pork.

#30 Chinese noodles with ground pork Vsyasol's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Vsyasol

Francis Lam’s recipe, which I personally was pleased with the ease of preparation. Less than 10 minutes and you have a hearty and very tasty lunch.

What to Make with Minced Fish?

1. Fish curry.

#31 Fish curry Fatimacooks's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Fatimacooks

This is a dish of Pakistani cuisine. Usually chicken or lamb is eaten there, variations of curry (kima) with fish are quite rare. And that’s too bad, because the taste of this appetizer is amazing! You can subscribe to the author of this recipe on Instagram.

2. Fish cutlets with rice.

A simple homemade dish for a family lunch or dinner. They’re very easy, so if you’re on a diet, this is exactly what you need.

3. Peppers and eggplants stuffed with minced fish.

In China they call this dish Dim Sim and they make it very often because it’s tasty, balanced, and very easy.

4. Grilled minced fish kebab.

Coconut milk, lemongrass, coriander and spices combine with the fish to create a symphony of magical flavor. If you do not have a grill, you can prepare the kebab on a pan with a ribbed surface.

5. Deep-fried lotus root with minced fish.

First of all, it’s beautiful. Second, it’s unusual. Third, incredibly delicious. Do you need more reasons to make this dish?

6. Fishballs.

# 36 Fishballs Klopotenko's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Klopotenko

These are like miteballs, only with minced fish. The whole secret is in the unusual combination of stuffing ingredients, the recipe has two kinds of fish at once – red salmon and white perch. And also these meatballs are cooked in the oven, it is a dietary and low-calorie dish.

7. Fish kebabs.

This is a dish of Israeli cuisine, its flavor palette is juicy, bright, with a huge bouquet of extra notes and incredible flavor. It seamlessly combines Mediterranean generosity, Arabic flavor and European elegance.

8. Tender cutlets of white fish.

# 38 Tender cutlets of white fish Andychef's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Andychef

White fish is quite neutral in flavor, so the mince needs to be saturated with additional ingredients and spices. Experimentation resulted in a recipe that will make you purr with pleasure!

9. Casserole of minced fish.

#39 Casserole of minced fish Iamcook's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Iamcook

It can be made with potatoes, rice, pasta or other foods, including yesterday’s side dish. This recipe is the rice version.

10. Japanese fish sticks.

#40 Japanese fish sticks. Povarenok's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Povarenok

Cooked very simply and quickly, but due to the unusual presentation of the dish will cause quite a stir and dozens of compliments from your guests.

What to Make with Ground Turkey?

1. Spicy ground turkey.

# 41 Spicy ground turkey Allrecipes's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Allrecipes

A dish of Mexican cuisine. Roasted stuffing seasoned with chili peppers, cumin, and paprika is the perfect filling for baked potatoes or tacos.

2. Stir-fry turkey stuffing.

#42 Stir-fry turkey stuffing Budgetbytes's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Budgetbytes

A super-easy dinner – this is as much about the cooking process as it is about the calorie content of the dish. The additional ingredients – vegetables – can be changed to your own taste, use whatever you have in your refrigerator. Other recipes of this author on Instagram.

3. Delicious turkey mince pie.

This dish is suitable for any time of year, but making it on Christmas Eve is a must!

4. Turkey rolls.

#44 Turkey rolls Taste's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Taste

An airy and delicious pastry that your family will love.

5. Rolls with turkey.

#45 Rolls with turkey Taste's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Taste

These are variations of classic Ukrainian stuffed cabbage rolls, but with less calorie filling, rice paper instead of cabbage and Asian flavors. To add spice to the dish, use hot chili peppers instead of sweet peppers.

6. American goulash.

A recipe by world-famous chef Paul Dean. This simple and hearty dinner dish, it does not require expensive products or very complicated techniques in the preparation, suitable for beginner cooks.

7. Uzbek manty with stuffed turkey.

#47 Uzbek manty with stuffed turkey Povarenok 's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Povarenok

Homemade dish, very tasty and juicy. Due to the turkey stuffing, the manty turns out quite light, and you do not risk gaining pounds.

8. Soba noodles with ground turkey.

# 48 Soba noodles with ground turkey.  Inoeda's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Inoeda

A quick dinner recipe, delicious and very easy.

9. Turkey stuffing roll with sweet chili glaze.

It is the glaze that makes this dish unusual and gives a magical aftertaste. I recommend serving the roll with a light salad of fresh vegetables.

10. An appetizer of waffle crusts with stuffed turkey.

#50 An appetizer of waffle crusts with stuffed turkey Nyamkin's recipe | 50 minced meat recipe ideas
Source: Nyamkin

If waffle crusts are not available, you can replace them with tortillas. A quick recipe for a party and gathering.

Bon appetit!

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