Healthy recipes with mince for dinner

It's cheap to cook with, easy to whip up quickly and can be an extremely versatile addition to many dishes, but mince certainly doesn't need to be boring. Once you add your herbs, spices, veggies and carbohydrate of choice, it can be super healthy and flavoursome. To show you how you can include more mince in your healthy recipes, here is a selection of our favourite chicken, beef, lamb and pork recipes. We've also included some lean turkey mince options to cut down on fat and kilojoules. Dinner that's healthy and tasty? Tick!

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August 4, 2022

Chicken koftas with fig and seed pilaf

Fragrant koftas with crunchy pilaf for a tasty weeknight meal.

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Pork and sage meatballs with cabbage and pear

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March 31, 2022

Pork and sage meatballs with cabbage and pear

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Healthy

February 11, 2021

Fetta and olive greek meatloaves

Satisfy your tastebuds with these Greek-style mini meatloaves.

By Women's Weekly Food

Healthy

September 14, 2018

Roasted eggplant with spiced lamb

Silky eggplant and crunchy cauliflower topped with spiced minced lamb – delish! This dish is a stand out winner for a quick and easy midweek dinner. And it’s great for diabetics.

By Women's Weekly Food

Healthy

September 5, 2018

The green turkey burger

Take this delicious lettuce wrapped burger to the next step and veg it up! Replace turkey patties with pan-fried haloumi or fried flat mushrooms.

By Women's Weekly Food

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Quick & Easy

September 23, 2015

Rocket and tomato lamb burritos

A delicious light Mexican inspired meal for the whole family to enjoy putting together.

By Women's Weekly Food

Quick & Easy

September 23, 2015

Spicy lamb, spinach and fetta pizzas

Packed full of flavour and spice, this Moroccan style lamb pizza is perfect for lunch – They’d also make great party and picnic food.

By Women's Weekly Food

Quick & Easy

July 16, 2015

Paprika and lime pork enchiladas

Spicy, sour, tangy paprika and lime pork enchiladas – this deliciously fresh and flavoursome Mexican inspired dish is ticking all the boxes!

By Women's Weekly Food

Quick & Easy

May 31, 2009

Sang choy bow

The trick to becoming a stir-fry pro, is making sure you have all the ingredients ready to-go before you begin frying.

By Women's Weekly Food

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