Ten 30-minute meals made with mince

30-minute meals made with mince

• Mince is best cooked in batches. This stops the mince from stewing, turning grey and losing its flavour.
• Keep it hot: too much mince in the pan can over-crowd things, leading to the frying pan losing heat. Get your pan nice and hot before adding the mince in batches. Add a little more oil with each batch if needed.

• Fresh mince can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
• Raw mince should be stored in the coldest part of your fridge, usually in the bottom corner.
• If you're planning on freezing the mince. Remove it from the store packaging once you are home and place it in a freezer bag or zip-lock bag with all the air squeezed out. Try to flatten the mince so it's a thinner layer. This helps it to freeze faster and then defrost faster. Keep mince in the freezer for up to 2 months.
• Defrost mince in the fridge overnight.

• Opt for microwave rice rather than regular rice as it will be ready to use in just 90 seconds.
• Use pre-cut frozen beans or other veg to save valuable prep time.
• Choose mince rather than other cuts of beef or chicken as it will cook faster.
• Use fresh pasta rather than dried as it is quicker to cook.
• If you have sausages, cut them up to cook. Sausages are basically filled with flavoured mince. Plus they look like little meatballs.