Hello!

My family eats a lot of mince for dinner (beef, but could be chicken or pork) but I am so sick of making the same things! Spag bol, cottage pie and meatballs….. My fussy kids eat them and I can grate (hide) veggies into these dishes. Anyone have any other ideas that are relatively easy and would be eaten by a fussy 2 and 4 year old?


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    You can do lots of variations.


  • Mince burgers is a good and fun idea.


  • Meatloaf is a good one and is so tasty with mash. Kids love this type of meal.


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    Pasta is always yummy and related to that would be gnocchi. Aldi and Costco both have great packets of spinach and ricotta ravioli which are great. Costco also sells a brilliant Spanikopita which is massive and delicious!


  • I found my lil dude loves whole roasted chicken very cheap too


  • Making a quiche is also something my kids love and I can hide spinach in there and they love it.


  • Burgers , Mexican dishes , home made sausage rolls.


  • I find my kids love chicken wraps and I think part of the fun for them is that they get to choose the topping and make their own!


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  • my kids loved stirfry and you can use minced anything if you don’t want to do meat pieces.


  • Pasta with meatballs!!!


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