10 Dinners to Make With a Pack of Mince

This collection of 10 Dinners to Make With a Pack of Mince is perfect for weeks when you're stuck for dinner ideas. There are quick pasta dinners, meatballs, stuffed vegetables and a couple of slower bakes in here. Some are ready in under an hour, and the one that takes all afternoon is at number 10. Save this list for the next time you open the fridge and don't know what to cook.

Kıymalı Makarna - Turkish Pasta with Ground Beef

Pasta is tossed with a simple minced beef and tomato sauce, then topped with garlic yoghurt and paprika butter. It's ready in 30 minutes, which makes it the quickest dinner here. Number 7 is another quick pasta dinner, made with lamb.

To learn more: Kıymalı Makarna - Turkish Pasta with Ground Beef

Kofte Recipe

These Turkish meatballs are made with minced beef, grated onion and parsley. They're browned in a pan, then baked in a tomato and green pepper sauce. The whole recipe takes about 50 minutes.

Get the recipe: Kofte Recipe

Lahmacun - Turkish Pizza, No Yeast

Lahmacun is a thin, crispy Turkish flatbread topped with spiced minced lamb or beef. The dough has no yeast, so it's ready in about 50 minutes. Roll it up with parsley and sliced red onion inside.

Find the recipe here: Lahmacun - Turkish Pizza

courgette Boats with mince

Courgettes are hollowed out and filled with minced beef, rice, dill and parsley, then baked with cheese on top. They take about an hour and 35 minutes, and they're a good way to use up garden courgettes. There's a stuffed aubergine version at number 6.

See the full recipe: Zucchini Boats with Ground Beef

Swedish Meatball Pasta

Beef meatballs are cooked in a creamy sauce with mushrooms and peppers, then mixed with penne. It takes 50 minutes and has a little heat from fresh chilli. Leave the chilli out if you're cooking for children.

Read the recipe: Swedish Meatball Pasta

Stuffed aubergine Recipe

This is Karnıyarık, a Turkish dish of fried aubergines filled with minced meat, onion, tomato and parsley. They bake in a light tomato sauce, and the whole recipe takes about an hour and 45 minutes. Number 9 is another Turkish dinner that goes in the oven.

Full recipe: Stuffed Eggplant Recipe

Lamb Bolognese With Linguine, 45 Minutes

Lamb mince is cooked with onion, carrot, celery, red wine and tomatoes, then served over linguine with Parmesan. It takes 45 minutes from start to finish. It's a good change from the usual beef version.

Make it tonight: Lamb Bolognese With Linguine

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe

Lahana Sarması are Turkish cabbage leaves rolled around a spiced filling of minced meat and bulgur. They cook gently in a tomato sauce and take about an hour and a half. The recipe serves six, so it's good for a bigger family.

Step-by-step recipe: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe

İzmir Köfte, Meatballs and Potatoes in One Tray

Lightly fried meatballs are baked with potato wedges, green peppers and tomatoes in a garlicky tomato sauce. It takes about an hour and 45 minutes, and it's a full meal in one tray. The slowest dinner on this list is next, at number 10.

Try the recipe: İzmir Köfte

Easy Lasagna Recipe

This lasagne has a slow-cooked beef and red wine sauce, a creamy béchamel and melted cheese on top, with no ricotta. The sauce needs time, so the whole recipe takes about four hours. It serves eight, which makes it a good one for Sunday.

To learn more: Easy Lasagna Recipe