Our collection of best mince recipes ticks off cross-continental cuisines, using beef mince, pork mince, chicken mince and lamb mince. From an Italian chicken mince ragù with rigatoni and NY-style meatball subs to Sichuanese spicy lamb mince dumplings and fragrant stir-fried pork mince recipes hailing from Thailand, there’s no savoury mince recipe we don’t love. And, of course, we have a classic Aussie beef burger using premium mince, then topped with pickled beetroot.
Here are our favourite mince recipes to cook when only comfort will do, but you still want to impress.
Our best mince recipes to cook in 2025
Burgers with pickled beetroot
Lisa Featherby recipe for fast burgers with pickled beetroot.
Louis Tikaram’s stir-fried snake beans with pork
It’s one of the Stanley chef’s all-time favourite Chinese dishes, for good reason.
Beef taco rice
Beef taco rice is an Okinawan specialty that is an example of how fusion is by no means a dirty word.
Shepherd’s pie
Arguably one of the most comforting foods around, this simple but satisfying sheperd’s pie is a winner any day of the week.
Spiced chicken Martabak with sweet onion sambal
Not for the fainthearted, this dish is spiced with sambal oelek for a hit of nose-tingling heat. Spread liberally with sweet onion sambal for a perfectly balanced sweet-and-spicy delight.
Paola Toppi’s pasta with ragù
Where simplicity and flavour meet.
Fast chilli con carne
Some purists believe there is no room for beans, but we think they add a rich, earthy flavour.
Italian sloppy Joes
Italian sloppy Joes recipe – Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over high heat, add onion and chopped garlic and sauté until golden (2-3 minutes). Add beef and brown well, breaking up lumps with a wooden spoon
Beef koftas with green couscous and pistachio nuts
Put this on high rotation in your household.
Shaanxi-style lamb with cumin and celery
This simple stir-fry might be quick to prepare, but it’s full to bursting with flavour, thanks to a heady mix of ginger, cumin, cinnamon and star anise.
Baked pork and veal meatball sub
These baguettes are rich and comforting, with the added satisfaction that comes with shaping, frying and simmering your own meatballs.
Noodle soup with chicken and chive dumplings
A chicken soup to cure all ills.
Sunda’s Thai-style chicken larb
This vibrant salad by Melbourne restaurant Sunda fires on all cylinders.
Kibbeh
A blend of lamb mince, bulghur and spices, these Middle Eastern meatballs are comforting in winter and make a great summer starter when you’re entertaining.
Turkish flatbread with beef and yoghurt
Turkish flatbread with beef and yoghurt recipe – For flatbread, combine yeast, 80ml warm water and 2 tsp salt in a large bowl and stir until yeast dissolves.
Spicy Sichuan-style lamb dumplings with chilli oil
Lamb dumplings spiced with cumin and coriander and cooked in a spicy sauce. What more could you want?
Crisp pork and ginger gyozas with sesame rayu
Crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside – these pork and ginger gyozas always delight.
Burghul with spiced lamb
A dish packed with flavour, plus it makes for an easy weeknight dinner.
Rigatoni with chicken ragù and green sauce
This light ragù is freshened up further with a herb-packed green sauce.
Cheat’s wonton soup
This wonton soup is an express version of the recipe that cuts time, not flavour.
Braised white beans with chicken meatballs and parmesan
Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for braised white beans with chicken and parmesan.
Tiny chicken meatball and orzo soup with silverbeet and feta
Recipe for tiny chicken meatball and orzo soup with silverbeet and feta.
Spaghetti and meatballs
The definition of comfort food.
Lamb dolmades
Australian Gourmet Traveller Greek recipe for lamb dolmades.
Greek lamb meatballs with orzo, tomato-garlic sauce and fried oregano
A quick and easy lamb meatballs recipe primed for weeknight dinners.
Kafeneion’s keftedes (Con’s mum’s famous meatballs)
Melbourne’s Kafeneion has perfected the art of keftedes (Greek meatballs).
Braised sobrasada meatballs
These meatballs are also great served with crusty bread, roasted potatoes or rice.
Pork and ginger meatballs with choy sum
The meatballs are roasted in a hot oven to save time, then served with Asian greens and steamed rice for a quick meal.
Spiced lamb larb with crisp vermicelli
This fragrant salad works beautifully with lamb but the fresh mint, basil and coriander will go just as well with beef, chicken or duck.
Lamb koftas with beetroot salad
Fast, fresh and flavoursome – this one’s the whole package.
The Agrarian Kitchen’s lamb kofta with toum
Farm-to-table is served up in this lamb dish.
Sichuan-style green beans with pork mince
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Sichuan-style green beans with pork mince
Minced pork tossed noodles (Zhajiang mian)
Australian Gourmet Traveller Chinese recipe for minced pork tossed noodles (Zhajiang mian) by Tony Tan
David Thompson: Stir-fried minced beef with chillies and holy basil (Neua pat bai grapao)
Australian Gourmet Traveller Thai recipe for stir-fried minced beef with chillies and holy basil (Neua pat bai grapao) by David Thompson.
Cacio e pepe sausage rolls
The much-loved pasta sauce makes a welcome appearance in Australia’s favourite finger food.
Minced pork noodles
Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for minced pork noodles.
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