For people like me, who have problem swallowing, having Meat in a very finely chopped or Minced/Ground way helps tremendously to get Proteins inside our bodies. Minced Meat has a great potential to be shaped in the way you want it to be: Meat Balls, Burgers, or Patties, or in a lovingly cared way for doing a Ragu or to spread heavenly to build up or to Beef it up a Cottage Pie.

An experiment of mine: Crumbed Beef Burger inside of a Brioche Bun with Iceberg Lettuce, sliced Tomatoes, Gruyere Cheese Slices and a Mayonnaise. It was pretty nice.

The good thing about your Mince Meat, especially the Beef one is that you can choose the level of Fat inside it. In per say if you are shopping online or in the Supermarket, you can see on the packaging the percentage of Fat youwill get in your Beef Mince. I am not on a Diet but it is helpful for someone who is. 

Beef Ragu Parpadelle served with grated Parmesan and Basil.

It is up to you to do what you want with Minced Beef because it is versatile not only in a shaping way but also in an Aromatic way. You can create or build up the Favours within it. You know the add a little of this and add a little of that up until you have the decent Meal you aimed for all along... 

One Beef Ragu in the making. Simmer gently for all the flavours to blend in together.

If we stay with an Italian or could be Swedish theme, Beef Mince can form very lovely Meat Balls. In Italy Meat Balls can be part Minced Pork and part Minced Beef. The result is very nice. 

Beef Meatballs with an Irish Twist: Guinness Sauce. Served with Onions and Potatoes.

I must say there is something very comforting with Meat Balls. It is palate wise but also making them. In per say it is the creation process which is satisfying: Which Meat will go in, which Herbs, which Spices? Do I include Breadcrumbs or not...? And then when all is decided it is the Rock and Rolling! But also the deciding of which sauce to serve them with feels like how to finish a dish with TLC.

Meatballs Conchiglie Pasta with Cherry Tomato Sauce and Basil.

There is also with Minced Beef the making of patties and burgers. Similarly the next gig is to introduce ingredients to your Beef Mince to elevate your Burger. On every angle you can tackle your Burger and make it, form it and make it differently from your former Burger.

Beef patties served with stuffed Bell Peppers on a Bistro Salad. I did season them really simply with a little Salt and Pepper and a pinch of Paprika.

Of course with a Man loving his Burgers, a Saturday night with proper lush Burger is a must and only Minced Beef will deliver the big deal/Meal. It is the Golden Ticket to a Film Night... But it doesn't mean we can't recalibrate the Burger and change it every week to something original. 

Beef Burger à la French: Fry a little finely chopped Onion and minced Garlic before incorporating them to your minced Beef to form your Burger. 

You can by all mean fancy up a Burger in many ways which I love to do or keep it totally simple. This is the beauty of Minced Beef: its versatility.

Within a Sesame Bun, upon a Greek Salad a simply seasoned Beef Burger.

About versatility Minced Beef is really way up there. I mentionned above using it to create a Ragu for Pasta. Now in terms of Pasta there are also the Cannelloni which can be filled with Minced Beef. Those tubular Pasta land themselves neatly to be filled. This is premium comfort Food for cold days.

Canneloni with Beef Mince Preparation.

Then of course within the realm of Pasta there is the Lasagne. I must confess that in this household during the course of an entire year two dozen of Lasagne are usually consumed. They are not just only composed of Beef Mince, but they are most of the time with Beef Mince.

 A Lasagne as per say is not a Looker but when you do know what is within it you can sing Mamma Mia... Above is a Home Made Beef and Mushrooms Lasagne.

The ingredients of the Beef Mince and Mushrooms Lasagne.

So as you can acknowledge there is plenty that you can do with Minced Beef but I only touched the tip of the iceberg... 

Minced Beef Tacos with lots of Dips for a little night at Home watching the Football Match of the day.