RECIPES | 4 mouthwatering meals to make with budget-friendly mince

Christine Capendale’s latest cookbook, MEALS, Effortless Food for Every Occasion (Human & Rousseau), is a compilation of fairly easy one-pot, salad, soup, vegetarian and entertaining recipes.

Capendale's an excellent baker and hasn’t missed an opportunity to include bakes and puds. The book arrived with a tower of decadent chocolate chip cookies and a jar of heavenly salted caramel sauce — both recipes are in the book— and were given top marks by the Lifestyle team as we tucked in.

Capendale studied home economics and dietitics which comes through in the book — it's practical with an introduction that covers planning meals and staples.

Beef mince is certainly a staple in every budget-conscious household. Here are four tasty, quick and easy meals to make with it: