Make this recipe even easier: You can prep everything in advance and just reheat the mince and orzo when you’re ready to go.

How to get your children to eat it too: I just serve everything separately rather than all mixed into one bowl. My children love the orzo, mince and tomatoes but think garlicky yoghurt is very spicy so they just have it with a dollop of yoghurt and the paprika butter on the side instead.

If you want to double the recipe: as mentioned above, 500g mince seems a lot for two people so I do think it could stretch to four people, especially if serving to children too. The method for cooking the mince here means it really shrinks down as it turns crispy and brown, so it’s not as much as it usually seems. If you are cooking for four people, I would keep the mince the same and double everything else (orzo, tomatoes, yoghurt, paprika butter) and that should be plenty. Using half a pack of mince is annoying so would rather give instructions for the whole pack as it does shrink down to less than you think. Can’t find cherry tomatoes? Use large tomatoes, diced up. Nice ripe tomatoes please.

Make it veggie: You could swap the mince for veggie mince. I would use the chilled variety here, rather than frozen veggie mince, as frozen veggie mince requires liquid/sauce to cook through whereas the chilled variety acts a little more like meat mince. Just swap in the veggie mince for the meat and go on as usual.

A note on mince: you could use pork, lamb or beef mince here. I used beef mince but have used the other two before and they are delicious too. Lamb has a stronger flavour so I like it a lot but the pork mince is also great. Use what you like or mix it up each time you make this! For this recipe, the higher the fat content, the more delicious but I will leave that up to you and your preferences.

What to serve with this recipe: nothing! This has it all. As I always say, you could serve a few more greens alongside, whatever you like, but not a necessity.

What to do with leftovers: If you just have leftover mince, either reheat in the microwave 1-2 minutes until piping hot or add back to the pan with a splash of oil over medium heat and fry until hot. Rather than cooking more orzo, this is where a pack of grains is so handy for a speedy lunch and then just pile up grains, reheated mince in a bowl and top with whatever veggies you like and a dollop of yoghurt (either plain or leftover). Any leftover garlic yoghurt is good on so many things – salads, as a dip for carrots or cucumber, sandwiches. Keep leftover components of this recipe separately rather than all mixed in together, because then you can build a bowl for lunch the next day and means you can heat the mince but keep the rest cold. This is also really good drizzled in tahini or mixing the tahini with yoghurt.