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Lazy, not too processed, vegan meal ideas?

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PollyThePony · 23/04/2021 16:03

Does anyone have any suggestions for lazy vegan meals / meals that someone who can't cook can achieve, but not involving too many mega processed foods please?

As you can tell, I'm not a good cook! I can do basic things though, but best to assume you are talking to a total idiot novice here Grin

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PhantomErik · 23/04/2021 16:14

My quick easy favourite are:

Jacket potatoes with beans or chilli

Vegetable & butter bean curry with rice

Vegetable & lentil stew with dumplings

Sausage, chips/mash & peas

Chilli with rice

Cashew nut stir fry with whole wheat noodles

Pasta with mushrooms, peppers & tomato sauce

For speed & ease you could use instant mash, curry sauce, pre-packaged stir fry veg, packet (dry mix) dumplings etc.

SuperLoudPoppingAction · 23/04/2021 16:16

www.mobkitchen.co.uk/recipes/crispy-smoked-tofu

I made this last night and it was amazing.
Added a bit of lemon juice and chilli to the sauce.

SuperLoudPoppingAction · 23/04/2021 16:16

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/spiced_aloo_gobi_54698
This is on my list for tonight and she has loads of other easy recipes.

Fivemoreminutes1 · 23/04/2021 17:15

PP reminded me of this traybake, which I believe is even lazier than the one linked above! realfood.tesco.com/recipes/aloo-gobi-traybake.html

Tofu rice bowl realfood.tesco.com/recipes/veggie-rice-bowl.html

Falafel burgers www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/falafel-burgers-0

Lentil bolognese healthylivingjames.co.uk/speedy-lentil-bolognese/

PollyThePony · 23/04/2021 17:25

Oh yum! Thanks all, these sound great.

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theneverendinglaundry · 23/04/2021 20:22

Gyoza, noodles, miso paste for broth, and whatever veggies you have in the fridge! My favourite lazy but still healthy meal!

Dashel · 25/04/2021 22:33

Have you thought about a slow cooker? A lot of meals don’t require much actual cooking, just prepping to the specifications and shoving in the slow cooker.

PollyThePony · 25/04/2021 22:59

We have a slow cooker! The only things I regularly make in it though, seem to need a bit of cooking beforehand. For example, we make a (delicious) tofu thing in there with spicy peanut sauce, but I still need to press and fry off the tofu. Also, the time it takes is sort of annoying as it is 4 hrs, rather than a whole day where I could leave it there from morning till dinner time. Not a big deal, but it doesn't feel like the simplest process - not hard, just not super convenient iyswim?

I did warn you, I am crap in the kitchen and an extremely lazy cook GrinBlush

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Fivemoreminutes1 · 26/04/2021 04:31

Chickpea tagine www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/butternut-squash-chickpea-tagine

This slow cooker veggie stew doesn’t require any prep realfood.tesco.com/recipes/slow-cooker-vegetarian-stew.html

Neither does this chilli www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/slow-cooked_vegan_chilli_44057

Welshmaenad · 04/05/2021 07:17

There are some great easy recipes on the bbc good food site. The veggie jambalaya is a favourite here.

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