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Vegetarian ready meals to feed a crowd

35 replies

mindutopia · 19/12/2018 18:47

Suggestions for vegetarian meals I can just shove in the oven to serve a crowd - well, 8 people. Have family coming to stay the weekend including one vegetarian and would like to do a meal one night I can just crack out and put in the oven. So along the lines of vegetarian lasagne or moussaka or something similar? Any suggestions?

I saw M & S did a veg lasagne but it was a very dear £27 for one that only serves 6 (!!). Would also like to avoid Cook though I know they have lots of veg options, just don’t want to spend quite that much. Just normal supermarket type stuff that will serve like 6 (but I can afford two of not at £27 a pop!).

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Grumpbum123 · 19/12/2018 18:47

Can’t you make a Big Macaroni cheese or veg pasta bake

Butterflycookie · 19/12/2018 18:49

M&S do a veg pasta bake which is really nice Although I’ve only seen it in singular portions.

WeeMadArthur · 19/12/2018 18:49

Chilli?

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BedraggledBlitz · 19/12/2018 18:50

Pizza and salad

arsearsearse · 19/12/2018 18:52

Fresh soup (ready made), nice bread, cheese

Longtalljosie · 19/12/2018 18:53

Cook do some great ones

ihatehoney · 19/12/2018 18:55

Try 'Cook' it's an online shop with homemade frozen meals- they have shops too- their vegetarian lasagne is AMAZING. And they have different size ones.

ihatehoney · 19/12/2018 18:56

You could easily make one though- a lot cheaper. Or do a macaroni cheese with spinach in, that's delicious!

ihatehoney · 19/12/2018 18:58

Oh sorry, just saw you mentioned not Cook.

I think it would be 100x easier if you made a veggie lasagne in advance and cooked it on the night? Only takes max an half an hour probably to assemble.

A lot of big portion ready meals are really expensive. And some are crap.

You could just do a big bowl of cooked pasta with sauce, some nice baguette, bowl of salad and let people serve themselves?

ToftheB · 19/12/2018 19:01

There were some nice things reviewed in the guardian the other day - worth a look.

www.theguardian.com/food/2018/dec/15/vegan-taste-test-grace-dent-rates-supermarket-christmas-dishes

formerbabe · 19/12/2018 19:14

If you're feeding a crowd, ready meals can be expensive.

I'd do a few big veggie pizzas, garlic bread and a bagged salad.

PurpleDaisies · 19/12/2018 19:16

Veggie chilli is easy.

canibehereifimnotamum · 19/12/2018 19:17

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.quorn.co.uk/amp/recipes/quorn-meat-free-lasagne
I made this last night- I used 700g of quorn tho and 3 cans of tomato and double the white sauce measurements. Really nice!

underneaththeash · 19/12/2018 19:21

How about filled pasta and the just doing a couple of salads to go with it - mozz/tom/olive/avo and then maybe a green salad with some ciabatta olive oil and balsamic?

As a non-veggie I'm vary of meat substitutes like quorn or tofu as I don't like the crap that goes into them.

Jackyjill6 · 19/12/2018 19:25

underneaththeash
What crap would that be?

Crunchymum · 19/12/2018 19:33

M&S veg lasagne is £27???? Shock Shock

PurpleDaisies · 19/12/2018 19:33

As a non-veggie I'm vary of meat substitutes like quorn or tofu

Tofu has been eaten for over 2000 years. Confused

lastqueenofscotland · 19/12/2018 19:34

Tofu isn’t a meat substitute

Chilli/chickpea curry/ Dahl/jackets/pasta with pesto and green veg/gnocchi and spicy tomato sauce

Crunchymum · 19/12/2018 19:36

If you can actually go into an M&S they do loads of veggie pasta options (all the "Italian" range is 3 For £7). You could grab several meals, bung them in microwave and hey pesto.

The £27.50 is from the "food ordering" range.

TinklyLittleLaugh · 19/12/2018 19:39

How about making some nice tarts with those sheets of ready rolled puff pastry? I do red peasto, beetroot, red onion and goats cheese. It's really good and quite rich. You only need a simple salad and some potatoes with it.

TheSpottedZebra · 19/12/2018 19:52

A couple of these? groceries.morrisons.com/webshop/product/Morrisons-Cheese-Feast-Pasta-Melt/264196011

I had it and it was nice, but rich . With some bags of rocket salad - or something else bitter - and crusty bread.

TheSpottedZebra · 19/12/2018 19:55

Oh,mig serves 2 apparently. I'm REALLY greedy and even I thought it was quite filling for 2. So maybe you'd want 3 for 8 people, with bread.

Goldenbug · 19/12/2018 20:26

I do baked beans.

Chop garlic and onion and brown. Stick in big baking pan with chopped peppers (Large bits) several different types of pulse (Cannelini beans, kidneys, chick peas, whatever), a tin of chopped tomatoes and a load of pasata. Add some salt, pepper, herbs, harissa paste/chilli to taste, stir and bake until it's ready.
Add some things on top if wanted. (Sausages, meatballs, veggie sausages,etc).

Graphista · 19/12/2018 22:22

"Cook do some great ones"

"Try 'Cook' it's an online shop with homemade frozen meals"

CLASSIC case of posters not even bothering to read op properly

Would also like to avoid Cook though I know they have lots of veg options, just don’t want to spend quite that much

Honestly? If I'm eating at a friend/family members house I think it pretty poor if they resort to ready meals.

Also as a veggie of 30 years vegetable lasagne was all that was available in many restaurants for many years so for me personally that's put me right off them to the point even the thought makes me feel nauseous. But that's me.

Very easy to make your own very large pasta bake, or a veg casserole or chilli (especially if you have a slow cooker), even frozen pizza preferable to ready meals.

Waytooearly · 19/12/2018 22:35

Make a big spanokopita and put it in the freezer. Takes about half an hour to prepare and assemble, freezes really well.