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Recipes With Loads of Veg

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BooFuckingHoo2 · 23/10/2020 14:37

I’m trying to eat more veg so I’m on the hunt for reasonably easy recipes with 3/4/5 portions of veg in.

I really struggle to get veg in at breakfast/lunch due to time constraints so trying to make up for it in the evening.

Does anyone have any good recipes they could share?

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FredaFrogspawn · 23/10/2020 14:41

Roast veg with halloumi is nice - any mixture of potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, courgette, cauliflower florettes, broccoli, asparagus, tomatoes baby corn etc - prep the veg in chunks, drizzle with olive oil and roast with a sprig or rosemary and some thyme if you have it and roast with chunks of halloumi. Some veg may need a bit longer than others so start them for ten minutes first
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FallonsTeaRoom · 23/10/2020 14:49

We often do stir-fry veggie wraps. Basically chop up peppers, mushrooms, onion, cauliflower florets, broccoli, anything you've got and stir-fry, we use a glug of oyster sauce but any stir-fry sauce is good, pile it into wraps and eat. Amazingly tasty.

BooFuckingHoo2 · 23/10/2020 14:57

@FredaFrogspawn I love halloumi so that could be a winner! Is that the main meal or a side dish?

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SlopesOff · 23/10/2020 14:57

I make a mince based bake with lots of different veg in. Sometimes add cooked rice, sometimes potatoes. You can use whatever you like.

Cut up lots of vegetables, I tend to use peppers, courgettes, fennel and then whatever else is available, currently leeks, aubergine, thinly sliced carrots. Put them all into a large, shallow oven proof dish and mix them up, then add rice if you use it and mix that in, followed by broken up mince, any kind, or Quorn/TVP. Mix it all thoroughly and spread it out, add some salt and pepper and cover the top with sliced tomatoes, black pepper, olive oil over the top and put it in the oven until it is cooked. It is popular here and you can also add spices or herbs if you like.

Another one involves cheeses and ham or fake bacon/ham - same method, chop up aubergines, courgettes, tomatoes, peppers, various colours, and whatever else you fancy, onions or leeks, cut up ham and put it in. Add a large squirt of tomato paste and stir it in, then add chunks of cheese, mozarella, camembert and one other, or whatever you like, mix it all up with s&p, put some white sauce on top if you have it, just a few tablespoons and spread it over, then some grated cheddar, or sliced if you prefer, and bake it.

Or a frittata with lots of veg. I tend to make everything in the oven, and serve with saute potatoes or wedges.

SlopesOff · 23/10/2020 14:59

Forgot to say, I cook about 3 - 4 portions at a time, so adjust accordingly if you try them.

pastandpresent · 23/10/2020 15:00

Just add extra veg in your normal meals, for stuff like pasta sauce, stew, curry etc. Simple roasted vegs are amazing too. Just chop up some veg, roast them with salt& pepper, olive oil, spices and herbs.

imamearcat · 23/10/2020 15:02

I have veg and salmon / prawn / chicken stir fry a lot for lunch. It's yummy and has helped me to lose weight.

I stir fry onion, mushroom, pepper, courgette, bean sprouts then if it's salmon I cook it in the microwave for a couple of minutes and chuck it in with teriyaki sauce. If cooked chicken / prawns I have sweet chilli sauce.

Only takes about 10 mins for prep and cooking!

Ifailed · 23/10/2020 15:05

Beans on a jacket potato - pretty well pure veggies.

IToldYouIWasFreaky · 23/10/2020 15:07

This tagine is very tasty and easy to make and has 5 portions of veg.

I batch cook soup, especially at this time of year. My basic soup is carrot and lentil and then just add whatever else I fancy or have available. It's very filling and makes a quick lunch or even a snack in a mug.

FredaFrogspawn · 23/10/2020 15:28

[quote BooFuckingHoo2]@FredaFrogspawn I love halloumi so that could be a winner! Is that the main meal or a side dish?[/quote]
The size of my roast veg plates - a main!

FredaFrogspawn · 23/10/2020 15:35

Re the roast veg - You can make a really nice dressing for it with cashews, garlic, ginger, tahini and lemon. Blitz it into a creamy sauce. Very tasty!

FredaFrogspawn · 23/10/2020 15:36

Add warm water if it’s too thick - sounds weird but makes it a perfect texture.

PurpleDaisies · 23/10/2020 15:38

Eat this fasolakia with your halloumi. Dead easy and really tasty.

www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/fasolakia-recipe

It’s lovely cold as part of a lunch.

Trut · 23/10/2020 15:39

@FredaFrogspawn

Re the roast veg - You can make a really nice dressing for it with cashews, garlic, ginger, tahini and lemon. Blitz it into a creamy sauce. Very tasty!
Sounds lovely!
frustrationcentral · 23/10/2020 15:40

[quote BooFuckingHoo2]@FredaFrogspawn I love halloumi so that could be a winner! Is that the main meal or a side dish?[/quote]
I'd have Freda's recipe with cous cous as a main meal

This thread is making me hungry!!

frustrationcentral · 23/10/2020 15:42

I'm vegetarian and make a lot of curries. You can put in pretty much any veg you like! My favourite is butternut squash, sweet potato and spinach. Sometimes I'll chuck in a can of chickpeas too

BarbaraofSeville · 23/10/2020 15:43

Soup for lunch or make extra dinner and take leftovers. I don't really like sandwiches so almost always have leftover dinner for lunch, or soup, omelette etc and I think this is far healthier than a sandwich.

AtleastitsnotMonday · 23/10/2020 15:47

I made a veggie bake earlier in the week basically a big batch of veggies, I used red onions, peppers, courgettes, mushrooms, sweetcorn, a tin of kidney beans, a can of chopped tomatoes, fresh herbs, a good glug of balsamic and let it cook down a bit. Pour into oven proof dish, season and top with bread crumbs and cheese of your choice. Bake for about 20 mins.

Nikori · 23/10/2020 15:49

Me, too. I make extra veg curry, chili or soup and freeze it in portions. I then just heat it up for lunch. I try and have a portion of fruit with breakfast.

Apassingglance · 23/10/2020 15:57

Thick butternut, pepper, and chilli soup possibly with added beans or chickpeas:

Halve or quarter a butternut squash. No need to peel. Scrape out seeds. Put on baking tray skin side down. Oil the squash and sprinkle with s&p and a few chilli flakes. Bake in oven around 180 - 200'°c for 45 mins or so until a knife goes in to the flesh easily. Leave to cool.

Meanwhile, sauté onions, red peppers, parsnips or turnips ( could use carrots but be careful not too sweet) in olive oil for ten mins approx. Add extra spices such as tumeric or cumin at this point.

Peel cooled squash and put the flesh in with other veg. Add chicken or veg stock. Simmer for 15-20 mins until liquid reduced to consistency you like and blitz with electric pureeing wand thing. At this point you could add a tin of rinsed cooked cannellini, or cooked haricot beans or cooked chickpeas. Serve with a small dab of harissa and flatbreads. If you are short of time, bake all the veg together and skip the advance sauteeing.

Plump82 · 23/10/2020 15:58

I make a stew called Ital stew. Put a tin of coconut milk in a big pot with 500 ml of vegetable stock. Bring this to the boil and then add chopped carrots, after 10 mins add red onion, peppers and butter beans along with curry powder, chilli flakes and thyme. While this is bubbling away roast cubed sweet potato. I add the sweet-potato right at the end once the other veg is nice and soft and also some frozen kale or spinach.
I serve it with a Tilda Caribbean pouch of rice and home made Jamaican dumplings.

PurpleDaisies · 23/10/2020 15:59

That sounds delicious @Plump82

Do you use a recipe for your dumplings?

Letsallscreamatthesistene · 23/10/2020 16:06

If you have instagram look up Annas Family Kitchen. Loads of recipes. Theres one called 'hidden veg pasta sauce', which is lovely.

frustrationcentral · 23/10/2020 17:18

@Apassingglance

Thick butternut, pepper, and chilli soup possibly with added beans or chickpeas:

Halve or quarter a butternut squash. No need to peel. Scrape out seeds. Put on baking tray skin side down. Oil the squash and sprinkle with s&p and a few chilli flakes. Bake in oven around 180 - 200'°c for 45 mins or so until a knife goes in to the flesh easily. Leave to cool.

Meanwhile, sauté onions, red peppers, parsnips or turnips ( could use carrots but be careful not too sweet) in olive oil for ten mins approx. Add extra spices such as tumeric or cumin at this point.

Peel cooled squash and put the flesh in with other veg. Add chicken or veg stock. Simmer for 15-20 mins until liquid reduced to consistency you like and blitz with electric pureeing wand thing. At this point you could add a tin of rinsed cooked cannellini, or cooked haricot beans or cooked chickpeas. Serve with a small dab of harissa and flatbreads. If you are short of time, bake all the veg together and skip the advance sauteeing.

Ooh what time is dinner?!
Apassingglance · 23/10/2020 17:36

Just stirring the pot now frustrationcentral Wink

Joking aside, it's very little effort. Especially not having to peel the squash which is a huge faff.

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