Any interesting veggie meals?

[PinkAndBlueBedtimeScares]

Looking to expand my veggie menu ability! So looking for veggie meals that don't use a meat substitute, with fairly 'normal' / cheaper veg. Any and all ideas/ recipes welcome! :)

[RockinHippy]

I don't have a recipe card for this one, I've not finished it yet, but it's simple enough & the photo shows the ingredients too - just stir fry the veg in olive oil, then add the rice, add water with added - pinch of saffron, turmeric garlic, lemon juice & smoked paprika

[RockinHippy]

Oh, nearly forgot, I made vegetable stock, by scooping out some of the cooked veg, blitzing it in a blender with the water & spices - this is your cooking liquid

[itsonlysubterfuge]

When I was a vegetarian, one of my favourite meals was, rice and cheese enchiladas, however to make them more nutritious you could also add refried beans.

A homemade enchilada sauce that I like is, take some passata, tomato puree, add water (most of your sauce should be water, the tomato is there for flavouring, it's not a tomato based sauce), then add cumin, veggie stock cube, chilli powder, paprika (I like smoked, you can use sweet), oregano, pepper, salt, onion and garlic (I use onion and garlic powder). Boil until thickened slightly, you basically want it to coat the back of a spoon an intensify the seasoning. You can add cornflour to thicken. It should be a highly seasoned sauce, it does not have to be spicy.

I then take the flour tortillas, dip it in the sauce until soft, add filling, roll and place in a pan. Do this until you have enough enchiladas. Cover generously with sauce and cheese. Bake until cheese and sauce is all bubbly, I normally do about 20 minutes at 200.

[itsonlysubterfuge]

Forgot to add that the leftover sauce keeps really well in the fridge and that I use it on top of everything as a low calorie sauce. I really love it with eggs!

[fromparistoberlin73]

this is a great receipe- the spice mix looks odd but is lovely

www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/veggie-chilli/

Plus Yotam Ottolenghi book- Plenty

OMG some really different and unusual recipes well worth a try and get flavours

[chocolatespiders]

That chilli does look good!

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Agree with, 'Plenty.' There is a recipe in there for tofu cooked in a shedload of black pepper and it is absolutely incredible.

[IHaveBrilloHair]

Yes, the black pepper tofu is amazing, I tried it on Remus recommendation and loved it.

[LIttleMcF]

I roast cubes of pumpkin with chopped red onion, olive oil and thyme. Can then be tossed with pasta and sprinkled with parmesan, stirred though risotto with some goat's cheese, or as a pizza topping.