What do do with a veg casserole mix?

[ladybirdsarelovely33]

Please can I have some recipe ideas? Need to be really spelt out as am not the best cook but bought this bag of veg - carrots, leeks, swedes, onions and potatoes. Now not sure what to do with them.
Chicken recipes maybe?

They are nice with stewing steak and beef casserole. Either make or use packet mix. Job done.

Thank you but not a fan of beef!

Fry an onion, chuck in the veg, fry off for 5 mins and then add a stock cube and some water. Cook for about 30 mins.

Add rice or pasta if you want. Rice with the water, past near the end.

Season before serving with hot crusty bread and butter.

Nice hearty casserole for this cold weather?

If you bought the veg in a mixed pack but not prepared, you'll need to top, tail and peel as necessary, then chop into chunks/rough slices. I would then fry your chicken pieces/chunks (skinless for preference) in a little hot oil in a frying pan or heatproof casserole dish until all sides have changed colour, remove chicken to plate/dish, fry the veg in the same oil to pick up a bit of colour, return the chicken, stir in a spoonful of flour and then pour in some hot stock (chicken or vegetable), season with salt and pepper, add a bayleaf if you've got one, and maybe a pinch of mixed herbs or thyme or tarragon. Keep the heat high until it's bubbling and then turn the heat down.

If you're using a heatproof casserole dish you can put the lid on and leave it to simmer on a low heat on the hob, or put in the oven at a medium heat. If you were using a frying pan transfer it all to a baking dish or ceramic casserole dish, covered if possible, and bake in the oven at a medium heat.

Either way cook until the chicken is cooked through and the veg is also cooked. The flour should do a good job of thickening the sauce. You could stir in a little cream at the end if you've got any.

Serve with a green vegetable on the side if you've got one. Broccoli or cabbage would be good.

I'd chop all of it into bite sized chunks. Toss with oil, lots of crushed garlic, cumin, coriander, (either whole seeds crushed, or ready ground) and turmeric. Roast in a hot oven until they're tender and charred at the edges.

Sprinkle with fresh coriander, eat with coriander chutney, lime pickle, plain Greek yoghurt and naan.

Xia - that sounds delicious.

I haven't tried, but wonder if they could become a slow cooker veggie stew, along with some lentils and stock?

You could make a nice chicken stew.

Brown off some chicken portions (breasts/thighs) in a large pot.

Remove and put aside whilst you tip in the veg and soften that for just a few mins.

Put the chicken back in the pan and pour in a glass of white wine if you have some (don't worry if you don't just go to the next step, you want to cook of the alcohol and get all the nice crusty bits from the bottom of the pan, so cook on a high heat for a couple of minutes. Then pour in enough chicken stock (made with a cube is fine) to cover the chicken and veg. Season with salt and pepper and add any herbs if you have them (parsley, thyme are good and tarragon is lovely with chicken - dried is fine).

Cook in the oven (180 degrees) or hob (on a gentle simmer) for an hour.

You can add a splash of cream if you have it.

If the sauce is a bit thin, just thicken it with a bit of flour (mix the flour - about a tablespoon - in cold water first then add a bit of the hot liquid to the flour and then add that to the pan - you'll get lumps if you try and add the flour directly into hot liquid).

You'll need to cook for a couple more mins to cook out the flour so it doesn't taste powdery.

If your feeling very ambitious you can make dumplings that you put in before you put it in the oven. You can buy packs of dumpling mix - you just add water so it's very easy.

I really appreciate these tips. I made a chicken casserole in the end with some stock.