Hearty winter veggie/vegan casserole and curry ideas please

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DH and I usually eat a lot of veggie food, but as it turns to winter we end up eating way more meat as we prefer casseroles, goulash etc in this weather.

Does anyone have any really lovely hearty veg casserole recipes that are easy enough for weeknights?

Ottolenghi has a lot of lovely comfort food things-worth googling. Chetna Makan on YouTube has some really delicious vegetable curries.

The pinch of nom sweet potato chilli is immense!

I make veg shepherds pie with exactly the same recipe but switch the lamb for whizzed up mushrooms, fresh rosemary and a tin of green lentils - I add mushroom ketchup for umami and whack a shit tonne of cheddar through the mash. It’s banging.

Also - this is old school but Google Cranks recipes. Cranks (you might know it sorry if so) was a veg restaurant and they did the kind of hearty filling rib sticking food that works in autumn/ winter.

This thread is full of good ideas. https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/food_and_recipes/5017053-old-fashioned-vegetarian-food

Lots of ideas on https://www.tinnedtomatoes.com

This is Chetna’s vegetable curry. I make it all the time! It’s very mild so you might want some chilli

This weekend my OH used up some tired veg and made a brilliant sweet potato and leek soup with a tin of coconut milk and plenty of dried red chilli, put a tin of butter beans in as a second thought and it was fab.

He also made a beetroot and green bean curry using one of those spice kits (Spice Tailor this time, but we also use Aldi's Thai Green curry) - the kits are excellent and it's well worth having a few in the cupboard to add to whatever veg/pulses you have for a quick and tasty dinner.

We also buy frozen blocks of pureed ginger and garlic - Asda have them in the freezer world foods section - which are a great base to start a soup or curry.

I made a version of this tonight, I read a few recipes and then adapted to what I had in.
It was absolutely delicious and I've put two portions in the freezer.

Oooo. I’ll share today’s creation: chickpea, roasted winter squash, green pepper and leek curry.

roast the squash for 40 minutes at 190c
meanwhile pan fry a large chopped onion until golden
whilst the onion cooks chop 2 garlic cloves, an inch of ginger
In a food processor or spice grinder blend 2/3 of the onion with turmeric, the garlic and ginger, ground coriander and fenegreek, plus a handful of fresh coriander.
saute the leek and add the remaining onion, add the pepper, add mustard seeds, then add the paste, fry one minute then add 150ml water, vegetable stock cubes, 50g sachet of creamed coconut, chopped fresh chilli, garam masala, sugar to taste, cook until the squash is cooked, which you chop into chunks and add to the mixture, add chopped coriander and serve.

Agree, I'd cut down the celery, miss out the peppers, less lentils, but would add butter beans (need to soak and ensure boiled for 15 minutes if using dried ones), 1/2 a tin of tomatoes, and some Henderson's relish. Basically chuck in what you've got, shredded cabbage is good, but only takes minutes to cook, so put in just before serving.

I made this lentil, mushroom and kale recipe tonight. It was delicious. All the online reviews were so glowing I thought it couldn't possibly taste that good. It did. Wow. Can't wait to make it for veggie DS when he comes home at Christmas.

Going to try one of the butternut squash recipes tomorrow.

This thread has made me enjoy cooking again. Thanks you to everyone who has posted suggestions.

I used up some tired veg a while ago - some slightly soft carrots, wizened ginger and dried out spring onions from the bottom of the fridge. Carrot, spring onion and ginger soup is one of the best ever. I now make it all the time with fresher ingredients but that first one tasted so good.

Right. This is what I want to make tomorrow. I had something just like this in mind - butternut and smoky paprika. I have always overcooked squash and sweet potato in casseroles before. I need to remember to add them later.

Definitely going to try both of these.

This is perfect. I make a beef casserole with dumplings that is a big hit with meat eaters, but this is a perfect veggie alternative. Thanks for posting the whole recipe.