A few veggie dinners questions please

[janeite]

Have a few questions, so thought I'd whack them all in together. Tia.

1. Has anybody got a good recipe for a veggie pasta bake, which doesn't involve tinned tomatoes or mushrooms please?

2. Any good veggie slowcooker recipes?

3. What's your absolute favourite family veggie main course?

4. Has anybody made any of Simon Rimmer's veggie recipes?

Mmmmmmmm bubble and squeak. Yum.

quite nice with a fried egg on top too

I like it with Cauldron sausages and HP sauce.

Janeite - my pepper/chickpea/butternut curry would probably work equally well with a combo of passata and stock rather than chopped tomatoes. You just want to make sure you don't add too much liquid. And perhaps pre cook the butternut a little and cook the curry a little less long?

Oh, and Veggie kebabs can be great, especially on the bbq. I haven't done any in ages but a combo of peppers, onion, mushrooms (or not), halloumi cheese, courgettes, etc can be nice. Baste with some rosemary/garlic/olive oil and if you like lemon, include a chunck of lemon on the skewers to get nice and burnt and gooey.

Did anyone else mention risottos? The vegetarian's friend definitely.

I make a pasta bake by roasting vegetables in the oven with some season all, then cook some pasta. Drain and add pesto to coat. Mix veggies and pasta together and put into the roasting tin, break up a ball of mozzarella and cook until the cheese melts and browns.

It can be made in advance and kept in the fridge up to the putting in the oven stage.

Lovely - thanks everybody.

OhBling - curry sounds fab.

Veggie kebabs are a great idea: I only ever remember them at barbecues.

Mrs Pnut - I do that a lot and the girls and dp love it but I'm not hugely fond of bought pesto and can't always be bothered to make my own after work. I wonder if some creme fraiche and the mozerella would go all saucy and oozing, with just a tiny bit of bought pesto and some extra herbs?

The Jamie Oliver pesto is quite good.

is it any different to normal? I usually just whack it all in the food processor and twiddle until it tastes nice.

Simon Rimmer's veggie hot pot is fabulous, I've had it in Greens too and love it. Fajitas with home made guacamole and salsa and tofu curry are faves in our house too along with a variety of soups (veg, minestrone, lentil and leek and potato). Spanish omelette are good for lunch too.

ooh lots of veggie ideas! Mufti, could we have your recipe for pasta bake with courgettes and sweetcorn in a white sauce
please?

I'd like to try it

certainly , its from a book, i have to get chuggingtons up on iplayer now, but will do asap

it's better than most bought pestos - most of which are not actually made from pine nuts, olive oil and pecorino..! Jamie's I think actually does have the correct ingredients, and it's obvious from the flavour.

Thanks. I make my own - basil, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, parmesan - so Jamie's is probably v similar I guess.

Am deffo going to make the hoptpot.

ZZZENAGAIN
courgette and sweetcorn savoury
1tbsp oil
1 medium onion , chopped
225g/80z courgettes ,sliced
200g/70z tin sweetcorn, drained
175G/6 OZ cooked pasta shapes
large pinch oregano
1 tbsp tomato puree
salt and pepper

sauce
25g/ 1oz margarine
25g/ 1 oz wholewheat flour
275ml/ 1/2 pint skimmed milk
3 tbsps white wine
50g/ 2 oz strong cheese grated

topping
25g / 1 oz wholemeal breadcrumbs
1 dstsp sunflower seeds

heat the oil in a frying pan and saute the chopped onion until soft
add the sliced courgettes and brown lightly
mix in the sweetcorn , cooked pasta, oregano and tomato puree and stir
season lightly and transfer the mixture to an oiled ovenproof dish
make the cheese sauce by melting the margarine and stirring in the flour to make a roux. cook gently for a few minutes and then pour on the milk and wine, stirring all the time, to make a smooth sauce
add the grated cheese and stir until it melts into the sauce. remove from the heat and pour over the vegetable mixture
top with the breadcrumbs and seeds
bake 180/350/ gas4 , about 20 minutes until the dish is brown and bubbling
enjoy

Thanks mufti! will try it out - and I got some extra capitals!!

dont tell everybody, they'll all want some , ha