Meals with lots of vegetable

sigma

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Slightly ambiguous title!

Basically, I've realised that I don't eat enough veg so I'm planning to ensure that my even meal has a day's worth of veg in it.

I usually either just roast veg or boil it and have it with meat and whilst I've got some good cookery books I'm after something fairly simple (obviously willing to put some effort in though).

So, does anyone have any relatively quick and easy veg-based meals to have for dinner? Ruling out stirfrys because I don't eat much rice and only sweet potatoes. I hear beetroot is a wonder-food so have some of that but not sure what to do with it.

Thanks!
 
Ahleckz said:
Creamed spinach is fantastic.
It's healthy, and oh so terribly unhealthy at the same time!
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Being healthy is quite a high priority but certainly something to try. :)

nydryl said:
Soups are a very easy way to cram loads of vegetables into your diet.
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Ah, didn't think of soup! The only problem I would prefer not to have any bread in my diet. Could always plonk some meat in the soup though, I guess that would become a stew though?
 
sigma said:
Slightly ambiguous title!

Basically, I've realised that I don't eat enough veg so I'm planning to ensure that my even meal has a day's worth of veg in it.

I usually either just roast veg or boil it and have it with meat and whilst I've got some good cookery books I'm after something fairly simple (obviously willing to put some effort in though).

So, does anyone have any relatively quick and easy veg-based meals to have for dinner? Ruling out stirfrys because I don't eat much rice and only sweet potatoes. I hear beetroot is a wonder-food so have some of that but not sure what to do with it.

Thanks!
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You don't need any rice to make a superb stir fry. I have just been shopping tonight and come back with beansprouts, peppers, mushrooms, brocolli, cauli, spring onions. Along with some pork it will make a cracking stir fry.

As for other meals, suede and carrot is a great one, various recipes on here. Alternatively roasted veg are great, throw shallots, garlic, carrots, peppers and parsnips into a baking/roasting dish sprinkle liberally with olive oil and blast in the oven.

Aparagus, mushrooms and peppers are all great done on the griddle pan too.
 
Spag bol

You can cram in;

Tomatoes
Garlic
Onions, normal and red
red, green and yellow peppers
leek
mushrooms
sweetcorn

Along with some kidney beans it's a very tasty, veg crammed meal!

Takes 20 mins to make with pasta.
 
Great stuff, keep it coming. :)

I guess if you put enough veg in the soup it will be filling enough, I think we even have a soup recipe book somewhere.

I do normally roast veg but it can take quite a while so am after quicker recipes for weeknights, could always try to time it better though, I guess. :)
 
buy a steamer, and if you dont want bread because of the carbs, be careful with root veges as parsnips and potatoes and the likes a crammed with them.
 
All sorts of win there.

Right, stew will be cooked on Sunday and should leave enough for Monday too.

Soup for Tues/Weds.

Stir fry for Thurs.

Maybe boiled/steamed veg on Fri.

Will pickle some beetroot in prep for a nice salad too.

Sounds good to me. :cool:
 
Made an aubergine bake which basically turned out like Lasagne with aubergine slices that were dried in salt then lightly brushed in oil, grilled, replacing the pasta sheets, and the meat sauce replaced with tomato/onion/garlic/cheese/spice sauce.

Was quite nice, had leftovers with toast for dinner this night :P
 
Just get one of the 'lower' GI breads, if you're worried about carbs.

I manage to fit peppers and onions into Fajita's, if you made your own salsa and Guacamole, you'd be fitting in all sorts...

Relatively low on carbs as well - mostly just the wraps.

kd
 
Already been covered.

But anything with A tomatoe based sauce can have veg thrown in.
Change up your mash from potote to other veg/combos, also don't forget purées
Stir frays are awesome and quick. Just get some ingredients for decent sauces.
 
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