15 cheats vegetable Recipes

double cream, vanilla, icing sugar , sifted, sponge finger biscuits , halved lengthways, dark chocolate, melted, vegetable oil

couscous, olive oil or 4 oz melted butter, ras el hanout spice mix or 1 tsp ground cumin, ground coriander , cilantro, ground paprika, ground turmeric, pine nuts , lightly toasted under a grill, soft dried apricots, chopped finely, golden sultana raisins, dried onion flakes, garlic granules , not salt, hot vegetable stock, made with salt free cube if possible such as marigold swiss vegetable, butter (to garnish ), chopped fresh coriander , cilantro

chicken thighs , excess fat and skin removed, oil, oil, i small rib celery, chopped small, leek, sliced, onion, halved and sliced, chestnut mushrooms, sliced, carrots, sliced, baby potatoes, skins on, halved, pack cubetti di pancetta (200g, just over 7 oz.), or use thick cut unsmoked bacon cut in small pieces, garlic minced, italian style herbs, hot stock, any kind (see below ), mixed dried mushrooms (porcini, chanterelle, shiitake etc), i cheated and used some chicken gravy granules (bisto best roast chicken gravy), about 4 rounded tsp. (to thicken and season).

sized potatoes - sliced thin as possible . to cheat, use your food processor slicing blade, and put slices in cold water until all are finished sliced. and figure 1.5 potatoes per hungry person., milk - whole milk is better , you can use chicken or vegetable broth for those who are lactose intolerant or vegan...or for those who simply forgot to buy milk that day, onion diced, butter cut up into little bits (i didn tsp say this recipe is dietetic, so ok - don tsp blame the cook - lol, flour, salt, fresh cracked pepper, fresh rosemary (optional but oh so good ), shredded cheese - but use a combination of three cheeses if you can such as parmesan , cheddar, and gouda. great to use any leftover cheeses you need to get rid of ., equipment needed : casserole dish or oven-ready deep skillet for a crispier dish. lid or tinfoil to cover dish while baking until last 30 minutes of baking time.

cake, yellow cake mix (ok, so i cheated), spiced rum, vegetable oil, instant vanilla or butterscotch pudding, eggs, rum glaze, brown sugar, water, butter, spiced rum

frozen mixed vegetables, onion, chopped, coriander, chopped, ground cumin, salt, chili flakes, wonton wrappers, vegetable oil, mango chutney, to serve

vegetable oil, onions, sliced (about 2 large), sugar, buttery potatoes (such as yukon gold) or 1 1/2 lbs russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces, milk (do not use low-fat or nonfat), purchased egg roll wraps , 7-inch square, corners trimmed to make rounds, egg white, vegetable oil

beef, cubed, vegetable oil, onion, diced, carrots, diced, stalks celery, diced, canned tomatoes, tomato chutney (baxters), salt and pepper

tortillas (jumbo ), chicken, cooked, salsa , of choice, frozen diced vegetables , of choice, egg white

basmati rice, water, sea salt, vegetable oil (i use olive oil or sunflower oil), cinnamon sticks (optional, but recommended )

big leeks , outer leaves trimmed back, washed, olive oil, good knobs butter, divided, garlic, peeled and finely sliced, a few sprigs fresh thyme , leaves picked, a small wineglass white wine, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, good-quality vegetable or chicken stock, ham , preferably parma, fresh lasagne sheets, all-purpose flour , for dusting, handfuls freshly grated parmesan, plus extra for serving, handful dried porcini mushrooms, ciabatta bread , preferably stale, cut into chunks, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, garlic, crushed, fresh rosemary

butter, onion, chopped finely, garlic, crushed and chopped finely, bacon, rind and fat removed and diced finely, cream of asparagus soup (condensed ), asparagus, cuts & tips (or canned asparagusspears, cut into bite-sized pieces, drained), corn kernels, drained (i used 2 x 125g cans), water (1 cup is equivalent in volume to 1/2 a 420g can of soup - i just used the can to measure the liquids), milk, cream, dry white wine, chicken stock powder or 1 tsp vegetable stock powder (or 1 stock cube), black pepper, freshly ground, ground nutmeg, fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, parmesan cheese, freshly grated

dried borlotti beans , soaked overnight in cold water (you can cheat and use 1 x 400g tin of borlotti or cannellini beans if you want), olive oil, onion, roughly chopped, garlic cloves, roughly chopped, stalks celery, roughly sliced, dried basil, dried oregano, dried sage, dried thyme, brown button mushrooms or 150 g portabella mushrooms, roughly chopped, courgettes, roughly sliced, tomatoes, & juice , roughly pulped, good quality vegetable stock, red wine, salt & freshly ground black pepper, plain flour, butter, softened, lamb chops