super quick family meal ideas

mandrose

I've been making a veg chilli for years as much cheaper than a beef one and I'm not even a veggiei! I love the fact that meat eaters have NEVER guessed there is no beef in it! This keeps well and also freezes without any problem, infact it tastes better if not eaten on the day! I normally make a huge pan, so I'm guessing the quantities - tasting and adjusting is a must!
Ingredients
1/2 pack of dried soya mince (packets available from Health food stores)
4 peppers cut into chunks (I use green & yellow for extra colour)
1 punnet mushrooms cut into chunks
1 large onlion chopped
2 tins of chilli beans (kidney beans in chilli sauce as this adds to the flavour. I get mine from Asda & as the tins are quite small I would probably add 3!)
2 tins of chopped tomato's
1 small tin of Tomato puree (Have a tube handy to add extra if needed)
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (add more if you like it hotter!)
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp sugar
1 tablespoon vinegar
To Make:
Put soya mince in a large bowl and add enough boiling water to rehydrate
Fry onions & peppers for a couple of mins then add mushrooms for another couple of mins
Add soya mince, tinned toms and tinned chilli beans to pan & mix together well
In a dish put tom puree, vinegar, cayenne pepper, parprika & sugar & mix together, add this to pan & stir well
Leave for approx 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally
adjust taste, this might mean adding more spices or more toms.
My sauce is quite thick (red looking) & rich with tomatoes with a hint of chilli heat.
I usually leave mine on a low heat for about 1 1/2 hours to make the flavours mix together but I also prefer to eat it the following day (or days) when the soya mince has soaked up all the flavours!

squeaky

Hi, a few ideas here...

What's quick to eat instead of a takeaway?

super quick family meal ideas

Even quick puds: Cheap, fast pudding


I'll add your query to the super quick thread later. Good luck

Miss_Orangey_Goodness

I think your best bet is to batch cook one sunday and then every day its just a case of zapping in the microwave? I do this with my son (i.e. I will cook the pasta when I get home but microwave the spag bol from the freezer.....)