Bulking out Meals?

miffyhugmuffin

I tend to use vegetables, lentils and pulses the most - bulking but also healthy!

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Hi nickij,

I use seasonal vegetables (carrots, courgettes, leeks etc) to bulk out mince meals such as bolognese, lasagne, moussaka, cottage pie and shepherds pie. They're also good for savoury pastry pies, quiches and casseroles too.

This older thread might give you some more ideas:

Bulking out Meals?

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Littlebean_2

I swear by using a couple of handfuls of red lentils to bulk out mince-based dishes (lasagne, spag bol etc). They cook down to a mush and are virtually undetectable but I think they give a nice subtle earthy flavour.

I also read a tip from MATH ages ago about bulking out mince with rolled oats. I often use a ratio of 25% oats to 75% mince and no-one has twigged yet.

LJM

i also tend to use peppers and also sweetcorn and peas

Sarahjovi

I havested a nice large courgette from my allottment and added to a chicken noodle stir fry along side a few other veg I had and the courgette bulked the meal out lovely!

Sarah

kazmeister

I got LOADSA peppers, picked 25 off the other day then another 15, 3 days later and we only have 5 plants.

Will use as OP methinks

MrsTinks

carrots, potatos, lentils, broccoli... uhmmm lots of veg that are seasonal I use rolled oats too especially if I'm making danish meat balls

annie-c

carrots, peppers, courgettes, leeks, onions, soya mince and lentils and beans of all types

kittynortheast

Value mushrooms just over a £1 for a huge carton all shapes and sizes but who cares if they aren't the same shape. They can last 3 meals, also I cube potatoes into casseroles and curries etc.. to bulk them up (not if I'm weight watching tho!)

overlykeensaver

it depends on the time of year so at the moment we are using courgettes and peppers but in the autumn/winter it will be parsnips, carrots, swede etc.
I also find lentils to be a handy one.

If there is a small amount of stew/casserole after our meal, we will cook some lentils and add then to the meat/juice to create another meal from it.