Use it up! Don't throw it in the bin!

BUXTONRABBIT

I bought , reduced 3 peppers 3 aubergines onions and giant mushrooms. Any vegetarian ideas please. I have all the usual store cupboard stuff.

Mrs_Money

purplegirluk1 wrote: »

Oh my word, I have a lot to read!!! It is my new years resolution to waste less food. I made a good start today by cooking up all the veg that was on the way out and making it into a pasta sauce for my son. Right, off to page one I must go.

Just found this thread. so I too have a lot to catch up on! I am determined this year to cut my food bill and DH and I have a new mantra- it's not "what do I fancy for lunch/dinner?" - it's what is left over or needs using up!
My latest triumph was a portion of left over shepherd's pie and some carrots and peas which I made into soup! I just put it in a saucepan with a pint of beef stock from a stock cube, brought it to the boil, mixed well, turned off the heat and then blended with the stick blender.
Shepherd's Pie Soup - it gave us 4 big bowls full and it was delicious!

Mrs_Money

BUXTONRABBIT wrote: »

I bought , reduced 3 peppers 3 aubergines onions and giant mushrooms. Any vegetarian ideas please. I have all the usual store cupboard stuff.

Moussaka? Don't have a recipe, but you should be able to find one easy enough. I've had a veggie moussaka from Waitrose which had brown (Puy?) lentils in with the sauce - very tasty.

mrs_skint

Shepherds Pie soup - Love it :rotfl:Brill, well done.
I am absolutely determined to budget better this year and get some debts paid off! Made a nice soup last sunday out of a chicken carcass that I normally throw! Lasted 2 days - kids got fed up with it after the second day but hey, TOUGH! LOL

meritaten

BUXTONRABBIT wrote: »

I bought , reduced 3 peppers 3 aubergines onions and giant mushrooms. Any vegetarian ideas please. I have all the usual store cupboard stuff.

mmm pepper soup comes to mind.
but personally I would make roasted veg to accompany a nice steak or chop or whatever YOUR vegetarian choice is!. just chunk up your veg, add some garlic cloves (no need to peel them, and dont worry if they get served as they will be lovely and sweet) salt and pepper and roast in fairly hot oven for about 35 to 45 minutes.
any leftover veg can then be used to make roasted veg soup with the additon of some veg stock and about twenty minutes simmering then you can either leave chunky or blend it smooth!

BUXTONRABBIT

meritaten wrote: »

mmm pepper soup comes to mind.
but personally I would make roasted veg to accompany a nice steak or chop or whatever YOUR vegetarian choice is!. just chunk up your veg, add some garlic cloves (no need to peel them, and dont worry if they get served as they will be lovely and sweet) salt and pepper and roast in fairly hot oven for about 35 to 45 minutes.
any leftover veg can then be used to make roasted veg soup with the additon of some veg stock and about twenty minutes simmering then you can either leave chunky or blend it smooth!

Thank you that sounds nice. But I have now asked the veggie DS what he suggests and typically he says make it into pizza. It will be healthy (he reckons) with all the veg on.

lilian1977

BUXTONRABBIT wrote: »

I bought , reduced 3 peppers 3 aubergines onions and giant mushrooms. Any vegetarian ideas please. I have all the usual store cupboard stuff.

How about ratatouille?

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2903/ratatouille



You could miss out the courgettes if you don't have any. HTH.

hannah:-)_2

Made another batch of soup today - had a large sweet potato left over, so made sweet potato and carrot soup It was absolutely delicious:T Plus I have enough left over for at least a couple more lunches too :T:T

Also made bread in the breadmaker ready for tomorrow's lunch as I'm on a training course and don't think it will be practical to take soup with me. I've got a couple of sadly looking avocados which I'll use then too. :D

And at dinner, continued working my way through all the odd bits of frozen veg I seem to have stocked up in the freezer. Where does it all come from?

zippychick

ive merged this with the leftovers thread for you

im sure its too late but this thread should help and this one

thanks
Zip

skaps

I have some ham left over on the bone and wanted to make a soup, any suggestions?