Vegetarian Mince (Beanfeast)

Bogof_Babe

Following on from the "more interesting mince" thread, I find I have half a dozen packs of Beanfeast soya mince in the cupboard, and I would be highly delighted if anyone could suggest simple ways to make it taste of something other than recycled cardboard, while remaining vegetarian.

Don't get me wrong, Beanfeast is a terrific standby when catering for a veggie husband, but I normally get the Bolognese style and tititvate it (can I say that? ) to serve with pasta. How I came to run out of Bolognese when I'm stacked up with the "Savoury" variety instead, I can't remember. Maybe I had a good idea for it once, but I have slept since then!

Anyway, before I waffle off the page, has anyone succeeded in making this stuff tempting and palatable? The obvious thing is cottage pie, and I usually bung in chopped tomatoes, onion and soya sauce or marmite, but there must be other ways. Thanks for any tips - oh and btw I can't cope with more than half a dozen ingredients or I panic! lol :rotfl:

filigree_2

You can put macaroni cheese on top and bake it as a cheat's version of lasagne. A quick substitute for macaroni cheese is those packs of pasta in sauce. It might not be ultra-cheap but with a pack of each you've got an entire meal out of the storecupboard.

I had to abandon Beanfeast - it did something awful to our tummies and the gas was awful! You know it's bad when even your own farts smell bad ;o)

System

Oh the wind!!!! I used that stuff a couple of times, there was that much wind in my house you could sail a kite!

Bogof_Babe

Brilliant! And ROFL - I do know what you mean, but you really need to get a cat to blame .

I have a couple of packs of "Pasta in sauce" looking for a home other than the dustbin - ooohhh I can't thank you enough for that suggestion :A (and I wanted to use that saintly smiley, as I don't think anyone else has yet )

:beer: You do bring out the smileys in me!!! xx :T

crana999

You could try turning one into chilli with some tinned toms, kidney beans, cumin, coriander, and chilli of some kind..

if you make it as shepherd's pie or something it's nice if you mix frozen peas in with it.

i sometimes have it plain on baked potatoes too. it's not taht great though.

shazzle

I thought I would shamelessly bump this thread as I have just bought the Mr A Savoury Mince version for 58p and granted, it may be a touch "windy" it can be jazzed up with veg to make nutritionally fine and mores the point CHEAP meal.
Old Stylers ROCK x x x

Reverbe

throw in herbs n spices. I have a packet of crushed chilis that go a long way..

maybe put oxo cubes in to "beef" up the taste.

OrkneyStar

- mix it in half and half with steak mince ?
- make chilli
- make cornish pasties
- make lasagne
- make keema curry
- invite friends round and feed it to them (;););)).
Not sure if this is any help

shazzle

OrkneyStar wrote: »

- mix it in half and half with steak mince ?
- make chilli
- make cornish pasties
- make lasagne
- make keema curry
- invite friends round and feed it to them (;););)).
Not sure if this is any help

I love this reply :rotfl:

Thanks for the last suggestion x x

Trinny

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Following on from the "more interesting mince" thread, I find I have half a dozen packs of Beanfeast soya mince in the cupboard, and I would be highly delighted if anyone could suggest simple ways to make it taste of something other than recycled cardboard, while remaining vegetarian.

Don't get me wrong, Beanfeast is a terrific standby when catering for a veggie husband, but I normally get the Bolognese style and tititvate it (can I say that? ) to serve with pasta. How I came to run out of Bolognese when I'm stacked up with the "Savoury" variety instead, I can't remember. Maybe I had a good idea for it once, but I have slept since then!

Anyway, before I waffle off the page, has anyone succeeded in making this stuff tempting and palatable? The obvious thing is cottage pie, and I usually bung in chopped tomatoes, onion and soya sauce or marmite, but there must be other ways. Thanks for any tips - oh and btw I can't cope with more than half a dozen ingredients or I panic! lol :rotfl:

AAAH! Beanfeast :T - takes me back to my student days in the 1980's. I would say use it as a base. If you cook meat dishes - then why not add it a handful at a time to chilli or bolognaise sauces, shepherds pie or casserole. If you are both veggies - then i would say adding it to something else - say nutroast or lentil casserole might also work.

Trin

Penelope_Penguin

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Following on from the "more interesting mince" thread, I find I have half a dozen packs of Beanfeast soya mince in the cupboard, and I would be highly delighted if anyone could suggest simple ways to make it taste of something other than recycled cardboard, while remaining vegetarian.

I was going to suggest you add a few sheets of cardboard to give it more flavour I'll get my coat, but not before referring you to this thread on soya mince, to which I'll merge this later.

Penny. x