Make frozen mixed veg more exciting?

emilykf

Hi all, as the title suggests, I'm after something slightly more interesting to do with frozen mixed veg! It used to be the only veg that OH would eat (until I moved in and we started growing our own!) so we've always got a bag in the freezer. I always get my 5 a day, but OH doesn't like fruit and doesn't really eat that much veg. I try and cram as much as possible in whatever I'm making, but for example I did frozen peas last night with the calzones and wedges I made, and he then refused to eat them!

I'm not a massive fan of frozen mixed veg, I know it's MS and that frozen veg has a lot of vitamins still in them - I just find it a bit boring to be honest! Has anyone got any ideas to jazz them up a bit, I'm really struggling.

Soworried

emilykf wrote: »

Hi all, as the title suggests, I'm after something slightly more interesting to do with frozen mixed veg! It used to be the only veg that OH would eat (until I moved in and we started growing our own!) so we've always got a bag in the freezer. I always get my 5 a day, but OH doesn't like fruit and doesn't really eat that much veg. I try and cram as much as possible in whatever I'm making, but for example I did frozen peas last night with the calzones and wedges I made, and he then refused to eat them!

I'm not a massive fan of frozen mixed veg, I know it's MS and that frozen veg has a lot of vitamins still in them - I just find it a bit boring to be honest! Has anyone got any ideas to jazz them up a bit, I'm really struggling.

It is lovely stir fried with spices, add a few chopped up potatoes as well. A helthier bombay potato.

Make it in to veggie burgers by whizzing in a food processor with spices and onion. Add a spoonful or two of bread crumbs to help you shape them. Lovely topped with a slice of cheese in a bun.

Eliza_2

There's lots of ideas on the family thread for hiding veg and encouraging little children to eat more fruit and veg - might be worth looking on there.

dawn1980

Use it with mince and thick gravy under a layer of mashed potatoe.

I use frozen veg in a chicken and chickpea chilli.
Chicken breast and onion fried and then add chilli powder and a tin of tomatoes and the mixed veg. Served with nachos.

Use it in a cheating chicken casserole. Brown some chicken meat then add a can of mushroom soup and a couple of handfuls of veg than heat and serve.

Raksha

Veggie Fritters - stir cooked mixed veg into a thick(ish) yorkshire pudding batter and fry like drop scones in a greased frying pan. Can add a little curry powder or onion powder for added flavour.

jpscloud

Soworried wrote: »

Make it in to veggie burgers by whizzing in a food processor with spices and onion. Add a spoonful or two of bread crumbs to help you shape them. Lovely topped with a slice of cheese in a bun.

I have got to try that one... thanks Soworried!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Raksha wrote: »

Veggie Fritters - stir cooked mixed veg into a thick(ish) yorkshire pudding batter and fry like drop scones in a greased frying pan. Can add a little curry powder or onion powder for added flavour.

Or use a gram flour (chickpea) and water mix, some nigella seeds and a little chilli/turmeric.

Hey presto, you have cracking little bhajis.

Eliza_2

Yummy, some nice ideas on here.

However Emily, I just wondered if he is cooking your tea tonight, and going to the trouble of making something he thinks you might really like. (Not what he would like)

You will, of course, refuse to eat it! I just thought that was such an unkind thing to do, I'm sure you wouldn't do it in return, you sound a really kind person to go to so much trouble.

He should make his own tea - and learn some manners! If he's made it to adulthood (questionable) without fruit and veg he can't be doing too much wrong so I would just make the veg you like and omit them from his plate. This is ridiculous pandering!

Stephen_Leak

PRIMAVERA PASTA SAUCE

Primavera is Italian for Spring.

Enough for pasta for 2

INGREDIENTS

100g of green beans
1 carrot
1 clove of garlic
½ an onion
1 tablespoons of olive oil
100g of peas
1 vegetable stock cube
250ml of water

METHOD

Cut the green beans into 1cm (½ inch) pieces. Cut both ends off the carrot, peel it and cut it into 1cm (½ inch) pieces. Peel the garlic and chop it into tiny pieces. Peel the onion, cut it in half, chop one half into tiny pieces and save the other half.

Put the oil into a frying pan on a medium heat. Add the garlic and onion. Fry it for about 10 minutes. Stir frequently to stop them sticking.

Add the other vegetables, stock cube and water. Stir thoroughly. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat until it is just boiling (simmering). Continue to cook for another 10 minutes until the vegetables are soft.

ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES

This sauce is based on a “soffrito” of just garlic and onion. To this, you can add any spring vegetables. This usually includes carrots because of their colour.

Serve with pasta. Shaped plain pasta, such as fusilli or farfalle, or tube plain pasta, such as penne or rigatoni, are usually served with this particular sauce. If long strand plain pasta, such as spaghetti, is used, the vegetables are usually cut into thin strips.

HISTORICAL NOTES

This dish was created by Sirio Maccioni, the owner of the Le Cirque restaurant in New York, in 1974.

Soworried

I just had another thought, I have not tried this one but I can tomorrow.

A garlic clove, cube of ginger, a few handfuls of mixed vegetables and some diced onion. Pinch of salt and black pepper and a spoonful of dried chilli or more dependant on taste.
Whizz up in a food processor and shape as kebabs or fingers. Coat in seasoned bread crumbs and shallow fry. I am going to serve this with a jacket potato and home made coleslaw.
I will update if it is nice or yuck but I like the sound of it. It might need rolled in a bit of flour to soak up the moisture but I don't know until I try it.

Soworried

I tried this and it is lovely, very like veggie fingers that you buy only spicy. I think it would work well with mint sauce in the place of chilli as well. Another low cost meal for us.