Cheap, easy & quick veggie 'dinner party' type meal?

Ms_Piggy_2

We have friends coming over on Friday so will need to cook for them. OH is veggie so I need some easy (I can't cook!) quick (it'll be after work) and cheap to do.

Any ideas? Otherwise they are getting cheese and fresh bread and it'll be continental-style! :rotfl:

thriftlady_2

Not particularly cheap I'm afraid, but a winner Get a small whole Brie or Camembert and some ready made puff pastry. Roll out pastry a bit bigger than the cheese, place cheese on top, roll out another piece of pastry and seal all round -bake for about 20 mins in a hot oven.

Or, instead of the pastry, bake the cheese in it's wooden box for 15-20 mins then serve with boiled new potatoes for dipping into the cheese.

Or, make a cheese and mushroom tart. Roll out a rectangle of puff pastry, score 1 cm in all the way round the edge.Put on a baking sheet. Place some cooked garlicky mushroom and pieces of melty cheese or blue chees on top of pastry and bake.

Cheese fondu is a good one too.

annie-c

What about a veggie or lentil chiili? You can make it the night before (to save time and allow flavours to develop) and just cook the rice on the night.

astroelle

Offhand I would think about Mushroom Risotto, Stuffed Peppers (Delia Smith has a good recipe), or perhaps a baked pasta dish. if you are worried about cooking time, some prep could easily be done the night before.

Edit:Cheese and Onoin Filo Pie. a friend once made this for me and it was quick, impressive and delicious.

thriftmonster

There's a Rosemary Conley recipe that could be adapted. Buy one of the packs of frozen mixed veg - the ones with cauli etc in. Put in a dish and cover with cheese sauce - either HM or bought. Brush a pack of filo with oil and scrunch up each sheet on top of the pie to cover. Bake for 30-40 mins until golden and bubbling. Looks good as well.

julesgr

Quorn pieces or fillets, sauteed in butter add some white wine and simmer down. In a separate pan fry off some mushrooms in butter and black pepper. combine the two pans, add some cream to create the sauce. Serve over Tagliatelle.

I usually make this with chicken but have tred it with quorn and works very nicely.

Counting_Pennies_2

This dish is incredibly easy and quick to make. From the BBC simple suppers book

Don't forget the nutmeg as it does make a difference to how it tastes.

Fry one chopped onion in a tbsp olive oil until soft.
Stir in 400g can of chopped tomatoes
Boil for 10 mins
Meanwhile make a white sauce (look up on Deliaonline.co.uk and search for her all in one white sauce, it is so simple)
Cook 10oz broken up spaghetti in salted boiling water for 8 mins, add 10 oz broccoli cut into florets and cook for about 4 more minutes (sometimes I add it a little sooner to the spaghetti water as we like it softer)
Put a grill on
Stir 4 oz cheese grated into the white sauce
Drain pasta and mix it with the cheese sauce
Spoon half the spaghetti sauce into an oven dish (maybe a nice one for going onto the table to serve) about 3pt in size
Spoon the tomato sauce over, then cover with the rest of the spaghetti sauce and sprinkle with a little more grated cheese and grated nutmeg over the top
Grill for 5 - 8 mins

I tend to serve with crusty bread and peas, although you might want to do a nice salad or something if it is for guests

It sounds long winded, but I have literally put in every conceivable step for you.

It really is a very easy dish

Have fun

Ps - I used to be vegi but my husband is very much a meat eater, and this is one of the only dishes that he eats without complaining there is no meat!

belfastgirl23

You could try gingham ribbon's vegetarian thread on this board (somewhere) - the recipes sound great.

If I were you though I'd have a go at some kind of lasagna. You could do it ahead of time so you could taste and check it's okay. It's better made the day before I think (I prefer made and cooked, some on here would say make but don't cook). With a nice salad and some bread it's perfect..

Though if someone sat me down to some nice bread and cheese I'd be in seventh heaven

Sharifa_2

Howabout a veggie stirfry with marinaded tofu, and either straight-to-wok noodles or rice?