Stuffed jacket tatties (vegan)

What you need;
Potatoes suitable for jackets (I like Maris piper)
Red pepper (diced)
Courgette (diced)
Garlic
Margarine

Now do this;
1. Heat oven to 200
2. Brush potato skins with seasoned olive oil and bake in oven for an hour
3. Lightly fry garlic, red pepper and courgette for 2-3 mins
4. Remove potatoes from oven, slice in half and scoop out most of soft insides leaving skins intact.
5. Roughly mash potato with small amount of margarine and the pepper, courgette and garlic. Scoop the mixture back into potato skins, pack plenty in.
6. Stick back in oven for 10 mins
7. Serve with veg or salad
8. Eat

Chunky mushroom pie

Tasty, filling wholesome food. Who says veggie food is bland? No chance!

You will need;
Pie dish/pudding dish/large ramekin,
Chestnut mushrooms
Quorn chicken style pieces
Onion
Broccoli
Herbs of choice (I used parsley, thyme and coriander)
Garlic
Salt and pepper
Ready to roll puff pastry
Dairy free cream (oatly or alpro)

What to do;
1. Heat oven on 190
2. Lightly fry onion, garlic, mushroom, quorn and broccoli in a pan. Few minutes only, don't over do it.
3. Add plenty of fresh and/or dry herbs. Be generous. Add salt and pepper.
4. Stir in a glug of dairy free cream (oatly or alpro are good)
5. Roll pastry out and line pie dishes, dust inside of pie dish with flour first
6. Fill dishes with filling, cram plenty in.
7. Roll more pastry to make pie tops, crimp together around edges, make 2 slits in top.
8. Bake in oven for 30 mins then carefully knock pie out of dish. Ouch it's hot!
9. Serve with peas, carrots, green beans and thick veggie gravy.
10. Eat

veggie toad in the hole

using veggie sausages and vegetarian gravy. serves 2-3
ingredients;
6 vegetarian sausages (try quorn, cauldron or supermarket own),
1 egg, plain flour, oat milk, english mustard, salt and pepper.
serve with peas, carrots and beetroot and vegetarian gravy.

what do do;
1. heat oven on 220 degrees
2. put cooking oil in baking tin and heat in oven
3. mix in a bowl- 1 egg, 150ml milk, 150g of flour, splodge of mustard, salt and pepper
4. whisk until smooth
5. remove hot tin from oven, drop in sausages, pour batter mix all over, cook for 25-30 mins
6. serve with your veg and gravy
7. EAT

tips;
- non dairy milk works great for batter, try oat milk, rice milk or soya milk.
- save the water after steaming/boiling your veg to make your gravy (extra bonus goodness!)
- obviously you can serve with whatever veg you prefer

easy veg pasta bake

ingredients;

pasta shells (any type you like)
chopped tomatoes (2 tins)
tomato puree
2 peppers- 1 red, 1 green
1 onion
mixed herbs (dried or fresh)
cheese
cherry tomatoes

what to do;
1. stick the oven on about 200, part boil the pasta for 2 mins
2. fill a baking dish with the pasta covering the bottom
3. chop the peppers and onion and throw them in too
4. pour over the chopped tomatoes and a splodge of puree to thicken a bit
5. sprinkle in herbs - as much as you like and a little bit of salt and pepper
6. mix about a bit - make sure all pasta covered
7. top with grated cheese and plonk some cherry tomatoes on the top

8. in the oven for about 25 mins or until cheese is melted and cherry tomatoes have wrinkled up a bit
9. EAT IT

alternatives;
1. leave cheese out for vegan or lower calorie option.
2. add or swap pretty much any veg you like