Quorn Mince Vegetarian Pasta Bake
This recipe makes a great vegetarian meal and a healthy alternative for everyone wishing to make a change.Quorn branded mince is used for this particular recipe, the mycoprotein makes a healthy substitute for meat.
Frozen Quorn Mince
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 65 minutes
Makes: 5 servings
Ingredients
200g Quorn mince
4 large potatoes
250g pasta
400g canned tomatoes
4 fresh tomatoes
1 courgette
2 onions
3 garlic cloves
1 small chilli
Cumin seeds (optional)
Milk
Butter
4 tbsp cooking oil
Sprig of parsley
Salt and black pepper
Method
Peel and dice the onion. Warm up 4 tbsp of cooking oil in a pan and add the onion.
Add 1 tbsp salt and some black pepper seasoning, stir occasionally.
Grate the garlic and add it to the pan. Optional: add a pinch of cumin seeds.
Cook for 4-6 minutes on a medium heat. Then add the tinned tomatoes. Stir occasionally.
Slice the fresh tomatoes and chilli then add it to the same pan.
Cook on a low heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally (if you have the luxury of time cook for 20 minutes for a more intense flavour).
Whilst the sauce is cooking, peel a courgette and cut it in half. Then using the same peeler thinly slice the courgette into wide sections. Leave these to a side they will be used later.
Sliced courgettes
Grated courgette
Cooking the tomato sauce
Potato mash for pasta bake
Layering the potato bake
Cooked pasta bake
This is a great dish in which some extra vegetables such as peas, grated carrots, peppers and mushrooms can be added. This will help you and your family eat your recommended 5 a day.
Categories
#quorn
#vegetarian
#pasta
#pasta_bake
%recipeyum
222797 - 2023-07-17 06:32:23
