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Friday, 11 February 2011

Quorn & Vegetable Pilaf

This tasty vegetarian rice pilaf is ideal for all the family. As it uses store cupboard/freezer/fridge ingredients, it's very quick to cook. For an ever faster meal, you could use microwave or frozen rice.
  • 1 onion, chopped or sliced
  • 2-4 slices Quorn 'bacon style', chopped
  • 50g/2 oz mushrooms, sliced
  • 100g/4oz Quorn 'chicken style' pieces or chopped halloumi cheese
  • 200g/8oz long grain rice
  • 100g/4oz tinned sweetcorn/frozen peas/frozen mixed veg
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ½-1 tsp dried mixed herbs or 2 tsp fresh chopped herbs
Boil the rice with the turmeric and cook for 10-12 minutes. When cooked, drain.
Meanwhile fry the onion in a large pan with butter or olive oil.
When softened, add the Quorn bacon style, chicken style pieces/halloumi and mushrooms, and cook until golden brown.
Stir in the paprika, mixed herbs and sweetcorn/peas/veg and warm through.
Add in the cooked rice and mix well, before serving.

Alternatives: For a vegan version, swap the Quorn for soya-based meat substitutes, or add pine nuts and chopped olives.
For a budget version, use a tin of drained beans or chickpeas instead of the more expensive meat-free substitutes.
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2 comments:

  1. She Means Well...16/2/11 7:21 pm

    Hmmm, sounds good. I may try this out some time soon, though I'm more inclined to use pinenuts or even cashews or peanuts instead of soya based meat-subsstitutes (love nuts, not so keen on soya).

    You can check out my "Frozen with Love" piece at http://shemeanswellbut.blogspot.com/2011/02/love-in-deep-freeze.html

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  2. Anonymous1/3/11 1:42 am

    My partner and I are trying to widen our sense of 'meal time' by not relying on meat for every meal. We're not veggies, in fact we love meat but I think it's good to be varied. This sounds delicious and we'll definitely give it a go. I've never had any soya based meat substitutes but I have heard they're better for you in some instances?

    Thanks for entering Oui Chef! and for your support. I'll see you next month. The new theme and the winners are up tomorrow x

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