A simple bean and vegetable stew and dumplings, made with cauliflower, green beans, courgettes, tomatoes, peas and cannellini beans flavoured with french herbs and topped with cheddar cheese dumplings. Serve the veggie stew with crispy jacket potatoes
bean vegetable Stew
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A delicious vegetable casserole full of fresh vegetables and beans topped with tasty cheesy dumplings
Lightly fry the chopped onions, till soft, add the crushed garlic, add the cauliflower florets and cook for five minutes. Add the sliced courgettes and cook for 4 minutes, add the herbs, beans, and frozen peas cook for five minutes. Add the stock, tinned tomatoes, and yeast extract season with salt and pepper. Place in a casserole dish and cook for 10 minutes
These scone like dumplings are perfect to top a veggie stew, rub the butter into the flour till it forms fine breadcrumbs add the grated cheese. Mould into dumpling shapes roll in oats and add to the stew and cook for fifteen minutes
Yes, this vegetable stew is ideal for freezing, cook and leave to cool in a freezer container, make the dumpling, and place on top and freeze.
This mouth-watering vegetable hotpot is the perfect marriage of crunchy veggies and savoury tomato gravy, but what makes this meal extra special is the delicious scone like cheese dumplings which go perfectly with the dish
This is a warm and hearty vegetable casserole making an ideal autumn, winter comfort food, but unlike most comfort food it's actually good for you, it is packed full of fresh vegetables perfect for your five a day. It can be served on its own for dinner, as the delicious dumplings provide the perfect meal in one. If you are on a major health kick omit the dumplings and have it with a jacket potato
This vegetable and bean stew is perfect for the whole family, it is cheap to cook so ideal if you are on a tight budget, it is a great dish for vegetarians. If you omit the dumplings, it is also suitable for vegans and very healthy too!
This stew is full of umami flavours from the beans and yeast extract, with the herbs give it a lovely fresh flavour.
We serve this dish with jacket potatoes, but it is really a meal in one with the delicious cheddar dumplings. If you want some different dinner ideas, then add different toppings or sides to the stew
Cannellini beans are a white bean from Italy, they have a delicious fluffy texture and a light nutty taste. They can be bought dry or in tins, we use the tinned beans for this recipe as they are quicker and easier to prepare than dried.
We have chosen cauliflower, green beans, courgettes and peas, but this is a great fridge clearing veggie stew so if you want to alter the vegetable combination feel free. If you use root vegetables you may want to precook a little before you add to the stew, pick vegetables that will hold there shape.
Tomatoes form the base of the gravy for this delicious stew extra flavour is added with veggie stock, onions, garlic, and a selection of french herbs
The cheese is added to the stew in the form of dumplings, the dumplings are savoury scone like dumplings similar to those you find in a cobbler. We have chosen to flavour them with cheddar cheese but you can change this cheese for another strong flavoured cheese
| Questions | Answers |
What vegetables are good in a stew? |
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How do you thicken stew? | Adding starchy root vegetables to your stew and
these will naturally thicken the stew, you can add a little flour or corn flour
but we prefer not to unless absolutely necessary. You add the flour by mixing
with a enough water to make a very lose paste, dissolve in the water thoroughly
and then add to the stew, and stir till it thickens |
