Broccoli & Kidney Bean Chilli

Broccoli & Kidney Bean Chilli

I made this super tasty meal today all from ingredients I had in my freezer and cupboard. I really fancied rice too so this is what I came up with. 

(Serves 1)

Ingredients:

6 florets of frozen broccoli

1 can kidney beans 

1 tbsp tomato purée 

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp curry powder 

100g rice 

1 tbsp flour (gf or wheat) 

Boil the kettle and in a pan add the rice and in another pan add the broccoli, beans (and juices), spices and tomato purée. Pour the boiling water over the rice until well covered (about 300ml) and also fill the other pan too until well covered. Bring both to the boil and simmer until cooked (about 12 minutes). In a cup add the flour and mix with cold water to form a runny paste and stir into the sauce. This will thicken it.  Once the rice is fluffy and broccoli tender serve! 

Hope you enjoy!

Lots of love,

Robyn x

Simple Pasta Chilli!

Simple Pasta Chilli!

Today I wanted to make a tasty meal but I had no fresh veg left. However, I did have some basics including a can of kidney beans, some frozen sweetcorn and some wholemeal pasta. This is what I came up with! 

(Serves 1-2)

Ingredients:

100g wholemeal pasta (gf or wheat)

100g frozen sweetcorn

1 can kidney beans

1 tbsp tomato purée 

1/2 tsp mixed herbs

2 tsp chilli or curry powder 

1 tbsp flour (gf or wheat) 

Boil the kettle and weight out the pasta in the pan. Once the water is boiled pour over so just covering and cook on high heat until soft - about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in another pan add half full of boiling water, the sweetcorn, tomato purée, herbs, chilli powder and the whole can of beans including the liquid, simmer. Mix the flour with some cold water to form a paste and mix into the chilli mixture (this will thicken the sauce). Then once the pasta is cooked and chilli is hot serve! I topped mine with some nutritional yeast. 

This was so quick and simple and what's even more great is that if you have these basics in your cupboard and freezer you can make it whenever you fancy it! Let me know what you think in the comments. 

Have a wonderful happy day. 

Lots of love,

Robyn x

Sweet Potato Spaghetti

Sweet Potato Spaghetti

When hungry and fancy something warm and satisfying this recipe is perfect. It's also great when you need to use up some chickpea juices by adding them to your spaghetti! It form a lovely smooth sauce and with added protein. 

(Serves 1)

Ingredients:

100g spaghetti (wheat or gf)

1 medium sweet potato

3 stalks cavolo Nero or kale

1 can chickpea juice

2 tsp tomato purée

1 tsp marmite 

1 tbsp frozen sweetcorn 

1/4 tsp mixed herbs 

In a pan bring a little water to the boil. Add the spaghetti (snapped in half to fit in the pan) and cook for 10 minutes till soft. Meanwhile, in a microwaveable bowl add the sweet potato peeled and diced along with a few tbsp of water, cover with cling film and cook for 4 minutes until soft. Add the chickpea juices, diced kale, herbs, tomato purée and marmite and stir together into the spaghetti & water to form a sauce. Then mix in the sweet potato and sweetcorn and serve! 

I love this recipe because it's all in one pan and the sweet potato is cooked super fast. Let me know what you think. 

Lots of love

Robyn x

Roasted Veggie Puff Pie

Roasted Veggie Puff Pie

I made this pie with my friends as a new years celebration pie. I was so delicious I just had to share the recipe with you all. 

(Serves 4)

Ingredients:

2 pack jus-rol puff pastry

2 carrots

2 courgettes

8 medium mushrooms

1 leek 

1 tsp coconut oil  

1 tbsp flour

1 tsp chilli powder / paprika 

1 tsp mixed herbs

1 tbsp tomato purée 

1 handful fresh basil (optional) 

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees celsius and place a baking tray in the oven with a tsp of coconut oil on it (It should melt and spread out.) Then dice the carrots, courgette and mushroom into bite size pieces and scatter onto the tray. Bake for about 25 minutes until soft. Meanwhile roll out one slab of pastry so it's large enough to line the base and sides of a pie dish, place in the pie dish. Then roll out the other ready to be be placed on top of the pie. Meanwhile, dice your leek and stir fry with water until soft. Make the sauce by mixing in a jug the flour, herbs & spices with some cold water then mixing in some boiling water to make up 1 pint of sauce. Once the veggies are cooked place in a mixing bowl and mix in the sauce along with the leeks, add to your pastry lined pie dish and top with the fresh basil. Place the pastry lid on top and fix to the base removing any excess pastry to bake with another time. Place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes until golden and puffed up. Serve!  

I hope you like the recipe! 

See the video here: https://youtu.be/QIKz1YJyT-8

Lots of love

Robyn x

Creamy Spaghetti

Creamy Spaghetti 

I do love a warming and wholesome meal that's super healthy and delicious! Well I think I've just created a carbonara made with no dairy and just full of whole plant yumminess. It's similar in appearance to the spaghetti carbonara but more like a thick soup with spaghetti. It's got protein veggies and starches in it keeping you full and feeling your best. Take a look at the recipe: 

(Serves 1 - 3) 

Ingredients:

100g spaghetti (wheat or gf corn) 

1 cup baby potatoes

1 cup brussel sprouts

2 tbsp nutritional yeast

1 can chickpeas

2 carrots

1 leek

1 tsp lemon and thyme seasoning 

Pinch black pepper (optional)

Dice all the veg and add to a pan of about 500ml water. Add the rest of the ingredients apart from the spaghetti, bring to the boil and simmer for 30-60 minutes. Use a hand blender to blend into a thick creamy sauce. If it's too runny mix some flour (plain wheat or any gf) and water and stir in. Then cook the spaghetti by adding to a pan of boiling water and boiling for 12 minutes. Once soft drain and add to a bowl, then pour over some of the sauce, stir in and top with more nutritional yeast and black pepper. Enjoy! Save the rest of the sauce for a soup or for more creamy spaghetti later. 

I hope you try this recipe! I absolutely love it and it's a super healthy alternative to spaghetti carbonara. If you don't have the thyme and lemon seasoning just add fresh/ dried thyme and lemon juice and zest. 

Lots of love

Robyn x