Vegan Sweet Potato and Bean Stew with Spaghetti

Vegan Sweet Potato and Bean Stew with Spaghetti

This has been my go to meal for a while, switching it up with a few different veg. It's so yummy! There are two ways of making this meal, the long way would be to put everything in a pan and leave it for 45 mins. The quick way would be to microwave the potato and carrot before adding to the rest of the ingredients.

(Serves 1-2)

Ingredients:

1 medium sweet potato

1 large carrot

4 tbsp sweetcorn

2 tbsp peas

1/2 can kidney beans

3 stalks cavolo kale 

1/2 tbsp tomato purée 

1 tsp curry powder

1/3 tsp mixed herbs

1 tbsp flour (gf or wheat)

100g spaghetti (gf or wheat)

1 tbsp fresh coriander 

1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)

In a microwavable bowl add the peeled (optional) and diced sweet potato and carrot along with a few tbsp of water. Cover with cling film and cook for about 5 minutes on full power. Meanwhile, in a pan add the kidney beans and juices, spices, tomato purée, sweetcorn, peas, kale and enough water to cover. Bring to the boil and add the cooked root veggies. Mix the flour in a cup with cold water to form a paste and stir in. Cook the spaghetti by bringing a small pan quarter full to the boil and twisting the spaghetti in half to fit in the pan. Cook for 12 mins, drain and serve topped with nutritional yeast and coriander. Delicious!

Video here:https://youtu.be/5FZ9evMJV-s

Hope you enjoy!

Lots of love,

Robyn x

Nutty Tomato Pasta

Nutty Tomato Pasta

I've always loved pasta and getting inventive with the sauce. The other day I thought: I wonder what blended peanut butter and tomatoes taste like? So I took the plunge and experimented with it, and wow what a success! It doesn't taste too strong of peanuts at all but instead makes a luxuriously creamy sauce. Combined with the fresh tomatoes and kale it's a deliciously nutritious meal.

(Serves 1)

Ingredients:

100g wholemeal pasta 

1 tbsp peanut butter

1 cup fresh cherry or normal tomatoes 

2 cups kale

Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the pasta and simmer for 12 minutes. In a blender add the tomatoes, peanut butter and about 50-100ml water. Blend and add to a pan, gently heat along with the kale or if using frozen kale add a few minutes before serving. Then once the pasta is cooked serve and top with the sauce. Delicious! 

I hope you try out this recipe and feel free to use gluten free pasta or a different nut butter in the sauce. You can also freeze the sauce and then heat it up in a pan for a super quick meal to hand. Send me a snap at sweetsugarcrumb or tag me on Instagram or Twitter if you make it. 

See the video here: https://youtu.be/FSThR_-4NuM

Lots of love

Robyn xx

Sweet Peanut Butter Sauce

Sweet Peanut Butter Sauce

(Serves 1)

Ingredients:

2 tsp pb2 (powdered peanut butter)

2 tsp sugar syrup (agave, maple, golden or sweet freedom) 

2 tsp water

Simply mix together and serve on toast, pancakes, porridge or crumpets! 

My Favourite Sweet Pepper Dip

Ingredients:

(Serves 1-2)

Dip:

6 mini mixed colours sweet peppers

2 sticks celery

1/2 avocado 

50ml coconut water 

Other:

1 head celery 

Few sprigs fresh coriander 

Sprinkle chilli flakes 

1 head round/butter leaf lettuce 

2 cups peas 

Simply blend all the dip ingredients and serve. Chop up the celery as shown then top everything with coriander and chilli flakes :) delicious! This is my favourite dip to date! 

Bonus:

In your blender blend the peas, some coconut water and some celery. And you have a pea purée dip! Into a lettuce leaf spoon in both of the dips and you have a lettuce taco :) 

Basic Spaghetti 'Bolognese'

Ingredients: 

(Serves 1-2) 

500g (dry) corn/rice Spaghetti 

1 tin tomatoes/ 5 large fresh tomatoes

1/2 cucumber/courgette 

1 handful fresh herbs eg basil/parsley

1 lemon juiced (optional)

Bring a large pan of water to the boil and add the spaghetti. Stir and cook for about 8-12 minutes. Meanwhile in a medium pan add the tomatoes, chopped cucumber and herbs. Using a hand blender, blend into a rich thick sauce (if it's runny you can add some spaghetti and blend). To heat, place on the hob and heat slowly. * Then strain the spaghetti and serve. Top with the sauce, a little lemon juice and voila! 

*You don't need to heat the sauce, you could just serve :)