Stuck for inspiration for your weeknight meals? You’ve come to the right place.
Stuff and My Food Bag have combined for a series of themed collections to provide you with a range of easy meal options to see you through the week.
First up was that family favourite, Asian-inspired recipes. This week, we can help you hit your 5+ a day target (experts say the target is 10+ a day if you’re over 40) with these vegetarian crowd-pleasers.
Discover all the meal-time options at My Food Bag
READ MORE:
* This week’s dinner sorted: Five easy Asian-inspired meals
* Can an earth-loving vegetarian partake in convenience food culture, guilt-free?
* Neat Places: Where to find the best vegan meal
* 17 habits of people who cook dinner every night
* Recipe: Spiced haloumi, spinach and pumpkin curry
1.CHEAT’S HALOUMI AND SPINACH CURRY
This mild tomato-based curry can be ready in 35 minutes and will feed a family of four.
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2.GRILLED CORN AND BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH TORTILLA TOASTIES
Nicola Galloway’s Mexican-inspired dinner for a cold autumn night takes 15 minutes to prepare and needs 25 minutes to cook.
“I like to serve our soup dinner with toasties, and often salad on the side, so it feels like a complete meal,” she says.
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3.GREEK FALAFEL MEZZE PLATES WITH HUMMUS, BULGUR PILAF AND OLIVES
This 30-minure recipe will feed four and saves times by using a store-bought falafel mix.
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4.MUSHROOM AND COURGETTE PIZZA
The mushrooms on this delicious vegan pizza are caramelised with maple syrup.
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5.SAM MANNERING’S SUPER-EASY VEGETARIAN CURRY
This pumpkin, bean and cashew curry only takes 15 minutes to prepare but needs an hour to cook. It’s worth the wait, however, and can feed up to six people.
The recipe uses snake beans, but if you can’t find them, normal green beans or flat beans are just as delicious, says Sam.