Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Lunch Tuesday 6 March - Quorn & Mushroom Casserole


Well, I am the first to admit that this looks awful. But, it tasted pretty good.

Sainsbury's (and probably every other UK supermarket) have Quorn "mince" and "chicken style pieces" on offer 2 packs for £4 at moment, so I bought some.

Not a usual ingredient of mine and not 100% sure what the do with it as it is designed to mimic meat, which I have not cooked in 35 years. So, I trawled the old brain cells and came up with a Chicken & Mushroom Casserole, topped with mashes potato. Decided to raid the cupboard and use up some supplies from there, too, hence the can of soup instead of a sauce.

Quorn & Mushroom Casserole
175 grams Quorn "chicken" style pieces
110g mushrooms, cleaned & sliced
1 echalion shallot, chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
3 celery ribs, sliced
1 carrot, chopped
1 pint vegetable stock
1 can Campbell's condensed 99% Fat Free Mushroom Soup
475g potatoes, boiled and mashed

Place mushrooms, shallots, onions, garlic celery & carrot in a sauce pan and cover with the vegetable stock. Simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes until the vegetables are cooked and the stock is reduced by about half. There should be a bit of liquid left, but not too much - you want to produce a sauce when you add the tinned soup.

Stir in the Quorn pieces and soup. Pour ,mixture into a casserole dish and top with the masked potatoes.

Bake in a moderate oven until browned and bubbling, about 30-40 minutes.

Makes 2 servings

Nutrition Data per serving
Calories (kcal) 369.2
Carbohydrate (g) 61.8
Protein (g) 21.8
Fat (g) 5.6
Fibre (g) 10.9

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