Quorn Mince: Quorn Spaghetti Bolognese

Let me first tell you a bit about Quorn as I am not sure how popular it is out of the UK.  Quorn' is the brand name for a range of meat-free ingredients and meals available in all UK supermarkets.    Quorn is  versatile and quick to cook.  The mycoprotein used to produce Quorn is extracted from a fungus, Fusarium venenatum, which is grown in large fermentation vats.

Quorn is produced as both a cooking ingredient and a range of ready meals. It is sold as a health food and an alternative to meat, especially for vegetarians.  They are sold in the chilled and freezer food section of supermarkets.   The binding agent for Quorn is egg .  Please checkout www.quorn.co.uk for more information and the range of products they make.

All my Quorn recipes have been posted especially for my sons and all young students who love Quorn and are looking for quick recipe ideas.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

3 cups of Quorn Mince
1 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
4 cups or Passata or  tinned chopped tomatoes
2 tsp dried oregano
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon of coriander and cumin powder
3-4 cups of  fettucini (you can use spaghetti too)
Grated cheddar cheese

Method:

1.  Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the tomatoes (passata ot chopped tomatoes)

2.  Add the garlic, salt, pepper and cumin/coriander powder.

3.  Add the Quorn mince.  You can add mixed vegetables to this as well  if you wish to..


4.  Add half a cup of water to the mixture and allow it to simmer for 20 -25 minutes.  This enables the mince to absorb all the flavours.

5.  In the meantime, heat some hot water ready to cook the fettuccine or spaghetti as per the instruction on the packet.

6.  Serve the fettuccine hot topped with the Quorn Bolognese and cheese.

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Quorn MInce: Tacos with Quorn mince and Salad

For my final marathon recipe, I have chosen another kids friendly recipe.

Let me first tell you a bit about Quorn as I am not sure how popular it is out of the UK.  Quorn' is the brand name for a range of meat-free ingredients and meals.   Quorn is  versatile and quick to cook.  The mycoprotein used to produce Quorn is extracted from a fungus, Fusarium venenatum, which is grown in large fermentation vats.

Quorn is produced as both a cooking ingredient and a range of ready meals. It is sold as a health food and an alternative to meat, especially for vegetarians.   The binding agent for Quorn is egg .  Please checkout www.quorn.co.uk for more information.

Like soya, tofu and paneer, Quorn tends to absorb the flavours of the food you marinate it with.   It is a good source of protein and my sons love the taste.   I tend to use it to make cottage pie, lasagnias and also use it as a filling for tacos.   This recipe is for Tacos wth a Quorn and salad filling.  Tacos are a traditional Mexican dish made of corn and I used  a ready made pack of tacos. 

This dish is easy to make and it's very healthy as Quorn has  high protein and very low carbs.

Ingredients to feed 3-4 people:

12 tacos
3 cups of Quorn mince
1/2 cup sweet corn
1 tablespoon oil
2 cups of blended tomatoes. ( I used Passata as it is nice and thick)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon chillypowder
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 cup of sour cream
1 cup of salsa ( I just grated one tomato and Onion and added some salt and pepper and ketchup ot it)
some salad stuff such as lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, radish and red and white cabbage.
2-3 cups of grated Cheddar cheese

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan and stirfry the Quorn mince

2. Add the Passata, sweet corn and garlic.

3. Also add the spices like salt, turmeric and chillypowder

4. Allow this mixture to cook for 10-15 minutes.

If you are not sure about Quorn, you can use refried beans.  Tins of refried beans  are available in the supermarkets.

Refried Beans can be used instead of Quorn mince

5.    Prepare the salad.  I tend to keep all the items separately so people can choose what they want.

6.  Once the filling and salad is ready, you  are ready to fill your taco.

7. The tacos need to warmed slightly so you can either microwave it for a minute or warm it in the oven for 3 minutes at 180 degrees.

8. First fill your tacos with  either the Quorn mince or refried beans.

9.  Top up the taco with salad, salsa, sour cream and cheese.

10.  Enjoy your tacos with an icy cold coke!

The following bloggers are all part of the blogging marathon.  Please visit their blogs and see what exciting dishes they have prepared today; 

Azeema: Bhagi; Champa;  Sowmya ;  Gayathri Anand: Gayathri Kumar ; Harini;  Jay; Meena; Pavani; Padma; PJ; Priya Mahadevan ; Priya Suresh; Priya Vaasu ; Rujuta; Saraswati; Santosh; Savitha ; Shanavi; Smitha; Srivalli; Suma; Usha; Veena; Kamalika

It's been hard work but fun too to blog everyday.  Thanks a lot to Srivalli for arranging this event and to all the bloggers who took part and all my friends from facebook and the Blogger World who cheered me on.  I enjoy looking at all your recipes and am looking forward to some exciting recipes from all of you.

A special thanks to my family for supporting me and giving me the time and space to blog everyday. Without your support and love, I wouldn't have been able to take part in this event.

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