Best Vegan Veggie Casserole With Dumplings Recipes

VEGAN STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Use a spoon or spatula to make a well in the center and pour in the canned coconut milk (or melted vegan butter/oil) and warm water. Mix well until a sticky dough forms. If it won't come together, add a bit more warm water. If it's really sloshy and wet, sprinkle in a bit more flour. This is a pretty forgiving dough. When it's thick and somewhat sticky, cover it with a kitchen towel and set it aside.
• Heat a large, wide pot over medium high heat. If you don't like to cook with oil like me, add your onions, carrots, celery, and a few tablespoons of water to the pot and saute for 3-4 minutes until the onions are translucent (you can of course use oil if you prefer). Add water a splash at a time if the veggies start to stick. Now add the garlic and saute for another minute. Add the spices after that and stir them constantly for just a minute, until fragrant.
• Now add the mushrooms, broth, any extra water, and the beans and bring everything to boil. Unless you're using harder veggies like potatoes that are not very finely sliced (like the carrots and celery), you should be ready for the next step.
• Using a spoon (I like to use a smaller spoon), grab a small amount of dumpling dough. Keep in mind they will puff up, so grab less than you think you need. The perfect size for me was about 2 - 2 ½ teaspoons of dough. Push it off your spoon carefully into the broth. It's ok to dip your spoon into the liquid to coax it off. Repeat with the rest of the dough, giving the dumplings a little breathing room in the pot. It's OK if they touch after 30 seconds or so, but in that initial dunk they can stick a little, so just give them a little time.
• Simmer the dumplings on medium high heat for about 10-12 minutes. If your dumplings are bigger, they'll need a little longer to cook. Remove one, cut it in half, and give it a taste. Try not to overcook your dumplings, as they may become hard.
• If your dumplings are ready, stir in the baby spinach and then the coconut milk until the spinach has wilted and the soup is nice and creamy. Remove from heat and serve. Enjoy! I like to grind a little black pepper on top and sprinkle on a little fresh parsley.
• To store the vegan stew and dumplings: I recommend removing the dumplings from the soup and storing them separately. This will keep them from getting as hard. When you reheat, you can combine them in your bowl and microwave them or heat in a small saucepan on the stovetop (on medium low) until desired temperature is reached.

VEGETABLE STEW WITH DUMPLINGS (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven, saute the onion in olive oil over med. heat for approximately 5 mins or until tender.
• Add garlic and saute just until fragrant (approx. 1 min) - be careful not to burn.
• Add flour and stir unil mixed.
• Add apple cider or sherry vinegar, light brown sugar, and dijon mustard.
• Stir until combined.
• Slowly stir in broth.
• Add cinnamon, chopped carrots, and chopped potatoes.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until thickened and vegetables are tender (approx. 45 mins).
• Add frozen peas and frozen corn and cook an additional 10 mins or until cooked through.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. (Can be served at this point if not using the dumplings).
• If making the Dumplings -
• Combine Bisquick and skim milk (and fresh herbs if desired) in mixing bowl and stir until combined and soft dough forms.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons into hot stew.
• Cover and cook until done (approx. 10 mins).
• You may need to turn your dumplings in order to cook evenly about 1/2 way through - especially if they are large.

VEGAN VEGGIE CASSEROLE WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• I like to chop up the veggies into chunky strips and slice everything chunky. I cut the garlic into halves.
• I only have a medium sized frying pan, so I fry the veggies in batches. Heat up the oil in the pan on a very high heat and throw in the potatoes shaking the pan so that they get golden on different sides. This usually takes about 5-7 minutes.
• Then throw in the onion and garlic cook for a further 2 minutes. If your pan is big enough, throw in the veggies one by one giving a couple of minutes in between each one to let the flavours develop. If your pan isn't big enough, empty the contents periodically into a large casserole dish.
• Once you have fried all your veggies, put all into a large casserole dish.
• Set your oven to gas mark 6.
• In a jug put the glass of wine, soy sauce, marmite, mixed herbs and stock cube. Add some boiling water, approx enough to just meet level of veggies in casserole dish. Add the cornstarch and stir it in thoroughly. Pour over the veggies in the casserole dish. Cover with foil and put in the oven.
• Shile this is in oven, make the dumplings: Rub the soya margarine into the flour, salt and pepper until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add a little water and turn into a light sticky dough. Make into little or big balls. Put on top of casserole and cover up with foil. Let it it cook covered for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, remove foil and let cook for a further ten minutes.