Vegetable Kugel

"As part of the 2005 RecipeZaar World Tour I've been searching for International recipes to introduce new flavors and ideas to our meal plans. This one is from Diabetic Gourmet via a friend, but it looks quite promising. For those like me following the WW Core plan it's Core plus the points for the matzo meal."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 5mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Heat a non-stick pan with medium heat.
  • Lightly spritz with cooking spray and sauté onion, celery, red pepper and carrots for 5 minutes, until golden.
  • Add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes longer.
  • Mix in all the remaining ingredients and pour shallow roasting or lasagna pan prepared with cooking spray. Bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes until the kugel is firm set.
  • Cut into squares and serve.

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Reviews

  1. The house smelled so good while cooking this veggies.<br/>I don't have Matzo meal, so I used bread crumbs instead .<br/>Also used some fresh basil instead of dry. <br/>We are only 2 so I had plenty of leftovers that we eat the next day covered with recipe#62371.<br/>Really good both ways.
     
  2. The original source of this recipe comes from Noreene Gilletz in MeanLeaniYumm. I thought the basil was a little strong and I added 4 eggs instead of 3 eggs. Next time I will replace the matzoh meal with flour or breadcrumbs and omit the basil.
     
  3. I love spinach & kugels, so this was a great recipe for me. I did make a few changes. I don't like celery or red pepper, so I left both out. I also cut the recipe in half, but didn't cut the spinach in half since I like spinach so much. I used 2 eggs instead of 2 eggs & 2 egg whites (since I was halving the recipe). It turned out more of a spinach casserole than a mix of veggies, but I thought it was great. Next time I'll try regular bread crumbs instead of the matzo meal unless I'm making this for Passover because I tend to like the flavor of bread crumbs better.
     
  4. I followed the directions to the letter (with the exception of using oat bran in place of matzo meal) and this recipe made a tasty dinner. However, I felt that it may have needed another egg.
     
  5. This was good, but I would have liked more eggs in it. Oh – and maybe some shredded cheese on top. I added a small handful of fresh garlic cloves to the first set of veggies that were cooking. I think that was a good addition. I will probably add more next time.
     
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  1. I love spinach & kugels, so this was a great recipe for me. I did make a few changes. I don't like celery or red pepper, so I left both out. I also cut the recipe in half, but didn't cut the spinach in half since I like spinach so much. I used 2 eggs instead of 2 eggs & 2 egg whites (since I was halving the recipe). It turned out more of a spinach casserole than a mix of veggies, but I thought it was great. Next time I'll try regular bread crumbs instead of the matzo meal unless I'm making this for Passover because I tend to like the flavor of bread crumbs better.
     
  2. I halved the quantities for an excellent vegetarian main dish for 2. The result was an amazingly light and tasty 'bake'. I'm afraid I couldn't find matzo meal so had to use bread crumbs (listed in Zaar's Kitchen Dictionary a substitution) instead.
     
  3. Made this without the mushrooms and like bluemoon downunder I substituted wheat germ for the matzo meal as I already had some in the fridge. Really enjoyed this dish; it was on the mild side but very pleasing, much like a vegetable omelet. Oh, and I also resisted the urge to add some cheese! Very good for you too, low calorie and packed with vitamins A & C.
     
  4. I doubled the recipe and used 6 cloves of garlic rather than garlic powder, and wheat germ instead of matzo meal. The combination of vegetables was absolutely superb. I had a couple of handfuls of baby spinach that were too wilted to eat fresh but fine for cooking so I threw them in as well, making the dish even more spinach-flavoured which I was happy about because I love spinach. I also added some finely sliced potatoes (two potatoes) which I brushed lightly with olive oil and sprinkled with herbs oregano, basil, marjoram and thyme baked in the oven on a tray until they were just cooked and slightly browned. That added a tad more oil to the recipe, but not much. I was trying to keep this as a low-fat dish, and not undo all tonis excellent work! I added the salt and freshly ground pepper and the basil to the beaten eggs; it was the easiest way to get them mixed well through the vegetables. A great dish, which everyone enjoyed, and I have several portions wrapped in foil (after it had cooled completely) in the freezer. Thanks, toni!
     

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