I haven’t posted a recipe in a while, so let me tell you about what I made for dinner last night. It’s vegetarian, very easy, and delicious! The amounts below were enough for dinner for two of us plus leftovers for my lunch today. I have a lot of leftovers, so it could possible be stretched to 4 people. As always, I apologise for my terrible photos!
You will need:
1-2 garlic cloves (believe it or not, the photo below is a single clove)
Oil or butter for frying
125g bulgur
Seasoning/herbs/spices of your choice
1 avocado
1 yellow pepper
1 tin of kidney beans
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
100g cheese (I used Cheddar)
Handful of salted tortilla chips
Method:
1. Chop or crush the garlic, heat some oil or butter in a small pan and then fry the garlic in the butter for a few minutes.
2. Add the bulgur to the pan with the garlic and cook according to the packet instructions. Also add seasoning/spices at this point – I used dried chilli flakes, black pepper, cayenne pepper and oregano.
3. While the bulgur cooks, chop your avocado and pepper.
4. Place the bulgur and garlic mix, pepper, avocado, kidney beans and tinned tomatoes in an oven proof dish and stir it all together.
5. Top with cheese then break up a handful of tortilla chips and scatter them over the top of the cheese.
6. Bake for around 20 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the vegetables have had a chance to heat through, then serve. You could also add a dollop of sour cream on the side of your portion – I didn’t because I didn’t have any.

That’s it. Easy peasy. You could easily adapt it as well… use couscous or quinoa in place of the bulgur. Use different vegetables (chickpeas or different kinds of beans like haricot, black beans, whatever you want… courgette (zucchini), aubergine (eggplant), sweetcorn). You could also add chicken or another meat (cook it first). It’s a really versatile dish!
I’ve never cooked with bulgur before – I do enjoy couscous though so if it is similar I’m sure I’d enjoy it.
It is quite similar to couscous and you cook it in basically the same way.
What an interesting mix! It does sound tasty
It’s delicious – I’m really looking forward to my leftovers later!
I love easy one-pot dishes like this but my girls would probably find something to whine about. Would love to try to make a variation of this.
LOL, kids. I’m sure you can find a version that they will eat 🙂
Hmm. I have no idea what bulgur is, lol. I’m assuming a grain type of food? Looks delicious regardless!
It’s pretty similar to couscous. I think it’s a different plant… or maybe a different part of the same plant? Clearly I know what I’m talking about. LOL.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, yes please?! I am a firm believer in cooking everything in one!! I like this!
The less work for me the better. Lol.