spiced rice and beans

Ingredients:
Red onion (1, chopped fine)
Green pepper (1/2, chopped)
Garlic (1-2 cloves, crushed)
Cumin (<1 tsp)
Paprika (1 tsp)
Oregano (<1 tsp)
Sriracha (<1 tsp)
Rice (1 cup)
Peas (1/2 cup)
Black beans (1 can, drained and rinsed)
Veg stock (1 cube)
Tomato paste (2 tsp)
Salt & pepper

Optional:
Whatever spices, curry powder, more garlic, veg stock, hot sauce, tomato paste, blabla.

Method:
Fry onion and pepper then add garlic and herbs/spices.
After frying for around a minute, add tomato paste
Add rice, veg stock, black beans and 2 cups water.
Boil until most of water has disappeared. Turn down hob to low (or turn it off), add peas and cover with lid.

goulash style stew

Ingredients:
Onion (1-1.5 red or white or mixed, sliced thin or small)
Garlic (1-2 cloves, crushed)
Red pepper (1/4 cut into small pieces, add more if you would like)
Potatoes (2-4 medium sized, cut into cubes)
Smoked tofu (1/2 a block or more, cut into cubes)
Green lentils (1/2-1 cup, optional)
Green beans (1 handful, tops cut off)
Paprika (1-1.5 tsp)
Hot smoked Spanish paprika (1/4 tsp)
Tomato puree (5 tbsp)
Vegetable stock (1 cube/1 tsp, add water to cover)
Marmite (3/4 tsp)
Olive oil
Salt & pepper

Optional:
Optional to add as much tomato puree, garlic, tofu, potatoes, etc, as you like, this is set to my taste preference. Can also add other veggies or faux meats.

Method:
Fry onion and red pepper until browned and add garlic.
Add paprika, potatoes, lentils and tofu (fry the tofu separately if you want it crisper) and mix together.
Add vegetable stock and cook for 30-40 minutes until potatoes and lentils are cooked.
Add in green beans in last 10 minutes of cooking.
Add tomato puree, hot paprika and marmite, cook for a further few minutes and season to taste.
Serve with bread, rice, etc.

spicy, garlicy, herby roasted potatoes

Ingredients:
Potatoes (as many as you want, sweet potatoes, white potatoes or a mix, chopped into medium small cubes)
Garlic (2 cloves, crushed)
Oregano (1 tsp)
Paprika (1 tsp)
Chili flakes (1/2 tsp)
Olive oil (1-2 tsp)
Salt & pepper

Optional:
Rosemary, thyme, cayenne, other herbs and spices

Method:
Mix all ingredients together and bake until brown and crispy.