Bulgur with vegetables - 8 step-by-step recipes

Bulgur is a healthy product containing coarse dietary fiber that absorbs excess fluid in the body, removes toxins and toxins, and in combination with vegetables it is an ideal dish for those who want to eat healthy and tasty.

How to cook bulgur with vegetables in a pan?

To prepare bulgur according to this recipe, you can take a ready-made frozen vegetable mixture according to your own taste. The dish can be used on its own or as a side dish.

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  The peeled onion is chopped very finely and fried in oil to turn the pieces golden.
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  In a short time, add bulgur to the onion and fry, stirring constantly, for several minutes.
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  Pour bulgur with onions with water and add a little salt, and then stew with low heat under a lid for 6 minutes.
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  Add the vegetable mixture, a little salt, pepper and curry to the grits with onions and cook under the lid for another 10 minutes.
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  The finished dish is divided into portions and served hot with very finely chopped green onions.

Bulgur with chicken and vegetables

Healthy bulgur groats go well with lean chicken meat and vegetables, you get a dietary product that is well suited for baby food and for those who prefer to monitor their health.

Cooking time: 35 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet - 300 gr.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Sweet pepper - 1 pc.
• Bulgur - 1 tbsp.
• Water - 2.5 tbsp.
• Olive oil to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. The fillet is cut into small pieces and browned in oil, and then put in another dish for a while.
2. Finely chopped onions, carrots and peppers are fried in the same pan; browning will take about 4 minutes with medium heat.
3. In another frying pan, grits are fried in a small amount of oil for a couple of minutes.
4. Chicken slices and prepared vegetables are spread to the bulgur, everything is poured with water and cooked under a lid over low heat for about 15 minutes, brought to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Bulgur is served with chicken fillet and hot vegetables. You can decorate with herbs when serving.

A simple recipe for bulgur with vegetables in a slow cooker

An easy and quick way to prepare healthy cereals with vegetables using a modern device. For completeness, add tomato sauce or your favorite ketchup for this recipe.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 2.

Ingredients:

• Bulgur - 1 tbsp.
• Water - 2 tbsp.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Sweet pepper - 1 pc.
• Tomato sauce or ketchup - 1 tbsp. l.
• Garlic - 2 teeth
• Seasoning for pilaf - 1 tsp.
• Salt to taste.
• Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. l.

Cooking process:

1. In the bowl of the device, the oil is heated and the onion crushed into cubes is fried until soft in the "frying" mode.
2. After that, add carrots and bell peppers, cut by analogy with onions, and then chopped garlic. When frying, everything is stirred with a spatula.
3. A spoonful of sauce or ketchup is added to the vegetables and cooked for another minute.
4. Pour bulgur with vegetables, mix and cook for several minutes until a characteristic nutty aroma appears, add seasoning for pilaf and a little salt.
5. Grits and vegetables are poured with water, which should be twice as much as bulgur, and cook in the "pilaf" mode for 20 minutes in a closed device.
6. When the time is up, you need to mix the cereals and check for readiness. If the dish is undercooked, add water and continue cooking, and if the cereal has become soft, turn off the multicooker and leave it to taste for another 15 minutes. Bon Appetit!

Bulgur with meat and vegetables in a pan

Bulgur sets off the taste of meat and vegetables well, saturates the body with nutrients and at the same time has a pleasant taste. For this recipe, it is better to choose a fatty sour cream to compensate for the dryness of the chicken fillet.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 2.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet - 0.5 pcs.
• Bulgur - ¾ Art.
• Sunflower oil - 30 ml.
• Sour cream - 50 ml.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Sweet pepper - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Tomato - 2 pcs.
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Seasoning for pilaf - 1 tsp.
• Greens to taste.

Cooking process:

1. The chicken fillet is cut into thin strips and fried in a deep frying pan with oil and salt.
2. Cut carrots, peppers and onions so that a small cube comes out and add to the cooking meat.
3. The tomatoes are rubbed or chopped so that they make a gruel, put in a pan and hold, covered tightly with a lid, with slow heating for about 20 minutes. You do not need to add water, because vegetables will release it in sufficient quantities.
4. Put sour cream, seasoning for pilaf in the pan and add as much salt as needed.
5. Pour in the cereal, stir and add water so that the cereal is covered with liquid. With slow heating, the dish is cooked for about half an hour under the lid. Bulgur is served with vegetables or hot meat, garnished with herbs.

How to deliciously bake bulgur with vegetables in the oven?

You can also cook a delicious bulgur garnish in the oven. If you cook according to this recipe, it turns out that only healthy and dietary ingredients are used - asparagus beans, peppers and cherry tomatoes. It is important not to spare spices for the dish: they make it tastier and more aromatic.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 3.

Ingredients:

• Bulgur - 1 tbsp.
• Water - 2 tbsp.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc.
• Asparagus beans - 50 gr.
• Cherry tomatoes - 10 pcs.
• Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l.
• Salt to taste.
• Spices for pilaf - to taste.
• A mixture of ground peppers to taste.
• Bay leaf - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 5 teeth
• Parsley to taste.
• Dill to taste.
• Basil to taste.

Cooking process:

1. To obtain friable bulgur, you must first calcine the groats in a frying pan with a small amount of oil. For this, two minutes are enough with constant stirring. The groats should have a light golden hue.
2. The onion, one medium carrot and the pepper are cut into small beautiful cubes or strips, and the asparagus beans are cut into small pieces about 3 cm long. You can replace them with green peas if you like them better.
3. Grits and vegetables are transferred into a deep baking container, mixed and leveled.
4. Add the desired amount of ground pepper, salt, spices and pour hot water. Put tomatoes and garlic crushed with a knife on top. Close the container with a lid or foil and incubate in the oven for 45 minutes, turning on the oven 180 degrees.
5. Take out the bay leaf and garlic cloves from the finished dish and add chopped herbs. Serve immediately as a standalone vegetarian option, or you can use bulgur as a side dish with meat.

Bulgur with vegetables and minced meat

An easy recipe for a complete dish that will not only like homemade food, but also benefit. For its preparation, it is better to use lean ground beef to make it as dietary as possible.

Cooking time: 55 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Minced beef - 300 gr.
• Bulgur - 1.5 tbsp.
• Water - 4 tbsp.
• Tomato - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Frozen green peas - 50 gr.
• Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l.
• Bulgarian yellow pepper - 1 pc.
• Bulgarian red pepper - 1 pc.
• Parsley - 1 bunch.

Cooking process:

1. Cut one medium-sized carrot with one small onion into strips and cook with butter in a skillet for a couple of minutes.
2. Mix vegetables with ground beef and grill until cooked.
3. The tomato is chopped very finely or chopped in a blender, spread with minced meat and vegetables, you need to mix everything well, and then add a little water there. The dish is stewed for about 15 minutes.
4. Dice the peppers and add them to the pan.
5. In the last place, put cereals, mix and cook for no more than 20 minutes so that the bulgur is boiled.
6. Literally 5 minutes before the end of cooking, put chopped greens, thawed peas and bring to taste using salt and pepper.

Step-by-step recipe for cooking bulgur with vegetables and mushrooms

Mushrooms add a characteristic appetizing aroma and taste to the bulgur dish; such a dish can be served not only for dinner, but also complement meat or fish dishes in Mediterranean or Oriental style on the festive table.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Bulgur - 1 tbsp.
• Water - 2 tbsp.
• Eggplant - 1 pc.
• Sweet pepper - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Champignons - 150 gr.
• Sunflower oil - 4 tbsp. l.
• Butter - 1 tbsp. l.
• Garlic - 2 teeth
• Parsley - 3 sprigs.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. In a saucepan, melt the animal oil and fry the bulgur in it for 2 minutes, until the cereal has a nutty aroma and a golden hue. Pour water into a saucepan and cook bulgur under low heat for 25 minutes under a lid.
2. Cut the eggplant into large cubes, the mushrooms - medium-thick slices and fry the vegetables with oil in a deep frying pan for 10 minutes. Then you need to transfer them to another dish.
3. In the same oil, prepare the onion and carrots, cut into a medium cube, for several minutes, and then add sweet peppers, processed in the same way, to the same oil, and fry everything together for another couple of minutes.
4. All prepared vegetables are added to the pan, grits are added from the stewpan, mixed and seasoned with salt and pepper to saturate the dish with taste.
5. At the end of cooking, before serving, sprinkle the bulgur with chopped garlic and herbs.

Delicious bulgur with vegetables and turkey

Turkey fillet is a dietary product that is an excellent addition to healthy bulgur and vegetables. The dish is prepared quickly and quite easily, so novice cooks can handle it. For a more interesting flavor, soy sauce can be included in this recipe.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 6.

Ingredients:

• Turkey fillet - 400 gr.
• Vegetable oil - 20 ml.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Bulgur - 400 gr.
• Water - 300 ml.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Turmeric - 1/3 tsp
• Zira - 1 tsp
• Greens to taste.
• Soy sauce - optional.

Cooking process:

1. The peeled onion is chopped into an average half-ring thickness.
2. The carrots are chopped, as convenient, and fried in oil together with the onion half rings, achieving a golden hue.
3. Cut the turkey into thin slices or cubes and add to vegetables, stew for 5 minutes.
4. Pour bulgur into a pan for meat and vegetables, add water, seasonings and salt with pepper. At this point, soy sauce can be used instead of some of the salt. Cook everything together for 15 minutes with medium heat on the stove.
5. Bulgur is served with turkey meat and hot vegetables, garnished with herbs.