Roast vegetable filo parcels make for a delicious light lunch or dinner. Easy to make, they're also a great way to use up any leftover vegetables!
Sometimes my recipe creations come completely out of the blue. Just like these tasty roast vegetable filo parcels!
They were a spontaneous invention that turned out to be a delightful treat.
As a food blogger, I often have leftover vegetables in the fridge from various dishes I've been creating or photographing.
These remnants sometimes challenge my creativity in the kitchen.
Recently when I completed a video for my tomato and courgette soup I was left with a dilema.
What to do with a leftover courgette? I didn't want it to go to waste.
Sure it could have just been sautéed up and served as a side with a main course like my oven baked Moroccan spiced chicken .
Or I could have got my spiralizer out, turned it into courgettie spaghetti and made a delicious spiralized pasta cashew stir fry!
But no. That's when the idea of roast vegetable filo parcels struck me.
This leftover courgette was destined to be roasted with a couple of peppers.
Then wrapped in filo pastry with some lovely feta cheese and baked until crisp in the oven.
By combining the courgette with other roasted vegetables and wrapping them in delicate filo pastry, I created a dish that was not only delicious but also a great way to utilize leftover produce!
These delightful filo parcels are a great way to get your kids to eat more veggies.
Packed with a variety of roasted vegetables, they’re both nutritious and delicious.
They’re so enjoyable that the whole family will love them too.
Just serve them up with a simple side salad for a complete meal that’s easy and satisfying.
Plus rest assured that these are healthy filo pastry parcels too.
Filo pastry has just 3.1g of fat per 100g and is low in saturated fat compared to regular pastry!
This makes it a fantastic choice for those looking to enjoy a tasty dish without the guilt.
You can feel good about serving these parcels to your family, knowing they’re getting a nutritious meal.
How To Make Filo Parcels Using Filo Pastry
Working with filo pastry is easy.
Here's an excellent video from the BBC which shows you how to make filo parcels :- https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/videos/techniques/how-use-filo-pastry The only difference being that I use olive oil spray instead of butter or olive oil.
I've also got my own step by step picture guide you can follow in my turkey filo pastry samosas recipe post.
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Roast Vegetable Filo Parcels Recipe
Make these roast vegetable filo parcels your own by adding your own selection of leftover vegetables.
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Roast Vegetable Filo Parcels Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 onion diced
- 1 red pepper deseeded and diced
- 1 yellow pepper deseeded and diced
- 1 courgette diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 80 g feta cheese
- 8 sheets filo pastry
- Low fat olive oil cooking spray
- Freshly grated salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C Fan
- Place the vegetables in a bowl and mix them together well with the olive oil.
- Spread the vegetables out on a baking tray and roast them in the oven for 20 – 25 minutes until softened.
- Season the roasted vegetables.
- Take one sheet of filo pastry, spray it with the olive oil cooking spray and fold it in half lengthways, then spray it again so you have a long strip (2 layers of filo pastry). *
- Crumble a little of the feta cheese and about 2 tbsp. of the roasted veg mixture at the right end of the strip, leaving a 2cm / 1-inch border. Fold a corner over, diagonally to the left, making an enclosed triangle. Fold again, moving all the way along until the end of the strip. Spray the outside. Place the triangular filo parcel on a cleaned greased baking tray.
- Repeat the process with the other 7 sheets
- Bake in the centre of the oven for about 20 minutes, turning the triangles over halfway through.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool a little before serving.
- Serve with a salad of rocket leaves and tomatoes.
Mimi
I love this, because vegetables are so much more fun to eat this way rather than in a big pile! Plus, you get cheese this way! And they’re pretty.
Neil
Thanks Mimi, veggies are definitely more fun to eat this way! It helps with getting Lynne to eat her veggies! 😆
David @ Spiced
You had me at feta! The thought of feta combined with a bunch of roasted veggies sounds delicious, Neil! I often have the same problem as you with random leftover ingredients. These filo parcels are a great way to use 'em up. Excellent idea, my friend!
Neil
I recall you growing courgettes in that garden of yours David in your previous house. Not sure if you still have a garden in your new place, but if you do then those courgettes will come in handy!
Matt - Total Feasts
Yum and yum, I love filo and feta and the added roast veggies are a great way to use up leftover veg. Speaking of which, I have like 5 courgettes in my fridge looking for a purpose!
Neil
Hope this recipe will help you to use up thise courgettes Matt! Thanks and have a great weekend! 🙂
Kankana Saxena
I agree with you! These filo parcels makes such lovely treats and easy to feed kids. I stuff these extra extra veggies every time I make it LOL!
Neil
Thanks Kankana. They're delicious and a great way to use up any leftover vegetables. I wish I had more of these when I was a kid. I think I would have been better with my vegetables then!
Ben|Havocinthekitchen
I think some of the most interesting (creative) ideas and recipes are born when you need to utilize some produce or you're limited to whatever you've got in the fridge / pantry. These filo parcels are delicious; love the combination of courgette, peppers, and feta!
Neil
I agree Ben. When you need to use things up you have to become creative. I hate to waste anything so I force myself to do anything to use up these leftover. Sometimes it's not great. Sometimes it is. Like with these delicious roast vegetable filo parcels. And the combination is delicious! 🙂
Ashika | The Gardening Foodie
I love using filo, it is such a versatile and light pastry compared to puff pastry. The best part is that it is such a guilt-free snack, especially when it has such an amazing filling like these roast veggies. I would love to give this a try...Thank you for this delicious recipe Neil...have a great week 🙂
Neil
Thank you Ashika. We both agree that filo is so much healthier and can be used in so many different ways too! Here's to a good week for both of us! 😉
Laura
Neil, these parcels are so beautiful! I need to get more creative with my veggies, I guess! These would be so loved in my house! Great pics, too!
Neil
Thank you Laura. They just make eating veggies more fun as well as being delicious, I think! 🙂
GiGi Eats
Sure you could pair these with anything - like your chicken but I feel like they would be the bomb appetizer!!!
Neil
Actually they would be a great appetiser wouldn't they? I never thought of that GiGi. Thanks!! 🙂
Marissa
I love how versatile these filo parcels are! Great appetizer and, honestly, I'd gladly make a meal of them!
Neil
Thank you Marissa. Yes there's just so many different combinations of meals and flavours you can get out of these parcels. We love them! Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on my recipe. 🙂
Kelly | Foodtasia
Neil, loving these roast vegetable parcels! So delicious and the perfect way to use up left over veggies! Would be wonderful with a bowl of soup!
Neil
I agree Kelly these would go really well with a bowl of soup. I hadn't thought of that. Great idea! Thanks for suggesting it! 🙂
Easyfoodsmith
I can almost hear the crunch on biting into these scrumptious filo parcels.
Neil
Oh yes. It's a lovely crunch. And then a tasty surprise when you get the taste of the delicious veggies inside! 🙂
Cait
I’m dairy free and not a fan of alternative cheeses. I added some pesto instead. Delusio! Even my veggie heating daughter liked these. She dipped them in mayo and I dipped them in sweet chilli sauce 🙂
Neil
That sounds like a fantastic twist Cait! Pesto is such a great way to add flavour, and I love the idea of dipping them in mayo and sweet chili sauce. Yum! So glad you and your daughter enjoyed them. Thanks for sharing your variation!😊