Cooking vegetables takes usually no more than 15 minutes maximum in boiling water or steaming in a steamer. Here are some rough guidelines as to how long vegetables should be cooked for. Take them out earlier if you like them slightly crunchy still or later if you like them soft and over cooked! Always have at least a couple vegetables per meal ensuring at least one is also green. Put your vegetables into the water when it boils rather than leaving them in the pot while the water is heating up.
Broccoli, around 5-7 minutes.
Carrots, Parsnips, Potatoes, around 10 minutes.
Swede and Turnip, around 20 minutes.
Runner Beans, Kenya Beans, around 7-10 minutes.
Spinach, about a minute.
Leek and Cabbage, around 7-10 minutes.
Mange Tout, around a minute.
To roast vegetables instead of boil them they will need about 25-30 minutes. Not everything can be roasted either, peppers, potoatoes, tomatoe and onions can though
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