Healthy, meat free meals?

maisiemountain

Pretty much what it says in the title! I'm looking for some healthy, meat free and easy to make recipes.
I do eat fish

angelb1983

look at forks over knives website. There are tons of recipes

maisiemountain

Thank you!

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guinevere96

www.budgetbytes.com

They have a section specifically for vegetarian meals love this site! Highly recommend the spinach ricotta pasta.

maisiemountain

Thanks so much guys!

DrowningInAbyss

My favourite thing to do as a vegan is take non vegan recipies and make them vegan.
Good egg substitutes are avacado, applesauce and banana. Good butter substitutes are olive oil, avacado oil, penut butter and many more :P
GOOD LUCK!

pdxhak

Zucchini Raviolis are awesome

leanjogreen18

My go to simple meal is...

La Tortilla Factory low carb tortillas, 1/4 avocado, black beans, salsa and a ton of lettuce for yummy quick taco. Sometimes I add 1/2 oz cheese most times I don't.

SaraMA1

One of my favorites I have just tried, so good in the summer when you can get fresh fruit and veggies at peak!
From Mind Body Green website.

Fresh black bean and summer squash tacos with sweet nectarine salsa

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-26123/black-bean-summer-squash-tacos-with-sweet-nectarine-salsa.html

Rosemary5991

One really simple one I call Awesome Cauliflower can be made vegetarian or vegan depending on if you eat cheese or not.
INGREDIENTS:
1 head cauliflower, chopped
Chives, to taste
Salt and pepper as needed
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
2-4 tbsp grated parmasean or pecorino romano cheese
1 tbsp minced garlic

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Place cauliflower florets in large roasting pan. Mix together garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl, then pour and coat cauliflower in the mixture. Place in oven and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure even roasting. Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese. Garnish with chives and serve immediately.

Rosemary5991

Ginger glazed mahi mahi
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/45833/ginger-glazed-mahi-mahi/

Corn and Bean Salsa
IN A LARGE BOWL COMBINE:
1 - 15 oz can of black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 - 11 oz can of white shoe peg corn
2 medium tomatoes, diced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1 5 or 6 oz can chooped green chile
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Mix together.
Combine following ingredients for marinade:
1/3 cup lime juice
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
MIX marinade with other ingredients and stir.
Refrigerate for four hours or overnight. Serve with tortillas of choice.

lisabridwell

Here are a few good ones:
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/waldorf-salad-steel-cut-oats
http://www.mygourmetconnection.com/recipes/vegetables/warm-green-bean-salad.php
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/veggie-pizza-cauliflower-crust

maisiemountain

Wow thank you so much everyone for taking the time to share these with me

aurora184

I'm making a zucchini mushroom oven frittata for dinner tonight. I have no idea how it will taste because I'm usually just winging it in the kitchen. MFP says it has 434 calories (most from olive oil and some parmesan cheese but you can easily leave those out or swap them form lower calorie ingredients). For the rest it's 0.5 zucchini, 0.5 cup mushrooms, onion and garlic. Bake in pan with salt and pepper or other spices. Let it cool a bit, put in an ovenproof dish and add 2 large, whisked eggs. Bake in oven for 10 minutes, sprinkle parmesan over it and put it back in the oven for maybe 5 more minutes. Don't know if the baking times are correct, like I said... haven't tried it yet.

Booksandoceans

Check out the Happy Herbivores group. I've been a vegetarian since i was 15 and my son has for his entire life.

RodaRose

http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2014/12/50-awesome-vegan-black-bean-recipes.html

dsouldiva

The veganista Sweet Potato and Quinoa Chili is delicious, tried the recipe this weekend. http://www.simple-veganista.com/2013/03/sweet-potato-quinoa-chili.html

cee134

I eat mostly plant based meals.
The quickest and easiest thing I do that is also filling are:
Roasted veggies
or
heating up frozen vegetables and adding a sauce I like and a protein source (beans/legumes, soy products, seitan, etc.)

dolliesadler

Another good recipe is one head of cauliflower, florets only tossed in a bag with 1/4 cup of olive oil 1 teaspoon of cumin, 1 teaspoon of tumeric, 5 smashed garlic cloves and a small pinch of salt and pepper. Spread onto cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees until tender. Appt. 30 minutes. The turmeric and cumin have a lot of health benefits.

maisiemountain

Thanks a lot everyone!!

saragd012

Check out minimalistbaker.com the meals are AMAZING and as a general rule they contain 10 ingredients or less and take 30 minutes or less. All vegetarian, most vegan.

robininfl

We eat mostly vegetarian dinners. Even the vegetarians among our household eat eggs/dairy so it's not very restrictive, the only thing most people are giving up are cows, chickens, pigs, and fish, kind of a short list when it comes to food. It leaves almost all the foods in the diet.

Some of our staples:

Indian food
Mexican food
All sorts of beans and rice dishes
Chili
Pasta
Breakfast for dinner
Thai coconut curry (no fish sauce if veggie daughter is making it)


And veggie girls cheat on:
Ramen Night

because the one we love has beef bone broth, but pretty sure you could easily work up a veg version.

Basically, any soup, rice dish, pasta dish, potato dish, you can just leave out the meat and there you go.

theaspicioway

Cube up some halloumi and gently fry til brown. Mix in crushed garlic and balsamic vineger, then add in 1/2 tin chickpea, 1/2 tin lentils, and 1/2 tin butter beans. Great fibre, really filling and the balsamic adds a nice flavour to it. Another option is cut out the halloumi and throw in tuna chunks or prawns

GothamVeggie

My favorite vegetarian recipe site of all time is Cookie and Kate. She just posted 20 simple weeknight dinners.

Here's one of my go to simple recipes that is super healthy & delicious.

Fagioli in agrodolce (Tangy White Bean Stew)

Ingredients

• 2 cans cannellini or butter beans (rinsed)
• 28 oz good crushed tomatoes (w basil preferably)
• 1 large sprig rosemary (chopped)
• 1 medium onion (chopped fine)
• 1 Cubanelle pepper or a somewhat mild chili pepper (chopped fine)
• 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (far tastier if you get a good quality one - "grape must" as the only ingredient or the 1st ingredient)
• 2 cups vegetable stock (stock is tastier than broth)
• olive oil

Directions
1. Saute the onions with the rosemary and pepper in a soup pot using a little olive oil.
2. When the onions are translucent, but not yet brown, add the tomatoes and vinegar.
3. Cook for 10 minutes.
4. Add the beans, the vegetable broth and salt to taste.
5. Cook for a further 20 minutes on low heat, stirring frequently.

Really nice leftovers as the flavor only deepens over time. It can also be frozen.

yayamom3

^Definitely going to try this Tangy White Bean Stew. I LOVE having delicious vegetarian soups in my freezer! It makes life so much easier.