Comfort gone meatless

CherilynWalker

Looking for some classic comfort foods made meatless.

JeromeBarry1

Ain't none.

Veganism hasn't been around long enough for it to have 'classic comfort' to describe it.

Now, one classic comfort meatless food in my house is pinto beans and cornbread, but if you're not culturally Southern U.S., you know nothing of it.

TorStar80

Cherilyn, do you ever use Tofurky products? The ground round is amazing, just like ground beef. You can use it in shepherds pie, chili, etc.

Alatariel75

Ratatouille. I love that stuff. Have a big bowl of it with some lovely toasted thick cut bread... comfort foody goodness.

Also Shakshuka. That stuff is life.

rfrenkel77

Rice and beans. Corn and potatoes. Black bean burgers, in restaurants are awesome. It is with a veggie patty. I personally was meatless for ~5-6 years, but I must tell that it's not a good weight lose plan, since you easily calorie up with the mentioned carbs. I do remember dropping 15lb effortlessly in the beginning . Then had to tune down on rice and beans to reduce weight. Good luck.

skymningen

Guacamole as pasta sauce is comfort food for me. Or a good vegetable bolognese with lots of red wine in it and maybe tofu chunks added in.

janejellyroll

Some of my favorites:

Vegan mac and cheese.

Pinto bean enchiladas.

Field Roast sausages and mashed potatoes.

Potato soup.

Tofu scramble.

Falafel and hummus.

Corn chowder.

LZMiner

I declared Meatless Monday for me and made super easy eggplant parm! Sooo easy...dipped the eggplant in egg then bread crimbs and baked at 375 on a pan sprayed with Pam. Baked 7-8 minutes, turned over and baked another 8 minutes. Then I just layered it in a casserole dish with sauce and mozzarella, baked at 350 for 30 mins...it was comfort food at its best!

evolvingseb

I just typed out a huge response with recipes and it didn't post.
If you want any recipes, let me know.

My go to for comfort foods (all vegan)
Shepherds Pie
Potato and Leek Soup
French Onion Soup
Cabbage Rolls
Pretty much any pasta
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

estherdragonbat

chili (many variations).
matzo ball soup
potato knishes
risotto

cathipa

I use Gardein or Beyond Meat products as a substitute. I use the ground crumbles in tacos and spaghetti. Would never know the difference.

tcunbeliever

my favorite comfort food is mac & cheese - it's already meatless...plus, potato soup...mmmmm

Need2Exerc1se

tcunbeliever wrote: »

my favorite comfort food is mac & cheese - it's already meatless...plus, potato soup...mmmmm

I second both of these! Plus, beans and cornbread, red beans & rice or homemade vegetable soup.

nw623

Being that Mexican food is a comfort food for me, tacos with ground up tofu and taco seasoning with beans, salsa, and corn tortillas. If you're vegetarian add cheese and/or greek yogurt. Otherwise there are plenty of vegetarian chills you can find that are perfect for cooler nights

mjmowbray

With the cooler weather approaching, I'm reaching for soup. Instead of chicken noodle, I cook a brown rice ramen noodle brick in some water, and in a second pan I quickly saute some yellow pepper, onion, broccoli, garlic powder, and soy sauce. Then add the noodles and the veg to a big bowl of vegetable broth. Super hearty and super satisfying. Can add Gardein or Morning Star chick'n if you feel like you need to.

Sunna_W

I really like mushrooms sauteed in olive oil with garlic and lemon juice added at the end over pasta (salt and pepper to taste). This is not low calorie per se, but, if you have a half portion with a "naked" salad, it would still be pretty great.

seltzermint555

Homemade split peas chunky style with lots of carrot and spices, and cottage cheese in the same bowl but next to the split peas. To me that is comfort food supreme!

(I still do eat meat, but not at home because my husband's pescetarian and a fantastic cook)

jayemes

Mushroom risotto. My favorite comfort food and I'm a meat eater.

JeromeBarry1

crazyravr wrote: »

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Ain't none.

Veganism hasn't been around long enough for it to have 'classic comfort' to describe it.

Now, one classic comfort meatless food in my house is pinto beans and cornbread, but if you're not culturally Southern U.S., you know nothing of it.

Thats what I thought. But then discovered jackfruit. Amazing as a "pulled pork" in a slow cooker. Seriously. I love meat but this blew my mind. If done proper you would not tell this isnt pork.

My local Wal-Mart is bare of many shelves but none of them are labeled for jackfruit. They do have bags of cassava root. Is that similar?

Need2Exerc1se

Amazon sells canned or dried jackfruit.

twinklepies

Any asian grocery or market would have fresh jackfruit. Whole (they are huge) or in separated chunks. It gets my vote as well. Works well in curry.

Treece68

Mac N Cheese using cauliflower instead of noodles if you are watching your carbs. If you are Vegan ... I don't know

Treece68

Chili with lots of beans and cornbread

RamboKitty87

you can look at any recipe these days at switch the meat for vegetarian meat alternatives or vegetables instead here is a recipe I found that I would love to try one day, I'm not a vegetarian but I do like non meat dishes sometimes: https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/vegetarian-lasagne.html

Hichiko

Easy chicken parm (assuming you're okay with vegetarian and not just vegan)
- Morningstar Chick patties
- Favorite pasta sauce
- Spaghetti noodles
- Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta as normal, pop the "chick" patties in the oven with the parmesan cheese on top and cook according to the time on the Morningstar package. Pair with the pasta when done.

Kullerva

I second chili. I also make vegetarian chimichangas like so:

7 tortillas
1 tbsp(s), Garlic, raw (or more, to taste)
Mexician, Indian or Moroccan spices (to taste)
3.50 tablespoon, Oil - Olive
1.40 container (2.3 cups ea.), Garbanzo Beans
150 gram, Organic Brown Rice

Cook the rice and beans. Mash or puree the beans and mix that, the garlic, rice and spices together in a big bowl. Add a big dollop of this mixture to each tortilla and fold'er up chimchanga-style. Put the chimis on a baking pan and brush or drizzle the oil all over them. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes on each side. Eat--leftovers freeze great and heat up nicely.

Emmygm

Biscuits in a veg gravy, mushroom and stout pies, mac and cheese, pirogi casserole, ratatouille, pumpkin soup, the list is almost endless. There are a lot of great vegetarian meals out there if you look for them.

timtam163

For some reason, I really like savory oatmeal with peanut butter, soy sauce, and scallions. Warms my belly.

DananaNanas

Oh there's so many!!! Don't listen to the BS about not being around long enough! (Sorry @JeromeBarry1, I normally agree with a lot of your posts!!) I DO agree that comfort food is definitely cultural, though.

Mac & Cheese (I have a jalapeno popper mac & cheese recipe that is to DIE for!)
Chili & Cornbread
Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese
Lentil Soup (crockpot, easy! I eat this every day once it gets below 40* out)
Any type of casserole, green bean casserole is the go-to in my house.

Let me know if you want recipes and I'll send you some!

ElizabethHanrahan

You can sub lentils for ground meats in most recipes. I have made sloppy joes,spaghetti sauce,and chili with them. The taste isn't like beef but they are good.

apullum

What's your definition of "comfort food"? I make meatless versions of everything I ate growing up: chicken and dumplings, beans and cornbread, biscuits and gravy, etc. The simplest thing to do for most dishes is to just use your favorite meat-like protein. Gardein works well in most recipes that call for chicken. I like Trader Joe's soy crumbles in place of ground beef. Lightlife sausage goes well in gravy. You can also buy no-chicken or no-beef broth.