Easy meal ideas ? I don't eat meat.

angelfreely

Not a big fan of cooking any good ideas for meals?

serindipte

Salad. Cereal. Pop tarts.

k8eekins

Recommend Ready Pac Foods Bistro Wrap Kits, Bistro Bowl Salads, Bistro Gourmet, Bistro Ready Snax and Fresh Prep'd Soup Kits.

Family favourites are their Tuscan white bean and kale soup and the Italian wedding soup.

It is very popular where I am, so stock moves quickly. Make certain that you observe how quickly the products go where you are.

lynn_glenmont

Buy canned beans, bagged pre-washed salad, pre-cooked grains (available frozen and in shelf-stable pouches). Heat grains. Toss with salad and beans. Add oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper, or use bottled salad dressing if mixing your own is too much like "cooking" for you.

Amy's is a tasty line of frozen meals -- I think all of them are vegetarian, but check the label to be sure.

Canned lentil soup. Add good crusty bread bought at store, and a green salad (in bag, pre-washed) if you like.

Canned vegetarian chili over baked potato (wash potato, prick with fork, put in microwave, push "baked potato" button). Add salsa, cheese, and/or sour cream (or plain yogurt) as you prefer. (You said no meat, but you didn't mention any restriction on dairy.

It would be worth learning to cook eggs (fried, hard-boiled and scrambled or omelets, poached if you want to get fancy). They cook very fast and prep is pretty much limited to cracking the egg (or peeling afterwards for hard-boiled) and heating a pan or a pot of water. One or two eggs (or more) adding to a plate of veggies with grains and/or legumes (see above pre-cooked grains and canned beans) really give a boost to a meatless meal.

Same with learning to boil water and cook pasta. It adds some options for very little work, and can give you some calories and bulk to start with.

Roasting veggies (beets, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, carrots, onions, white and sweet potatoes, etc.) is also a good technique to learn. It involves little prep, you can make a big batch to last several days or even through the week, and doesn't require much attention once you've popped them in the oven.

Mix and match the above.

estherdragonbat

I often make a wrap with a 10" flour tortilla, some Gardein ground "beef" or other meat analogue, some pickled jalapenos, salsa, and vegan sour cream. Just put it in a frying pan on medium and turn it so the tortilla browns on all sides. You can add other stuff, too, of course.

kommodevaran

I used to hate cooking because I had so many things I "shouldn't" eat. Now that I'm not afraid of any foods anymore, everything tastes delicious, and I love food, but I think I love meal planning and cooking even more than eating. Just sayin'. (Also because you didn't just call yourself a vegan/vegetarian, but someone who "doesn't eat" meat.)

amusedmonkey

Mix canned beans (any kind of bean, or a combination of several) with salsa and dried herbs and put it in a pita pocket. That's what I do when I'm busy sometimes. Cooking is a useful skill, though, so consider learning to cook at least the basics.