Need Healthy Vegetarian Recipes for picky eaters!

I seldom use mushrooms when making meals, and I cook with loads of vegies. Sauteed in a small amount of olive oil, a variety of chopped up vegies served with a small amount of pasta can be very tasty. Add this and that spice/herb to change the flavors. An example:

Chop or slice up: 1 onion, 3 stalks celery, 2 carrots, 2 summer squash (zuchini or yellow or other), 4 cloves garlic, 2 tomatoes,

slice some fresh parmesan or romano cheese, add some fresh basil leaves

to cook:
2 tb olive oil in non stick pan. add onion, celery and cook 5 minutes on medium heat. add carrots, squash and garlic and cook another 10 minutes. Make sure heat is high enough to brown things a bit. Stir every few minutes. Turn off heat, add basil and tomatoes.

Serve with 2-4 cups cooked pasta with a sprinkle of the sliced cheese, salt and pepper.

To vary the dish, change the vegies a bit, but always use the onion and garlic because that really helps flavor it all. When sauteeing, make certain to lightly brown the vegies as that adds a lot of flavor. Use a lighter olive oil if the oil flavor is too strong. Change the herbs a bit. Instead of parmesan and basil, try adding a jalapeno, bell pepper and cilantro to the mix, along with oregano and cumin. Change the grain to rice.

Bob Harper's The Skinny Rules has a bunch of great low cal, tasty, vegetarian recipes.

my brother is vegan, and hed eat same stuff as me, but would use saiton meat or tofu i suggest you go to whole foods or whatever type of natural market you have and buy saiton meat, or tofu meats and just cook what you normally would but using those products. also it wouldnt hurt to invest in a vegetarian/vegan cookbook, they have some bomb recipes lmfao (and im VERY picky)

i fill my slow cooker with chopped veg, i use different herbs and spices to make either curry , Italian, chili con carni or even just stock cubes.

Look up recipes for quinoa - I'd recommend quinoa stuffed peppers and quinoa casseroles. Tasty, high in protein, and easily adaptable to your personal tastes.

I wasn't a fan of tofu either until I started baking it. Put it in a marinade like you would with chicken, then bake it in the oven for 20-30 minutes depending on how done you want it.

Hi! This is easy to make and is really nice!

Chickpea Stew
Ingredients
• 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 finely sliced Red Onion
• 3 finely sliced Garlic Cloves
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated Ginger
• 2 seeded and finely chopped green chilli's to taste
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 800 g tinned Chickpeas drained
• 1 teaspoon ground Cumin
• ½ teaspoon Turmeric optional
• freshly ground Black pepper
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 250 g Cherry Tomatoes
• 100 g baby English Spinach leaves

Method
1. Heat a large deep frying pan over a medium to high heat.
2. Add the oil, onion, garlic, ginger, chilli and salt.
3. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until the onions are soft.
4. Add the chickpeas, 80 ml (1/4 cup) water, cumin, turmeric and pepper and cook for 5 minutes, or until the water evaporates.
5. Add the tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes to soften.
6. Remove from the heat, stir through lemon juice and taste for seasoning.
7. Stir through spinach and set aside.

When serving top with plain / natural yogurt and serve with tven baked pitta bread roughly ripped up and sprinkled with paprika and salt and heat for 10 minutes

thai stir fry
sweet and Sour Stir fry
spring rolls with mustard sauce
falafel wraps
loaded baked potatoes (I like to use greek yogurt instead of sour cream)
egg plant parmesan
no-meat chili with crackers or corn bread
bean burritos
veggie quesadillas
get biscuit dough and fill with veggies, 1/2 cream cheese 1/2 sour cream or greek yogurt and parsley/salt/pepper so it's like a dumpling then fry, or bake in muffin pan - add shredded cheese too if you want
just a few