Meatless ideas that a meat and potatoes man will eat

check out my blog. we try to do one or two meatless meal each week. it should give you plenty of ideas.

http://www.everythingisbetterwithcheese.blogspot.com

Don't understand why you would want less meat (protein) in your diet. I can understand wanting to incorporate more vegetables and other things to get a better nutritional balance, but don't throw out the baby with the bath water. Most people don't get enough protein as it is.

There are other sources of protein besides meat. I don't eat beef and rarely eat pork. I have several meatless days per week and I am usually over my protein goal.

That's an interesting personal choice. I still don't understand why she wants to take meat out of her and her husband's diet.

To the OP, I'm sorry I asked. You didn't ask for a referendum on meat in your diet, you just wanted to know how to feed a meat and potatoes guy without meat. Personally, what I think you really want to know is how can you give your husband a more balanced and nutritional dinner when he is only comfortable with meat and potatoes type meals. My fiancee is actually pretty good at doing things like this. She'll use the food processor sometimes to hide vegetables in places you wouldn't often expect them. She loevs to watch me eat something and then ask me what was in it. Lasagna, chili, pasta with meat/vegetable sauce all have opportunities to sneak vegetables in without making him broccoli raw by hiding it in other mediums.

Don't understand why you would want less meat (protein) in your diet. I can understand wanting to incorporate more vegetables and other things to get a better nutritional balance, but don't throw out the baby with the bath water. Most people don't get enough protein as it is.

You can get plenty of protein without it being from a meat source. Changing up the source of protein can incorporate different vitamins/minerals and tastes into your diet. Also, for Catholics at this time of year, it is a religious norm.

I haven't tried this recipe yet, but I figured I can share it first. It is from the Skinny B*tches so I can almost garauntee it is fabulous. I love their recipes.

Sloppy Joes
Makes 4 servings
1 cup water, divided
1 small onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 8-ounce package tempeh, crumbled into small pieces (Or TVP, Lentils, etc.)
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon agave nectar
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon vegan Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
4 multigrain hamburger buns
Heat 1/2 cup water in skillet. Add onion and bell pepper and sauté until cooked through. Add remaining 1/2 cup water and tempeh. Sauté for 5 to 7 minutes, allowing the tempeh to get well-done.
Add tomato sauce, ketchup, agave nectar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and garlic powder and cook for 15 minutes.
Serve on buns.
Note: You can substitute faux meat crumbles, textured vegetable protein (TVP), or even lentils in this recipe.
Nutrition Information
Per serving:
273 calories
7.9 g fat
1.6 g saturated fat
24.5% calories from fat
0 mg cholesterol
17.6 g protein
36.6 g carbohydrate
14.4 g sugar
6.3 g fiber
666 mg sodium
143 mg calcium


And this is a South Beach recipe. I made this for my daughter who hate lasagna and she ate it up like it was stuffed with chocolate covered sugar cubes!!!

Vegetarian No-Pasta Lasagna

Serves 4-6

Ingredients
2 large eggplants
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella
2 (14.5-ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 large egg
1/2 cup fresh-grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup fresh basil, shredded
2 tablespoons garlic, chopped fine
2 tablespoons onion, chopped fine
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried thyme
2 cups (4 whole) roasted peppers
1 6-ounce can tomato paste
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups spinach (optional)
1 large yellow squash, thinly sliced lengthwise (optional)
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
Preheat oven to 450°F. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in skillet and cook garlic and onion until they become aromatic and begin to brown. Add stewed tomatoes and 1 tablespoon dried oregano. Once tomatoes begin to bubble, stir in tomato paste. Reduce heat to low, add salt and pepper to taste, cover and let simmer lightly while you continue.

Slice eggplant lengthwise in 1/4-inch slices. Spread out eggplant on a rimmed cookie sheets sprayed lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Salt the slices generously on both sides, sprinkle with thyme, and lightly brush (fingers are fine) with the remaining oil olive. Roast eggplant in oven until tender and slightly browned. If using yellow squash, also roast briefly until soft and pliable. Remove and let cool enough to handle. Reduce oven to 375°F.

Meanwhile, stir together ricotta cheese, egg, remaining oregano, and 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese. In a 12x9-inch baking dish spread 1/4 cup of tomato sauce. Cover with 3 or 4 eggplant slices, then half of the roasted peppers, and then a third of the ricotta cheese mixture, followed by a third of the mozzarella. Sprinkle half the basil over cheeses, and then spinach and yellow squash (if using). Cover with more tomato sauce, eggplant, peppers, ricotta, mozzarella and basil. Top with remaining eggplant, tomato sauce, mozzarella, and any remaining Parmesan. Cover with foil and bake for about 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake for about 15 minutes more or until cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown. Remove and let cool for at least 5 minutes before serving.
Nutritional Information:
354.18 calories
12.35 g sugar
18.64 total fat (6.82 g sat)
67.48 mg cholesterol
35.4 g carbohydrate
16.76 g protein
3.55 g fiber
754.95 mg sodium


Also, browse through the recipes at www.vegetariantimes.com It is an awesome magazine and they recipes are to die for!!!! I try at least 1 new one each week and they never fail.

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2 things I've had that were rather good for not having meat was a spinach veggie lasagna, and a portabella mushroom "burger". Very hearty meals. Sorry no recipes, I didnt cook them. But I am sure a google search would turn something up.

You can try hiding vegetables like I do for my 5 year old - grilled cheese sandwich with sweet potato mixed in with the cheese, souffles, chestnut and mushroom bourgignon, most of these recipes http://www.vegetariancookeryschool.com/recipes/winter/

Don't understand why you would want less meat (protein) in your diet. I can understand wanting to incorporate more vegetables and other things to get a better nutritional balance, but don't throw out the baby with the bath water. Most people don't get enough protein as it is.

On the contrary, most people in the West eat far far too much protein, and convert most of it to fat. Red meat causes all sorts of bowel problems. It's not an ideal food source.

I have recently cut all meat besides fish out of my diet. I'm lucky that I don't have a person who insists on meat, but am cooking for 2 other adults who happen to not be making the same choice as I am. But, I do all the shopping and cooking, so we've been eating meatless.

I have found vegetable soups to be super hearty and filling without needing the meat. I add a can of black beans, vegetable stock, and a bunch of veggies along with brown rice or barley. Lasagna is super easy to do without meat, I made one the other week with a pesto ricotta cheese, and sauteed carrots, red bell peppers, broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, etc to use as a layer with whole wheat noodles, spinach, and homemade sauce. It was amazing.

I am finding that it's not the meat we crave as much as the mouth feel and taste. Get the taste right, and they won't even notice the lack of meat!

I don't think a burger has an overwhelming amount of meat in a single patty. A quarter-pound patty of lean ground beef only has 23 grams of protein.

I don't think I suggested that you should eat all your meat/protein in one sitting.

The protein in one sitting deal is true for anybody, veggie or not.

Eating meat doesnt' mean you have to be unhealthy about it. You can quite healthily eat lean beef, turkey, pork, chicken, buffalo, etc. There are some personal trainers that say you should have a gram of protein for every pound of your goal weight if you are working out a lot in order to repair your muscle adequately. Compare that to the minimum standards that the RDA set based on avoiding malnutrition which is 0.8 pounds per kilogram of body weight. It's a big difference.