High Protein Vegetarian Dinners

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I'm not a vegetarian, and a lot of people might consider this more of a breakfast, but here is what I had for dinner:

Mexican Salsa Scramble

3 X Large eggs
2 babybell light cheese wheels (any cheese will do but it's all I had and didn't want to go to the store)
110 g avocado, cubed (1 small avocado)
4 tbsp TJ's Double Roasted Salsa
1/2 lime
2 tsp chili powder
Salt and Pepper

Scramble the eggs in a bowl along with the cheese, chili powder, 2 tbsp of the salsa, and salt and pepper to taste. Chop avocado and sprinkle with lime juice and a little salt and pepper. Scramble up the egg mixture, adding half of the avocado when almost cooked through. Plate and spoon the rest of the avocado and remaining 2 tbsp of salsa on top. The way I made it, it wound up being 566 calories without counting the lime juice. You could add other things like jalapeño, onion, bell pepper, or whatever and it can certainly be scaled up/down too as a breakfast, lunch, or snack!

I made tofu-lentil burgers yesterday...recipe: one container of firm tofu (i had a 12.5 oz container), mashed; i cooked a cup of dry lentils in 2 1/4 cups of water, then mixed them until they were basically mush; and 1 cup of instant potato flakes. I mixed these all together in a bowl, added whatever spices i wanted (parsley, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, oregano, basil), then formed them into patties (i ended with 6 decent-sized parties), then cooked them in a skillet that had about a tablespoon of olive oil in it until they were browned.

I've also made black bean and corn burgers by mashing some of the beans and adding bread crumbs as the binder for the black beans and whole corn kernels and whatever spices, cooked the same way.

I like making green lentil curry, using spices like turmeric and garam masala. I made one recently with cubed Paneer (cheese) & then flung in a big handful of fresh spinach when it was almost done.
Or mixed bean burritos. I buy a few different cans and combine them so I can make the dish a few times. Chop some peppers and heat them with the beans and some chopped tomato and taco powder. Roll it in a wrap and throw some salsa and cheese on the top, then throw it in the oven for 5 until that melts.
Not sure of the calories for these, guess you could just alter portion sizes to suit.

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Roasted lentils added to pasta or a salad help bring the protein content up. My two year old daugher and I love them, particularly with nutritional yeast.

Vegetarian Slow cooker lentils
1.5 cups green lentils
4 cups vegetable broth
1 onion (diced)
2 small sweet potatos cut into large chunks (yams in america I think)
4 tablespoons green curry paste
2 cups fresh spinach
Salt (to taste)

Basically throw everything except spinach into slow cooker and cook until fragrant and tender, then add spinach and serve with coconut milk and lime juice

Note if you choose a green curry paste that doesn't have shrimp paste in it then it is also suitable for vegans

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Drain Tofu well, and dry some more with paper towels. Slice in half lengthwise, and fry in small amount of oil to brown a little. Place in pan and cover with good tomato sauce (as for spaghetti) and as much mozzarella cheese as you'd allow yourself. Bake until tofu is warm and cheese is melty and browned. Bliss. Can be adapted all sorts of ways.

This is one of my favourite tasty dinners.

Cut bell peppers in half and put into oven to roast
Boil some quinoa in veg stock cube (I use kallo)
Whilst these are cooking, fry some onion, garlic and finely chopped mushrooms
When the quinoa is cooked add to the onion, garlic and mushrooms as well as some spinach and feta.
After a few minutes spoon the mixture into the roasted peppers and return to the oven (I judge it by sight but it's usually approx 5 minutes.

Serve with salad :-)

I suggest joining this group...

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/45-happy-herbivores

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Here are some of the recipes I have logged:

Quinoa and spinach patties from SkinnyTaste.com - I used both kale and spinach and left out the parmesan (since it's typically not vegetarian) and my patties were 104 calories each with 5 grams of protein and 14 grams of carbs. I used a 1/4 cup measure to ensure my patties were all the same size. For dinner you would have 2 patties and serve with your fave veggies/salad. I also served mine with a salsa because they were a little dry (most likely because I skipped the parmesan). If you eat quorn/fake meats you could also serve them with that for extra protein.

My favourite simple side dish is spiced chickpeas with red capsicum, onion and mushroom. I season with garlic powder, mixed italian herbs, paprika and cumin. A 115 gram serve is 86 calories and 5 grams of protein. Goes great with vegetarian sausages.

Indian lentil cauliflower soup from the Oh She Glows cookbook. I subbed carrots for the sweet potato and got 8 serves out of the recipes. One serve is 196 calories and 14 grams of protein.

Spinach and feta pie, also from SkinnyTaste.com - her stats say 126 calories a serve with 8.8 grams of protein. I deviated from the recipe slightly and got 111 calories a serve with 6 grams of protein.

Veggie fried quinoa - basically just making fried rice but using quinoa instead. My version is 309 calories a serve with 10 grams of protein.

Quinoa chili from DamnDelicious.net - my version is 304 calories a serve with 13 grams of protein. You could serve it with your non-fat yoghurt instead of sour cream for extra protein.

One pan Mexican quinoa also from DamnDelicious.net - my version has 468 calories a serve (from memory I did big serves, it could definitely go to 6 serves if you have some greek yoghurt or a salad with it) and 18 grams of protein.