HELP! Vegetarian Recipes

pbest01
pbest01 Posts: 3 Member
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Hi, I've been vegetarian for over a year now but can't seem to find any recipes that I like which are high in protein and lower in carbs. Also any quick lunches which I could take to college with me? Thanks in advance.

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  • wotsitaddict
    wotsitaddict Posts: 5 Member
    I made Jamie Oliver Chilli con Veggie this week. Tasted amazing, worked out at 80p a (generous) serving and reheated extremely well.

    Lunch wise, do you eat eggs? have you looked at the little mini frittatas? They can be eaten cold with loads of veg inside and are low in carbs.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Vegetarian proteins tend to be paired with carbs. So learn to enjoy them together. Vegetarian foods that are higher in protein include:

    Soy products like tofu and tempeh.
    Seitan (wheat gluten).
    Nuts (which also are high in fat).
    Beans of all kinds.
    Brewer's yeast.
    Eggs, milk, yogurts, and cheese.

    In your situation I'd make a home-made version of refried beans using water instead of oil for dinner, and wrap it up with cheese (or soy imitation cheese) for leftovers the next day.

    This discussion has me hungry for a chickpea casserole.
    http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-chickpea-casserole-with-137473

    I think I am going to put some chickpeas to soak now. As a student, you can economize by replacing the shallots with regular onion.
  • lpn2003
    lpn2003 Posts: 11 Member
    You could check out skinnytaste.com. She has loads of recipes including vegetarian recipes. I love this site & use it a lot, but I'm not a vegetarian!
  • TL13fox
    TL13fox Posts: 10 Member
    Cottage cheese is a life saver. Sunflower seeds are high in calories and protein but low in carbs. Chobani yogurts are a perfect cheap snack.
    Breakfast burritos but with more egg and less potato is a good meal prep plus some salsa and spinach.
    Spin up some black bean chili and put on some rice chips or kale chips with some salsa and cheese.
    Split a Tofu burrito from Chipotle and you have lunch and dinner for about $7 with a malt skim milk or soy milk.
    Lots of stuff out there.

  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I'm doing meatless dinners this month. I have my monthly dinner plan and post recipes on my blog. Maybe there would be something you'd like to try.
    https://lounmoun.wordpress.com/2016/04/27/meal-planning-meatless-may/

    http://dish.allrecipes.com/13-high-protein-recipes-for-vegetarians/
    http://vegetarian.about.com/od/healthnutrition/tp/high-protein-recipes.htm

    We have dinner leftovers for lunches pretty often.
    Hard boiled eggs, deviled eggs, egg salad, omelet muffins
    lettuce wraps
    Cottage cheese
    Hummus and veggies
    Lentils http://www.lentils.ca/recipe-diet/vegetarian/
  • pbest01
    pbest01 Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you to everyone who has answered! You've all been really helpful so hopefully my meals will be filled with protein now
  • hlorna1991
    hlorna1991 Posts: 8 Member
    1 onion ...crushed garlic ..coriander...half aubergine. ..1 courgette..handful mushrooms..1tsp sweetener powder...1tsp soy low sodium...half pint of hot water with whole veg stock cube...2 tomatoes..small pieces of broccoli....salt and pepper to taste...it's yummy and easy...:)
  • mayoosh_primrose
    mayoosh_primrose Posts: 131 Member
    You can use supercook, I love it very much. You can input the ingredients you have, what to restrict "like meat and poultry" and what type of dish do you want "for example Asian or mediterranean", and also what type of meal. It will get you all the recipes you can make. If you want something specific, you can use filters and tadaaa :smile:
    Hope this helps :smiley:

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