Cheap, low ingredient vegetarian meal ideas?

dunno if i can paste a link but if you put thecheapvegetarian up ^ and put a few things like dots and such before and after they have a ton of recipes.

Easiest thing in the world is an omelette! I add a little cheese and whatever veg I have at the time.

Cheap and easy though slightly less quick is soup. There are thousands of recipes on the Internet, but basic process is sweat some chopped onions, add garlic/ginger/chilli/other spice, add whatever veg you're using along with water and simmer till soft. At that point blitz, or leave as is depending on what sort of soup it is.

Mmmm...I started eating Taco Bell so much more once I became a vegetarian, haha. So tasty...

I second the stir-fry idea. So many possibilities.

My mom makes this tasty vegetarian chili...not sure how expensive that is, but it makes a TON, so it's bound to even out price-wise. I need to learn to make this, because it would be so convenient just to have a batch made up for when I don't have time to cook.

I wouldn't necessarily say to add veggie meat, but that's mostly because I'm not a fan and it seems expensive . You can make similar things (burgers, etc.) with black beans.

I'm linking a food blog that I enjoy perusing sometimes...it doesn't really mention much about low-cal, but it *does* give a price breakdown of the meals. Being a poor college student with bad budgeting skills myself, I enjoyed that. Not *all* foods are vegetarian, but I linked the vegetarian-tag (195 results).

http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/search/label/vegetarian

I'm not vegetarian, but I do end up with a lot of meatless meals anyway. I eat a lot of stir fry, often with seitan (I like this kind best: http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/product/braised-seitan-tidbits-10-oz) and fried rice with eggs. I also make frittatas or spanish omelettes with eggs, cheese and potatoes, peppers, broccoli, asparagus, etc.

One of my main go-to meals is a rice and bean bake -it's another great way to use up leftover rice. I use 3-4 cups of cooked brown rice combined with black beans or some other type of bean (you can use canned, although I usually cook my own from dried), corn, sauteed onions and garlic, raw peppers, cheese, a bit of greek yogurt, whatever suits your fancy, with plenty of spices (I usually use southwestern or italian, depending on the type of cheese and peppers) and bake until hot. You can make it as simple or as complex as you like, depending on what ingredients you have on hand.

Glad to hear you're working on the chill and soups, One thing I always have around is frozen mixed vegetables. That way, if I'm in a pinch I just throw a bag in with some beans and either veg broth (for soup) or diced tomatoes for chill. Bang, zoom, done...I make those occasionally in the morning before work when I'm too lazy to make lunch the night before.

Lentils have 13 g protein and 15 g fiber per serving, and cost just over $1 for a bag with 9 servings (dried). You don't have to soak them, and the cooking instructions are almost exactly the same as rice- 2 parts water per 1 part beans, boil then simmer ~20 mins or until desired firmness is reached. You can do tons of different things with them, but olive oil and lemon juice with some herbs makes a great combo, hot or cold.

Give them a try!

Not vegan or vegetarian but bumping for the websites and recipe ideas