Meatless Meal Suggestions

LCass · January 2013

Okay, ladies, I need your help. I have convinced DH to let me do one meatless dinner each week, to reduce our footprint and save some money. He's hating it and I'm struggling to come up with ideas to get him on board. So far I keep resorting to vegetarian homemade pizza. So what's your favourite meatless meal? Bonus points if it's man-pleasing and if you provide the recipe/instructions!

cantalopes24 · January 2013

I make a stir fry with honey and soy sauce and throw tofu in it. There's no real recipe I just kind of put whatever we have/sounds good at the moment. Lasagna and pasta of course. You could do a meatless chili with beans. Veggie tacos or burritos. Breakfast for dinner is easy and always a hit in our house.

Nita2603 · January 2013

Google meat out Mondays. They send you a recipe every week!

pearblossom · January 2013

We did the sweet potato and black bean enchiladas from the 5 dollar dinner website this week. They were YUM. I added a ton of sour cream to make them less spicy for the kids and olives, because how can you not have olives.

mamaZbo · January 2013

Curried lentils and squash over brown rice is really filling. Also, black beans and quinoa with veggies. I also used to make my own black bean burgers that were good. The quinoa and burger recipes I got online at allrecipes.

KrisM86 · January 2013

One of my favorites is Spinach Artichoke Lasagna. My husband is a total meat fanatic and even he concedes that this qualifies as a meal even though it is meatless.

https://allrecipes.com/recipe/artichoke-spinach-lasagna/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=spinach artichoke lasagna&e8=Quick Search&event10=1&e7=Home Page

Other go-tos for me are Baked Macaroni and Cheese or Mushroom Risotto. We have also done Portabello Mushroom "Burgers" on the grill with fresh mozzarella cheese.

blu-eyedwife · January 2013

We've been doing a ton of meatless meals lately, since LBB has been not as into meat and very into beans lately. This week's meatless meals are:

Garlicky chickpea ravioli with red pepper sauce

Black Beans and Quinoa

Risotto

Other things we've been eating recently:

Mongolian Tofu
Fried Rice

Veggie gyoza (potstickers)

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas

Cavatappi with Sundried tomatoes and Cannellinni

Bean and Cheese Tacos

Cheesy Rice and Bean Strata - I got this from my friend Branny's blog. She has a ton of great vegetarian options, in fact, the ravioli I'm making this week are also from her blog.

Baked fettuccine alfredo

Broccoli Calzone

Tortellini and Kale Soup - From my friend Kelsey's blog. She posts a meatless monday recipe every week.

Butternut Squash Enchiladas - I got this from my friend Joanne's blog. She's a vegetarian, so all her recipes would work for you.

Rigatoni in Pink Sauce

Tostada Salad

Pasta with marinara

Black Bean Tacos with Feta and Cabbage Slaw

Black Bean Tamales - From my friend Cate's blog. She's a vegetarian and her daughter is a September baby like yours, so timewise, these are great recipes you can expect to throw together when you have a little one.

RoxRing · January 2013

I think there are some yummy vegetarian tortilla soups out there. I've made it before, but no sure what recipe I used, but here is one: https://allrecipes.com/recipe/vegetarian-tortilla-soup/

monishabansal · January 2013

Some of our go to's - black bean quinoa burgers, Greek navy bean soup, pumpkin pasta with wild mushrooms and spinach (Rachel Ray recipe you can find online), Indian food of pretty much any variety, omelettes

stardust317 · January 2013

Cheese tortellini and marinara mixed with Alfredo sauce or blackbeans and rice. Nachos with black beans, cheese, onions, and peppers. Minestrone soup. Tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Not the healthiest suggestions, but that's what I've got.

monishabansal · January 2013

monishabansal:
Some of our go to's - black bean quinoa burgers, Greek navy bean soup, pumpkin pasta with wild mushrooms and spinach (Rachel Ray recipe you can find online), Indian food of pretty much any variety, omelettes

Oh, also vegetable barley soup with cannellini beans, butternut squash mac & cheese, bean & cheese burritos or enchiladas

jessica0602 · January 2013

Lasagna, sans meat, from the recipe on the back of the San Giorgio box.

LCass · January 2013

Thank you, ladies! I'm excited to try out some of these new recipes!

rescueddogmom · January 2013

pearblossom:
We did the sweet potato and black bean enchiladas from the 5 dollar dinner website this week. They were YUM. I added a ton of sour cream to make them less spicy for the kids and olives, because how can you not have olives.

I was going to suggest these too. They are so easy! Here's the recipe I use:

https://www.thesweetslife.com/2009/12/black-bean-and-sweet-potato-enchiladas.html

These are my favorite burgers. They are a little time-consuming, so I usually make a double batch and freeze the extras.

https://fatfreevegan.com/blog/2010/05/06/sweet-potato-black-bean-quinoa-burger/