What are some good vegetarian meals?

Question

Thinking about eating healthier. If not totally vegetarian, then at least no more red meats. The problem is what are some good meals? I don't want to just have salads everyday.

Answer 1

An easy, quick, nutritional, tasty meal is curry sauce on chickpeas or beans (kidney, romano etc.). Peas are also good and you can add any veggies like broccoli. The peas and beans are loaded with protein. You can get canned beans which are a lot better and easier to use, you just heat them up a little in the microwave before spooning the sauce over them. The recipe below makes enough for 2 large tins of beans (540 mL). I'd recommend trying it with all the ingred's suggested first, and then working from there adjusting to taste the second time. It's very adaptable. If you don't have some of the spices, a lot of the grocery stores now have small cheap bags of them instead of the expensive glass bottles. You get a lot more for your money.

Easy Curry Sauce:

1 med. onion, chopped roughly
2 cloves garlic (optional)
Saute in 1-2 tbsp of oil (in a pot) until translucent

Mix:
1/4 cup flour
4-5 tsp curry powder
1 tbsp coriander (optional if you don't have it)
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp ginger

Add to sauteed onion.

Then add:
2 tsp vinegar (or lemon juice) and
2 cups milk/soy milk (or water)
1 vegetarian chicken or vegetable bouillon cube, crumbled (optional)
2 tbsp Heinz ketchup (optional)

Stir until well mixed, bring to a boil over med. heat and continue to stir and cook for a few minutes until the sauce has thickened.

PS - if you're worried about the stereotype of eating "beans" (like the person above me mentioned LOL) the more you eat them, the more your digestive system gets used to them until you shouldn't notice any difference. Same with other veggies, both raw and cooked. Also, it's always a good idea to chew everything well!

Answer 2

Fish is healthy and very good for you too.
Cous cous can be made interesting by re-hydrating it with veg juices or stock.
Red, orange or yellow peppers add colour and are very versatile and full of vitamins and can be baked.
Mushroom take on flavour and bulk out a meal.
Instead of having a boring baked/jacket potato, do a sweet potato in exactly the same way.
You can char-grill almost anything you put your mind too.
Stir fries are quick, easy and full of flavour is you add some ginger lemon juice and a little honey and soy sauce.
an interesting meal is rathia (and Indian invention), take loo fat yogurt and add finely slice cucumber, tomatoes and a tiny bit of ground cumin powder, add any other fruit or veg or herbs as it takes your fancy (alright this is not rathia in its most traditional form) have it with chapatis or fajitas
Lentils and beans can fill a lot of us with dread, but when cooked well they are so tasty.
be adventurous and experiment

Answer 3

Tex-Mex Salad with Chili Vinaigrette

Makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients:
Salad:
1 cup long grain rice
1 15 ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen whole kernel corn
3 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup red sweet pepper, chopped
Vinaigrette:
1/4 cup corn oil
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 pickled jalapeño peppers, stemmed, halved and seeded
1 teaspoon chili powder (or more to taste)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Preparation:
Salad:
Cook rice in salted water as directed on the package. (The rice can be cooked ahead and chilled.)

Combine cooked rice, beans, corn, green onion, and sweet pepper in a large bowl. Toss lightly to mix.
Vinaigrette:
Combine corn oil, lime juice, vinegar, brown sugar, jalapeño pepper, chili powder, cumin and salt in a blender container or food processor bowl. Cover and blend or process until smooth.

Pour dressing over rice mixture; toss to coat. Cover and chill until serving time or up to 2 days. Serve at room temperature.

Answer 4

Baked Corn

So delicious !

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups whole kernel corn
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
25 g margarine
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
ground black pepper
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
1/3 cup cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon butter, melted ( = 15 g )

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large skillet, saute onion and green peppers in the margarine. Using a wooden spoon, stir flour, salt, pepper and milk into the sauteed mixture. Stir corn kernels and egg into the mixture before pouring the entire concoction into an ungreased medium-size casserole dish.
Combine cracker crumbs and melted butter in a small bowl. Pour the mixture over the casserole.
Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 30 to 35 minutes.

Answer 5

There are so many! Try alternative meats. My favorites are the Quarn brands Naked Chicken Cutlets, Gardenburger brand Riblets, Boca crumbles for ground beef substitute , all can be found at Raleys, Bel Air, Hyvee, or many natural food pantry. I love black beans and textured vegetable protein (TVP)Lots and lots of veggies. I use all of these things as substitutes for meat in any recipe.

Answer 6

Vegetarians do not by any means eat salads to survive. I eat pastas, rice dishes, soya products, veggies, lots of whole grains, nuts, fruit.

Answer 7

Double cheese burger at mcdonalds. Rember, they dont use real meat, they mix leaves with dirt.

Answer 8

Anything with portabella mushrooms.

Answer 9

order a pizza with loads of vegies. and no meat. volia! vegetarian.

Answer 10

mac and cheese