I need some new recipes for Lent. Fairly quick is a plus. Besides Tuna/salmon patties, fish, cheese pizza,?

Question

spaghetti w/out meat, eggs; what do you cook during Lent?

Answer 1

Linguini
15 min 15 min prep
Change to: servings US Metric
1 lb linguine
2 tablespoons olive oil
3-4 fresh garlic cloves (chopped)
6 ounces pitted black olives (sliced)
2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes (garlic, basil, oregano flavor)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon oregano
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)
crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Boil noodles as directed.
In skilliet heat oil.
Saute garlic until just soft.
Add sliced olives (I slice whole olives myself) (Depending on how many servings I make, I may chop the olives).
Once heated add canned tomato.
Add seasonings as desired (except cheese).
If you are adding cooked meat/seafood this is where to do it.
Once heated through remove from heat add cheese.
Toss with noodles and serve.
Garnish with extra cheese if desired.


Lenten Soup
INGREDIENTS:
salt & pepper
4 carrots
1 onion
2 tablespoons of butter
2 parsley sprigs
4 celery stalks
2 quarts of water
PREPARATION:
After cleaning vegetables, cut them in small chunks. Saute the vegetables in butter until they are yellow. Add water. Let it simmer for 30 minutes. Strain soup before serving.


Tuna Noodle Casserole
INGREDIENTS:
4 Ounce Dried Medium Noodles
1 Tablespoon of Melted Butter or Margarine
1 9-1/4-Ounce Can Tuna (water-packed)
1/4 Cup Fine Dry Bread Crumbs
1 10 ounce Package of Frozen Green Beans
1 Cup Fresh Sliced Mushrooms
1/2 Cup Chopped Onions
3/4 Cup Chopped Sweet Red or Green Pepper
1/2 Cup of Water
1/2 Cup Diced Celery
1 Clove Garlic, Minced
1 Teaspoon Instant Chicken Bouillon Granules
1 1/2 Cups Milk
1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
1/2 Teaspoon Dried Mustard
1/2 Cup Shredded American or Process Swiss Cheese (2 ounces)
PREPARATION:
Cook noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, drain and flake tuna.Toss the bread crumbs with margarine or butter; set aside.

In a large saucepan combine frozen green beans, mushrooms, green or red pepper, onion, celery, water, bouillon granules, and garlic.

Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Meanwhile, stir together milk, cornstarch, and dry mustard. Stir into vegetable mixture. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat, then stir in cheese until melted. Stir in noodles and tuna.

Spoon mixture into a 2-quart casserole. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture around outside edge of casserole. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until bread crumbs are golden.



Broiled Tilapia with Lemon caper sauce


1-1/2 lbs. tilapia
2 bsp. olive oil
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
2 Tbsp. capers
1 tsp. parsley, chopped
2 Tbsp. lemon juice

Place tilapia on broiler pan and brush with olive oil. Broil fish until thoroughly cooked.
While fish is cooking, mix Italian dressing, lemon juice, capers and parsley together to make caper sauce.
Place fish on plates, drizzle each fish fillet with sauce and serve.
Serves: 4
Prep time: 5 min. cook time: 10 min.



STUFFED SHELL PIEROGIES
3 lbs potatoes (about 8) peeled & quartered
8 oz shredded Cheddar cheese (2 cups)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
6 cups sliced onions (Vidalia, if you can get them)
Butter or margarine (I use lots)
1 box jumbo shells, cooked until tender-firm and cooled under running cold
water

Cooks potatoes until soft, drain. Add cheese, salt & pepper and mash until
smooth. Melt margarine or butter in large skillet. Add onions and cook 10 to 15
minutes until tender but NOT browned. Spread half the onions over the bottom
of a 13x9 baking dish. (May take 2 pans)

Stuff each shell with heaping TBL of the potato mixture, close edges.
Arrange in single layer over onions, spread remaining onions on top (you can
use two pans or freeze the pierogies for later use). Bake at 350 degrees
uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through.

While this is not difficult, it is a multi-step recipe. (1) cook pasta
shells (2) potato preparation and cooking (3) potato mashing (4) onion
slicing and cooking (5) stuffing pasta shells (6) layering onions and shells
(7) baking.


Broccoli Quiche
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, minced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 cups chopped fresh broccoli
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
1 1/2 cups shredded
mozzarella cheese
4 eggs, well beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon butter, melted



Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Over medium-low heat melt butter in a large saucepan.
Add onions, garlic and broccoli. Cook slowly, stirring
occasionally until the vegetables are soft. Spoon vegetables into
crust and sprinkle with cheese.
3 Combine eggs and milk. Season with salt and pepper.
Stir in melted butter. Pour egg mixture over vegetables and cheese.
4 Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until center
has set.

Answer 2

Bean Burritos
Bean Tostadas
Avocado Sandwiches
Cheese Enchiladas
Veggie Lasagna
Cucumber Soup
Broccoli Quiche
15 bean soup (w/o sausage)
Egg Salad Sandwiches
Tomato Soup
Vegetable Soup
Veggie Pizza

Answer 3

I've been making portobello and onion paninis. Real easy.

Get some portobello slices, a small onion sliced, thousand island dressing, ciabatta bread, salt, and pepper.

Carmelize your sliced onions. Sautee your portobello pieces. Use some salt and pepper, as much as you like.

Cut your bread into sandwich halves. Pile the shrooms and onions on. Top with thousand island dressing.

Now you just gotta toast up the whole thing. I have 2 cast iron skillets, one with grill ridges inside. I preheat them both in a 400 degree oven to make my sandwich press.

I put the sandwich top down into the grill cast iron pan, put the other one on top and press down lightly to compress the sammich. I put the whole heavy thing back into the oven for a couple minutes, and I'm done. You can also, if this is too hot and heavy, heat the grill pan on an extra burner over high heat. I've had that work, too.

You could probably do the same thing without cast irons, tho. Just use the broiler. Or eat the sandwich as is if you don't care to have crispy crust.

Answer 4

This is fairly quick and healthy. It's curried basmati rice with shrimp.

In the pot, heat about one to 1.5 Tbsp olive oil. Toss in some minced garlic (I use the jarred kind), when fragrant stir in 1 cup of basmati rice and stir well until coated (it's only a few minutes) add 1 Tbsp curry powder and stir for a minute or two until toasty smelling. Add 2 cups of broth (I use chicken, but you probably will want to use veggie stock). Stir and bring to a boil. Then slap a lid on it, and simmer for 20 minutes. About halfway through cooking you can add some frozen peas and canned baby shrimp. When it's almost done, stir in some chopped green onions and chopped cilantro.

So it's one pot, and takes about 30 minutes to make!

Answer 5

cheese enchiladas
quiche
quesedillas
lentils and rice
split pea soup and cornbread