Foo - Wanted: Vegetarian Recipes

One of my New Year's resolutions was to eat more vegetarian meals. I made a great batch of veggie chili today, but I'm looking for additional recipes.

I have a pasta machine so that opens a lot of possibilities, but I only have a few recipes.

Anyone have any good recipes to share? I'd like stuff to take to work for lunch - right now my veggie lunch options are PB&J.

does it matter if it smells like a lot of garlic?

No, I like garlic. :D

Raw carrots: scrape outer "peel" and enjoy

No, I like garlic. :D
Do your coworkers?

Do your coworkers?

I'm thinking the garlic at work could be a positive thing. People might not bother me so much. :D

Take a meat recipe. Substitute portobello mushrooms. Viola!

Take a meat recipe. Substitute portobello mushrooms. Viola!

+1 or just leave out the meat.

I* make a pretty tasty corn and black bean dish with Mexican seasonings that goes awesome in a tortilla, on a salad, over potatoes or just plain. We also enjoy red peppers stuffed with various veggies and mozzarella cheese. Any Mediterranean or Indian dish...we love Bombay aloo and falafel and hummus. Epicurious has some great recipes, as well as allrecipes.com.

*I, in the above statement, is <3. Apparently, UA was still logged in. :(

+1 or just leave out the meat.

I* make a pretty tasty corn and black bean dish with Mexican seasonings that goes awesome in a tortilla, on a salad, over potatoes or just plain. We also enjoy red peppers stuffed with various veggies and mozzarella cheese. Any Mediterranean or Indian dish...we love Bombay aloo and falafel and hummus. Epicurious has some great recipes, as well as allrecipes.com.

*I, in the above statement, is <3. Apparently, UA was still logged in. :(

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you might want to try egg plant mapo tofu.
not 100% meat free, but it doesn't use much.

You could substitute vegetarians for any dish that required pork.

palak paneer, which is mainly made of spinach and paneer cheese.

Lots of indian food is vegetarian.
But don't blame me if you start smelling like your food after a while. :p

I just cooked my first spaghetti squash today. Came out pretty good. I realize that this would be like substituting vegetable for pasta, but hey...it's vegetarian.

Bean sandwiches...

ciabatta bread cut in half, toasted
smear with (preferably fresh) [vegetarian] refried beans
top with a little salsa and cheese
if you'r feeling crazy a little sour cream and hot sauce will crank it to 11.
Eat them open face with a nice beer.

One of my New Year's resolutions was to eat more vegetarian meals. I made a great batch of veggie chili today, but I'm looking for additional recipes.

I have a pasta machine so that opens a lot of possibilities, but I only have a few recipes.

Anyone have any good recipes to share? I'd like stuff to take to work for lunch - right now my veggie lunch options are PB&J.

No such thing.

Bean sandwiches...

ciabatta bread cut in half, toasted
smear with (preferably fresh) [vegetarian] refried beans
top with a little salsa and cheese
if you'r feeling crazy a little sour cream and hot sauce will crank it to 11.
Eat them open face with a nice beer.

This sounds pretty good as a lunch option. My workplace would frown on the beer, though.


No such thing.

I have to admit I was a bit leery about making it, but I added extra tomatoes and beans and kicked up the spices and I didn't miss the meat at all.

You could substitute vegetarians for any dish that required pork.

I just spit a whole mouthful of vegetarian chops on my monitor. glad I wasn't eating real pork.

You could substitute vegetarians for any dish that required pork.

Ahh, vegetarian-tarianism.

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You could substitute vegetarians for any dish that required pork.

Go to a Mexican grocery and get some large crispy tortillas - tostada type. About 4-5 inches across.
Get a can of refried beans, add a little water or olive oil until it's easy to spread.
Get a can of enchilada sauce, or any sauce/salsa you may like.
Get some shredded cheese. Whatever you like.
Spread a dollop of the beans on the crispy tortilla, put a spoon of sauce on top of that.
sprinkle with a bunch of cheese.

Eat like that or toast/microwave to get the cheese to melt. if desired.

Also good with lettuce, chipotles, whatever you lik on top.

Also snacks...

Currently I've been munching on walnuts mixed with raisins. That's a great combo. And stores are still well stocked with walnuts from the holidays.

Tonight's dinner:

Pesto sauce, sliced red peppers and sliced avocado sprinkled with mozzarella cheese on top of a crescent roll crust. Baked for 13 minutes. It was awesome! Am thinking of adding sliced red onions and a more flavorful cheese next time.

My Favorite Vegetable Noodle Stir Fry

You need:
A bag of dry egg noodles.

Chopped veggies. You can dice if you want but I like big pieces of veggies or you can buy frozen bagged vegetables. Cabbage, onions, red bell peppers, diced carrots and cauliflower chunks are great.

Fresh minced garlic or you can get the minced stuff in a jar from the store if you must.

Your stir-fry sauce. I make mine with a tablespoon of brown sugar, a tablespoon of soysauce, half a tablespoon of sesame oil, half a tablespoon of sirrachi sauce (optional) and 1/4 cup of any broth. **Make your sauce and chop/ dice your veggies before you start any cooking**

Boil your noodles, the amount you want, pour noodles in a drain pan and place in sink. Do not rinse noodles. Pour in a little soy sauce and sesame oil and toss the noodles. The sesame oil will keep the noodles from sticking. You can use olive oil if you don't like sesame oil.

This part goes really fast. This next part shouldn't take more than a minute and a half.
Get your pan ( I use a wok) and get it hot using high heat. Pour a little bit of cooking oil, I use vegetable oil.

Toss in your garlic and cook briskly. Toss in your veggies and stir fry briefly. Pour in your strifry sauce and briskly mix. Your mission is to get the veggies hot but not mushy so just flash-fry for a few seconds really.

Throw in your noodles that have been draining into the pan or wok and stir everything together for a few seconds. Too long and the noodles will start to stick to the pan!

Place in a serving dish and enjoy!
Ernest

PS: I'm not vegetarian so I'll drain and toss a can of tuna at the end but the veggies by themselves are great.

We eat a lot of beans and rice; make brown rice w/ chicken stock instead of water (oops I guess that's not veggie), and pop a drained can of beans into a frying pan to simmer. Add a drained can of tomators and/or corn, anything else. If it was just me and not my NO ONION family I would chop up an onion and saute it in the pan before adding the rest.

We actually don't do vegetarian, we would fry up some bacon or ham in the pan first and then add beans but you know...

You should have an Indian market in your area. They usually have a nice selection of simmer sauces in a jar (try Tiki Masala), these are so good and make for a quick and delicious meal. Cut up lots of veggies, add garbonzo beans and heat in a bit of oil to soften a bit. Add the sauce and some tofu and heat until the veggies are soft. Put this over brown or basmati rice and you have a great meal with leftovers for lunch the next day. Don't forget the naan at the Indian market to go with the meal.

We made hummus last night. It took about 5 minutes. I also made some tabouli as well. The tabouli didn't turn out as well as I was hoping it would but it was still damn tasty. We also had falafel. There was a lot of protein and a ton of healthful foods. It was easy to make, will travel, and made a lot for a little bit of money. Let me know if you're interested, I'll give you some recipes.

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Pasta Primavera :)

Thats one of the few veggie only dishes I can really stand. Eggplant parm is good, but leaves me with a craving for chicken. Pizza Hut Veggie Lovers Pizza is wonderful, but healthy? Not exactly.

Try some seafood to supplement your veggies. Much healthier than land animals, and particularly salmon has some very essential fatty acids that our bodys need. Heck just a few shrimp on top of veggies and pasta will add just enough meat to keep most anyone satisfied.

Portabello mushrooms are also great, they add a very meaty flavor. Although I like them best sauteed with butter and onions on top of a steak...:D They can be used in any veggie dish to add flavor.

I prefer a good old salad with mixed greens, green olives, a few nuts (almonds, sunflower kernels, cashews...just a few), broccoli, maybe bean sprouts and some kind of light dressing...honey mustard is good :) Fat free ranch is...eh not gonna be in my house again (taste too fake). I will sacrifice a little fat for flavor, personally. I like Good Seasons Italian dressing that you mix with water, vinegar and oil at home. That is the best. Pickled beets are another favorite, I make them myself each year late summer :)

Try http://allrecipes.com/ for some ideas, I use that site A LOT for finding new dinners for the girlfriend and I to cook. Some very good stuff on there :)

I am mostly a meat eater...but I don't mind a completely veggie meal here and there. I do love my vegetables. I love seafood just as much, but its a bit cost prohibitive at times. I also LOVE Venison, but I don't hunt...

Pasta Primavera :)

Thats one of the few veggie only dishes I can really stand. Eggplant parm is good, but leaves me with a craving for chicken. Pizza Hut Veggie Lovers Pizza is wonderful, but healthy? Not exactly.

Try some seafood to supplement your veggies. Much healthier than land animals, and particularly salmon has some very essential fatty acids that our bodys need. Heck just a few shrimp on top of veggies and pasta will add just enough meat to keep most anyone satisfied.

Portabello mushrooms are also great, they add a very meaty flavor. Although I like them best sauteed with butter and onions on top of a steak...:D They can be used in any veggie dish to add flavor.

I prefer a good old salad with mixed greens, green olives, a few nuts (almonds, sunflower kernels, cashews...just a few), broccoli, maybe bean sprouts and some kind of light dressing...honey mustard is good :) Fat free ranch is...eh not gonna be in my house again (taste too fake). I will sacrifice a little fat for flavor, personally. I like Good Seasons Italian dressing that you mix with water, vinegar and oil at home. That is the best. Pickled beets are another favorite, I make them myself each year late summer :)

Try http://allrecipes.com/ for some ideas, I use that site A LOT for finding new dinners for the girlfriend and I to cook. Some very good stuff on there :)

I am mostly a meat eater...but I don't mind a completely veggie meal here and there. I do love my vegetables. I love seafood just as much, but its a bit cost prohibitive at times. I also LOVE Venison, but I don't hunt...
I've eaten a couple of meat meals recently and I generally find I wish I hadn't. Veggies make for a lighter, less oily meal.

There are some great ideas here!




We made hummus last night. It took about 5 minutes. I also made some tabouli as well. The tabouli didn't turn out as well as I was hoping it would but it was still damn tasty. We also had falafel. There was a lot of protein and a ton of healthful foods. It was easy to make, will travel, and made a lot for a little bit of money. Let me know if you're interested, I'll give you some recipes.

Yes, please. I've bought hummus and falafel but I've never made it myself.

The hummus we had didn't have tahini in it as the rest of the fam aren't big fans.

15oz. can garbanzo beans drained
1/4 cup olive oil
1 T lemon juice (I used 1/2 T white wine vinegar as a substitute.)
1 t cumin
1 clove garlic

Blend in food processor until smooth. Add water as necessary.

Tabouli
4 cups finely chopped parsely
1 cup finely chopped mint
3 T bulgur (I've never made anything with this before and I think it needs to be soaked first)
1 chopped firm tomato
1/2 onion
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice (again, I used 1/2 of white wine vinegar)
1/2 t cayenne (optional and I'm going to use 1/4 t next time)
salt and pepper

Chop parsley and mint, set aside. In a large mixing bowl, mix bulgur, tomato, onion, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Add this to the parsley and mint. Adjust seasoning as desired.

I was going to make falafel but we have boxes and boxes of mix so I'm just using that until we're out but the recipes I've found online seem pretty easy.