Best vegetarian recipes for non-vegetarians?

purpleheather2810

Aril wrote: »

We are meateaters but try to do a couple of veggie dishes a week. I've found stirfry done with peanuts is a good one, spaghetti bolognese done with veggie mince, poached egg, chips and peas, thai cauliflower curry, ...... OH is not a natural veggie and turns his nose up at lentils and most pulses:D
Aril

What's in the thai cauli curry please? Sounds delish!

PrincessMort

lovely uber cheap veggie recipe I do a lot is dahl -

fry up 1 onion + couple of cloves of garlic
add 1 teaspoon each cumin, coriander, tumeric + chilli + 1/2 teaspoon curry powder and fry together for a minute or so
add 1 cup red lentils and enough stock to cover
simmer for 1/2 hr or so, adding more water if you need to
ready when its all lovely and mushy
I usu serve it with naan bread + mango chutney, but even cheaper just with rice.
If you want it less spicy just use less chilli + curry powder
(This does enough for 2 good portions and I reckon costs no more than £1 for the whole meal)

Kate78

^ Oooh, dahl...

Someone posted this link on another thread... gonna try it this weekend.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3794/coconut-dhal

Mushrooms are good for replacing the "meaty" texture in pasta sauces etc.

Cashew nuts in a vegetable stir fry - if you toast them in the hot pan before adding other ingredients they're even yummier - but be careful not to burn them!

Hmmmm... someone already posted bean chilli - it's particularly nice served on a bed of plain nachos. You could serve with cheese or guacamole. The Old El Paso stuff is on offer every now again, I only every buy it when it's on offer, but it keeps for ages, unopened.

rachbc

I'm going to try introducing one meatfree day to my devoutly carnivarous family. i was veggie for years and love beans, lentils etc but they don't. DS isn't a huge fan of cheese.

Anyone got any suggestions for some recipes to get everyone on board with the idea? I don;t want to do meat subs like quorn/ soya as I hate them!

jcr16

What about meals like tuna pasta ,
Tomato and cheese pizza ( or veggie toppings) ,
Jacket spud with quiche and baked beans,
egg and chips,
brocoli and cheese pasta,
green lentil chilli con carne with rice,
red lentil and spilt pea loaf ( i think it a delia smith recipe) you slice it and serve it with roast spuds, veg and gravy
fish, chip and peas.


bit too early for me at the mo to think about main meals without getting very hungary,lol. Will have a bit more of a think.

VfM4meplse

Home-made soups and bread: meat free and MSE :money:.

Start with butternut squash soup with foccacia.

JulieGeorgiana

We love pesto Pasta with nuts and seeds in.

Potabello Mushroom Pasta (they are such a meaty Mushroom that you don;t notice the lack of meat)

julliff

what a fab idea! I think I may borrow it, if you don't mind.

Good luck!

rachbc

julliff wrote: »

what a fab idea! I think I may borrow it, if you don't mind.

Good luck!

Borrow away - I borrowed it from somewhere too!

Egg chips an beans will def get them on board -esp if I do 'proper' chips

wearside_2

As I was brought up Catholic, we always had a meat free day on Fridays when we usually had fish. This is probably the reason why I love fish so much and am trying to convert my wife, slowly succeeding after 35 years of happy marriage:smileyhea