Easy, cheap Vegetarian recipes?

penguine

savingforoz wrote: »

This is now very out of date - I'm a nutritionist and this type of nutritional advice was current back in the 1970s, but has now been recognised to be quite incorrect. Protein is protein and there is no first or second class protein, as was once thought. Most foods except fruit contain some protein. The current advice is that so long as you eat a sufficient quantity of varied foods your protein needs will be automatically met. No need to consciously combine different foods. Hope this helps.

The protein myth is strangely pervasive -- one of the 20th century's great dietary obsessions, in my opinion. This thread from a nutritional forum in the US might be reassuring to anyone who's still worried -- it cites several different official recommendations on protein intake:

www.drmcdougall.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7735

The important thing is to be getting your calories from whole foods -- not refined junk foods, whether they're vegetarian or not.

Incidentally, it's possible to get enough protein (and everything else you need nutritionally) from eating nothing but potatoes!

penguine

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

I dont think pinto beans are any better than any other beans, i think they are all similar in terms of nutrition. However, there are differences in the way you cook different beans and pulses, some need soaking / boiling longer than others to remove toxins etc.

I believe kidney beans are the only ones that require special attention to get rid of toxins -- 15 minutes fast boiling at the beginning of the cooking time.

Pintos are especially good in Mexican cooking -- mashed up they can be used in homemade refried beans.

vegankris

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

Anyone else here? i dont have a lot of time on my hands at the moment to cook from scratch, eg chopping onions and garlic etc.. and when shopping I notice a lot of jarred sauces such as curry, thai, italian etc.. does anyone know any easy veggie recipes to make using a pre-made sauce or paste? I want to explore different flavours such as thai and indian but dont know any recipes.

I have a quick sauce-making "cheat" here, which saves you getting your hands dirty and smudging your mascara from onion fumes!

If I'm making a tomato based sauce, ie, bolognese, chilli etc, if I'm in a hurry I'll use frozen chopped onions(you can pick up bags in most supermarkets quite cheaply) fried in a little olive oil, then throw in a can of chopped tomatoes, and a little garlic puree(about a couple cloves size), tomato puree(4-6 tbsp-ish), a tsp of yeast extract(don't worry if you're a marmite hater, as I promise you wont taste it served this way-it melts in and you can use it instead of stock in tomato-based sauces, plus it adds a few more vitamins for extra healthiness!) and herbs and spices(try oregano, basil, thyme, black pepper for bolognese, or a tsp chilli flakes, a pinch of turmeric and paprika and a tbsp of cocoa powder for chilli, or try your own combinations)bring to the boil, simmer for about 15-20 mins.

Easiest thing to do with any ready made sauce is throw it over stir fried mixed veg, or over some vegemince, or drain and rinse a can of beans and add them to it.

HTH- tell me if I haven't explained that very well and i'll post up step-by-step recipes.

moanymoany

In a book today I saw this recipe:

Take potatoes - cut into cubes and dry

Put rice on to boil

fry the potato in oil till nice and brown - sprinkle on some soy sauce

Serve the potatoes on the rice

ceridwen

I've seen the one you mean Moany - and avoided using it - as it seemed a bit odd to me to just fry potato without it having been parboiled first. Has anyone tried this? If so - does the potato cook okay without that parboiling?

want2bmortgage3

ceri i've cooked potatoes on the frying pan and its ok if you have cut them into small cubes, obviously the bigger they are the longer the middle will take to soften.

want2bmortgage3

usually have cheese sandwiches, and occasionaly tuna (if i'm not being a strict veggie), dont usually buy egg sandwiches, but thinking of trying a home made one.

so i've got bread, eggs and mayo. do i need to boil the eggs til hard in and out? is that about 7 mins? then peel , slice/mash? mix with mayo and spread on the sandwich?

i often find simple things more enjoyable, came in earlier had a cheese sandwich, white bread, extra mature cheese, very nice sandwich, with a cup of tea

clutterydrawer

Lentil and Vegetable Pie

Dry fry some cumin seeds and oregano in a saucepan. Add some hot veggie stock, green lentils, chopped potatoes, carrots and/or whatever other veg you fancy.When they're cooked though, drain off most of the remaining liquid and stir in some soy sauce and a spoonful of marmite. Make it into a pie with some shortcrust pastry (if youre organise make this first and chill while the other stuff is cooking!)

to make it healthier just do a piecrust on top and dont bother with one underneath.

I know this is a pretty weird recipe but its delicious - I give it to omnivores all the time and they never even notice there's no meat in it. fraid i don't have quantities though because i make it up every time! It's flexible though. But don't overdo the marmite.

Reverbe

Elegantly I do a lovely dish with just rice , veg stock n 2 onions.Just cook the rice in the veg stock... chop one onion and add it to that and fry the other one in slices in lemon juice. It's a lot tastier than it sound esp when like me you have a cupboard of herbs and spices, garlic n bits n bobs to add in. (I do a lot of soups so have all kinds in the stores)

Reverbe

moanymoany wrote: »

In a book today I saw this recipe:

Take potatoes - cut into cubes and dry

Put rice on to boil

fry the potato in oil till nice and brown - sprinkle on some soy sauce

Serve the potatoes on the rice

I've seen that one. wouldnt it be kinda bland and starchy? Spose you could add herbs to the spuds when frying.