Anyone got any tastey, healthy, and inexpensive vegetarian and/or vegan recipes they'd be willing to share? :)
Quote from: "Amanda N"... tastey, healthy ...
Are you sure these aren't mutually exclusive?
I know I have one vegan recipe that is VERY tastey and very healthy. :) But i need more! :) MORE! Come impress me! :)
It's been my experience that most vegan/vegetarian recipes are expensive.
However, I tend to just throw together various beans, rice, mushrooms, onions, perhaps a few other veggies, and some spices.
I'm usually pretty good at coming up with stuff, but I've been stuck in a rut lately. :(
Try combining a couple packages of frozen broccoli with a can of cream of mushroom soup, some cheese, and a bunch of other sliced veggies. (beans, mushrooms, onions...eggplant is good.)
I love to do stuff like that in a casserole dish. I usually put chicken in mine as well, but it's easy to replace that with anything else you like. Mix it all up, cook it until it's all hot and warm and the cheese is melty and brown. Very good, very cheap.
Same with rice. Do rice, some water, some sort of creamy soup from a can, and mix in lots of veggies and cheese.
I like to throw some onions, chopped pineapple, chopped apples, raisins, walnuts and firm tofu into a fry-pan with a bit of water (not enough to cover it all, but enough to keep it from sticking to the bottom of the pan) and simmer it until the apples are soft and then add curry powder to taste. I'll add cooked rice to it too...
(sorry, I don't go for exactly amounts XD)
Bree, I do that already actually. I usually pour it over noodles. :-D
you should try grilling one large portabella mushroom and then put it on a bun. We like to put a bit of mayo on it to but it is really good. Of course we love Portabellas. heck you could grill several vegis and make a meal of it. We have started to cut beef and pork from our diets so I know how it can be to find things inventive for dinner. My husband loves when I make greenbeans my way. I saute them with butter and onions. Of course I buy this seasoning that Penzies makes. It's called Fox Point. It's good on almost everything. Exspecially mixed with sour cream, makes a wonderful dip.
We love portabellos, but there again, they are expensive. I'll check out that seasoning, though most, I find, have too much salt. :-/
it has salt, shallots, chives, garlic, onion, and green peppercorns.
http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/ ... point.html (http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysfoxpoint.html)
Something I recently discovered and absolutely love:
Take tomatoes and/or tomato juice and place in a blender. Get a chunk of very soft tofu, cut it into little pieces, and put in the blender as well. Blend them together. Heat the mixture up on the stove.
Yum!
So far, I've only blended tofu and tomato together, but apparently tofu is a good substitute for cream in any creamy vegetable soup. I've eaten the mixture by itself, added corn to it, and also have made it a thick sauce for pasta.
Even my boyfriend, who doesn't really like tofu, thought it was great.
I don't really like tofu either. However, I might be willing to try that. Hm. Is tofu cheap?
Ever tried bubble and squeak? Or I told you about Quorn the other day
Yeah, Quorn's not easy to find here, though I know a couple of places carry it. Just nowhere nearby.
I haven't tried bubble and squeak. Haven't heard of them before now!
Quote from: "Amanda N"I don't really like tofu either. However, I might be willing to try that. Hm. Is tofu cheap?
I really don't know. I'm in a coop at College so we get everything at bulk food prices. I'm really not looking forward to graduating and actually having to buy things at real prices. :-)
We tried a produce coop, but it's frustrating because we didn't have control one what we got.
you could make Ratatouille.
Baked Ratatouille Recipe courtesy Gourmet Magazine
Show: Cooking Live
Episode: Cooking Made Easy: Cooking for Singles
3 tablespoons olive oil
5 chopped garlic cloves
1 large eggplant (unpeeled), diced
2 green bell peppers, diced
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1 onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 large zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
4 ounces diced feta cheese (optional)
Heat oil in a heavy, large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Add eggplant, green bell peppers, tomatoes, onion, zucchini and basil. Saute for 5 minutes. Cover and simmer until all vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes. Uncover pot and simmer until juice thickens, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Mix in vinegar; season to taste with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread in 9-inch pie dish. Sprinkle with cheese, if desired. Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes.
Oh, I really should try ratatouille!
I got this off allrecipes and it's fantastic! And so good to freeze... I threw a bunch in tupperwares and then took them to lunch with bread, yogurt and/or fruit. And lentils are so, so cheap. It was delish! :)
1 1/2 cups red lentils
3 1/2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 pound spinach, rinsed and chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon mustard seed
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 cup coconut milk
DIRECTIONS
Rinse lentils and soak for 20 minutes.
In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil and stir in salt, lentils, turmeric and chili powder. Cover and return to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the spinach and cook 5 minutes, or until lentils are soft. Add more water if necessary.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and saute onions with cumin and mustard seeds, stirring often. Cook until onions are transparent, and then combine with lentils. Stir in garam masala and coconut milk and cook until heated through.