Meat-free Friday Meal Ideas?

[brandelynmarie]

...with pickles.

[Anastasia13]

Vegetarian chili on Fritos with cheese on top

 

Tuna melts

 

Louie salad or some variation thereof http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Crab-Louie-457120?columns=5&position=1%2F9

 

Vegetarian taco salad, beans instead of beef, can even add rice to help bulk it up. Basic taco ingredients should do, but here is a recipe for seasoning ideas. http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/vegetarian_taco_salad.html

 

Bake egg, cheese, and spinach inside of portabella mushrooms. (I did this as a side with eggplant parmigiana.)

 

Eggplant parmigiana. There are dozens of recipes online for this, but one of the secrets is to largely skin it, then cut thin slices, salt, and let it sweat out moisture for at least twenty minutes before using egg or mayo and then crumbs/cheese. I baked mine.

 

Couscous with walnuts, yams/sweet potatoes, and maple syrup

 

Stir-fry, but using walnuts instead of meat or tofu.

 

I once found a pre-packaged meal of sticky rice and red beans that tasted like there was sugar added to it. So good...

 

Sometimes you can find vegetarian bacon bits. I think Baco Bits might be, but I would have to go to the store to check.

[Anastasia13]

Stir-fry, but using walnuts instead of meat or tofu.

Stir-fry, btw, is a chance to experiment with sauces and seasonings, like plum sauce, or ginger and citrus, along with teriyaki and seseme seeds.

 

If you have vegetarian bacon bits, if you prep (including sweating) eggplant and chop it into bits and fry with onion, it makes a nice side dish.

 

Vegetarian lasagna

 

Cheese ravioli with apples and walnuts http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/ravioli-apples-walnuts-recipe-00000000020572/

 

Breakfast for dinner (eggs, omlett, waffles, pancakes, banana pancakes, blueberry pancakes, pancakes with fruit on top, french toast)

 

Here is a website for a fish pasta dish. http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Pasta-Salad-with-Salmon-514839?columns=5&position=2%2F19

 

Places like yummly.com let you type in ingredients and then bring up recipes that relate or include them. It's pretty cool if you are looking for cooking ideas.

[marigold]

Light and truth, you're killing me here. I love all these amazing food ideas! *scribbling*