Meatless Lent Recipes (To Fuel Your Sacrifices For 40 Days)

[CrossCuT]

Here are some meatless recipes I enjoy but also some with meat. (For a lot of recipes that might contain meat, I find that you can easily replace them with any sort of alternative protein.)

 

My fave substitutes:

Chickpeas

Soy Beans

Lentils

Barley

Black beans

Quinoa (Pronounced KEEN-wa.)

 

Also, INDIAN FOOD! A large portion of their dishes are vegitarian or have vegitarian options.

 

 

Please share your meatless recipes!

 

Chunky Veggie and Lentil Soup

 

 

Coconut Curry and Butternut Squash Soup

 

Butternut Squash and Black bean Enchiladas 

 

Chickpea Feta Lemon Salad (To die for)

 

Meatball* and Spinach Tortellini Soup

Just replace the meatballs with chickpeas! This recipe is way to freaking delicious not to share! And it is easily changed.

 

 

Beef* And Barley Soup

Swap with chickpeas!

[PhuturePriest]

All of these sound and look unappetizing.

 

This Lent is going to be very unpleasant.

[CrossCuT]

For people who have no taste for good food:

 

[Amppax]

This is great. 

Edited February 13, 2015 by Amppax

[PhuturePriest]

For people who have no taste for good food:

 

 

I have more taste buds than most people, meaning I'm more sensitive to taste and have a higher chance of hating more things than most people. It also means I prefer plainer-tasting foods, because they're less strong in flavor, though they're strong in flavor to me. A slice of pizza with no cheese is like a shot of concentrated flavor to me.

Edited February 13, 2015 by PhuturePriest

[Archaeology cat]

Mushroom risotto is a good one, too. 

Also good: shrimp risotto

 

And yes, I love Indian, CC! Mmm, maybe I'll make a curry (weird that this pregnancy has me gagging on things like pancakes but give me mango chicken curry with cauliflower "rice" and I'm happy). 

[Catlick]

Just eat lots of unroasted nuts (e.g. walnuts.) No saturated fats. Very healthy. Gives lots of energy. 

 

[CrossCuT]

Mushroom risotto is a good one, too. 

Also good: shrimp risotto

 

And yes, I love Indian, CC! Mmm, maybe I'll make a curry (weird that this pregnancy has me gagging on things like pancakes but give me mango chicken curry with cauliflower "rice" and I'm happy). 

My favorite Indian dish would have to be Paneer Tikka Masala (Vegitarian) and Mattar Paneer (Also vegitarian).

I havent made either of these dishes myself yet because the paneer is a specific kind of cheese cube that I havent really researched enough to know how to make. I usually make chicken tikka masala. 

 

Also, you must eat Indian food with a huge portion of naan! Yummmmmmmm! Now Im hungry!

[marigold]

You're wrong FP. They all look fabulous.

 

We do a lot of curry, stir fry, tortillas with garlic black beans and fresh salsa, stuff like that. I really love it actually, we eat so much more colourfully during the fasts.

 

This coming Sunday is Meatfare for us, the last day we eat meat before Lent. Then next week is Cheesefare, the last day we eat dairy and eggs, which is also Forgiveness Sunday, when everybody asks forgiveness of every other person individually. It starts Lent off the right way :)

[Archaeology cat]

My favorite Indian dish would have to be Paneer Tikka Masala (Vegitarian) and Mattar Paneer (Also vegitarian).

I havent made either of these dishes myself yet because the paneer is a specific kind of cheese cube that I havent really researched enough to know how to make. I usually make chicken tikka masala. 

 

Also, you must eat Indian food with a huge portion of naan! Yummmmmmmm! Now Im hungry!

Well of course you need naan! I make my own, usually. 

[CrossCuT]

Well of course you need naan! I make my own, usually. 

 

How do you cook it? Do you have one of those oven stones?

[PhuturePriest]

Just eat lots of unroasted nuts (e.g. walnuts.) No saturated fats. Very healthy. Gives lots of energy. 

 

Mmm, I love walnuts.

[Catlick]

I always eat the stuff for breakfast. It's healthier than bread (it's better to eat 3-4 slices of bread a day than 6-7) and is a good kickstart that keeps you going until lunch.

 

Anyway, I would recommend making your own soup. Amazing how few people do this nowadays. Equally amazing how many vegetables you can put in one soup. 

[IgnatiusofLoyola]

One very good vegan dish is lasagna made with tofu. You use your normal lasagna recipe, but substitute crumbled up tofu for the ricotta cheese. I know lots of people don't even like the thought of tofu, but I found that when I made my regular lasagna recipe with tofu, I couldn't even taste the difference. The tofu absorbs the flavors of the tomato and herbs, and I couldn't even tell it was tofu.

 

I'm not including a recipe here, because it's been a long time since I've made lasagna. (I have diabetes and lasagna noodles add too many carbs for me to eat in one meal.) 

 

Also, if you're going to try substituting tofu for ricotta cheese for the first time, it's best to use your favorite lasagna recipe so that the only thing that is different is the tofu. I was surprised to find that the lasagna tasted almost exactly the same to me--not only in taste, but in texture.

 

Once I had tried tofu lasagna, I also found that I liked it with spinach added to the recipe. It's a painless way to add some veggies.

 

Before you turn up your nose at tofu lasagna, give it a try, especially if you're trying to eat as vegan as possible. Tofu has lots of high quality protein and is low in calories.

[Archaeology cat]

How do you cook it? Do you have one of those oven stones?

Yes. I heat the stone up, then throw on the naan. Not perfect, but pretty good. :) I've experimented with making baked onion bhaji (Leo can't eat fried foods), and the flavour is good, but the texture is still off. Need more practice.