Meat less dinner dishes

[geenamercile]

Hello,

So short, simple story we have someone staying with us that does not eat meat.  I need ideas on meals that do not have meat.  He will eat cheese, eggs, ect...    

[constanz22]

Quiche!  I have a great, easy, crustless quiche recipe.  You can pretty much put whatever you want in it. 

[imawino]

All kinds of pastas: with marinara, olive oil and spices, tomato and basil, alfredo sauce, etc. You can easily add some grilled chicken or shrimp or something for the folks who may want meat.

Pizza!  Just cheese, or veggie. 

Quiche - broccoli and cheese is good.

Vegetable lasagna or eggplant parm.

You can do stir fry - rice and veggies and add meat for anyone who wants.

I'm not a huge fan of faux meats, but Morningstar farms makes a decent black bean burger pattie and faux chicken patties. 

Portabella mushroom burgers, yum!

Breakfasts for dinner - eggs, pancakes, French toast, waffles.

Mac & cheese, grilled cheese, cheese and crackers.  Cheese! 

If you go out, Indian restaurants might be good.  Dal makhani (sp?) is one of my favorites and it's vegetarian.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

I think wino covered everything I was going to suggest. 

[geenamercile]

I"m doing a green/white vegetable lasagna (Kale, collards and spinach in a garlic Alfredo sauce,  layered with cheeses) and  tonight with turkey meat balls on the side for the rest of us.   Tomorrow we are doing burritos and nachos with differnt toppings.  For new years eve Sushi and then ribeye steaks for the rest of us.  

I have a good general idea of things to cook.  He apparently can't cook so I guess I'm looking for more a tried and tested recipes.   

[imawino]

Oh, does he eat fish? That opens up a whole world of options. You shouldn't have any problems.

[imawino]

Be a true ym'er and just eat beans and rice for the week, and drink tap water.  Tell him you are on a budget.

[geenamercile]

He may be here longer then a week, it kind of depends on how long he wants to couch surf and job hunt.  I'm thinking a month. He is helping with buying the groceries just has admitted to being a bad cook.  Said he would live on peanut butter sandwiches and cookies.... told I think we can do better then that.    


I believe it is a no to fish.

[chiver78]

veggie burgers aren't faux meat, but okay.      OP, if you want to go the veggie burger route one night, I highly recommend Amy's California burger. have guac on hand, too. yum!

spinach salad w/grilled portabellas and a lemon vinaigrette is hearty, you can grill some chicken for those that want it as well.

you can saute a bunch of veggies (my fam likes broccoli, spinach, tomato, mushroom), add veggie stock and some pasta water, then toss with pasta. top with grated parm.

I have a spinach and mushroom stuffed shells recipe posted in the pasta section somewhere (I'll edit when I go find it) that's pretty easy to do.

[imawino]

Dec 29, 2013 18:31:38 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

veggie burgers aren't faux meat, but okay.      OP, if you want to go the veggie burger route one night, I highly recommend Amy's California burger. have guac on hand, too. yum!

spinach salad w/grilled portabellas and a lemon vinaigrette is hearty, you can grill some chicken for those that want it as well.

you can saute a bunch of veggies (my fam likes broccoli, spinach, tomato, mushroom), add veggie stock and some pasta water, then toss with pasta. top with grated parm.

I have a spinach and mushroom stuffed shells recipe posted in the pasta section somewhere (I'll edit when I go find it) that's pretty easy to do.

If you make it look like a chicken pattie, and sorta taste like a chicken pattie, and name it "Chik" pattie, then it is faux chicken.  I don't hate it, but it is soy pretending to be chicken.  I prefer food that doesn't pretend to be something else, but okay. 

[imawino]

Dec 29, 2013 18:30:13 GMT -5 geenamercile said:

He may be here longer then a week, it kind of depends on how long he wants to couch surf and job hunt.  I'm thinking a month. He is helping with buying the groceries just has admitted to being a bad cook.  Said he would live on peanut butter sandwiches and cookies.... told I think we can do better then that.    


I believe it is a no to fish.

I think I'm confused how he is having sushi while you have steak on new year's then?

[chiver78]

Dec 29, 2013 18:38:17 GMT -5 imawino said:

Dec 29, 2013 18:31:38 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

veggie burgers aren't faux meat, but okay.      OP, if you want to go the veggie burger route one night, I highly recommend Amy's California burger. have guac on hand, too. yum!

spinach salad w/grilled portabellas and a lemon vinaigrette is hearty, you can grill some chicken for those that want it as well.

you can saute a bunch of veggies (my fam likes broccoli, spinach, tomato, mushroom), add veggie stock and some pasta water, then toss with pasta. top with grated parm.

I have a spinach and mushroom stuffed shells recipe posted in the pasta section somewhere (I'll edit when I go find it) that's pretty easy to do.

If you make it look like a chicken pattie, and sorta taste like a chicken pattie, and name it "Chik" pattie, then it is faux chicken.  I don't hate it, but it is soy pretending to be chicken.  I prefer food that doesn't pretend to be something else, but okay. 

the vast majority of items marketed as "veggie burger" do not at all make an attempt at resembling chicken. I almost called out Qu'orn and other similar brands in my comment, but decided not to. perhaps I should have.

[thyme4change]

You can buy the ravioli or tortellini at the grocery store (or home make them if you have time.)  But the store bought ones are okay - just make sure you get the "3 cheese" not the "Chicken and Cheese."

Also, you can buy or make Falafel, with some pita bread and mint sauce - yummy.  You can do it with black beans, too.

I also have a vegetarian taco recipe.  Well, I guess technically it would be vegan until I put the cheese and sour cream on it.  The tacos consist of zucchini, onions, garlic, corn and a can of black beans.  Corn or flour tortillas or the hard shells - it all works.  You can even make a little ground beef taco meat in another pan and everyone eating can decide on their dietary needs.

Look up salads that include beans or quinoa, and then you can also grill up some chicken or something, if you want.  

[geenamercile]

Dec 29, 2013 18:39:38 GMT -5 imawino said:

Dec 29, 2013 18:30:13 GMT -5 geenamercile said:

He may be here longer then a week, it kind of depends on how long he wants to couch surf and job hunt.  I'm thinking a month. He is helping with buying the groceries just has admitted to being a bad cook.  Said he would live on peanut butter sandwiches and cookies.... told I think we can do better then that.    


I believe it is a no to fish.

I think I'm confused how he is having sushi while you have steak on new year's then?

We are doing a avocado, carrot, cucumber role.  We are also doing a tofu roll/ cream cheese, asparagus roll.    We are making all of this at home.  We will have some rolls with fish too.   

[imawino]

Dec 29, 2013 18:45:33 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

Dec 29, 2013 18:38:17 GMT -5 imawino said:

If you make it look like a chicken pattie, and sorta taste like a chicken pattie, and name it "Chik" pattie, then it is faux chicken.  I don't hate it, but it is soy pretending to be chicken.  I prefer food that doesn't pretend to be something else, but okay. 

the vast majority of items marketed as "veggie burger" do not at all make an attempt at resembling chicken. I almost called out Qu'orn and other similar brands in my comment, but decided not to. perhaps I should have.

Perhaps you should have read my post more closely, because I specifically referred to the Morningstar farms chicken patty when I made the comment about not generally loving faux meat.  I have no idea why you decided I meant every vegetable product on the market and chose to take offense on their behalf.

[chiver78]

your comment mentioned Morningstar and faux chicken products after your comment about not being a fan of faux meats. if you did not mean to infer that you consider Morningstar stuff to be faux meats, you might have put those on a separate line like you did for each of the other items you suggested in the same post. just my two cents.

this isn't helping the OP, so I'm done with it.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

Veggie Pizza (mushroom, onion, green peppers, red peppers, sliced tomato, even some pineapple).

Veggie stir-fry with rice.

Grilled cheese & tomato soup.

Pancakes or crepes/waffles.

Egg salad sandwiches.

The possibilities are endless.

[sheilaincali]

Vegetable fried rice is a good one.  We used to have that with some cream cheese wantons. You can cut up some grilled chicken to add after it's dished up for the meat eaters.

Brinner- breakfast for dinner. Pancakes or waffles, eggs, bacon (can do real and fake bacon).

Pasta with eggplant instead of meat.

[Miss Tequila]

Lmfao! I don't even remember what the OP was about but I am laughing at how sensitive some people are...who knew "faux chicken" could cause such offense :-p

[Miss Tequila]

Dec 29, 2013 18:58:33 GMT -5 @missmargarita said:

Oy...

Did you mean Soy? :-p

[Miss Tequila]

Dec 29, 2013 19:51:41 GMT -5 @missmargarita said:

Dec 29, 2013 19:41:57 GMT -5 Miss Tequila said:

Did you mean Soy? :-p

Oy on the soy.... LOL

Don't insult the soy...:someone might get offended!

[swamp]

Dec 29, 2013 19:51:41 GMT -5 @missmargarita said:

Dec 29, 2013 19:41:57 GMT -5 Miss Tequila said:

Did you mean Soy? :-p

Oy on the soy.... LOL

Is oy a kind of sauce?  

[Sum Dum Gai]

Soy is alright, except when it pretends to be meat.  Soy meat is nasty.  I swear they get a bunch of lifelong vegans in a room and have them describe what meat should taste like then try and make that.  It's nasty.  Tofurkey, veggie burgers, meatless bacon... bad, just bad.

[milee]

Dec 29, 2013 18:30:13 GMT -5 geenamercile said:

He may be here longer then a week, it kind of depends on how long he wants to couch surf and job hunt.  I'm thinking a month. He is helping with buying the groceries just has admitted to being a bad cook.  Said he would live on peanut butter sandwiches and cookies.... told I think we can do better then that.    

Hm.  Depending on the relationship, you might not want to do better than that.

Longtime friend whose company you love, who willingly pitches in on household tasks and doesn't cause any family strife? Figure out some kick ass meatless meals and keep this guy as long as possible

Loser brother in law who is still "figuring out what he wants to do in life", doesn't know how to operate the washing machine and will be making a big, greasy spot on your sofa while he watches cartoons and asks what's for dinner?  Hand him the jar of peanut butter. 

[thyme4change]

Dec 29, 2013 19:41:21 GMT -5 Miss Tequila said:

Lmfao! I don't even remember what the OP was about but I am laughing at how sensitive some people are...who knew "faux chicken" could cause such offense :-p

I was just thinking the same thing.  This board turns a vegetarian recipe exchange into a heated argument.  What's up with that?

[Miss Tequila]

Dec 29, 2013 19:59:46 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

Soy is alright, except when it pretends to be meat.  Soy meat is nasty.  I swear they get a bunch of lifelong vegans in a room and have them describe what meat should taste like then try and make that.  It's nasty.  Tofurkey, veggie burgers, meatless bacon... bad, just bad.

((Gasp)). Did you just insult veggie burgers??

((Runs and hides before he shit storm starts))

[swamp]

Dec 29, 2013 20:07:52 GMT -5 Miss Tequila said:

Dec 29, 2013 19:59:46 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

Soy is alright, except when it pretends to be meat.  Soy meat is nasty.  I swear they get a bunch of lifelong vegans in a room and have them describe what meat should taste like then try and make that.  It's nasty.  Tofurkey, veggie burgers, meatless bacon... bad, just bad.

((Gasp)). Did you just insult veggie burgers??

((Runs and hides before he shit storm starts))

I think he insulted soy any time it tries to imitate meat. 

[Miss Tequila]

Dec 29, 2013 20:31:36 GMT -5 swamp said:

Dec 29, 2013 20:07:52 GMT -5 Miss Tequila said:

((Gasp)). Did you just insult veggie burgers??

((Runs and hides before he shit storm starts))

I think he insulted soy any time it tries to imitate meat. 

Is that something to get offended over? I'm so confused....

[thyme4change]

Dec 29, 2013 20:34:21 GMT -5 @missmargarita said:

I'd be most upset with fake bacon I think...

I don't even like turkey bacon.  That stuff sucks.

[swamp]

Dec 29, 2013 20:36:19 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

Dec 29, 2013 20:34:21 GMT -5 @missmargarita said:

I'd be most upset with fake bacon I think...

I don't even like turkey bacon.  That stuff sucks.