Ideas for Easy Vegetarian Meals...

The only ones of these that take longer than half an hour are the baked ones, and that's just bake time. For meat loving dad... just keep a few flavors of sausages and brats in the freezer. When he want meat-meat-meat... just defrost and throw 2 in the pot or in the oven. Ditto some fully cooked chicken burgers, and some fully cooked meatloaf slices, bacon slices, sausage crumbles... all are ready to go with no thought. Just heat up some meat for him to go with whatever else you're making.

Quiche / Frittatas
Omlettes
Baked Potatoes
Pasta (dozens and dozens of types... most basically red sauce, pesto - basil or roasted red pepper-, cream sauce... boil, bake, or stuffed.
Gnochi
Eggplant Parm
Stuffed peppers
Stuffed mushrooms
Stuffed 8ball zukes or Stuffed Eggplant
Asian Noodle salad (I like somen salad, myself)
Curries (my fav are tomato curries and coconut curries)
Burritos
Shishkabab
Gyros w/ falafel instead of lamb/beef
Risotto (get someone else to stir!)
Polenta
Cannelini beans + red onions + olive oil + salt spooned over bread
Hummus & Pita
Grilled Cheese & Tomato soup
Belgin waffles w/ strawberries
White or red Chili
Enchiladas
Tempura
Tostones and Guacamole
Pear & Bleu Cheese Tart
Soups by the gallon w/ crusty bread
Foccacia Sammies (fresh mozz, roasted red peppers, spinach, & pesto or garlic mayo comes readily to mind)
Paninis

There's a cookbook called "Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker" that I use a lot. The recipes are easy, like most slow cooker recipes, and filling. Lots of stews and soups.

There's no point in fixing 2 meals if you can satisfy the whole family with one.

Vegetarian Chilli and hearty soups/stews heavy on filling things like beans and barley

Pasta dishes heavy on the cheese and veggies-- use the high protein/high fiber pastas to make it even more filling

Mexican! Very easy to adapt any Mexican recipe-- leave out the meat, increase the beans and cheese.... not to mention things like Taco's and salads where you put the fixin's on the table and let everyone do their own

Home Made pizza!! So easy to let every one top their own part or do minis

When I was pregnant with my son... ALL I CRAVED FOR MONTHS, were salads. Morning, noon, and night and anytime in between. Salads are all I ate.
And interestingly... my son, even if he is a picky eater... LOVES salad, too.
Anyway, I ate my salads and still cooked as usual for my family.
But I ate, salads.
I didn't make them eat like a rabbit just because I was or craving that all the time.

For morning sickness.. I had that PLUS migraines everyday. The only thing that helped me, was per my OB/GYN... and that was Acupuncture.
Just one session for 1/2 hour, and it was gone.
It is very relaxing and does not hurt.

Black bean burgers. I'm not a vegetarian but I love these!

1/3 cup instant oats
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp yellow mustard
2 tbsp ketchup
15 oz black beans, drained and rinsed

Preheat oven to 400
Mash black beans in mixing bowl with a fork until mostly pureed, but leaving some bean parts. Stir in spices and condiments. Then mix in oats. Divide into 4 equal portions. Shape into 4 thin patties. Bake for 7 minutes, flip over and bake another 7 minutes.

The recipe says to serve them on a bun, but I like them with a whole wheat tortilla instead.

See www.lovemorefeedless.com and purchase the cookbook as it is filled with many Veggie recipes for all times of the day, including some deserts.

personal Favorite takes about 5 minutes to prepare and toss in the oven and the kids love it!
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