Easy cheap vegetarian meals

HIghly recommend HFW and his Veg Every day book. Not least for his idea of making 2 or 3 dishes then serving them as leftovers in the week in slightly different ways, or freezing some for later.

MOstly just placemarking.

A vote for pasta from me!
A quick and easy meal, with the option to add a meat alternative and/or mushrooms. Topped with grated cheese and served with part baked rolls.
All done within about 20 to 30 minutes, then leave the children to clear up!

Risotto.

burritos - rice, beans, cheese, salad, whatever protein & sauce. Everyone can help themselves and roll their own

Veggie moussaka - lentils instead of lamb
Vegetable satay - use peanut butter for the satay sauce
Mexican tostadas- kidney beans, tomatoes, peppers, onions, Mexican spices, served with oven toasted flour tortillas and sour cream
Veggie hotpot - lentils instead of meat

It's Okonomiyaki night tonight hooray :)
aka cabbage fritters: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/easy_okonomiyaki_78828

1. Finely chop a cabbage (I use half a cabbage per me, for a decent snack)
2. Whisk 3 eggs with a tiny bit of oil (sesame oil is lovely) and some soy sauce and add in a few tablespoons of plain flour, mixing to form a batter.
3. Add the cabbage to the batter mix and stir well
4. Heat a frying pan, spoon a glob of the mix in and leave for a minute or so before turning over to heat it on the other side
5. Put on plate, add dipping sauce or mayonnaise etc. Eat.

Jo
P.S. I don't bother with the spring onions in the recipe above, though they are very nice.

Would you share the recipe for the first and third ones please?

Roast sweet potato and black bean wraps use a chipotle seasoning mix on the veg and beans, roast with a bit of red onion. Then serve in a wrap with salad and smashed avocado (skip the avo if want to reduce cost).

Vegan hot dogs in pasta with pesto.

Rice paper rolls with baked tofu, salad and herbs with a dipping sauce.

Sweet potato, carrot and "meat"ball Moroccan stew in the slow cooker with rice, bulgar or cous cous.

Dahl with rice (so many different recipes)

All the soups

Bolognese (with loads of roast veg to bulk out the mince - I buy dried TVP in bulk).

Maybe cos it's not super cheap but no-one has mentioned halloumi! I'm not a veggie but it's in several veggie dishes I make.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/bean-halloumi-stew

Bean and halloumi stew, love it and a good excuse to have garlic bread

Oh yes definitely dal. The basic one is just cook your lentils and fry your onions with spices, but there are loads of variations. Most curry recipes can be adapted to have lentils and vegetables as the main ingredient.

Can't go wrong with a hearty soup and some crusty bread!

Following for a change from chickpeas.

Carrot and lentil soup.

To be honest any kind of soup. You can make huge batches of them so they last a while.

Homemade ratatouille, if you make a big batch, you can eat some the next day as an accompliment to another dish

As above for cauliflower cheese

Pancakes savoury or sweet

Sweet potatoes

Rice pudding

Yorkshire pudding

Bread & butter pudding

Placemarking, I only have 2 DC although hoping to expand the family eventually and in the same position!

You definitely need to add a dal to your rotation. I like to add frozen spinach, and serve with poppadoms/roti to scoop it up.
Thai vegetable curry
Bean enchiladas
Pesto pasta
Butter bean and veggie sausage stew - I use the Happy Pear recipe but you can probably find similar online
Stir fry with tofu or edamame (frozen is cheaper)
pasta arrabbiata
chickpea tagine
Sweet potato & peanut butter stew

Egg drop hot and sour soup with crusty bread. Or with garlic bread, if you want to go fusion! The main ingredients are eggs, which are a very cheap source of protein, and tinned tomatoes, which are about 60p a tin in m&s.

Frittata - extra cheap and filling if you make pasta frittata with left over pasta.
For lunches/picnics - cheese and vegetable muffins
Falafel inside pitta bread (Although I buy falafel because I am bad at making them)

Stuffed peppers or tomatoes
frittata made with any veggie filling
spinach and ricotta cannelloni
braised cabbage with apples add tofu or fake meat if you like
spicy bean burgers
roasted veg in pesto on warm ciabattas.

chickpea and lentil salad with goats cheese
vegetable cous cous with dried fruit and chilli. you can add feta if you like

Can’t see noodles on your list, I copy the mini ramen dish from Wagamama and my veggie dd really likes it. I do it with tofu for her and chicken breast for my non veggie dc.

If you stir fry the tofu with some corn flour and marinade it goes crispy.

Same for katsu curry which we all like.

I find YouTube is so good for veggie Asian dishes.

I love a wrap with salad, cheese, light mayo and quorn nuggets. It reminds me of a southern fried chicken wrap from the chippy but only a healthier version.

Veggie sausage and mash with onion gravy

Coconut dal, rice and pickled veg is simple and really cheap. Mixed bean cassoulet is a crowd pleaser, add sausages for extra protein

And cheat's pizza - halved baguette under the grill, with tomato sauce, cheese and anything else you fancy on it.

Veggie fajitas - peppers, onions, mushrooms, tofu or Quorn for extra protein
Thai curries (some pastes are fully veggie)
Veggie sushi (cheap when you make your own!)
Tofu & shiitake (or normal mushroom) stays
Veggie pad thai
Whole selection of possible home made soups
Veggie lasagne, tons of options.
Veggie tagines, ditto
Imam bayildi (aubergines with tomato sauce dish)
Shakshuka
Potato rosti with eggs & sometimes homemade tomato sauce or beans
Onion bhajis/ veggie pakoras with salads, dhals, curries etc.
Buddha bowls - I like Mexican and Indian styles best, but it's super flexible
Salads with lots of roast veg (butternut squash, courgettes, peppers, onions, mushrooms, even potatoes, parsnips, beetroot, sweet potato etc) & interesting cheeses
Pulled BBQ jackfruit (comes in tins, eat with standard BBQ sides like corn, coleslaw, potato salad/baked potatoes etc)

I mean... there's whole worlds of recipes on the internet... have a Google and find what you like....?