Favourite vegetarian family meals

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Feeling the need for inspiration for days when we are meat free. Would love to hear your family favourites.

Thanks in advance.

mac and veg slices go down a treat with my kids x

Tacos/fajitas

Curry and rice and Flatbread

Non-fish fingers, chips and salad

Paninis

Lentil/veggie chilli or Bolognese
Vegetable lasagne
Burgers or hotdogs using veggie alternatives
Anything you would normally do with sausage, but veggie (toad in the hole, casserole etc)
Sweet potato curry

Eggs any which way. Pasta & sauce (about 60 million options there!). Pizza & salad.

The creamy garlic chicken from Pinch of Nom, meat replaced with quorn, plus broccoli added for extra nutrients.

A tray bake of aubergines. Courgettes, red and green peppers, onions and cherry tomatoes, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. It tastes delicious and looks really colourful

Home made pizza with masses of veg on top like peppers, courgettes, onions and chillies. I always make a tray bake sized one because it's just as nice cold the next day.
Stuffed baked potatoes - scoop the insides out of halved baked pots and mix with what you fancy, like cheese/leek/onion. Scatter more cheese on top and brown in the oven. You can do similar with sweet potatoes.
Mixed roast veg is very good for using up odds and ends. I just bung it in a roasting tin after chopping it up with lots of garlic (specially like butternut squash, courgette, peppers, onions, aubergine, carrot), splash well with olive oil, roast till some bits are nice and crispy. Scatter with coriander or parsley before serving with good bread.

-Tacos with black beans, corn and roasted chickpeas
-Pulled jackfruit chilli/on jacket potato/with quinoa/enchiladas/chilli cheese fries/nachos (usually make a big batch and freeze half so it's there as a backup meal)
-Veggie burgers. Our treat option is the Beyond Burger, but I make tasty homemade onion bhaji burgers (look for the Bosh recipe)
-Crispy tofu stir fry
-Seitan blts
-Roasted chickpeas, banaganoush and other kinds of mezze bits
-Mac and cheese bake (mac and cheese with addition of veg, often spinach or chard + mushroom or corn)

Risotto

Caramelised onion quiche
Veg chilli
Veg fajitas

Homemade, baked butternut squash falafels with salad and pita.
Gnocchi red onion, spinach, broccoli and blue cheese bake.
Pasta arabiata

Cannelloni (breadcrumbs, ricotta, spinach and cheese filling), with tomato sauce and creme fraiche (instead of white sauce)

[[https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/the-best-ever-lentil-ragu/
Lentil & walnut ragu and pasta ]] - So easy to make but DS loves it, it is his favourite pasta sauce.

You need a couple of unusual ingredients (nutritional yeast and liquid smoke) but they really give a good flavour and both last for ages - I just order them from amazon

mac & cheee with roasted butternut squash

Green risotto (green is from mashed up peas) with baby spinach salad

Incredibly easy and tasty Falafal & Halloumi burgers with toasted with pita breads and salad.

Mushroom curry
Bolognaisse made with South
Veg fritatta

That should be Quorn, not South wtf!

Anything with Halloumi

Spaghetti rustica.
The meat version has diced bacon but I make a veggie version with cashews.
Stir fry some onions, peppers, garlic, fresh chilli, green beans a few cherry tomatoes and anything else you want to chuck in.
Fry some cashews in oil and salt.
Cook some spaghetti.
Mix altogether.
Grate a little cheese on top if you like.

Lentil bolognese
Lentil loaf
Lentil shepherd's pie

We eat a lot of lentils.

Sweet and sour crispy tofu
Sticky tofu with jasmine rice
Polenta stacks
Paneer bunah curry
Sprouts roasted with chestnuts and feta. ( well that's mine)
Many middle eastern meals that I cook are liked.

Cauliflower cheese with pasta - so an amalgam of Mac n cheese & cauli cheese. Some people suggest broccoli too but I'm not keen. I always use coloured pasta so it looks more appealing. I sometimes add onion & garlic & sometimes top with sliced toms.

Did this last week - gorgeous

Thank you everyone. Some old faves here but also some new inspiration. Especially grateful for the clicky links

Spanakopita
Egg chips and beans
Ratatouille with eggs
Veggie quiche
Veggie salad with croutons
Dahl and rice
Veggie risotto
Veggie pizza

I'm a veggie myself but DP and DD aren't. Things we all like macaroni cheese with broccoli and cauliflower; lentil dhal; omelettes plus a couple of new additions chick peas and spinach curry; pasta with aubergine, tomato and mozzarella which I pop in the oven so the mozzarella melts.

I like halloumi panzella salad, however I like fruit grilled or roasted.( I grill the peaches ,)
When my lads were small they liked meringue with grilled pineapple topped with creme fraiche.

I like roast veg ( peppers, egg plant, red onion with grapes and plums. Once I have my basic mixture o use it in a wrap or stir it through pasta or have it with couscous sometimes I just add cheese at the end to melt.

For a super quick favourite soup I fry frozen onions, add frozen sweet potato and mushroom with some veg stock. Once cooked, blitz and add salt and pepper AND MOST IMPORTANTLY a tablespoon of lemon juice. once served put some. za'tar on top to garnish made n minutes, cheap as chips.