To challenge you to think of 7 veggie family meals...

[Sayhellotothesun]

That don’t involve meat substitutes?

Ooh-must try the cauliflower wings.

Has anyone tried cauliflower "steaks"? I'm dubious, I must say......

We are not veggie.
In the past week we have had (including 14 month old)
Pesto pasta with peas and corn mixed in
Roasted carrot and butternut squash risotto
Onion, mushrooms and cheese omelette with chips
Curried lentil bake
We also regularly eat vegetable and chickpea curry and rice (all spiced up- really tasty )
Jacket potato with beans and salad
Vegetable stir fry with noodles
Mixed bean goulash
Mushroom stroganoff with rice
Mediterranean vegetable lasagne

Thai veg curry or normal curry with beans/chickpeas
omelettes
macaroni cheese
Veg Faitas
Veg pasta with tomato and cheese or pesto
Topped Wedges (salsa/guac/hummus/salsa/sour cream)

Do veggie 'burgers' (that aren't made of TVP or quorn) count-as in the ones just made from veg or potato? 'Cause if not, those with chips/wedges/salad
Bean chilli
Jacket potatos with hummus /beans/bean chilli
Veg stir fry with butterbeans
Mushroom Stroganoff
Veg Stronanoff
Veggie pizza
Grilled mushrooms with mashed cannelloni beans
Noodle bowls with veg, sauce and butterbeans
Potato casserole

Ok I'm bored now.

Thai green curry
Vegetable lasagne
Chick pea burgers
Vegetable curry
Stir fry
Omelette
Falafals

Meals we have had recently:

Lettuce, pea and mint soup (lots of soups actually)
Vegetable quesadillas
Butternut squash and butterbean thai style curry (I also make a fantastic spinach and mushroom curry which is a Nigel Sclater recipe)
Beans on toast
Pizza
Huevos Rancheros
Pasta Arribiata (again, lots of possible pasta plus tomato sauce plus vegetable(s) options)
Omelette or quiche (asparagus or mushrooms are nice veggies in quiche)

Riverford has loads of good veggie meal recipes on their website if you are looking for ideas.

Veggie Thai curry
Daal and rice
Chilli, using kidney beans, peppers and lentils
Spanakopita
Butternut squash and blue cheese risotto
Mezze
Homemade pizzas
Spaghetti Arabiatta
Grilled halloumi kebabs
Frittata

And adding to the cauliflower theme I adore Caulifloer pakora. But be warned, if you are making them you will consume approximately 10000 calories before you even sit down to eat. OMG they are moreish.

Ratatouille
Quesadillas
Risotto

Pearl barley, courgette and tomato bake with loads of fresh basil, parsley and mint, mozzarella mixed through and a Parmesan breadcrumb crust.

Also delias couscous and roasted Mediterranean veg dish with feta. (Harissa dressing optional.)

Easy!

Pasta pommodoro
Red lentil and coconut stew with carrot flatbreads
Aubergine parmigiana
Zaru soba
Sesame noodles
Asparagus frittata with burrata and pesto
Cheese and corn tamale
Chickpea pancakes with a spiced tomato sauce
Spinach and cheese soufflé with a green salad
raclette with cheese, potato, and cornichon

Pizza
Chilli using beans or lentils
Veg curry
Dal
Falafel
Veggie burgers, using lentils & mushrooms
Thai veg curry
Stir fry
Risotto
Pasta so many variations
Nut roast
So many things

Favourites here:
Creamy rigatoni (hello fresh recipe and SO delicious)
Lentil "shepherd's pie
Butternut squash risotto
Veggie sausages with mash and veg
Tacos (peppers and black beans)
Pizza
Stir fry with cashews
Baked sweet potatoes with guac
Macaroni cheese
Egg fried rice

Tofu stir fry
Sweet potato and spinach curry
5 bean chilli
Various different vegetable soups
Homemade spicy beanburgers with wedges
Sweet potato with cottage cheese and chives
Veggie lasagne
Stuffed peppers/mushrooms
Veggie pizza
Omelette/fritattas
Fallafels/hummus/pitta bread
Vegetable and halloumi kebabs
Aubergine and mozerella bake
Vegetable quiche
Fajitas with lots of veggies and salsa
Vegetable enchiladas
Mushroom risotto
Mushroom stroganoff
Spag bol with lots of veggies/lentils
Veggie pasta bake
Cheesy nachos with salsa/sour cream/guac
Saag aloo
Vegetable biryani
Mac and cheese
Potato cakes
Baked potatoes with beans and salad
Potatoe/onion/cheese pasties
Vegetable pies
Wraps with halloumi/red pepper/tzatziki
Simple things like beans or egg on toast or soft boiled eggs etc

Bebanjo - that is my type of cooking!!!

Thanks SO much! I really appreciate it. I've been trying to go veggie for so long but I've been finding it so hard to get used to that I keep failing.

*What a weird question! What do you think vegetarian families eat? Pasta napolitana every night?

Buy the River Cottage Veg Every Day, Delia Complete Vegetarian, Ottolenghi Plenty, and Madhu Jaffrey Vegetarian Curry Easy cookbooks. If you can’t find seven meals you can eat out of that lot I don’t know what to say to you*

I don't have money to splash out on multiple cookbooks but I'll try my library. No i don't think you eat that every night, I just joined a lot of vegetarian groups and they were all quorn, soy or tofu which either I don't like the taste or texture of, or give me a bad stomach. Also don't like eggs. I've been finding it tricky, but thanks for being condescending.

Tofu isn't a 'meat substitute'. There are tonnes of recipes online. Congratulations on your decision :)

If you don't want to buy cookery books loads of the recipes mentioned can be found online. Here are some Hugh FW ones I'd recommend:

www.rivercottage.net/recipes/north-african-squash-and-chickpea-stew

www.rivercottage.net/recipes/pinto-bean-chilli

www.rivercottage.net/recipes/swede-speltotto

Some other recipes:

www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/veggie-enchiladas/

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1354/caulimacaroni-cheese

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/coconut-squash-dhansak

And like you say you can get cookery books from the library too - at least that way you figure out which ones work for you before paying for them

Jackets and baked beans with salad
Lentil and tomato pasta bolognaise
Cashew mushrooms with courgetti
Vegetable lasagne
Nut roast
Homemade Glamorgan sausages
Bean enchiladas

*6 pages of recipes and we're condescending.

This is where I actually laugh my pants off, have a wee and go to bed.*

It was aimed at the poster, as you can see I said thank you to others in the post before. Enjoy your wee.

Bean chilli, chickpea estafado, lentil bolognaise, veggie stir fry, shepherdess pie, lentil moussaka, spinach and mushroom pasta, cauliflower fajitas

Thanks op, what a great thread. I am inspired!

Paneer curry. I’m loving this thread!