Kid friend meat free/meat light meals help

[mumofmunchkin]

I want to start cooking more veggie/low meat meals to reduce the food bill a bit. Dh and I are no problem to cook veggie for, but I have 3 young kids and one about to wean and struggling to come up with veggie meals that they will eat, beyond pasta and sauce or jacket potatoes.

A big stumbling block is that one kid doesn't like beans or pulses in any form, so any lentil bolognese, bean chilli's, or even using lentils to extend meat dishes are out (I've tried it, he can tell). They do happily eat vegetables, but the younger ones give a side eye to any meal that looks different/unusual.

No allergies or intolerance. Please help me out with ideas/recipes!

Veg fajitas
Ratatouille tart with optional feta
Pitta pizza
Potato curry
Mushroom gnocchi
Bubble and squeak with eggs
Cajun corn pasta

All popular in our house.

Just keep cooking what you already cook for them and change the ingredients over time to reduce meat if that's what you want to do.

And instead of lentils in those dishes, use grated carrot instead. Or make the chilli whatever, without the beans and put an amount aside for that child and then add the beans to bulk the rest out.

Mine are fussy but surprisingly tolerant of soups. Especially if there is nice bread to dip in.
leek and potato, carrot and coriander and spicy parsnip have all been successful

Ratatouille
Shaksuka
Mushrooms on toast
Veg curry
Soups of any kind eg tomato soup, potato and leek, broccoli
courgette fritters

Is there a fav vegetable? Daughter loves mushrooms so for spag Bol or shepherds pie I used to half the mince meat and bulk up with mushrooms. It still looks the same and now she actually complains if no mushrooms. Kids x

Stuffed peppers
Roasted veg
Stir fry
Risotto