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Vegetarian Meal Planning

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FritataPatate · 15/09/2021 12:01

Hi,
I'm interested in how vegetarians plan out a week's worth of meals. Would anyone be willing to share what main meals they would have over a 7 day period?
I want to cook more vegetarian food and need inspiration!
TIA Flowers

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maxelly · 15/09/2021 12:18

Well pretty much the same as meat-eaters plan I would say, a combination of factors: what we like/what days we are busy/at home/individual preferences of family members/what needs using up from the fridge or cupboards really. In my case it's complicated by the fact I am veggie but DH is an occasional meat-eater so we sometimes have fully veggie meals and sometimes DH will have a meaty version or some meat on the side. We tend to eat fairly typical easy family dinners in the week, stews, chillis, pasta, stir fry, curries, that kind of thing, all fairly easily adapted for veggies. This week's menu which is pretty typical for us:

Monday: Stir-fry with tofu, noodles, black bean chilli sauce (as it happens DH just had the tofu but sometimes he would throw some meat in, chicken usually)

Tuesday: Three-bean chilli with rice and sour cream (we have beef chilli in the freezer so DH could have a meat version if he wanted, again he had the beany one in the end)

Wednesday: Veggie Burgers with potato wedges (beef burgers in freezer if desired)

Thursday: Puy lentil and aubergine stew, poss with rice, poss with wedges or mash (depends on if we have leftover potatos from tonight)

Friday: Pizza night (variety of veggie/non veggie toppings available), salad, wedges, coleslaw

Saturday: People over for BBQ - variety of meats, halloumi skewers and mushroom burgers for veggies (just realised we're having burgers twice in a week, oops!). All the usual sides.

Sunday: Over at in-laws for roast dinner, there will be some kind of tart or nut loaf for me plus all the trimmings...

Bimblybomeyelash · 15/09/2021 12:24

This week:

Sticky tofu and aubergine stir fry with noodles.
Veggie burgers with chips salad and coleslaw.
Veg chilli with rice and sides.
Creamy mushroom pasta.
Paneer and spinach curry with rice and dal.

IngridTails · 15/09/2021 13:02

Have a look through this.

Meal plans http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/foodandd_recipes/4120091-Meal-plans

Ricekrispie22 · 15/09/2021 16:28

I try to vary the main source of protein, so it’s not all cheese or all pulses. Typically, I try to avoid meals that take longer than 30mins to prepare on a week night.

This is last weekend and this week’s:
Chilli stuffed butternut
Red pesto risotto
Cheese and tomato bread pudding
Sweet and sour tofu
Fishless finger katsu curry
Courgette pizza-boats and garlic bread
Lentil moussaka

This is what I’ve got planned for the weekend and next week so far:
Chilli bean pie with sweet potato mash
Sausages with bubble and squeak
Chickpea paella
Greek baked beans and feta with flatbreads
Naan pizzas

FritataPatate · 16/09/2021 09:17

Thanks for all these suggestions. Very helpful.

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