A giant veggie meal ideas thread?

[OhMyStarryEyedSurprise]

Hi everyone!

I wanted to create a huge veggie meal ideas thread where we can all add our favourite meals, recipes and tips for vegetarian food.

Most weeks we will have :-

Spicy mixed bean chili, rice and nachos with melted cheese and salsa,
Veggie lasagne/lasagna with garlic bread
HM tomato soup and part baked rolls with cheese in
Sausages, mash, vegetables, Yorkshires and gravy
Fritata and green bean salad
Veggie spag bol with garlic naan
Pesto pasta with Quorn escalopes
Vegan pukka pie with mash and seasonal veg,
Mushroom risotto and rocket salad
Giant salads like Pizza Express do.
Vegetable kebabs with dipping sauces
Veg stir fry with rice noodles, udon noodles etc
Pizza with Quorn ham on doing Haiwain style
Vegetable burgers in a brioche bun with chunky chips
Fake fish and chips
Halloumi fingers with peppers, carrots and other veg sticks
Cheesy potato bake
Spinach and ricotta pasta
Mozarella dippers on spinach, rocket with a salsa dip
Fake KFC bucket
Veggie dogs and french fries
Jackets with cheese and beans
Cheese and potato pie with carrots and peas
Please feel free to add your fave veggie meals to inspire us all.

Spanakopita
Sag paneer
Tortilla wraps filled with hummus, roasted veg and halloumi
Home made pizzas
Toad in the hole with mash and gravy
Roast with nut roast or other vegetarian alternative
Big pasta bake with roasted veg, tomato sauce and mozzarella

I do eat meat but dd doesn't so we eat veggie mostly when she's home from university.

Various curries eg chana dal, mushroom paneer and spinach curry, gobi aloo bhaji, aubergine tikka masala.

Chilli made with mixed beans

Spinach and ricotta lasagna

Spanakopita

Cassoulet with crusty bread

Pesto pasta

This is my list of favourites that lives in my phone.

Lentil chilli
3 bean chilli
Brown rice risotto (ancient Cranks recipe that’s not actually a risotto!)
Lentil lasagne
Bean burgers
Spanish stew
Nut roast
Chickpea curry
Stirfry
Gnocchi bake
Roast gnocchi
Quiche
Spicy red pepper risotto
Risotto Puttanesca
Lemon & artichoke risotto
Dahl
Lentil bolognese
Kidney bean pie
Chilli with cheese sauce
Fajitas
Enchiladas
Brown rice pilaf
Jerk lentils
Black eyed bean curry
Lentil burgers
Quinoa meatballs
Sweet potato chilli

Ooh thanks @Q1w2e3! Do you follow any other recipes for those or do you have your own recipe you tend to follow? Chilli and cheese sauce sounds so delicious!!

Some family friendly vegetarian comfort foods (comfort food is on my mind as it’s bloody freezing today!):

Veggie sausage toad-in-the-hole with mash & veg
Mexican bean & potato bake
Three bean & veg chilli
Roast veg lasagne
Cauli broccoli macaroni cheese
Aubergine tomato & halloumi pie
Cauliflower pea & paneer curry
Potato, leek & cheese pie

Not vegetarian but have lots of vegetable based meals and DP is Muslim so no pork too.

Spinach & ricotta cannelloni
Veg lasagne
Chickpea & sweet potato curry
Roast pepper & aubergine sundried tomato pasta
Veggie sausage, orzo and veg casserole
Vegetable fajitas
Veggie sausage casserole
Lentil (and other veg) cottage pie
Spinach & ricotta (or cream cheese if budget) stuffed mushrooms
Mexican rice stuffed peppers
Nachos
Black bean tacos
Chickpea enchiladas
Cauliflower nuggets with pesto pasta
Roast broccoli pasta salad
Tomato and all the spare veg pasta
Cream cheese, mushroom, spinach and peas pasta
Stuffed aubergines
Aubergine parmigiana (without Parmesan as always forget and use cheddar or mozzarella cheese)

@N0va

Not vegetarian but have lots of vegetable based meals and DP is Muslim so no pork too.

Spinach & ricotta cannelloni
Veg lasagne
Chickpea & sweet potato curry
Roast pepper & aubergine sundried tomato pasta
Veggie sausage, orzo and veg casserole
Vegetable fajitas
Veggie sausage casserole
Lentil (and other veg) cottage pie
Spinach & ricotta (or cream cheese if budget) stuffed mushrooms
Mexican rice stuffed peppers
Nachos
Black bean tacos
Chickpea enchiladas
Cauliflower nuggets with pesto pasta
Roast broccoli pasta salad
Tomato and all the spare veg pasta
Cream cheese, mushroom, spinach and peas pasta
Stuffed aubergines
Aubergine parmigiana (without Parmesan as always forget and use cheddar or mozzarella cheese)

Ooh and mushroom chow mein!

Can people share a link to the recipes please? So many I want to tey!

@BarryKentPoet

Can people share a link to the recipes please? So many I want to tey!

Most of mine are from my head so if you like any of mine, let me know and I'll type them out for you

Great thread. DH is cutting down on meat and I'm quite happy to.

falafels in pitta bread with salad/tzatziki
veg curry/chilli
frittata/omelette with salad
jacket potatoes with beans/cheese/salad
Egg and chips :-)
veggie pies with roasties/veg
veggie sausage pasta - chopped up richmond sausages with loads of peppers/mushrooms and stir in phildadelphia.
Veggie quich/new pots/salad
Gnocchi with a tomato/olive sauce
risotto

DD is recently veggie so I’ve been trying a few things …
Lentil lasagne - www.healthylittlefoodies.com/red-lentil-lasagne/
Lentil dhal www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/one-pan-coconut-dhal
A black bean and pepper thing for fajitas
And, can be part of a meal - Sainsburys Veg your Veg rice and mozzarella balls
Bangers and mash with onion gravy
Barley soup.

Great thread, following for ideas!

butternut squash and macaroni cheese with sage
aubergine chilli
lentil dhal
lentil shepherds pie

morrocan harira

cauliflower dhal
www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/support/healthy-living/healthy-eating/recipe-finder/cauliflower-dal

@N0va please can you share some recipes - your list sounds amazing!

I don't do much with lentils at all what must I try with lentils first as a newbie to them?

[quote OhMyStarryEyedSurprise]@N0va please can you share some recipes - your list sounds amazing![/quote]
@OhMyStarryEyedSurprise which ones? I don't want to clog up the thread! Let me know which ones and I'll do them

@NOva
Veggie sausage, orzo and veg casserole
Chickpea enchiladas
Cream cheese, mushroom, spinach and peas pasta
To start with please!

@OhMyStarryEyedSurprise

Ooh thanks *@Q1w2e3*! Do you follow any other recipes for those or do you have your own recipe you tend to follow? Chilli and cheese sauce sounds so delicious!!

The chilli cheese sauce is based on a dish my local pub makes. Fry a red onion and 3 peppers till softish, add 3 tins beans of any sort, passata and spices. I usually use chilli powder, smoked paprika, ancho chilli powder. Simmer till saucy and peppers are cooked. Top with cheese sauce and bake till bubbly. I serve with those bowl nachos to scoop up.

I have recipes from books / online for the rest. Let me know if there’s any you want.

Shakshuka
Huevos rancheros
Omelette
Frittata
Mushroom risotto
Pea and asparagus risotto
Pasta primavera (made with veg stock not chicken)
Salad nicoise
Garlic veg traybake with cottage cheese
Paneer kebabs

Shakshuka fries: the vegetable component of Shakshuka spooned over a bowl of chips with crumbled vegetarian feta.

@OhMyStarryEyedSurprise
Veggie sausage, orzo and veg casserole
Cook sausages
Fry onion and garlic
Add packet of tomatoes (cut up but not tinned tomatoes)
Add teaspoon of paprika and tumeric
500ml veg stock
Add handful of chopped broccoli
Add orzo pasta
Stir and add peas and sweetcorn
Once cooked (usually 8-15 minutes, I check this by testing the orzo), add sausage and serve! (I also sometimes add cheese and chives to serve)

Chickpea enchiladas

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the onions, peppers and half the garlic. Cook for 15 mins, stirring now and then until the veg has softened. Add chilli powder (I use a tiny amount of mild), paprika and cumin then Add the chickpeas turning them over in the mixture so they cook through, about 5-10 mins. Add the chopped tomatoes and remaining garlic and remove from heat.
Divide the mixture between the tortillas, then fold the sides in and roll them up. Pour half the sauce into a baking dish, then place the enchiladas on top, side by side. Dot over the remaining sauce and sprinkle over the grated cheese, then bake for 20mins ish until golden brown.

Cream cheese pasta

Start cooking pasta (any shape! I use shells or tagliatelle usually)
In a pan on medium heat put 1 tub cream cheese, let it melt, add spinach (loads as it disappears!), once wilted, add mushrooms and cook for a few minutes, add peas and a bit pasta water until it looks like a sauce. Then add herbs of choice (I use chives or basil) add pasta and serve with cheese!

Sounds delicious!!! Thanks for sharing!

Delia’s Roast Mediterranean Veg Lasagne (So easy)
Spaghetti a la Norma
Spicy Vegetable Tagine with cous cous
Veggie Paella. I use artichoke hearts from Lidl Spanish or Italian week, baby sweet corn, roasted courgettes.
Tom Yum noodle soup with crispy tofu (either make a ton of paste and freeze in ice cube blocks, or keep a tub of this in the fridge www.thai-food-online.co.uk/products/thai-tom-yum-paste-maeploy?variant=33041506861195&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2018-12-03&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-tvq08L89gIVGeDtCh33wQanEAQYASABEgLRsfD_BwE (available from E Asian shops near me)

I love Delia’s Roast Mediterranean Veg Lasagne @HomeHomeInTheRange.

Veggie and occasional vegan!!!

Popular with me and DP (allegedly a veggie but eats a lot of chorizo…. )

Mushroom and lentil lasagne
West African peanut stew
Thai red curry with tofu and veg
Quesadillas with some sort of veg/bean/cheese filling
Veggie sausage stew or veggie sausage pasta
Gnocci with Homemade pesto
Veggie toad in the hole
Cauliflower/broccoli cheese
Burritos or fajitas with chipotle jackfruit
Caramelised onion and goats cheese tart
Lentil shepherd pie
Leek and mushroom pie
Soups and bread
Veggie paella
I make a hugely inauthentic chickpea and aubergine tagine

Pasta in white wine sauce
Kung pao lentils
Sweet n sour chickpeas
Dhal
Tofu/paneer curry’s of all descriptions
Risotto of many descriptions