Vegetarian meals for canivore....

[wheelybug]

Having successfully introduced a fish night during the week I thought I'd go for broke and try and institute a veggie night. This fills DH with horror. So, any recipes out there which might fill him up and not make him miss meat ?

DH does love a vegetarian lasagne I do because he used to not eat mince. So, I think given the right thing he'll be ok !!

A few 'rules'

• No cheese as I'm allergic (although could ahve a bit on top)
• DH says no lentils (and I don't think he'd go for quorn, tofu etc)

what about a mushroom risotto?

I quite often do a chicken and mushroom or asaparagus risotto so I think he would think something is missing !

(he's difficult I know !).

Yes mushrooms are good, as they are quite rich and "meaty". You could make a mushroom wellington or a sort of suet pudding with mushrooms in.

DP is a carnivore but likes veggie curries and tarts. Also things like falafel in pitta bread, or fajitas with onions, peppers, corn etc (he likes quorn in these too).

Pasta with a veggie sauce - could be tomato based or creamy.

Vegetarian curry if he likes curry. This is my secret way of getting dh to eat more veg and pulses!

Agree re the mushrooms - oyster mushrooms especially - good in a stir fry

I think curry might work - reminds me of a low fat butternut squash curry recipe I have somewhere which is supposed to be lovely....

I thought bean based dishes might work - bean chilli recipe anyone ?

moroccan tagine

[http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1336/tomato-and-caramelised-onion-tart-tatin.jsp tomato and caraelised onion tart]]

falafel burgers only vege thing my meat loving dp adores.

[http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3715/spinach-and-sweet-potato-curry spinach and sweet potato curry]]

Spinach frittata

Soup (when it gets cold)

Stuffed sweet potatoes/brinjals

thanks all - might try the spinach and sweet potato curry for this week's venture !

Any more ?

I do veg chili (using kidney beans and tinned tomatoes, optional grated cheese/ sour cream / green onions on top) with or without cornbread (Nigella's isn't bad).
Also sometimes buy ready made puff pastry and make a veg filling - sauteed butternut squash in cubes, along with onions and garlic, and a bit of red pepper, then put into individual parcels along with feta cubes and oregano.

Minestrone soup and a good bread (lots of butter cheese on side optional) or garlic bread.

ooh those parcels sound lovely .... yum....

halloumi cheese or anything beany e.g. chilli with kidney beans.

Sweet potato and coconut cream soup - this is absolutely amazing, really easy to make and freezes well too (recipe makes a big batch). It's fab with lots of crusty bread, very filling and you really don't miss meat!

I add a couple of red chillies when I make it, for a bit of extra bite

My die-hard carnivore DH will eat butternut squash risotto, and shepherd's pie made with puy lentils. That's it about it though.

Ok - I did the sweet potato/spinach curry and I think it went down relatively well. DH said 'I didn't like the sweet potato' but whne pushed he said it was because it was a 'bit chunky' and that it would have been nice with some chicken . He didn't leave a scrap on his plate though so I'm thinking it was a success ! So... will research something for next week's veggie night.

A veggie shepherds pie might work as we don't normally have shepherds' pie (I am bizarrely allergic to potato but not so much anymore so it would prob'ly be ok)....