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What is your favourite healthy vegetarian meal?

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hungercafe Wed 29-Jul-26 02:38:42

Hi everyone,

I've been trying to include more healthy vegetarian meals in my diet and I'm always looking for new ideas. My favourites include chickpea salad, vegetable khichdi, paneer dishes, and grilled vegetables.

What are your favourite vegetarian meals that are healthy, filling, and easy to make? I'd love to hear your recommendations and any recipes you enjoy.

Magenta8 Sat 15-Aug-26 15:41:32

Some great recipes, I will definitely try some of them. (not the salmon)

I like the occasional stir fry with Chinese vegetables and nuts.
I sometimes cook spaghetti with fresh pureed tomato, olive oil, garlic, black pepper and basil. I add parmigiano as I am not vegan.

ViceVersa Sat 15-Aug-26 15:26:28

Well we're having sweet chili marinated halloumi with roasted Mediterranean veg and couscous tonight.

MissAdventure Sat 15-Aug-26 15:20:36

The easiest veggie chilli, and possibly the best is in a can, and made by Stagg.
Very simple to cook, simply open the can, pour half (approx) into a microwaveable container.
Serve on a bed of rice, or bung onto a buttered jacket potato with a large liberal amount of grated cheese on top. smile

LadyGaGa Sat 15-Aug-26 15:14:32

Macaroni or cauliflower cheese 😋 basically anything with cheese! One of my favourite quick teas is grilled halloumi cheese with salad and sauces in a Greek style flat bread. My favourite sauces are Crucial Yoghurt and Mint or the Spicy one. Gnocchi roasted in the oven with loads of different veg, with lemon juice squeezed over and Italian hard cheese mixed in. Veggie Paella is also easy and tasty. I use a recipe from a Tesco magazine, but there are loads online. Veggie fajitas are also quick and easy. I use a ready made fajita spice powder mixed with the juice of a lime.

ordinarygirl Sat 15-Aug-26 14:59:43

As long as Sarnia doesn't consider fish as suitable for veggies ( I've had Drs who do think that) then enjoy.
I have adapted a Jamie Oliver recipe where he cooks aubergine with peanut butter, soy sauce , chilli sauce and it is served with coriander and rice. I believe Jamie cut his aubergine into quarters but I cut it into cubes.

MissAdventure Sat 15-Aug-26 14:58:33

I really dislike quorn, or soya, but i did find a frozen pack of some kind of mìnce substitute in the depths of my freezer that was really great.i don't know what brand it was.

Alison333 Sat 15-Aug-26 14:56:50

nanna8

Definitely vegetarian lasagne. I love eggplant ,too. Eggplant chips are gorgeous, better than potatoes. Google the lasagne, they have a lot of varieties and not difficult.b

Another vote for vegetable lasagne! Hundreds of recipes online to choose from, but if you use dried lasagne sheets, make sure they have enough liquid to cook in.

HobbyCat Sat 15-Aug-26 14:53:47

I’m a vegetarian and eat veggie mince with passata and vegetables plus herbs stirred in with pasta, or smoked tofu stir fried with mushrooms and vegetables, again with the passata and herbs with rice. I am currently following the Slimming World plan and these are all free foods. I would just like to add that I don’t consider eggs as vegetarian, but I suppose my reason for being a veggie is because I find meat fish and eggs disgusting.

Rocketstop2 Sat 15-Aug-26 14:26:10

Vegetable chilli or quorn mince chilli

Grammaretto Sat 15-Aug-26 14:17:59

My go-to meals are pasta with tomato sauce/ratatouille, grated cheese.

Spiced rice with cashew nuts (from Madhur Jaffrey)

Baked potato with various fillings.

Unfortunately lentils give me tummy ache or I would eat more legumes.

pably15 Sat 15-Aug-26 14:03:14

I'm not a vegetarian, but I could quite easily become one, the only meat I really like is chicken I sometimes fry some Halloumi add it to cooked pasta and cauli, red onion courgette
or whatever veg I fancy, then add some cheese sauce

albertina Sat 15-Aug-26 14:02:31

Vegetarian lasagne from the British Heart Foundation website.

Coconut Sat 15-Aug-26 13:53:24

Pine nut tagliatelle…. Delicious, with mushrooms and onions added and pesto sauce, green of course.

MissAdventure Sat 15-Aug-26 13:46:03

That sounds delicious, Warbler
I'm so lazy with regard to making the effort, cookinģ wise.

Warbler Sat 15-Aug-26 13:40:11

We have a gas barbeque and I often just switch it on....just to cook whole small peppers. Mmmmm. I could eat those till the cows come home. (sorry, I'm the meat eater, I just live with a vegetarian).

Warbler Sat 15-Aug-26 13:38:48

Gosh so many nice ones. This isn't particularly my most favourite but it is the quickest one I know. Boursin cheese (garlic and herbs) plopped in middle of oven dish, surround it with chopped peppers/chopped mushrooms. Put in oven till melted. Meanwhile cook pasta......use a couple of teaspoons of pasta water into dish and mix in pasta and creme fraiche....or cream and wine.......mmmmmmm. Quick fix.

Sarnia Fri 14-Aug-26 11:48:00

I like a picky tea from time to time. For me I would have lentil pasta, cherry tomatoes, watercress, cucumber and salmon. Tesco's Vivera range do a lovely salmon fillet. I would struggle to live without fish.

MissAdventure Fri 14-Aug-26 11:23:20

Jaclet potato, cheese, coleslaw.
Every day wouldn't bother me at all. smile

Esmay Fri 14-Aug-26 10:25:45

Kashmiri mushroom curries are delicious .

Charleygirl5 Thu 13-Aug-26 18:35:53

I am veering towards vegetarian food and one of my favourites, like BlueBelle is stir fried vegetables with rice.

merlotgran Thu 13-Aug-26 18:18:32

Aubergine Parmigiana. Not exactly quick to make but so delicious.

Esmay Thu 13-Aug-26 17:52:37

A Sri Lankan cashew nut curry .

vegansrock Thu 13-Aug-26 13:54:41

Courgette and pea risotto with mint and lemon is a nice summery dish.

Sago Thu 13-Aug-26 13:12:22

Dhal with spinach and coconut.

Fallingstar Thu 13-Aug-26 12:56:25

Shak Shuka. A favourite breakfast option in the Levant. I use good quality tinned plum toms but you can use fresh. Fry the toms with onions and garlic and seasoning to taste in a large deep frying pan, simmer and then add several eggs over the toms, cook slowly and cover if you want the eggs to be cooked through, or not if you want the eggs runny.
There are many variations of this but this is how I have always done it.
Serve with crusty bread.