Trying to do vegetarian one night a week..?

I read on one of the cooking websites that eating vegetarian one night a week can cut down on cholesterol and other health problems.. My husband is a carnivore, but he is willing to try it. I am looking for recipes that will make him fill full, so that he doesn't miss the meat, or not feel satisfied. He Loves beans.. cannot stand corn or any of the "leafy" greens.. any ideas??Trying to do vegetarian one night a week..?Vegetarian diet: How to get the best nutrition

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Vegetarian and Vegan Recopies

http://www.vegan-food.net/



A couple cookbooks you may find interesting -

Becoming Vegetarian: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Vegetarian Diet - Vesanto Melina %26amp; Brenda Davis

The Meat-Lover's Vegetarian Cookbook - Tanya PetrovnaTrying to do vegetarian one night a week..?
Breakfast! Eggs with pancakes/french toast/waffles??? You could try fake sausage but I wouldn't.



You could also do boca burgers (ground up soy and veggies and flavored to taste like a hamburger), or bread and fry up any number of veggie slices like eggplant and dress like a burger.



Beans and rice...spanish rice...mac and cheese...rice and lentils with broccoli and parmesan.



You can also do meatless soups and salads.



You can also have a little meat every night if you use a little less every night than usual. Instead of separate courses on the plate, make it just another ingredient in a meat sauce, casserole, soup, stir-fry, or another type of one-pot meal, so that you can stretch it and no one will miss it!Trying to do vegetarian one night a week..?Well im a vegan chef and when i am cooking for carnivores i make foods that taste good and are filled with protein to make them feel just a full as if they ate meat. i suggest using a a grain called quinoa (keen-wa) instead of using pasta or rice in your recipes it has a great flavor and quite a lot of protein for a grain. Another dish you could make is a lentil stew with onions garlic and ginger it tastes amazing and fills you up fast.

-good luck!
My boyfriend is vegetarian he loves beans and mixes different beans that he likes. Try to mash his beans with healthy oils like re friend beans add them to a wheat tortilla or pita bread with cheese possibly tofu to mix it up a little. It sykes the mind into thinking the tofu is meat. Also baking fish tacos like mahi-mahi or talapia with lemon pepper. Hope this helps and good luck.Trying to do vegetarian one night a week..?Make lasagna! It's one of my favorites, and it's pretty filling. Since he likes beans, you might want to try chili. It's full of beans, and it's really good. Even my dad, who sounds a lot like your husband, liked it!Trying to do vegetarian one night a week..?
Some of my favorite veg*n cooking websites:



http://101cookbooks.com (I like the TLT sandwich)

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com (try the smoky refried bean soup, yum!)

http://vegweb.com

http://theppk.com (check the blog section)



Hope that helps!
I love 3 cheese lasagna. And cheese, bean, sour cream, pepper, and olive filled enhiladas. Try looking up recipes on cooks.com. I'm a vegetarian, and those are both really filling, hearty meals in my opinion :)Trying to do vegetarian one night a week..?
Veggie lasagna with layered eggplant, you should precook the eggplant first, then continue on with your lasagna like usual.
Tofu!

I had Tofu Sausage from the company Tofurky. It had sun dried tomato in it, just cook it a bit,

and eat with some sauce it's excellent.
you could do bean burritos, channa masala (an indian dish with chickpeas), minestrone soup, falafel with pitas
You could do stir fry with rice, roasted veggies with pasta, a hearty veggie soup, or spaghetti without meat sauce.
There's a cookbook called "The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook" that has hearty recipes, although some are a little complex.



Also check out www.vegweb.com, a recipe website that has tons of recipes.



If he likes chili, try making vegetarian chili with either tempeh or vegetarian crumbles. Tempeh is an Indonesian food product made of fermented soy beans. It has a nutty, chewy texture and can also be marinated and grilled or sauteed.



If you can learn how to make your own seitan (a.k.a. wheat meat), you can make "chops" for dinner or cut it into small pieces to put in a stew. Sarah Kramer's "La Dolce Vegan" has some good recipes to simmer the seitan to give it flavor. It's been a while since I made it, but I would make a double batch, freeze half, and then let the other half sit overnight to blend the flavors and use it in a recipe a day or two later.



You can make stir-fry with veggie meal starter strips and veggies. There are a number of brands available, even at conventional grocery stores. Experiment to see which ones you like best. And serve with brown rice, as it's a lot healthier. You can also make fajitas and tacos with starter strips or veggie crumbles. Fantastic Foods has an instant taco filling mix, which is pretty good. You can chop up all sorts of veggies and both of you make your own tacos.



If you're really adventurous, check out Purely Decadent non-dairy desserts. They have soy "ice cream" and coconut milk "ice cream". As they are all plant based, they have zero cholesterol.



If he likes it, and I hope he does, you may want to consider mixing meat and veggie crumbles on your non-veg days. He'll still get the meat he loves, just a smaller amount.



If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
I'm not quite understanding why people are talking about fish %26amp; turkey and risotto with chicken stock if you want to be vegetarian once a week. I'm also not sure why people would be recommending cheese lasagnas and things loaded with dairy if hubby has a cholesterol problem.



I love pastas with seasonal ingredients. One I make myself that absolutely leaves me stuffed:



(Serves 2)

Fresh Penne Pasta

2 cups chopped spinach

1/2" slice of onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic

12 oyster or chanterelle mushrooms (dried wild mushrooms also work well)

1/2 cup vegetable stock

2 Tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, sliced.



Cook pasta as directed.

Heat olive oil over medium heat until hot.

Add onions and mushrooms. Sautee until onions are transparent and mushrooms start to crisp.

Add garlic and sautee 2 minutes.

Add spinach %26amp; stock and sautee until wilted.



Pour mixture over cooked Penne pasta, top with sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, and a small amount of parmesan cheese (optional).



This is my own recipe and is so good, if I do say so myself.



We also do veggie burritos a ton. No-fat refried beans, flavored tortillas (lard free) and sauteed veggies. We usually use onion, bell peppers, and sometimes mushrooms. Add Morningstar Farms Buffalo chicken nuggets for protein if you wish. Use fresh Cilantro for flavor and you are set.



Asian dishes are also simple. Prepare brown rice. I buy the Trader Joe's "Stir Fry Veggies". Sautee them and add a vegetarian sauce of your choice (peanut butter also works). Serve veggies over rice and you are done. Add sauteed tofu or Morningstar Farms "Chicken" strips for protein.



Baked Portabella Mushrooms stuffed with couscous or quinoa and topped with spinach, sundried tomato, %26amp; bell pepper sauteed in white wine. Add some crumbled herbed Chevre for flavor.
Buy a vegetarian cookbook. OR, one that has low cholesterol recipes. I mean, eggs and cheese have a lot of cholesterol I believe, so you'll want to cut those out too.



So, if he doesn't like too many veggies, then you're looking at beans... so maybe a vegetarian chili?



Instead of making dinner one night, have a snack night. Cut up an apple or two, serve with grapes, small pieces of cheese and crackers. Or a PB%26amp;J for dinner.



How bout a cucumber and tomato salad which is just cucumber, fresh roma tomatoes, a little red onion, basil and black olives, which are optional. Toss with just a little fresh EVOO, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. If you make this when tomatoes are super ripe, then it's really good.



Shrimp and some fish are high in cholesterol too, so be careful of that too.



I have a Italian vegetarian dip that is good. It's 1 can of white beans, or cannelloni beans, drained. 2 cloves of garlic, 1 package of cream cheese (8 oz), and about 1/2 cup or so of chives. Throw it in a food processor and it is great over french bread or crackers.
my husband is the biggest meat and potato guy too, but CONSTANTLY requests both of these meatless dishes. the first seems like a lot of vegetables (about 2 cookie sheets) and sometimes i even add a little more than called for, but they really shrink down. make sure to use a good quality parmesan, as it is a key flavor component.



Pasta Primavera



3 carrots, peeled and cut into thin strips

2 medium zucchini or 1 large zucchini, cut into thin strips

2 yellow squash, cut into thin strips

1 onion, thinly sliced

1 yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips

1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips

1/4 cup olive oil

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon dried Italian herbs or herbes de Provence

1 pound farfalle (bowtie pasta)

15 cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2 cup grated Parmesan





Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.



On a large heavy baking sheet, toss all of the vegetables with the oil, salt, pepper, and dried herbs to coat. Transfer half of the vegetable mixture to another heavy large baking sheet and arrange evenly over the baking sheets. Bake until the carrots are tender and the vegetables begin to brown, stirring after the first 10 minutes, about 20 minutes total.



Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, tender but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.



Toss the pasta with the vegetable mixtures in a large bowl to combine. Toss with the cherry tomatoes and enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and serve immediately.



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Sweet Pea Risotto Gratin



One 10-ounce package frozen baby peas, thawed

6 cups chicken broth

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped

1 pound arborio rice

1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated

Salt and freshly ground pepper

1/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs



Puree half of the peas in a food processor and set aside with the whole peas.



In a saucepan, heat the chicken broth and keep warm. Grease a 2-quart casserole and set aside.



In a large saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Stir in the onion and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the rice and stir well to coat the grains with butter. Add 1 cup of the chicken broth to the rice, lower the heat slightly and stir until the broth is absorbed. Continue adding broth in 1/2 cup increments, letting the rice absorb the liquid (about 3 minutes) after each addition, and stirring almost constantly, until the rice is cooked, 20 to 25 minutes. The finished rice will be creamy but still firm to the bite.



A few minutes before the risotto is done, stir in the pureed and whole peas. Turn on the broiler.



Remove the cooked rice from the heat and stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and 3/4 cup of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Season with salt and pepper. Stir the remaining 1/4 cup of grated cheese and the bread crumbs together. Transfer the risotto to the prepared casserole dish and top with the bread crumb mixture. Place the dish under the broiler about 6 inches from the heat source and broil for about 2 minutes, or until the top is golden. Serve immediately.
Go to your local natural supermarket. They will have some suggestions. Also, substitute ground turkey for ground beef when making burgers and tacos and such. Most people don't notice the difference until you tell them. It's so much more healthy. Try introducing some foreign foods. A lot of cultures are mainly veg.
some people like toffu, i wouldnt try it but whatever. Anyway I would cut back on portions. If God didnt want us to eat meat or protein he wouldnt have given us animals.