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Quick Vegetarian Meals
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These quick vegetarian meals /quick vegan meals practically cook themselves they're so easy! In fact, many of the suggestion are quick no cooking vegetarian meals!
Note: If you're a vegan, use vegan cheese in place of dairy cheese and soy yogurt or coconut yogurt in place of dairy yogurt suggested in the recipes.
Quick and Easy Vegetarian Meals: Breakfast
- Oatmeal + blueberries (fresh or frozen) + walnuts
- Hot quinoa cereal + pineapple tidbits (fresh or canned in own juice, drained) + slivered almonds + cinnamon
- Banana French Toast: Puree 1 very ripe banana with soymilk and sprinkling of cinnamon for "batter." Dip whole wheat bread in batter and cook in pan prepared with nonstick cooking spray.
- Yogurt Parfait: In a parfait glass, layer the following: plain nonfat Greek yogurt (soy yogurt for vegans) and sliced strawberries or banana. Sprinkle with lowfat granola on top.
- Fruit Smoothie: Blend 1 cup skim milk (or milk alternative: soymilk, almond milk, rice milk, or coconut milk) + 1/2 cup frozen berries + 1/2 banana + 1 Tbsp. ground flaxseeds. Serves 1.
Quick and Easy Vegetarian Meals: Lunch
- Hummus Wrap: Fill a whole wheat tortilla with: hummus + roasted red bell pepper strips (use jarred to speed preparation) + baby spinach + lowfat (vegan) cheese
- Turkey--NOT--sandwich: whole wheat bread + Tofurky soy lunch meat (or a similar brand) + sliced tomatoes + lettuce + sliced avocado
- TLT (Tofu, Lettuce and Tomato): Stuff a whole wheat pita pocket with lettuce, sliced tomatoes, and diced, prepared tofu (White Wave Baked Tofu and Tree of Life Tofu are good brands).
- English Muffin Pizza: Top toasted whole wheat English muffin with jarred pizza sauce. Add shredded lowfat (vegan) cheese and pineapple tidbits. Place under broiler until cheese melts.
- Veggie Egg White Omelet. Serve wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla with salsa. Note: Vegans can substitute scrambled tofu.
Quick Vegetarian Meals: Dinner
- Chili Stuffed Potato: Top a baked sweet potato with (canned) vegetarian chili. Sprinkle with shredded lowfat (vegan) cheese. Heat until cheese melts.
- Bean Tostada: Broil corn tortillas until crispy. Top with fat free refried beans, (vegan) cheese, shredded lettuce, diced tomato, and avocado slices.
- Taco Salad: Top salad greens with vegetarian chili. Top with salsa and crushed baked corn chips.
- Veggie Burger on whole wheat bun + tomato slices + Romaine lettuce + mustard + optional cheese
- Portabello Mushroom Burger: Serve grilled portabello mushroom on whole wheat bun + tomato slices + (vegan) cheese + wasabi mayonnaise (or Veganaise mixed with wasabi powder).
Do YOU have a vegan or vegetarian meal you'd like to share? Send me your quick vegetarian meals and I'll post them here!
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