Does any have any ideas for quick vegetarian meals that are simple and birthday appropriate>>?

Question

my uncles a vegetarian and his birthday is coming up; and vegetarian meals and desserts are often more complex and often have ingredients I've never heard of........

Answer 1

Try some of these websites, you'll find that they aren't that difficult or complex, and many have on-hand ingredients.

http://vegweb.com/

http://www.crystalbyblog.blogspot.com/

http://veganyumyum.com/

http://theppk.com/

Answer 2

Amy's Soy Mac-n-cheese, add Soy Knox or Smart Dogs.

Amy's Indian food or Trader Joe's Indian Food (Dal) with rice.

Veat 'Salmon' (pan fry in olive oil, garlic powder and capers or lemon juice) serve with rice and a salad.

Hummus, pita bread and a salad.

Gardenburger Breakfast Bacon - make a BLT add avacado.

Slice tomatoes in rounds, top with Soya Kaas mozzarella cheese, basil, cut up figs (peeled, washed in hot water to bring out the sweetness) sprinkle with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Leave out to room temp until cheese is 'melted' looking.

Stir-fry veggies and rice with Tofu - I use extra firm, wrap in paper towels to soak up the excess water. Cut in slices, fry in a little olive oil, hot pepper sesame oil and soy sauce. Sprinkle with ginger, garlic, curry, whatever you have in the cupboard. Top with sesame seeds. You can also top it with sliced veggie cheese and serve on toasted sourdough with mustard.

Gardenburger Riblets, baked potato, broccoli (w/ lemon, margarine and garlic) and a salad.

Pasta w/ marinara sauce, if you have Boca Itailan Sausages cut them up and add it to the sauce. Serve with garlic bread - spread butter on bread, sprinkle with garlic powder and brown in a pan, butter side down.

Clean portobello mushrooms, cut up, saute in olive oil, garlic and a little soy sauce. Serve with salad.

MorningStar Farms Sausages (not the breakfast ones) are good on homemade pizza - add mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, onions, soy cheese.

Easy Corn Chowder Soup – 1 can each of White Corn, Yellow Corn and Creamed Corn, including the water from the can. Cut up celery add to the pot, add a little rice dream milk.

To vegetarian refried beans add mild green sauce. Add soy cheese if desired. Make Spanish Rice – Far East and/or Rice-a-Roni makes it in a box, just add tomatoes. Serve in a burrito, taco or tostada – add lettuce, tomatoes, soy cheese and avacado to the top.

Quorn turkey roast, with mashed potatoes and a vegetable. Use leftovers on for a 'turkey' sandwich or in soup -

Vegetarian Chicken Noodle Soup

6 cups of pure water

¾ cup Vegetarian Chicken Soup Base

6 organic celery stalks, chopped

1 ½ cups sweet onion

6 carrots, chopped finely

1 package organic noodles (rice, corn or barley)

1 package of Quorn Tenders (or use leftover Quorn Turkey Roast cut up)

Sauté Tenders lightly in olive oil. Heat water, add soup base, stirring gently. Add vegetables, noodles (consider breaking them into 1-2 inch pieces) and Quorn Tenders.

Basil, Tomato and Mozzarella Sandwich

INGREDIENTS

1 (1 pound) loaf Italian bread

6 fresh basil leaves, chopped

2 tomatoes, sliced

4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced (Soya Kaas)

1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

DIRECTIONS

Slice the loaf of bread in half lengthwise. Layer the basil, tomato slices, and mozzarella cheese between the two halves of bread. Cut into four sandwiches.

In a small dish, stir together the balsamic vinegar and red pepper flakes. Use as a dipping sauce.

Answer 3

this is awsome: stuffed potatoes

-boil potatoes untill almost done, cut them in half and using a teaspoon make a hole in the middle of each one.

-mix the potatoes "crumbs" that you took out with mushrooms, garlic , parsley, salt and pepper anf  stuff the potatoes back with this filling

-arrange potatoes in single layer in a pan

- in a pot stir fry chopped vegetables: onions, bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic , salt and pepper, add 1 small can tomatoe paste and pour over potatoes.

bake at 375 for about 20 min.

it's really good

Answer 4

On the contrary, my dear Sly!

Vegetarian dishes are oftentimes simpler than meat-based meals as you don't have to worry about cross contamination, making sure the meat was hot enough when it was cooked, etc. Veggie recipes are sometimes harder to find, but I think you'll have a time when you fix your uncle's birthday meal. :-)

You could make rolled lasagna for him - cook lasagna noodles according to the package. Meanwhile, mix up your uncle's favorite stuffing: ricotta cheese and spinach or marinara sauce, mushrooms and fresh Parmesan cheese. After the noodles are finished, drain and rinse. Run cold water in the pot until it just covers the noodles (to prevent sticking). On a clean work surface, take one noodle and spread some of the mixture onto the noodle. Starting at one end, carefully roll the pasta into a spiral. Place it seam-side down in a baking dish. Continue this process until all the noodles are used. Pour leftover stuffing material over the rolls. You can also add some cheese on top. Bake in the oven (at about 425) until the cheese is bubbly or lightly brown.

Ta-dah! Add a tossed salad or some light soup for a starter and you're good.

Answer 5

My brothers aren't vegetarians and I am. So when we got together on Saturday with my parents I was pleasantly surprised that they liked these concoctions:

Hollow out a sourdough loaf of bread and layer with hummus, roasted red peppers, grilled eggplant, grilled zucchini as high as they will go, make the last layer another moist one, like chopped olive tapenade, or pesto, or ??? Then press with a heavy book or something in the fridge. Eat when you are ready, even twelve hours later. My mom likes it with a pickle on the side. The next dish is a little weird sounding, but hearty and tasty: Chop up cabbage and begin to steam it about 5-8 minutes, then add one diced potato and one diced APPLE, 1 tsp cinnamon, steam some more like 5-8 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Add meat alternative, or my favorite, (if you eat it) salmon "sausage". Add salt and pepper to taste. Sounds weird, but it is great and I probably cook the cabbage too long, but it works. Experiment.