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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Healthy vegetarian or minimal meat/fish/eggs dinner ideas?

I came up with a list of ones we have eaten in the past and would really like to add others that aren’t too complicated or take a long time.

FYI, I don’t like chickpeas, hate olives, and am not that fond of tofu or quinoa although I will eat them. I like the taste of Asian and Indian foods but have to really watch my salt intake. Hubby is non-dairy except for cheese and yogurt.

I went through our recipe file, looked online, asked Hubby and searched my memory for these ideas.

  • Eggplant Parmesan with rice or pasta
  • Roasted eggplant ratatouille 
  • Vegetable pizza
  • Stuffed zucchini 
  • Mexican stuffed peppers 
  • Corn and black bean enchiladas
  • Bean and cheese tostados 
  • Vegetarian nachos
  • Black beans, rice, peppers & onion skillet with shredded cheese - serve fajita style or with Spanish rice
  • Tofu and veggie stir fry 
  • Veggies (steamed or roasted) and cheese over brown rice
  • Stuffed acorn squash
  • Pasta primavera
  • Goat cheese pasta with broccoli
  • Pasta salad
  • Bean salad
  • Bruschetta 
  • Minestrone
  • Lentil and carrot soup
  • Bob’s Red Mill Veggie soup mix
Minimal meat/fish/eggs
  • Pesto and salmon pasta
  • Chicken and bean tostados 
  • Fish/shrimp and bean tacos
  • Fajitas 
  • Huevos rancheros
  • Turkey and bean chili
  • Beef, pork or shrimp stir fry
  • Veggie frittata 
  • Chicken noodle soup
  • Tuna chef salad
  • Spinach salad with strawberries, cheese, nuts and hard cooked eggs
  • Potato salad with hard cooked eggs
  • Nicoise salad
The Hawaii Plan had a recent post with a great list of dinner ideas with lots of recipe links. That will be very helpful too.


4 comments:

  1. Lentil soups are great as are lentil curry's. Usually I just cut down the meat that is usually used in a recipe.

    God bless.

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    1. I really ought to explore curries. Thanks.

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  2. Like Jackie, I cut down the amount of meat, but I have to make sure I get enough protein. Things made with cottage cheese intrigue me - can your Hubby eat that?

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    1. I think he can in small quantities but doesn't like it. It is too high in sodium for me for any decent sized serving. Used to love to eat it.

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