Inviting a vegetarian friend over?!
Inviting a vegetarian friend over?
He's had us over for dinner, so we'd like to do the same. However, we are not vegetarian, so we have no idea what to cook. Any good meatless pasta recipes? No tofu or eggplant please.
Answers:
Make Hummus and serve with pita slices and baby carrots.
For the Main course serve Lentil Soup with Cornbread.
You've got to have something sweet too! How about baked pears cooked in brown sugar with caramel and/or whipped cream. This is a great combination for a winter season get together. You can find all of these recipes at www.recipes.com
Soup is easy and Delicious and who doesn't like Hummus?
Try www.recipezaar.com. They should give you PLENTY of FREE vegetarian recipes.
This is actually quite simple: make your pasta as you normally would, just leave out the meat! A good pasta sauce can be made with onions, garlic, green pepper, mushrooms, tomato sauce (the ind with spices already in it makes things easier!). You can add some TVP about 5-10 minutes before the sauce is done to add some protein and texture to the meal. Serve over whole grain pasta for a healthy meal.
I'm not sure how familiar you are with his eating habits - does he eat dairy products and eggs? (for example).
Let him eat STEAK!
OK, just kidding.
How about making a vegetable Alfredo. Cook your pasta, saute up some cut up veggies in some oil and garlic, when they are tender add the drained pasta and a jar or two of Alfredo sauce and mix and heat.
Of course you can make meatless spaghetti also or any other pasta sauce you prefer just leave out the meat.
A nice tossed salad, some french bread and you're good to go. Don't forget the dessert. Burp.
make some flipping meat and say eat it, you ungrateful little bastard
search on the yahoo or got to www.foodnetwork.com or www.allrecipies.com and type in vegitarian, they should have lots of them or find an offical website for vegans or vegitarians, you might want to find out if he eats things that come from animals, such as eggs, milk etc, or if he is strictly vegan, eats no animal byproducts. Good Luck
I make vegetarian spaghetti all the time (coz I am a veggie ;) )
Fyvel's recipe is pretty good although I leave out the textured vegetable protein because I cannot get the brand I love here.
http://www.vegetarian.ie has some recipes too.
I am going to my husband's family for Christmas this year but I am bringing my own food since I'm the only vegetarian.
Despite what the 'Let him eat Steak!" people say, it is very kind and appreciated when someone acknowledges what food a guest avoids.
oh man. there's SO much you could cook that isn't pasta. Without being eggplant or tofu (which would really bite for me because I don't like either and I'm veg).
go to www.vegetariantimes.com there's a section with recipies. OR you can go to www.veggieboards.com there should be plenty of recipies there, too. Done right, veggie food can be SO much more amazing than non-veg. Good luck!
There are tons of meatless pasta recipes. Did you ever have angel hair pasta with garlic and olive oil? That's considered vegetarian. Toss it with steamed broccoli and bell pepper strips.
Think about it...does everything you cook have meat in it??
one of my favorites is meatless chili..
you can do 2 bowls..
and cook some meat separate..that can be added latter..at choice in a separte bowl and sauce pan.
add a nice salad..and some bread..
yum.. or some green fried tomatoes..
stuffed jalepeno's..
Really you have a variety of options. If you really want to do pasta you could make any of them and just not use meat in them. I make a vegetarian lasagna that usually goes over well. I put kidney beans, squash, boiled eggs, onions, and spinach in mine. What I do is mix sour cream and ricotta cheese together with steamed spinach. This makes it spread easier.
Another option for you to do is make Thai food. Many of those recipes don't have meat.
However when you have a vegetarian friend over for dinner the entire meal does not have to be vegetarian, just make sure that there are options available for them.
I hope this helps you be able to have an enjoyable dinner with your friend.
visit the source link. they have really good recipies. also, you can buy meat substitutes at grocrey stores if you like.
My favorite vegetarian pasta dish is Pesto, king of pasta sauces. You can find any recipe you like, they are tones out there. Just try to omit parmesan cheese because they contain rennet or Lipase (not vegetarian friendly). Most people love pesto pasta.
You can have some chopped sun dried tomatoes on the table (ones that are in oil). It is a good option to add to this dish.
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go to www.vegcooking.com
Salads are nice for a 1st course. . then theres the possibiltie of soup. . .you could do a meatless spaghetti. . there are sooo many choices!!