Tried & tested student vegetarian recipes please!?!
Tried & tested student vegetarian recipes please!?
Hey everyone!
I'm looking for simple recipes on vegetarian breakfasts, lunches & suppers =)
Please nothing with exotic or expensive ingredients as i won't be able to afford them!!
My appreciation in advance :)
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Answers: 1. Veggie/cheese casserole: cut up veggies of your choice. Put in baking pan. Make roue, add a cup of grated cheese - sharp cheddar, provolone, whatever you like, and a mix of cheeses is okay, too. Cover, bake 35 min.s 385 degrees.
Roue: Put about 1/4 cup of water & 1/4 cup milk (soy milk okay) in small pan. Add pat of butter/marg. if you want. Add any spices you want, including a tiny bit of salt. Heat on lowest setting until just getting ready to simmer. Spoon a little bit out into a cup (coffee cup or measuring cup). Add 1-2 spoonfuls of flour. Mix thoroughly. Add to pan on stove. Keep heat low. Stir & stir. When it thickens, add the grated cheese, continue to stir until cheese melts, then pour over veggies in baking dish. You can use this sauce & modify it for other dishes, too - like mac & cheese.
2. Spaghetti - buy vegetarian sauce, boil whatever kind of pasta you want, make a salad on the side, put baguette of french bread on table with it.
3. "Mexican" casserole - layer corn tortillas in a baking dish. Put some refries straight from the can on them. Grate some cheese & put some over that. Add onions if you want. Add cooked rice and/or hominy (from the can) if you want. Repeat layers until baking dish is full. cover. Bake 385 for 30 mins. one can each:
black beans
soy beans
kidney beans
corn
chop in some onions, bell peppers, hot peppers
olive oil, salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar to taste.
Refrigerate a few hours - gets better overnight.
Cheap easy lasts well for days in fridge. Omlettes are great or hard boiled eggs since they're so cheap and an easy way to get protein - and you can have these for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Also, sandwiches are easy and portable - you can do avocado, tomato and sprouts or even PB&J if you're on the go.
Stir frys are my favorite for dinner because you can make brown rice cheaply, use whatever veggies were on sale and use tofu which is acutally cheaper than you might think . . . in my grocery store, it's cheaper than ground beef.
Also, I try to keep hummus around, which you can either make or buy, and plenty of canned beans to make different spreads with or add to stir frys. Making pizza at home is fun, too and can be done just on some flat bread with fresh veggies, pesto, tomato sauce, olive tapanade or anything else you might have. It's hard to just cook anything just one serving at a time so you'll probably find you have leftovers which are good to package up for your lunch the next day.
Remember you don't have to cook for every meal . . . a fresh apple or banana, some cereal and a cup of tea is a great breakfast. Or premake some oatmeal or vegan banana bread to keep in the fridge for times when you don't feel like making something fresh. you can make a whole pound of pasta for less than $4 usually, including the pasta and sauce...
also you can try a package of the oriental flavored ramen noodles, if you want to jazz them up just boil the noodles, drain the water add a can of black beans and some steamed brocolli (if u want) stir in some butter and the season packet....
my extra special tofu bbq is super cheap and fast and easy to make...all you need is a pack of firm tofu, and some bbq sauce (i usually make my own) sautee those two things together (u can add onion and bell pepper) and you can eat it as is, with a side dish or on a hoagie!