This article was written for Annabel & Grace, which is now part of Rest Less.
I thought I would feature in one post, our top ten favourite vegetarian recipes as so many people are cutting back on meat in their diet. My husband and I try to eat vegetarian at home and only eat meat when out in a restaurant or at friends. My housekeeping expenditure has dramatically reduced and even my ‘Meat & two veg’ husband loves all the recipes below. It has made him cut out red meat completely but chicken and fish are still part of his diet.
BUTTERNUT SQUASH AUTUMN PIE:
This Butternut Squash Autumn Pie is a Mob Kitchen recipe and was cooked for husband and I by our youngest son and his friend. It looked amazing and tasted even better.
My husband said, “Who needs meat when you have recipes like this?”.
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CREAMY PISTACHIO AND SPINACH PESTO PASTA
A really good mid-week supper recipe. From the Eat Yourself Healthy book by Dr. Megan Rossi.
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AUBERGINE CHILLI TRAYBAKE
Aubergines are really good at taking on flavours and here they’re mixed with chilli, cumin, chickpeas and red kidney beans, then topped with more aubergines to make a delicious one-pot traybake. Finished with bubbling melted cheese, this is a hearty vegetarian dish.
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VEGETARIAN FRITTERS – SWEET POTATO AND CARROT
This is a recipe from the Cook with Janie website which was written for a Thermomix. I have therefore adapted it for those who do not have a Thermomix but do have family and friends who like vegetarian food. These vegetarian fritters are sensational and we all love them, including the meat-eaters in our family.
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HALLOUMI, MUSHROOM & SHALLOTS – A ONE POT WONDER
Fast becoming a regular treat in our house, this recipe is a great choice if you have a vegetarian to cater for. The mushrooms are quite meaty so I don’t think meat-eaters suffer! Pink peppercorns are optional but everyone who has eaten this at our house says they are a fantastic addition.
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SWEET POTATO BAKED EGGS
I found this recipe, Sweet Potato Baked Eggs, in a cookbook called Honestly Healthy in a hurry – the busy food-lover’s cookbook by Natasha Corrett. There are quite a few recipes that I love from this book.
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SHEPHERD’S POTATO RECIPE: A VEGETARIAN VERSION OF SHEPHERD’S PIE
This recipe for Shepherd’s Potato caught my eye as it is a vegetarian (& vegan) take on the very popular meat dish, Shepherd’s Pie.
I love a baked potato especially at this time of year. I also love mashed potato – perhaps it is my Irish heritage. Nigella Lawson once said on one of her cookery programmes that she could eat a bowl of mashed potato as a meal.
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WARMING SWEET POTATO & MUSHROOM POLENTA WITH TOMATOES
Grace and I love the two recipe books by Rukmini Iyer. This recipe for Warming Sweet Potato & Mushroom Polenta with Tomatoes, comes from The Green Roasting Tin.
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CLEANSING GREEN SOUP RECIPE
I always think this is a good time of year to go on a diet as we come into summer so eating salads and lighter foods is quite normal. A salad on a cold January day is not so appealing. To give your body a kickstart try this Cleansing Green Soup. I have a friend who cooks it every Monday and so starts the week with a cleanse! It is bursting with vitamins, minerals, fibre and plant protein so it really will make you feel awesome. It is great served with some sliced avocado or some brown rice.
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SPAGHETTI WITH COURGETTES, CHILLI, GARLIC AND LEMON
Was Googling around looking for courgette recipes and made this Spaghetti with Courgettes, Chilli, Garlic and Lemon last night. It’s ridiculously easy, ridiculously quick and… rather surprisingly, ridiculously delicious.So simple yet bursting with flavour.
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