Cheap vegetarian meals

CrockPot Stuffed Peppers

crockpot meatless stuffed peppersThis meatless stuffed pepper recipe takes 30-45 minutes to prepare (mostly because of all the chopping) but it is well worth the effort especially if you are trying to impress non vegetarians with how good meatless meals can be. Actually I have two version of this recipe, one with ground beef added and one without. You make both in the same crockpot, so if your trying to please both vegetarians and meat eaters (say for Thanksgiving dinner [Read more...]

Easy Ratatouille in a Crock Pot Recipe

Easy Ratatouille in a Crock PotRatatoille is a French dish which combines many sweet vegetables like peppers, tomatos, onions and zuccini. The vegetables are stewed together in a gravy of olive oil, garlic and herbs. As usual the crockpot is a big time saver, reducing the normal hour of prep time to about 15 minutes. [Read more...]

Spinach and Bean Dish

spinach dishThis vegetarian spinach and bean dish can make a good protein rich snack or side dish, and is very easy to make. [Read more...]

Baked Beans on Toast

veganThis old English breakfast recipe should be on every vegetarians list of quick kid friendly meals. It is loaded with protein and vitamins and is still yummy enough to be considered a comfort food. It is not hard to make, either. [Read more...]

Vegan Apple Cherry Crisp

Slow cooker apple dessertThis is one of my all time favorite slow cooker dessert recipes. You can make this crisp with almost any kind of fruit, the best apples to use are macintosh but really any kind will do.. and the best thing about this apple cherry crisp (besides eating it) is no rolling pastry dough..MMMmmm.

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Lacto Ovo Slow Cooker Tomato vegetable Soup

slow cooker tomato vegetable soupOne of the first meatless recipes I made when dabbling with vegetarian food was this one. You can make this on the stovetop but I use a big six quart cropckpot. (If you are using a smaller crockpot scale down the ingredients accordingly). takes less than thirty minutes to prepare and makes enough food for a week! [Read more...]

Heart Healthy Pasta and Pinto Beans Recipe with Avocado (Alfredo Style Sauce)

heart healthy pasta and pinto beans recipe with avocadoHere’s a heart healthy vegetarian recipe that tastes good. I promise. It is not what I would call low fat but the avocado is a source of monosaturated fat, (the good fat that makes blood cholesterol levels and triglycerides go down). [Read more...]

Breaded Cauliflower Recipe with Parmesan Cheese

Breaded cauliflower Recipe with Parmesan CheeseCauliflower is very healthy as well as being easy to cook for a side dish or low fat snack. It can be boiled, steamed, baked or eaten raw. This recipe is an adaption of my mothers Italian breaded cauliflower parmesan recipe which she fried. [Read more...]