Recipes for Meatless Mondays

[Anonymous]

I am going to do a meatless monday to cut down on food bills. Can anyone recommend some quick easy recipes that would appeal to preschoolers and toddlers who are picky?

[Anonymous]

I usually don't hide veggies, but google Mark Bittman's creamy macaroni and cheese with cauliflower - my kids don't even know it's in there and they love it - bake it with some breadcrumbs on top. (Bittman has a good veg cookbook.) Plus this can be made ahead and warmed when you get home. We also like black bean and cheese quesadillas with guacamole, and mushroom and cheese risotto.

[Anonymous]

Gadu Gadu:
http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/indonesia/gadogado.html#axzz2PRiVJuc4

Basically, it's cooked vegetables in peanut sauce.

[Anonymous]

You can always do breakfast for dinner with egg dishes and fruits/vegs they will eat. I made zucchini pancakes (savory, not sweet) with cheddar cheese and called them dinosaur pancakes. Disappeared in no time.

And I agree with 19:30 about the cauliflower mac & cheese- so yummy.

[Anonymous]

Quiche
Eggplant Parm
Beans and rice with fried plantains
Make your own burritos (with said beans)
I'd also look at some vegetarian Indian recipes

[Anonymous]

frozen pizza or homemade pizza.
pasta and marinara.
veggie chili.
love the beans and rice suggestion above, too. Red beans and rice are one of my favorites!

[Anonymous]

Beans & rice

Soak dried red kidney beans in water the nite before. Then, boil for 1+ hours with 1 fried onion, 3 cloves garlic, 1 can tomato paste, oregano, salt.

Serve over white rice. For pizazz, mix squeezed lime and a lil' oil with the rice only before serving.

[Anonymous]

There's a great veggie sloppy joe recipe on this DC foodie (veggie) site:

http://www.keepitsimplefoods.com/vegetarian/sloppy-joes/

(I'd just replace the hot sauce ingredient with Worchestershire - its kid friendly).

[Anonymous]

taco pizza
http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2013/02/taco-pizza-674-recipe-169-serving.html
seriously yummy - like a taco bell mexican pizza, only not totally gross - easy, and fast.
I made it with tortillas as the base instead of dough - extra crispy thin crust!

[Anonymous]

Beans and rice with quesadillas that the kids can add toppings to.

Lentils

Rice bowl with veggies and beans

[Anonymous]

Lasagna, vegetarian chili, fried rice (with tofu), been or cheese enchiladas, falafel. hummus wraps.

[Anonymous]

Veggies quesadillas (beans , onions, cheese)
Roasted cauliflower
Steamed or raw veggies and homemade dips
Falafel and hummus
Veggie stirfry with tofu - fry everything separately for picky eaters and put in separate bowls and thy can choose which veg they want
Scrambles eggs with salsa

[Anonymous]

I love tofu stir fry! Try the teriyaki tofu from TJ!