I don't know how comfortable you are with Chinese cooking but generally there is a lot of the using meat as a flavor concept in Chinese cooking. I find western food to be very heavy on meat and meat substituted.
For example, you can cook this eggplant dish, a mapo tofu, and a steamed egg custard with one pound of ground meat. I have made all 3 and they are delicious and would feed you for a few dinners.
https://thewoksoflife.com/fish-fragrant-eggplant-yuxiang-qiezi/#recipe
https://thewoksoflife.com/ma-po-tofu-real-deal/#recipe
https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-eggs-with-crispy-pork/#recipe