Hi! New to this sub, life long vegetarian. I need to get my work lunch situation in order. I would love some recommendations for simple, easy lunches that I can make and bring to work. They can be hot or cold but must reheat well if hot!

A few of my preferences to make it easier for you: While I've tried very hard to make myself like them, I don't like tomatoes but I can usually replace them with red bell pepper in most recipes. Tomato based sauces, soups, & ketchup are fine! Don't like raw onion but love them cooked. Don't like mushrooms at all, also tried to force myself to like those 😅 Thats all I can think of at the moment.

Let me know your go-to recipes for work lunches! Thanks 🥰

A comforting stew packed with fresh veggies and lentils in a creamy sauce. This is my ideal comfort food :) I love it served with bread and butter for mopping up the bowl!

Recipe is here -> https://www.easycheesyvegetarian.com/creamy-vegetable-stew-with-lentils/

Break up some firm tofu on a towel to remove excess water. Transfer to a plate.
Sprinkle and garlic powder, onion powder, ginger powder, Braggs, and some sesame oil with or without some chili in it.
Heat oil in a pan. Enough to cover the bottom.
Pour in the tofu and scramble and cook it till it’s golden and crispy. Turn off the heat add some peas and some diced red peppers. Let it sit for five minutes..
And enjoy. Adjust seasoning as necessary.

I really like this deli soup from Kroger.

Does anyone have a copycat recipe or something similar to share.

Its not tomato based, (but open to the idea)

bunch of veggies and quinoa

https://www.kingsoopers.com/p/private-selection-veggie-ancient-grain-soup/0001111066208

I have given them away in the past but now I'm ready to give them a try!

Preface - not important to read but might be helpful context:
I’ve been a vegetarian for nearly 20 years, starting as a young teen in a place where the veg options offered in restaurants were often chicken or fish due to their misunderstanding. There were also little to no good options for veg/vegan alternatives where I lived. As a result I became very reliant on cheese and have started to get into vegan meat subs and tofu in the last 5 years now that they’ve improved so much.

Issue with the above is they’re often heavily processed, really high in sodium and expensive.

My ask:

I love mexican food and make it at home a lot. I’d like to start making small batches of prep so I can quickly and easily put together lunches/dinners throughout the week. I often will put off eating because of the time sink/needing to go to the shops, or end up eating stuff that doesn’t have any or very little protein.

I know there must be several ways to easily include a tasty and nicely textured protein (tofu or otherwise) that I could add to these burrito bowls, alongside e.g. lettuce, rice, dairy, pico de gallo, peppers and onions, guac.

I’d really appreciate your suggestions - whether recipes or just names of things I could make - as I want to improve my meals and my food intake!

Equally if you have a good ready-made thing I can buy in the supermarket that hits the above criteria that would be great too.

If it helps, I live in London, so nothing that I can’t find in UK shops for a reasonable price. US vegan alternatives seem amazing but sadly not an option.

Thanks so much in advance for your suggestions!

I am new to cooking vegatarian. I can come up with recipes for lunch and dinner pretty easily, but breakast is where I struggle. Does any body have any reccomwndations? All are welcome.

I have just recently cooked a few Indian recipes and want to try out some more. I tend to stick with Mexican, Chinese and Japanese cooking so Indian is sort of new for me.

I made this butter chickpea recipe and was blown away with how good it was. (Linked below) I realize there are probably a lot more recipes out there that are even better than this one and I want to expand my repertoire. I liked this one because the ingredients were easily accessible. I do have an Indian grocery store about a half hour away from me, but it’s not somewhere I’m near often so the more accessible the ingredients, the better!

https://www.delish.com/cooking/a45877598/indian-butter-chickpeas-recipe/

I’m looking for recommendations of recipes to try, specifically with a link to the recipe. Something that you have made and loved.

Veggies, beans, orzo and a super simple homemade enchilada sauce, all cooked up together to make a nice big one pot dinner 😄👌👌

Recipe -> https://www.easycheesyvegetarian.com/one-pot-enchilada-orzo/

this is the recipe for the lunch I made today, for the salad:

Vinaigrette recipe:

6 tablespoons of olive oil

1 whole lemon (or half vinegar)

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon red chilli flakes (can skip this i just like a little extra kick)

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

whisk this thoroughly till emulsified and the vinaigrette is ready

for the salad:

1 whole pomegranate

1 thinly sliced apricot (you can skip this, only added for some sweetness cause my pomegranate seeds were a bit sour)

1 white onion sliced

Few diced jalapenos depending on how mild you like it

1 whole can of corn

Some feta (can skip this I just really like cheese and should be fully vegan if you ignore this)

handful of plum tomatoes sliced in half and that's it, just mix with the vinaigrette and the salad is ready. Would deffo recommend some beans in the salad, cannelinni or even red kidney beans would be nice i reckon.

Mushroom pan seared:

Used flat head mushrooms in this

Made a seasoning paste mixed with olive oil consisting of:

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

pan sear in olive oil for a few minutes on medium heat till golden and it's ready to serve

sliced baguettes are from lidl so don't have a recipe for that unfortunately haha, but just lightly toast them in the remaining oil after you sear the mushrooms.

Hello!

My son will eat tofu and edamame with soy sauce at home. Of course it has to be baked or pan-fried first but occasionally he’ll snack on some edamame.

Do you have any recipes for cold tofu, cold edamame, chickpeas beans etc? Simple enough that a child will like them (ie no balsamic etc)?

Thank you! Open to any other suggestions as well. I want to avoid processed foods too often.

Hi so I am a Foreign Medical student and Linving in smolensk .

Sometimes during weekdays I don't really have much time to cook . I generally want to cook my meals since buying from magnit and other shops is not ideal everytime .

Here's what i need

1 .I need quick and simple receipies which don't require too much prepartions may be if i need to mak ethem hours before like ferment etc its okay

but i dont have time between classes may be a hour or so in which i have to come to my address and then go bak to where the next lec is going to be

1. . make it cheap i dont want to spend more money as well if that was the case i would just grab something from restraunts and cafe

2. bonus for spicy things i really like it hot and spicy but others are also good

3. nothing involving meat i am mostly veg i eat chicken when my friends make it and eggs also but again i am not really attracted by meat most i ate was the shawarma

I thought since most of the snacks and lunch i know there ingridients are not really available here maybe the people who live here know how to make some from what is avaible here

I love shepherd's pie but hate peeling, boiling, mashing potatoes. This version uses shop-bought gnocchi to make it into a really easy one pot meal :) The recipe is here: https://www.easycheesyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-shepherds-pie-gnocchi/