Wednesday, October 3, 2012

3 Easy Vegetarian Dinners

I think I set a new record, because I have made myself and Andrew dinner THREE nights in a row! I am just now regretting not take photos, because I want to share my simple vegetarian meals with you, but I will do my best to share them anyway. FYI, the average time (besides oven preheating) for these meals is just 15 minutes! Each meal serves two and costs about $5 total.

Night 1
I had a coupon for any frozen item from Alexia, and it happened to be on sale! Woo! Anyway, I sauteed this up and added some red pepper and spinach to bulk it up, since I used this as a main dish and not a side. The oil is included in the package and it only takes about 12 minutes, like the package says. Before I put it in the bowl to serve, I added some goat cheese at the bottom and then stirred that together with my veggies. It was delicious, easy, affordable, and pretty healthy!


Night 2


Andrew and I love these MorningStar Mushroom Lover's Burgers. I had a coupon for these too, huzzah! Anyway, they do not take long to make at all on the stove. Just a few minutes on each side, but do not forget to add some swiss cheese when you have a couple minutes to go. I served it on a bun with spicy mustard, spinach, onion, and tomatoes. I also baked some Ore Ida crinkle fries and cut up a Honeycrisp apple for sides. We had coffee for dessert. Andrew said it was the best meal he'd had in a long time! (The fries took much longer than the veggie burger, so keep that in mind if you make this!)


Night 3
I don't know why I have never bought this pizza crust mix before, because you just have to add water. Thanks, Betty! We have bought the premade crusts before, but this is so much cheaper and tastes way more homemade! All you need to do is combine the mix and water, let it sit for five minutes, and then spread it on your pizza pan and add the toppings. I added tomato sauce (didn't have any pizza sauce but this worked just fine), minced garlic, fresh basil leaves, tomato, Italian shredded cheese, and goat cheese, yum! I thought it turned out really well and Andrew was 3-3, loving this as well.


I feel so accomplished and like we saved so much money! We tend to go out too much because we don't have time or we're too hungry and we'll spend anywhere between $10 and $20 even for takeout! So crazy. What are your favorite quick vegetarian meals? I'd love to know because I need more ideas! 


1 comment:

  1. Yum! I know what you mean... cooking saves so much money and I waste so much on take out even like Subway etc. A couple go to meals Ryan and I make are:
    "Whole bowl" - something we had in portland,that we try to make ourselves, here is whats in it: http://www.thewholebowl.com/what.php. For the sauce we mix spicy mustard and salsa verde, but any delicious salsa works too!

    Otherwise we often make a stir fry, buy lots of veggies saute them and try new delicious sauces, with brown rice,quinoa, or noodles. So easy and delicious!

    We like the Morningstar "Grillers Best" burgers, and we like to eat them with sweet BBQ sauce, grilled pineapple, dried cranberries, and spinach! Making it a little more exciting. PLUS I just found this blog and I am really excited to try some recipes!

    http://www.poorgirleatswell.com/category/recipes-3/vegetarian-recipes

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