For a quick meal this Meatless Monday, try this simple and delicious bean burger — no grill required. Grab a handful of ingredients that are probably already hiding in your pantry, turn on your stove top, and you're done in less than 10 minutes. This satisfying protein-packed bean burger would hit the spot after a tough gym session.
Learn how to make this recipe after the break!
While meaty meals can be delicious, they can also be heavy and high on saturated fat. With Fall in full swing, there are numerous vegetarian-friendly dishes that use seasonal produce. Whether you want a hearty soup, spicy tacos, or a fresh salad, these six unique recipes will have you saying goodbye to meat.
If your Memorial Day Monday was decidedly less than meatless, you may be in the mood for something that wasn't butchered, marinated, and charred on the grill. Here are three quick vegetarian meals (that take less than 30 minutes to make) for dinner tonight!
These spinach, barley, and veggie wraps need only a few minutes — and ingredients — to prepare. You can add veggies and spices to your liking; these wraps would be delicious served alongside a comforting bowl of soup.
Speaking of, want something hearty and creamy without all the calories? Try this broccoli and white bean soup — it's filling, fast, and only 125 calories!
See another meat-free entree after the break!
Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest day of eating after Thanksgiving. And if you had as good of a time as I did yesterday, chances are you're looking for a little reprieve from all that decadent (and amazing) party food. The perfect way to lighten up your night? Going for a meat-free meal. Have no fear — we've got you covered with 10 vegetarian recipes that are sure to fill and warm you up. Click through these recipes and get inspired for supper tonight!
While we are certainly meat lovers over here, we're also big proponents of Meatless Mondays. Not only does it help out with our carbon footprint, but sometimes it's just nice to switch things up a little bit, especially at the start of a week. We've shared our favorite meat-free recipes in the past, but with the arrival of National Soup Month, hot soup is definitely on my mind. Here are 10 delicious meat-free soups that are sure to fill you up and not let you down!
Maybe you've realized that all your meals are built around a slab of meat, or maybe you've read about the benefits of a vegetarian diet, but if you've been feeling like you should lay off the animal protein but don't want to make an entire lifestyle change, you can still benefit from tweaking your diet to eat less meat. Here are four ways to go almost meatless with your diet.
Meatless Mondays: One of the most popular ways to skip out on meat is to cut it out once a week. Start your week off right with a Meatless Monday; you'll feel good about getting back on track after any weekend indulgences. Need ideas? Check out all our Meatless Monday recipes and start cooking!
Vegan Before Dinner: Cookbook author and columnist Mark Bittman practices this policy. Focus on dairy-, meat- and egg-free meals until that last meal of the day. Cutting out nonvegan foods until dinner helps you get more creative for your lunch and dinner — plus, if you stick to whole foods, chances are your meals will be incredibly nutritious, too. Here are some vegan breakfast recipes and vegan lunch recipes to get you started.
Two more ways to go almost meatless after the break!
The Meatless Monday Campaign, which is a national health effort aimed at preventing heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and cancer, has become increasingly popular over the last few years. The vegetarian initiative highlights the fact that the body can't store excess protein, and if you consume more protein than you need, you'll just eliminate it through your urine and put an extra strain on your kidneys to metabolize it. Atkins-smackins, right?
Ready to say sayonara to that steak for the day (or celebrate your everyday vegetarianism) and find out why thousands of civilians and celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Alicia Silverstone support the meat-free holiday weekly? Here are some healthy and delicious vegetarian and vegan dishes to inspire you and remind you that you won't miss meat.
We just couldn't pass up featuring this tasty-looking portobello salad from OnSugar blog house of anaïs. The juicy and hearty mushrooms make this salad a perfect meatless lunch dish.
Head over to her blog to see how her husband created this amazing-looking dish! And if you are always snapping photos of your latest meals, be sure to share them in our Savory Sights group!
Think you've been doing good by practicing meatless Mondays? Well, one organization thinks you could be doing more by cutting out cheese, too.
Environmental Working Group — the same people who release the annual Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists — found that, when it comes to food, cheese has among the highest of greenhouse gas emissions. The recommendation? Along with meat, cut out cheese once weekly. If everyone in the US did the same, it'd be the equivalent of driving 91 billion fewer miles each year.
As a Texan who grew up eating a hefty share of beef, it's somewhat challenging as it is, forgoing any animal protein one day a week. Do you think you could practice meatless Mondays and cut out your favorite cheese, too?
Making a pizza is a great way to incorporate seasonal veggies (like asparagus) into an easy meatless dinner. This uncomplicated pizza is topped with creamy ricotta, melted mozzarella, fresh asparagus, green garlic, and a zesty lemon vinaigrette.
I've found that the best way to get a crispy crust is to prebake the crust to a light golden color. Before I top the pizza with the fresh ingredients, I flip the par-cooked crust over. For perfectly uniform asparagus slices, I used the slicer blade on my cheese grater and it worked like a charm.
Unfortunately, my local grocer was out of full-fat ricotta, so I opted to use the low-fat version, but it definitely doesn't melt as well. If you want to add more veggies to your dinner, top the cooked pizza with wild arugula or Spring mix before drizzling the lemon vinaigrette. Give this seasonal meatless pie a try by reading more.
