Guest guest Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Tonight I figured out a nice quick meal. I found some whole wheat pasta shells and cheese by Amy's, cooked that while browning some crumbled tempeh and sauteeing some kale. I mixed the tempeh with the cheesy shells, added a bit of black and red pepper and voila, instant meals! Took me about 30 minutes total and I have leftovers for other meals. What kinds of quick vegetarian RR meals have you all figured out? Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Sounds delicious, Heather. For quickie meals, I often open a can of beans. I prefer to cook beans myself, but the canned ones sure come in handy! I'll add whatever veggies I have around the house to the warming beans. If I don't have any fresh (which is almost unheard-of for me), I might use some pickled ones I keep in the fridge. Or I'll warm a packet of those Indian style veggies in foil pouches. I always have some of those in the cupboard. For a brown, I'll cook up some quinoa (15 mins) or whole-grain pasta (10-15 mins) or pull out an Ezekiel english muffin from the freezer. If worse comes to worse, I'll have some whole-grain crackers (I always have some of those on hand, too). Sometimes I come up with flavors I really like simply from necessity. Sometimes the quickie meal flavors are unusual and, um, not ones I'd repeat LOL. Cinzia , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > Tonight I figured out a nice quick meal. I found some whole wheat pasta shells and cheese by Amy's, cooked that while browning some crumbled tempeh and sauteeing some kale. I mixed the tempeh with the cheesy shells, added a bit of black and red pepper and voila, instant meals! Took me about 30 minutes total and I have leftovers for other meals. What kinds of quick vegetarian RR meals have you all figured out? > Heather > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Cinzia, I love those foil packets of Indian style veggies. They have some with pulses, too. Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ cinziatre <cmarchesani Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:08:43 PM Re: finding quick meals Sounds delicious, Heather. For quickie meals, I often open a can of beans. I prefer to cook beans myself, but the canned ones sure come in handy! I'll add whatever veggies I have around the house to the warming beans. If I don't have any fresh (which is almost unheard-of for me), I might use some pickled ones I keep in the fridge. Or I'll warm a packet of those Indian style veggies in foil pouches. I always have some of those in the cupboard. For a brown, I'll cook up some quinoa (15 mins) or whole-grain pasta (10-15 mins) or pull out an Ezekiel english muffin from the freezer. If worse comes to worse, I'll have some whole-grain crackers (I always have some of those on hand, too). Sometimes I come up with flavors I really like simply from necessity. Sometimes the quickie meal flavors are unusual and, um, not ones I'd repeat LOL. Cinzia , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > Tonight I figured out a nice quick meal. I found some whole wheat pasta shells and cheese by Amy's, cooked that while browning some crumbled tempeh and sauteeing some kale. I mixed the tempeh with the cheesy shells, added a bit of black and red pepper and voila, instant meals! Took me about 30 minutes total and I have leftovers for other meals. What kinds of quick vegetarian RR meals have you all figured out? > Heather > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I made a quick and easy meal this past weekend. I took a can of jalepeno black beans and some precooked brown rice - drain the beans and cook the rice (boil in bag) mix together and add cheddar cheese on top and maybe some hot sauce or red pepper flakes. Yummy, and I had raw carrots and raw pea pods on the side. JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Oh yum!! A southwestern type quick meal! Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ jjames1010 <jjames1010 Monday, December 15, 2008 9:45:48 AM Re: finding quick meals I made a quick and easy meal this past weekend. I took a can of jalepeno black beans and some precooked brown rice - drain the beans and cook the rice (boil in bag) mix together and add cheddar cheese on top and maybe some hot sauce or red pepper flakes. Yummy, and I had raw carrots and raw pea pods on the side. JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I'm watching this with interest. My first reaction was " I know lots of... wait... " In most of my vegetarian cooking I was pretty careful about protein - but the quickie meals were largely the exception. They were the ones where I'd call one or two eggs good enough... or count the grated cheese on the pasta! And, while I was always careful within the guidelines I was seeing, I'm not that " typical woman - 5'4 " and 130 lbs " the charts described. My all bean and grain dishes didn't have enough for my real body, in the RR program. I'm having to adapt recipes a bit. Anne On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > Tonight I figured out a nice quick meal. I found some whole wheat pasta shells and cheese by Amy's, cooked that while browning some crumbled tempeh and sauteeing some kale. I mixed the tempeh with the cheesy shells, added a bit of black and red pepper and voila, instant meals! Took me about 30 minutes total and I have leftovers for other meals. What kinds of quick vegetarian RR meals have you all figured out? > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I know what you mean, Anne. Beans and grains, by themselves, are not usually dense enough protein for my body. And I need only about 24 grams! I feel bloaty if I eat a whole lot of them. One thing that helps me is to use cottage cheese with the beans/grains. I like it, and it boosts the protein without adding a lot of bulk or fat (like hard cheese would...I don't use low fat hard cheeses, LOL). If I have fresh tofu on hand, I use that. I've frozen tofu to store it longer but don't really like the texture once it's thawed. Seitan (wheat gluten) also works for me occasionally as a dense protein. I often have some home-made seitan in my freezer. Cinzia , " Anne F " <cityladya wrote: > > I'm watching this with interest. > > My first reaction was " I know lots of... wait... " In most of my > vegetarian cooking I was pretty careful about protein - but the > quickie meals were largely the exception. They were the ones where I'd > call one or two eggs good enough... or count the grated cheese on the > pasta! > > And, while I was always careful within the guidelines I was seeing, > I'm not that " typical woman - 5'4 " and 130 lbs " the charts described. > My all bean and grain dishes didn't have enough for my real body, in > the RR program. I'm having to adapt recipes a bit. > > Anne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I think I was born to be a vegetarian, most beans and lentils don't bother me in the least, and hold me for a long time - sometimes longer than meat! I do know that I can't eat Kidney beans though - they upset my stomach! Another quick meal I had recently: Lentil soup with grilled cheese - Yum! JJ " Your food shall be your remedy. Let food be your medicine and let medicine be your food. " ~Hippocrates, Greek Physician, 5th century B.C. --- On Mon, 12/15/08, cinziatre <cmarchesani wrote: cinziatre <cmarchesani Re: finding quick meals Monday, December 15, 2008, 5:27 PM I know what you mean, Anne. Beans and grains, by themselves, are not usually dense enough protein for my body. And I need only about 24 grams! I feel bloaty if I eat a whole lot of them. One thing that helps me is to use cottage cheese with the beans/grains. I like it, and it boosts the protein without adding a lot of bulk or fat (like hard cheese would...I don't use low fat hard cheeses, LOL). If I have fresh tofu on hand, I use that. I've frozen tofu to store it longer but don't really like the texture once it's thawed. Seitan (wheat gluten) also works for me occasionally as a dense protein. I often have some home-made seitan in my freezer. Cinzia , " Anne F " <cityladya@. ..> wrote: > > I'm watching this with interest. > > My first reaction was " I know lots of... wait... " In most of my > vegetarian cooking I was pretty careful about protein - but the > quickie meals were largely the exception. They were the ones where I'd > call one or two eggs good enough... or count the grated cheese on the > pasta! > > And, while I was always careful within the guidelines I was seeing, > I'm not that " typical woman - 5'4 " and 130 lbs " the charts described. > My all bean and grain dishes didn't have enough for my real body, in > the RR program. I'm having to adapt recipes a bit. > > Anne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 JJ, my system has gotten more sensitive as I've gotten older and legumes do affect me more, but I am hoping that changes. I want to start having a little each day and gradually increasing to see if that helps. I used to LOVE lentil soup, had it almost every day. Would be nice to have a bowl of lentil soup with grilled cheese and know it wouldn't come back to haunt me later LOL. Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ J James <jjames1010 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:02:36 AM Re: Re: finding quick meals I think I was born to be a vegetarian, most beans and lentils don't bother me in the least, and hold me for a long time - sometimes longer than meat! I do know that I can't eat Kidney beans though - they upset my stomach! Another quick meal I had recently: Lentil soup with grilled cheese - Yum! JJ " Your food shall be your remedy. Let food be your medicine and let medicine be your food. " ~Hippocrates, Greek Physician, 5th century B.C. --- On Mon, 12/15/08, cinziatre <cmarchesani@ att.net> wrote: cinziatre <cmarchesani@ att.net> Re: finding quick meals Monday, December 15, 2008, 5:27 PM I know what you mean, Anne. Beans and grains, by themselves, are not usually dense enough protein for my body. And I need only about 24 grams! I feel bloaty if I eat a whole lot of them. One thing that helps me is to use cottage cheese with the beans/grains. I like it, and it boosts the protein without adding a lot of bulk or fat (like hard cheese would...I don't use low fat hard cheeses, LOL). If I have fresh tofu on hand, I use that. I've frozen tofu to store it longer but don't really like the texture once it's thawed. Seitan (wheat gluten) also works for me occasionally as a dense protein. I often have some home-made seitan in my freezer. Cinzia , " Anne F " <cityladya@. ..> wrote: > > I'm watching this with interest. > > My first reaction was " I know lots of... wait... " In most of my > vegetarian cooking I was pretty careful about protein - but the > quickie meals were largely the exception. They were the ones where I'd > call one or two eggs good enough... or count the grated cheese on the > pasta! > > And, while I was always careful within the guidelines I was seeing, > I'm not that " typical woman - 5'4 " and 130 lbs " the charts described. > My all bean and grain dishes didn't have enough for my real body, in > the RR program. I'm having to adapt recipes a bit. > > Anne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Yes, my cells sing when I eat lentil soup or black beans and brown rice, LOL! I hope that never changes! JJ " Your food shall be your remedy. Let food be your medicine and let medicine be your food. " ~Hippocrates, Greek Physician, 5th century B.C. --- On Tue, 12/16/08, Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: Heather Butler <hawaiihmb Re: Re: finding quick meals Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 7:04 AM JJ, my system has gotten more sensitive as I've gotten older and legumes do affect me more, but I am hoping that changes. I want to start having a little each day and gradually increasing to see if that helps. I used to LOVE lentil soup, had it almost every day. Would be nice to have a bowl of lentil soup with grilled cheese and know it wouldn't come back to haunt me later LOL. Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ____________ _________ _________ __ J James <jjames1010 > Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:02:36 AM Re: Re: finding quick meals I think I was born to be a vegetarian, most beans and lentils don't bother me in the least, and hold me for a long time - sometimes longer than meat! I do know that I can't eat Kidney beans though - they upset my stomach! Another quick meal I had recently: Lentil soup with grilled cheese - Yum! JJ " Your food shall be your remedy. Let food be your medicine and let medicine be your food. " ~Hippocrates, Greek Physician, 5th century B.C. --- On Mon, 12/15/08, cinziatre <cmarchesani@ att.net> wrote: cinziatre <cmarchesani@ att.net> Re: finding quick meals Monday, December 15, 2008, 5:27 PM I know what you mean, Anne. Beans and grains, by themselves, are not usually dense enough protein for my body. And I need only about 24 grams! I feel bloaty if I eat a whole lot of them. One thing that helps me is to use cottage cheese with the beans/grains. I like it, and it boosts the protein without adding a lot of bulk or fat (like hard cheese would...I don't use low fat hard cheeses, LOL). If I have fresh tofu on hand, I use that. I've frozen tofu to store it longer but don't really like the texture once it's thawed. Seitan (wheat gluten) also works for me occasionally as a dense protein. I often have some home-made seitan in my freezer. Cinzia , " Anne F " <cityladya@. ..> wrote: > > I'm watching this with interest. > > My first reaction was " I know lots of... wait... " In most of my > vegetarian cooking I was pretty careful about protein - but the > quickie meals were largely the exception. They were the ones where I'd > call one or two eggs good enough... or count the grated cheese on the > pasta! > > And, while I was always careful within the guidelines I was seeing, > I'm not that " typical woman - 5'4 " and 130 lbs " the charts described. > My all bean and grain dishes didn't have enough for my real body, in > the RR program. I'm having to adapt recipes a bit. > > Anne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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