Well-balanced, protein rich, veggie meals

Recipes we have now cooked enough to have happily landed on a homemade dish that takes less than an hour to prep and cook. They all provide us with the variety we need, and are a source of protein:
  1. The list is split into breakfasts (i.e. smaller meals), and then by cuisine inspiration. This is because I don't really follow the traditional Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner type meal styles so it's easier for me to select weekly choices from a list like this 😊
    Also, none of the photos below or via the link are edited or manipulated - they just are images of exactly what it looks like 1 sec before I eat it.
    Oh and, all these meals are adapted using recipes from our parents or on Aunty Google - I've tried to include links where I can but generally I've adapted each dish to our tastes with practice. 

    Breakfasts:
  2. Avo and Cottage Cheese on wholewheat toast 
  3. Almond butter / Peanut butter on wholewheat toast topped with banana and grilled halloumi 
  4. Grilled halloumi (on it's own, if you're like me and can't eat much in the morning) 
  5. Greek yoghurt, granola and fruit   
  6. Overnight oats with chia and/or flax and nut butter, topped with apple and cinnamon

    Mexican:
  7. Fajita Wraps with "chicken" pieces, "pulled BBQ jackfruit" or Vivera "kebab" pieces
  8. Lightly salted tortilla with refried beans / mixed beans topped with "vivera kebab" pieces   
  9. Quesidillas with refried beans or "mince" 
  10. Tacos with "mince" 
  11. Chilli non carne with mixed beans 

    Indian:
  12. Red split daal and mixed veg brown rice 
  13. Green mung beans (mugh) and kadhi (Bhinda or plain kadhi) Green Moong Dal / Green Lentils - Instant Pot & Stovetop - Piping Pot Curry  
  14. Palak Tofu, Palak Paneer or Palak Aubergine with Jeera rice  
  15. Bhindha shak / green beans shak + Rajmo (kidney beans and sweetcorn)  
  16. Bombay sandwich with cheese, with a side of baked halloumi or tofu  
  17. Spinach Rotli / Sweet potato rotli with any shak listed 
  18. Indo-chinese style chilli paneer with mixed peppers, sliced green beans, onions and other veg   
  19. Pau Bhaji with a ratio of 1 sweet potato: 0.5 white potato and ghee not butter   
  20. Khichri (green whole mung beans, or yellow split mung beans, or red lentils) - with mixed veg, masala, or plain for cleansing  (adapted from Vegan Richa's recipe in her book, but 1 part lentils:0.5 part rice)
  21. Red lentil, soya beans and mixed veg tomato soup 
  22. Spaghetti mince, aka Veggie Keema (from the Khatri recipe book) - ok we have this with spaghetti so it could also be under Italian I guess...  
  23. Pudhla (chickpea flour pancakes with mixed veg) - typically had at breakfast but a bit heavy for me in the morning 
  24. Indo-chinese mixed veg, maggi noodles and tofu gyoza soup with peas or soya beans and Tofu
  25. Channa bateta (kenyan style) 20-Minute Channa Bateta (Kenyan Chickpeas and Potatoes in Coconut Broth) - Sanjana.Feasts (sanjanafeasts.co.uk) 
    Italian:
  26. Aubergine pizza topped with low fat mozzarella and "pepperoni"  
  27. Tofu and garlic pasta bake / Arrabiata  
  28. Aubergine parmesan with mince or topped with mozzarella (adapted from The Chutney Life's reel on Instagram)   
  29. Veg packed lasagne with mince (open pan-cooked or traditionally baked)
  30. Baked feta veggie pasta  
  31. Cold Pasta salad made with Greek Yoghurt 

    SE Asian Inspired:
  32. Vietnamese Pho with Tofu and Gyoza (added extra to Vegetarian Pho Recipe (Vietnamese Noodle Soup) - Cookie and Kate) 
  33. Homemade Tofu and Mushroom Gyoza + Salt & Pepper Tofu (takes longer than 1hour) 
  34. Thai green curry with either Tofu or "Chicken" pieces
  35. Stir fry noodles (black bean or hoisin), with baked Tofu, Tempeh or "chicken" pieces and protein noodles (e.g. Bare Naked Noodles) 

    British:     
  36. Cottage pie with "Mince" Vegetarian Cottage Pie Recipe | Meat Free | Quorn  
  37. Mixed Bean soup (aka "7 deadly beans" or Vadu)  
  38. Jacket potato with mixed beans and cheese / cottage cheese 
  39. Quorn Hot dogs
  40. Tofu Burgers and Sweet potato chips / Beyond Burgers and Potato Wedges  
  41. English breakfast: Yorkshires, "bacon", maple syrup sprouts and carrots, hashbrown waffles, mixed beans, avo, fried mushrooms and onions, Linda McCartney sausages 
  42. Baked Spiced Veg and Halloumi 
  43. 1 pot mixed beans with veg sausage, spinach and cottage cheese  
  44. Cheese and plant-chef coleslaw (vg) sandwich with quorn slices 
  45. Stuffed peppers with quinoa and mince / stuffed mushrooms with creamy mince 

    Mediterranean:
  46. Falafel wrap / Falafel bowl 
  47. "Charcoal" paneer wrap / paneer bowl
  48. Tofu Shakshuka Vegan Shakshuka (Tofu in Purgatory) - A Virtual Vegan

    Desserts: 
  49. Blended Vegan protein power, nut butter, sweet potato, cocoa, maple syrup oats brownie topped with cocoa and coconut sugar to form the crisp top (I also top mine with melted 90% dark chocolate and peanut butter because I have a super sweet tooth) 
  50. Banana and peanut butter brownie 
  51. Medjool Dates
  52. Blended Medjool Dates, Nuts, protein powder and cocoa energy balls / energy bar 
  53. Fruit protein shakes / Fruit
  54. Chocolate pots 
  55. Chocolate flavoured overnight oats       
 
Priya 
 x


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#41

#24

#13

#19

#23

#49

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