Things You'll Need:
- Variety of grains
- Variety of dried legumes
- Fruits and vegetables
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Step 1
Instead of Chicken Parmesan, try Eggplant Parmesan. Grilled Eggplant with olive oil and butter can even be laid over Alfredo sauce for a gourmet vegetarian treat.
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Step 2
Veggie kabobs are delicious. You can marinate green peppers, onions, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and pineapples in Teriyaki sauce. Grilled over open flames, these kabobs are nutritious and delicious.
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Step 3
Use a combination of dried lentils and unflavored oatmeal in your favorite chili recipe. You'll be surprised who doesn't even notice it's meatless.
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Step 4
A thick veggie stew is a great way to warm up those cold winter days. Be sure to add some dried beans, the added protein is an important winter nutrient.
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Step 5
You can stuff portabella mushroom caps with a cheesy risotto and bake in the oven until the mushroom caps are softened.
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Step 6
There are recipes available online for meatless veggie burgers. These are tasty and so much more delicious than the store-bought ,meatless patties. Many of these burgers use lentil beans, a small, thin legume popular in middle eastern cooking that is ready in around a 1/2 hour.
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Step 7
When many people think of eliminating meat from the diet, they think of Tofu. Tofu is a mad-made product that is popular in Asian cooking. There are many ways to prepare Tofu, but it is not a necessary ingredient in a vegetarian diet. If you don't like it, there's still hope.
