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meatless recipes??
We are trying to limit our meat intake to 1-2 times a week. I feel like we are eating the same things every week. I'd love it anyone with a great meatless meal would post the recipe here! I'll start with our meal for tonight (although it does have some meat, you can leave the bacon out)
Pasta with corn pesto~
- 2 canadian bacon slices, chopped into small pieces
- 4 cups fresh corn kernels (cut from about 6 large ears)
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/4 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese plus additional for serving
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup coarsely torn fresh basil leaves
Cook bacon in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp and brown.
Using slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain. Pour off all drippings from skillet--just leave the thin coat that has already covered the pan.
Add corn, garlic, salt, and pepper to skillet. Saut? over medium-high heat until corn is just tender but not brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer 1 1/2 cups corn kernels to small bowl and reserve. Scrape remaining corn mixture into food processor. Add 1/2 cup Parmesan and pine nuts. With machine running, add olive oil through feed tube and blend until pesto is almost smooth. Add a small amount of pasta water or vegetable broth if needed to thin sauce out. Set pesto aside.
Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until
just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain and return pasta to pot. Add corn
pesto, reserved corn kernels, bacon, and 1/2 cup chopped basil leaves.
Sprinkle with
remaining 1/4 cup basil leaves
Re: meatless recipes??
I recommend getting a vegetarian cookbook. This has really helped us make more meatless meals. We really like Vegetarian Classics by Jeanne Lemlin.
Some things we cook include red beans and rice, veggie enchiladas, enchiladas verdes, pasta with spinach in garlic-cream sauce, linguine with vegetables and pine nuts in a tomato-cream sauce, stuffed baked potatoes with spinach and feta cheese, summer squash casserole, veggie lasagna.
I think I got this from someone on here, but it's yummy
Pasta, with artichoke hearts (from a can), red peppers (from a jar), maybe some cheese (fresh mozz if i have any) and I just put the non-creamy kind of Italian dressing on it. I warm the artichokes and peppers on low as the pasta water boils and it's done at about the same timeHere are some of our favorites.
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
Southwestern Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinagrette
Three Cheese Garden Pizza
Summer Pasta Salad
Stuffed Tomatoes
Moroccan Slow Cooker Stew
Eggplant Stew with Honey and Golden Raisin Polenta
Trader Joe's Masala Burgers with Red onion and chipotle mayo- Yummy!