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11 Delicious Meatless Meal Ideas

Written by Melinda Hershey, Staff Writer

Are you trying to add more plant-based meals to your diet? Look no further! We've compiled a collection of our favorite fast and flavorful meat-free recipes that everyone will love.

Get all of these recipes and more in SparkPeople's new e-book, "Easy Vegan Meals by SparkPeople: The No-Stress, No-Guilt Way to Reap the Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet," available at amazon.com for just $2.99.

Slow-Cooker Vegetable Curry

Slow-cookers aren't just for meat! Give this spicy curry a whirl to change up your dinner menu. To cool it down, serve with a side of milk (or non-dairy milk), and a cucumber salad.

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'Cheesy' Quinoa Casserole

This meat- and dairy-free casserole is savory and satisfying, and packs a mean fiber punch from the quinoa, black beans, and sweet potatoes. The secret "cheesy" ingredient? Nutritional yeast, which is inexpensive and readily available in health food stores.

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2-Bean Sweet Potato Chili

Need a stick-to-your-ribs meal that won't stick to your waistline? This satisfying chili gets its flavor from herbs and spices instead of fat. The combination of smoky paprika, cumin, and jalapeno will have even the most diehard meat-eaters coming back for seconds!

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Comforting Cold-Weather Stew

Who doesn't like soup on a chilly evening? This thick soup is tomato-based and packed with veggies (and protein), but is every bit as comforting as its meat-based counterparts. Ladle it up with some salad and bread on the side to call it dinner.

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Easy Bean Tostadas

These tostadas are cheap, filling, and super easy to make! Serve them up buffet-style and have your kids load them up with their favorite healthy toppings.

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Mango-Avocado Salad with Lime-Cilantro Dressing

This unique salad combines the textures and flavors of creamy avocado, juicy mango, and crunchy almonds and carrots. It's filling enough for a meal, but can just as easily stand in as a side dish at a summer barbecue.

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Seitan Fajitas

Think outside the box with these seitan fajitas! Seitan is a meat substitute found in the refrigerated section of your supermarket. It is made from wheat gluten, which is high in protein. It takes on a surprisingly meaty texture and soaks up whatever flavors you cook it with. Try it in this recipe for a south-of-the-border twist.

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Black Bean Chipotle 'Sausage'

This faux sausage gets its texture from hearty black beans and its flavor from cumin, chipotle salsa, and garlic. Use it as a stand-in for taco meat or breakfast sausage.

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Tofu Breakfast Scramble

Soft or "silken" tofu is a versatile, protein-rich substitute for scrambled eggs. Cook up this tofu scramble and use it as a breakfast burrito filling, or enjoy it by itself with a side of fruit.

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Simple Zucchini Caponata

Caponata is a traditional Mediterranean vegetable stew. This version is chock-full of veggies and tastes great over pasta, or paired with crusty bread.

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Lentils Puttanesca

Puttanesca is an Italian sauce traditionally made with meat. Here, we sub in lentils for a hefty serving of fiber and veg-friendly protein.

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Hungry for More?

For more meat-free recipes, tips, and advice on living a meatless lifestyle, check out SparkRecipes.com and SparkPeople's new e-book, "Easy Vegan Meals by SparkPeople: The No-Stress, No-Guilt Way to Reap the Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet''.

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DMILLS958

2/4/2013 6:07:10 PM

I liked this Recipe, so I pulled out the Sodium...

1 cup Quinoa
3 cup Beans, Black, Mature Seeds
2 sweetpotato, 5" long Sweetpotato
1 cup Daiya non-Dairy Cheddar Cheese
1 tsp Cumin
3/10 grams Pepper, Black
8 oz Nutritional Yeast
raw Cilantro
1 Cup Salsa:
2-3 medium sized fresh tomatoes (from 1 lb to 1 1/2 lb), stems removed, finely diced
1/2 red onion, finely diced
1 jalapeño chili pepper (stems, ribs, seeds removed), finely diced
1 serano chili pepper (stems, ribs, seeds removed), finely diced
Juice of one lime
1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 serving (190.5 g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories
288
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
5.4
Saturated Fat
1.25g
Cholesterol
0Daiya non Dairy Cheddar
Sodium
153
Total Carbohydrates
46.6
Dietary Fiber
12.1
Sugars
2.78
Protein
15.6
Vitamin A 103.5% • Vitamin C 20.25%
Calcium 5.5% • Iron 19.1%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Follow the instructions per other recipe(remember to make your own salsa to complete recipe before going on with main recipe). This recipe saves and adds the following nutritional info from original. (which looked really yummy by the way)

Calories -40.7
Total Fat -2.7 g
Sodium -294.4
Total Carbohydrates: + 0.4
Proteins +0.1

WORKOUTG

7/11/2012 10:28:09 AM

The sales ad was next to the recipe picture and I was able to click the "next" and "previous" but to get to the recipes. Once I found one I like there was a button at the top for printing and it worked find for me.

If you are unable to print this way copy the recipe and place it in a Word document format and print from there.

APRILNYC

3/30/2012 11:44:39 PM

I make meals like those every single day. I bought the book, but I have not used it yet. I don't like a recipe I can't print out. I don't want to cook reading a digital screen.
My ad was college funding, nicer than a constipation ad.

DARA52

3/30/2012 3:14:43 PM

I love the ebook and these are awesome recipes. So glad to see SparkPeople encouraging meatless meals. I am not vegan or vegetarian but enjoy a meatless night several times a week.