[purpleblackqueen]

I am after some non meat based meal ideas, but that also dont contains lentils, or the like (wont be eaten- have tried before).

We already have chicken a few times per week. Fish would be frozen for kids and fresh for me.

But can't be all vegetables otherwise Jack wont eat.,

I am trying to get other ideas on food bill.

I will be growing a vege garden in a few months, when I get the back yard organised.

This post has been edited by purpleblackqueen: 27/12/2012, 12:26 PM

[JRA]

Um, I am confused. You want non-meat, but can't be all veggies? So you want pasta/rice etc and vegies?

[Lyra]

Do they eat red kidney beans? I have taco filling that is beans and rice. I am actually go to try it in a few nights with quinoa instead of rice as quinoa is a grain with protein.
Other favourites here include

* fried rice (with or without bacon)
* risottos. I make a 3 cheese risotto with that fancy ham that I can't spell grilled and crumbled on top
* rice and mince and vege thing
* chickpea and lentil stew (can't see the lentils LOL)

This post has been edited by Lyra: 27/12/2012, 12:31 PM

[purpleblackqueen]

Um, I am confused. You want non-meat, but can't be all veggies? So you want pasta/rice etc and vegies?

I am after any ideas.- so I guess rice, pasta, vegies.

[purpleblackqueen]

Do they eat red kidney beans? I have taco filling that is beans and rice. I am actually go to try it in a few nights with quinoa instead of rice as quinoa is a grain with protein.
Other favourites here include

* fried rice (with or without bacon)
* risottos. I make a 3 cheese risotto with that fancy ham that I can't spell grilled and crumbled on top
* rice and mince and vege thing
* chickpea and lentil stew (can't see the lentils LOL)

No they wont is kidney beans either- I have tried them. I have bought some plain couscous to try, but need to get some ideas of flavourings for that.

This post has been edited by purpleblackqueen: 27/12/2012, 12:34 PM

[eilca]

websites like taste.com.au are brilliant. Then you can sift and sort through the options as any ideas here will be met with what they won't or can't eat.

[JRA]

I must admit we don't do a lot of meals without meat of some sort

My pasta salad as a warm dish works well, and DS loves it, pasta, semi dried tomato, fetta and olives.

Also a vegie frittata, or omelette. Although most of our omelettes do tend to have meat in them

[SarahM72]

Have you tried dhals, where the lentils are pretty much a puree, rather than whole lentils? Urid dhal is nice like this can be made nice and creamy, and quite different to other dhals.

Anyway, some suggestions are:

Falafel (make them yourself from soaked chickpeas and it is very cheap). They look a bit like meatballs, so good for people who like meat.

Omelets
Quiche
Frittata
Vegetable biryani or pilau (make the same as with meat, but leave the meat out, and put in extra vegies such as zuchini, cauliflower).
Pasta with a tomato based sauce and grated cheese
Pasta with a creamy tuna or vegetable sauce
Salad with boiled eggs and/or tinned tuna
Nut roast
Vegie burgers
Nori rolls with vegetable, tuna, omelet fillings
Pizza
Vegetable soup
Vegetable stews or curries
Stir frys

This post has been edited by SarahM72: 27/12/2012, 12:50 PM

[akkiandmalli]

with the couscous fry some garlic and onion finely choped add other vegies like cpsicum or carrot also finely chopped and add a good stock ( vegeta) water and couscous. tasty with a stew or a side of vegies...

in our house we are mostly vegetarian. however we eat lot of lentils, beans .sometimes fish and chicken
would your kids eat mild curries? having asri lankan husband my children are used to eating lentil curry which is made up of lentils cocnut milk and herbs ( no chilli) with rice and chicken curry. i usually make a big batch of curry and eat it over a few days..

what about vegie stews? or pasta with a vegie sauce?
in my family we used to make baked rice which is tomato sauce ( herbs garlic and onion) mixed with cooked rice and mozzeralla cheese baked until golden..

vegie lasagna?
with fish i often bake whole fish ( DH) often catches a few ) or i buy fish like tuna or swordfish to make curry

hope that helps a bit...

[~Supernova~]

What about like a creamy carbonara, minus the bacon, with peas, corn, asparagus (or broccolini), and mushrooms? I make this a lot with either chicken or bacon, but it would taste fine without it.