When I began preparing meatless meals to accommodate my son’s veggie diet, I found that the simplest way to create a meal for both him and the family was vegetarian casseroles. I could prepare the veggie casserole to suit my son and for the family include meat as a side dish.
Trying to find simple yet delicious easy vegetarian casseroles was difficult. I wanted ingredients that would benefit my son’s veggie diet but also appeal to the rest of the family.
If there were to many veggies, only Jackson would eat it. Many of the vegetarian casseroles I tried were to bland, we needed meatless recipes that were full of flavor.
A Vegetarian Friend of ours gave me a copy of this Vegetarian Casserole Recipe for Spanish Rice Frittata. It was just what I needed. It contain the important green veggie foods necessary for my sons diet along with the perfect blend of seasoning and spices.
I would recommend this Spanish Vegetable Dish to any vegetarian or those just looking for a simple healthy veggie recipe. It a great meatless meal on its own.
For the family like mine that feeds both types, let this be the meatless main dish and add your choice of cooked meat as a side dish.
Vegetarian Casseroles - Meatless Main Dishes
Credit: Vegetarian Friend Of Ours
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake Time: 30 minutes
Yield – 6 healthy generous servings
Meatless Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 tbsp. butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cups spinach, drained, cooked and chopped
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt (optional)
- 3 cups cooked rice
- 1 1/2 cup grated cheese
- 4 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Directions:
- Saute onions and butter until tender.
- Add spinach, garlic salt, rice and 1/2 cup grated cheese and mix well.
- Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper and stir into rice mixture.
- Pour into well buttered baking pan or casserole dish and top with remaining cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until set.
This is one of those great Spanish Casseroles you can use as a meatless main dish.
Cooking easy veggie meals is the best way to introduce your family to the taste of a new veggie food without the instant disapproving look my family had given me so many times.
Here is another great Vegetable Casserole you should try: Italian Noodle Bake – Easy Meatless Meals
As the mom of a veggie lover I know the importance of taste and texture in our meatless meals.
I have to work both sides when creating the perfect family meal to please both types of eaters.
My mom always made stuffed bell peppers loaded with meat and top with tons of cheese.
They tasted great but not as healthy as most would think.
I made her famous stuffed peppers recipe for years until I ran across this one.
Stuffed Peppers that are so simple but healthy as well!
I promise any veggie lover, vegan or vegetarian this is one great recipe you are going to love.
And to the blended family that feeds both…
this is a quick dinner idea your entire family will eat.
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 6 large pepper’s (I use green bell peppers)
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 2 tbsp. chopped onion
- 1 cup soft bread
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 can tomato sauce
- salt and pepper
- catsup (optional)
- cheese (optional)
Directions:
Wash peppers, cut top and spoon out centers.
Mix remaining ingredients in bowl, set aside.
Parboil peppers 4 minutes.
Fill with rice mixture and pour catsup or cheese on top.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
To accommodate my son’s veggie diet I had to entertain the idea of using meatless recipes in my meal planning.
I found that cooking noodle vegetable casseroles was the easiest way to fix one main meal for the whole family.
I could then satisfy his love for vegetables and include a side dish with meat for everyone else.
Finding the perfect blend of ingredients in most meatless recipes was a challenge.
When I tried out new meatless recipes I found some were to bland, the flavor just wasn’t there.
Another problem was the amount of veggies the ingredients required.
Having to many vegetables in one dish was ideal for my son but undesirable to the rest of the family.
But to my delight this Meatless Recipe For An Italian Noodle Bake was perfect.
My son loves the meatless factor and my family gets to eat a traditional pasta dish with meat on the side.
This is another great vegetable casserole that can please the vegetarian eater when the rest of the family eats meat.
Meatless Recipes
Ingredients:
1 (8oz.) pkg. wide egg noodles
1 (16oz.) bottle chunky vegetable spaghetti sauce
1 cup cottage cheese
1 (8oz.) pkg cream cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
1 Tbsp chopped green onion
1 Tbsp chopped green pepper
Directions:
Boil noodles in salted water until tender. Drain. Combine remaining ingredients except spaghetti sauce.
Spread half the noodles in 8×8 inch pan. Cover with cheese mixture, then top with remaining noodles. Top with spaghetti sauce. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
Yield: 4 servings
TIP: Did you know that preparing meatless main dishes for dinners is a great way to avoid the instant veggie disapproval, while introducing you family to new healthy foods without them really even knowing it.
Here is another great Veggie Casserole To Try: Vegetarian Casserole For Spanish Rice Frittata
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