Some Quick Ideas for food.

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This comes from one of my favorite veggie cookbooks: Student's Vegetarian

Cookbook: Quick, Easy, Cheap and Tasty Vegetarian Recipes by Carole Raymond.

I keep this list posted on my fridge for those days where I can't even

think!

 

Top 10 LIst of No-Time-To-Cook Meals

 

1. Spaghetti: Boil up a pot of noodles. Open a jar of pasta sauce, heat it

in a saucepan with a handful of frozen mixed vegetables. You will be eating

in minutes.

 

2. Vegetarian Soup: Use leftover cooked pasta or rice, and frozen peas to

turn a paper cup of packaged soup into a hearty meal.

 

3. Salad: Prewashed greens and bottled dressing are a quick fix.

 

4. Chili: Open a can of vegetarian chili, and add frozen corn. Heat and

serve sprinkled with chopped fresh cilantro.

 

5. Tacos: Warm a tortilla on a heated, dry skillet (I use a micro for 15

seconds); add canned vegetarian refried beans, lettuce, tomato, and salsa.

Fold and eat.

 

6. Pizza. Make a gourmet pizza in minutes. Spread a ready-made frozen

pizza crust with canned pizza sauce (a 4-oz can of tomato sauce seasoned

with 1 tsp dried oregano (I use Italian seasoning) works beautifully, and

it's cheap). Top the sauce with a jar of marinated artichoke hearts, thin

onion slices, olives and bell pepper rings. Scatter feta and mozzarella

cheese on top, and bake according to pizza crust directions.

 

7. Barbecued Potato: Cut 2 red potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes. Put them in

a microwaveable dish with 1 tbsp of water. Cover. Cook on HIGH in a

microwave for about 6 minutes, or until they are tender. Remove the lid,

and spoon on several Tbsp of prepared barbecue (or pasta)sauce. Cover,

microwave 30 seconds. Remove from oven, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and

eat. (I like olives with my pasta sauce one and I cook diced onions with the

potatoes with the barbecue.)

 

8. Baked Potato: Turn a baked potato into a " taco " with canned beans,

salsa, and grated cheese, or pour prepared vegetarian soup over the potato

for a quick-fix gravy. If you like your potatoes creamy, mix yogurt with

tahini and spoon it over the top.

 

9. Rice Pilaf: Open a jar of salad dressing and drizzle it over cooked rice

sprinkled with seasoned tofu. (I sometimes add veggies (thawed frozen or

drained canned.)

 

10. Burger: Buy a box of frozen veggie burgers. Layer a bun with fresh

lettuce, tomatoes, and sliced onions. Add your favorite condiments, and

enjoy a virtual burger instead of a hamburger.