46 cook no meat Recipes

jumbo pasta shells, cooked and drained, light ricotta cheese (use full amount if not using meat or for extra cheesey), cooked sausage, crumbled (optional), part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided, fresh parsley leaves, packed, very finely chopped, fresh romano cheese or 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated, egg, minced garlic (optional) or 2 tsp garlic powder (optional), nutmeg, grated, black pepper , to taste, marinara sauce or 1 (26 oz) jar homemade pasta sauce

olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, minced green peppers, flour, ground cumin, fat-free reduced-fat chicken broth, cooked white navy beans or 3 cups cannellini beans, white corn (frozen or fresh ), salt and pepper, minced parsley

cooked shrimp meat (no shells), sour cream, light mayo, a red onion chopped, few cloves of garlic chopped fine, smoked paprika, salt and pepper, best served on sourdough toast )

lean ground beef, cooked and drained (chicken or no meat works too), pinto beans, not drained, black beans, not drained, corn, not drained, onion, chopped, taco seasoning mix, tomato sauce, mexican-style stewed tomatoes , pureed in blender, rotel tomatoes & chilies

sweet onion, finely diced, ground chicken breast (white meat only, no fat....personally, i use veggie burgers for this), lime juice , plus 1 lime,zested, taco seasoning mix, head romaine lettuce, thinly sliced, mango, peeled,seeded,and cut into 1 & # 8260,2 inch chunks, tomato, cored,cut into 6 to 8 wedges, shredded carrot, sliced scallion, cooked canned white beans ((i use black beans)) or 3/4 cup black beans, rinsed and drained (fat free, sugar free), avocado, peeled,seeded and cut into 8 wedges, sugar free fat free salsa, baked corn tortilla chips, pickled jalapeno peppers ((i use fresh ))

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

chicken stock, dried summer savory, dried basil, dried thyme, chipotle chile powder, salt, coarse ground black pepper, dried parsley, sherry, carrots, thinly sliced, butter, stalks celery, sliced, onion, chopped, minced garlic, cubed cooked dark-meat turkey, egg noodles, salt and ground black pepper to taste

firm tofu, drained , blotted, and mashed, quick oats, uncooked (make gluten free by changing to cooked rice or rice flakes or crushed corn flakes), braggs liquid aminos or 2 tbsp soy sauce, fresh parsley, minced, onion powder, garlic powder, cornstarch, nutritional yeast, sesame oil (or any oil for frying)

meat , pork, chicken, pineapple , canned chunked (drained, reserve juice), brown sugar , packed, vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch, garlic, minced, green pepper, diced, onion, diced, carrot, sliced (optional), rice, cooked

carrots, raw, peeled and cut into thin strips 2 inches by 1/8 inch (medium-sized), onion, cut into thin strips (medium sized ), garlic clove, minced (large), sugar (to taste), water, fresh lime juice (rice wine & cider vinegar ok), salt , to taste, garlic cloves, minced (large), serrano pepper, fresh, minced (jalapeno chilies ok), black pepper, fresh ground, fish sauce (thai & vietnamese both fine ), sugar , to taste, lime , peeled of all white skin and pureed with 1 1/2 cups water (whole large), tomato, pureed (rich-tasting grape & small heirlooms fine), chicken, cold cooked (meat, fish, tempeh, tofu, vegetables all fine), serrano pepper, fresh, minced (jalapeno chilies fine too), almonds , whole salted, coarsely chopped, spearmint, leaves small, fresh (tight-packed), coriander leaves , torn (tight-packed), salt , to taste, black pepper, fresh-ground , to taste, head lettuce (large crisphead type like bibb), grape tomatoes, halved, cucumber, peeled, seeded and sliced into 2-inch sticks (large), limes, cut into wedges

eggs,well beaten, fresh beansprouts,or 1 (1#) can,drained, diagonly ,thinly sliced green tailed onions, flaked,cooked crab meat ,small shrimp or slivers of chicken-or no meat for vegitarian style, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oil for frying, foo yung sauce recipe follows), cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, chicken broth or vegetable stock

lasagna noodles, uncooked, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, hearty meat sauce, canned no-salt-added tomato sauce, low-fat cottage cheese, freshly grated romano cheese, dried oregano, dried basil, vegetable cooking spray, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

lean ground beef, dry red kidney beans, cooked, del monte diced tomatoes , no salt, hunts tomato sauce, onions, diced, salt, pepper, chili powder, chili flakes

eggs or 4 egg whites, kidney bean, cooked, italian herb seasoning, pepper, tamari, ground beef, rolled oats , no-instant and uncooked, dried onion flakes, bell pepper, minced, celery, minced, garlic powder, tomato sauce, divided

coconut meat (from young coconuts), coconut water, at room temperature (or more , if needed to thin), maple syrup (reduce if you want it less sweet), agave nectar , found in health stores (cactus syrup), cocoa powder, vanilla extract, sea salt

olive oil, beef stew meat cut into 1 inch cubes, halved mushrooms (8 oz, diagonally cut carrots, coarsely chopped onion, diced celery, garlic cloves minced, water, cabernet sauvignon wine, dried thyme, kosher salt, coarsely ground black pepper, no salt added stewed tomatoes undrained, bay leaves, sliced ripe olives drained, red wine vinegar, chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

textured vegetable protein or ground meat sub or gimme lean beef style formed in tiny meatballs, tomato soup , no salt, no sugar, fresh crushed tomatoes , no salt, no sugar, chopped onion or 1 tsp onion powder, paprika, worcestershire sauce, fresh bell pepper, chopped, fresh garlic cloves, minced, basil to taste, oregano to taste, hot sauce, fresh ground black pepper, mushrooms sliced, peas, cooked, carrots, diced and cooked, spinach, corn, cooked, macaroni

sweet onion, finely diced, ground white meat chicken (white meat only, no fat), lime juice , plus 1 lime, zested, taco seasoning mix, head romaine lettuce, thinly sliced, mango, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks, tomato, cored, cut into 6 to 8 wedges, shredded carrots, sliced scallions, cooked canned, white beans or black beans, (fat free, sugar free) rinsed and drained, avocado, peeled, seeded and cut into 8 wedges, sugar free , fat free tomato salsa, baked taco chips, pickled jalapenos