Vegetarian main dish recipes wanted!

[kelliem]

I have a vegetarian* friend coming out to visit in a couple of weeks, and I'm looking for some 'tried and true' vegetarian entree recipes since kidunit and I are in main carnivores and most of my entree recipes contain meat. I could go look up vegetarian entrees on foodnetwork.com or epicurious.com but what I want are your recipes, ones you've made a zillion times and love and would like to share. So please comment to this post with your favorite vegetarian recipe.

Thank you all!

*ETA: Specifically looking for ovo-lacto style recipes-- eggs and dairy are okay but not meat or seafood.

Comments

[rhiannon-jehane.livejournal.com]

I've never written this down as an actual recipe, but I make it all the time:

Pasta with Beans and Greens

Cook up some pasta of your choice (I usually use long ribbon-type pasta like fettucine or linguine, but use whatever you like).

Meanwhile, saute some diced onion in olive oil until translucent. Then add some greens and wilt in the pan with the onion. Swiss chard is especially good, but kale and spinach work well too. So does broccoli rabe, if you like bitter greens. Throw in some red pepper flakes if you like things spicy, and then open a can of cannelini beans, drain them, and add them to the pan. You might want to add some vegetable broth if you'd like it a little more liquid-y.

When the pasta is done, toss everything together in a big bowl and serve.


I know this isn't very summery, but I make lentil soup a lot. I usually use chicken broth but you can easily substitute vegetable broth (1 cup lentils + 4 cups broth). I dice up an onion and a potato throw them in the pot with the lentils and then add curry powder and garam masala to taste. I let everything simmer together until the lentils are soft and the house smells heavenly.

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

I love bean soups, and greens, so that sounds really good. I also have a good lentil soup recipe I make all the time with sausage in it, that would probably be just as good without the sausage or with the sausage on the side for the carnivores, so good idea there!