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

[crysothemis.livejournal.com]

If they and you like spicy food, I recommend a black bean chili.

sheafrotherdon has a recipe (with pictures!) that sounds delicious over here, although I confess I haven't tried it yet.

I make my black bean chili like this:

1 small onion, chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1-2 or more tsp chili powder (to taste -- go easy if you don't like too much spice)
extra hot pepper if you like it hot
a few shakes of salt

2 cans black beans
2 cans diced tomatoes (I used fire roasted)
1 chipotle pepper (in adobo sauce), minced

cilantro for garnish
grated muenster cheese for garnish

Saute the onions and garlic until soft. Add chili powder and stir to coat. Add tomatoes and their juice. Cook briefly. Add black beans. Cook about 20-30 minutes on low-ish heat, stirring occasionally, until the flavors are blended and the chili is thick. Add salt, a dash of rice vinegar, and/or extra spice to taste.

To serve, put a few spoonfuls of cheese in the bottom of a bowl and ladle chili on top. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and eat.

Goes really well with corn bread.

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, and I have a great cornbread recipe, so that's perfect! I'll check out sheafrotherdon's recipe, too!