15 Hearty One-Pot Vegetarian Meals
Posted by Allison Day on June 19, 2017, http://www.foodnetwork.ca/ever...t-Farfalle-Primavera
There are many vegetarian recipes that use every dish, appliance and utensil in the kitchen, making eating meatless seem like a task too far, especially on rushed weeknights. These recipes that are bursting with flavour, offer up a complete meal in one pot.
Crowd-pleasing and full of hearty ingredients, you’ll find a plant-based recipe that both vegetarians and meat eaters will agree on. It’s dishes, and dinner, done.
There’s no better way to eat your greens than this verdant, family-friendly pasta. As the seasons change, switch up this recipe’s selection of green vegetables with what’s local in your area.
The pressure cooker trend is here to stay! This one-pot device is especially helpful for cooking dried beans, cutting a two-hour task in half with virtually no mess. This black bean soup is sure to be a new favourite for vegetarians, meat eaters and everyone in between. Have diners load up on toppings at the table for a hands-off dinner that garners a round of applause.
Tomato based chilis can all taste the same. Next time a chili craving strikes, employ the sweet, earthy and creamy butternut squash instead of reaching for that can of tomatoes. Along with the squash, beans, corn, poblanos, spices and vibrant toppings add zest to the dish, taking it from flat to fabulous, all in one pot.
Forget the boiling water and make spaghetti and tomato sauce all in one pot. This seemingly magic technique makes pasta night a breeze, creating a meal right before your eyes. Bump up the protein by tumbling in some chickpeas or chopped walnuts while everything is burbling away.
Shakshouka, a one-pot dish popular in the Middle East and North Africa, proves that you don’t need multiple steps, ingredients and pans to find big flavour.
Replace whole grain barley for a chewier, sweeter, more satisfying risotto, the original one-pot meal. This recipe takes the beloved Italian dish to another level of easy, using the slow cooker instead of the stove.
It’s often the simplest recipes, like this Italian classic, Cacio e Peppe (cheese and pepper pasta), that can seem the most daunting. This recipe takes the fear out of nailing the traditional dish by making it all in one pot. Maximum return for minimum investment.
Don’t be turned off by the ingredient list, this curry really is easy, made completely in one pot. Without meat, the spices build rich, round flavour, so all diners are happy at the table. This meal can be served with your favourite curry toppings, like cucumber raita, mango chutney, and minced cilantro, along with a side of warmed, store-bought naan.
Mexican meets Italian in this lasagna-esque creation, made all in one pan. With instructions for both the microwave and oven, any age can get to work in the kitchen on this crafty, vegetarian meal.
Red lentils turn into a creamy, balanced one-pot stew for a filling dinner option that can be packed up to-go for tomorrow’s lunch. Budget-friendly and wholesome, it’s healthy comfort food at its simplest.
Store-bought helpers, pesto, baby mozzarella and sopressata, add big flavour without the need for multiple steps and pots. The pasta is cooked start to finish in the same pot as your sauce for a little dinnertime magic.
Build, bake, build again and bake again, this one-pan, layered affair using your bounty of produce puts vegetables centre stage.
Fill the Italian one-pot masterpiece with fresh spring vegetables for a virtuous meal that tastes nothing short of decadent. As the seasons change, switch up the produce, using your summer garden’s abundance or late-fall harvest pickings in place of the more delicate springtime morsels shown here.
