It was like a dream come true for Holly Miller to stay a vegetarian for 3 years, after struggling to maintain a healthy diet throughout her life. She now depends on her kitchen juicer and other cooking appliances that help her to make a satisfying meal each time. And she writes about food and her healthy lifestyle on her blog mykitchenadvisor.com
Meatless Monday is an international campaign started by the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that seeks to deter people from eating meat on Mondays for the sake of their health and the good of the planet. Whether you are a long term vegetarian or you just want to commit to a healthy recipe on Meatless Mondays, we’ve got exactly what you need. In this article, we’ll be showing you 3 easy to follow, healthy meatless recipes that will make you look forward to meatless Mondays like Lebron James looks forward to Taco Tuesdays.
Stuffed Peppers
How about a simple stuffed pepper recipe that you can make quickly in the microwave when you’re in a rush? Here’s what you need to make this super easy recipe::
Meatless Stuffed Peppers
How about a simple stuffed pepper recipe that you can make quickly in the microwave when you’re in a rush? Here’s what you need to make this super easy recipe.
- 2-3 Red Peppers (Halved)
- 2 Onion (Sliced thinly )
- 1/2 Can Crushed Tomatoes
- 5 Tbsp Uncooked Rice
- 1/2 Can Kidney Beans
- Make sure you get fresh peppers free from wrinkles and spots. Wash them thoroughly,then place them on a squeaky clean board and start dicing. If you like, you can cut off the pepper seeds with a knife.
- Fill a glass baking dish with a small amount of water and stand the peppers up. Then, cover the dish with a plastic wrap and make holes in the plastic wrap because of the steam.
- Put the baking dish in the microwave and cook for about 6 minutes.
- Remove the water from the dish and leave the peppers in.
- Put rice and water in a bowl and make sure the water is twice as much. Then, add the tomatoes with the liquid and place it in a microwave and wait until the water is visibly absorbed.
- Spoon the tomato mixture into the pepper halves and put a plastic wrap around it. Make some holes to vent the steam and microwave for 4 minutes.
If you only have about 10 minutes and want to make a healthy, protein-packed vegetable side dish, this is the right salad for you. Chickpeas contain a ton of fiber, which helps with digestion and helps to decrease inflammation in the body. Fiber can also decrease the risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels in the blood.
Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Oilive Oil
- 1/2 Onion
- 1 Tomato
- 1 tspn Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 Cucumber
- Ground Black Pepper
Directions
Get a clean bowl and put the oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Stir them together for a while.
Get the chickpeas, tomato, cucumber, and onion and add them to the bowl. Then, you'll have to stir them together. Season it with salt and pepper and taste it after a while to see if it needs some adjustments.
You can either serve it immediately or put it in a refrigerator.
It’s that easy! If you want, you can add guacamole and some sliced carrots to make it a little more filling, in fact you can add just about any other veggies you have in your fridge, from celery to peppers.
Cauliflower, like chickpeas, is also nutrient-dense food containing a lot of fiber. Cauliflower is also a great source of anti-oxidents, and may even aid in weightloss. If you’re looking for this low calorie, flavorful low carb, grain replacement, try some of our other recipes, like this cauliflower risotto, or this cauliflower gratin, or Smitten Kitchen’s cauliflower steaks.
This healthy recipe is an epic combination of cauliflower and scrumptious spices, and it’s super easy to make!
Vegan Cauliflower Curry
This healthy recipe is an epic combination of cauliflower and scrumptious spices, and it’s super easy to make!
Ingredients
- 1 head Cauliflower
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil extra virgin
- 1 Onion
- 1/2 tbsn Fennel Seeds
- 1 Green Bell Pepper
- 1/2 tspn Cayenne Pepper
- 1/2 Cup Canned Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Curry Powder
Directions
Pour the oil in a bowl, add fennel seeds and microwave until they turn brown, about 30 seconds.
After doing this, you can now add the onions and keep stirring until the onion becomes visibly soft and properly mixed.
Remove the bowl from the microwave and add the curry powder and some cayenne. Toss them together and put them in the microwave for some time.
After a while, you can remove the bowl from the oven and add the tomato paste, the cauliflower and the green pepper with some salt and water. Keep stirring after you have added them.
When you are sure everything is well mixed, leave it in the microwave for about 15- 20 minutes.
Take the bowl out and serve!
Have you tried any of these recipes and you think we should have added some other things? Let us know in the comment section below. Also, if you have developed a healthy recipe and you are willing to share, comment it below!
It was like a dream come true for Holly Miller to stay a vegetarian for 3 years, after struggling to maintain a healthy diet throughout her life. She now depends on her kitchen juicer and other cooking appliances that help her to make a satisfying meal each time. And she writes about food and her healthy lifestyle on her blog mykitchenadvisor.com
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