Quick and easy vegetarian main dish recipes costing more than $3 per serving

Fried Rice with Tempeh

This is a delicious and healthy way to have fried rice. The tempeh provides a salty nuttiness similar to adding bacon, but with healthy goodness…

Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta with Lentil Puttenesca

This is one of those meals you-never-knew-you-couldn't-live-without!

AUSHAK - AFGHAN RAVIOLI

I first tasted Aushak at the Salang Pass restaurant in Fremont, a city where a lot of Afghan immigrants have settled. Aushak is proof that Marco…

Rotini with Pesto, Tomatoes and Spinach

My friend's daughter tasted this last year on a vacation and dubbed it the "Best Pasta Ever." I'll go along…

Stuffed Eggplant Caponata

A Wonderful Meatless Dinner Alternative!

Gnocchi with mushrooms and Gorgonzola

Gnocchi in creamy, delicate mushroom sauce

Mozzarella in Carozza ( Grilled Mozzarella Sandwich) copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati

Grilled Sockeye Salmon over Israeli Couscous with a Yogurt, Lemon, Chive Sauce, Mozzarella and Tomato Salad with a Beet Vinaigrette and Fresh Garden Greens, Radish, and Scallion

Sometimes we do not have a ton of time to cook and having containers of fresh greens, herbs, and vegetables around the yard really is a time and money saver. Also having the freezer and refrigerator holding other ingredients from previously butchered fish or chicken and mother batches of tomatoes, chilies, poached garlic and, in this case roasted beets, allows a quick meal without a journey to the…

Middle Eastern Rice with Spiced Chicken and Chickpeas

With the sunshine out, and outdoor activities in full swing, we are all looking for quick and easy meals that…

Cauliflower, Chickpea Tacos with Avocado Crema

Cauliflower, Chickpea Tacos with Avocado Crema is good clean eating. Make them vegetarian or vegan. These tacos…

Grilled Scallops and Papaya Salsa

Great light dinner or lunch. Make sure to have some good crusty bread with it.

LEMON AND GOAT CHEESE RAVIOLI

After reading about a dish made with lemon ravioli, I was anxious to make it myself so I perused the Web for some ideas. That was much easier than…

Tortellini with arugula pesto

Creamy, mild and delicious. Please bear in mind that the total energy value stated here is for the whole jar of pesto, not just 2 servings! It is…

Vegetarian Spinach and Ricotta pasta bake

This was dinner a few nights ago because I was craving canelloni but couldn't be bothered stuffing tubes and…

Italian Tuna Noodle Casserole

Italian Tuna Noodle Casserole is a super simple meatless main dish perfect for the Lenten season! Ready in just 45 minutes and prepared with basic…