Meatless Menus for Nine Lunches and Dinners
Looking forward to lighter meals? Try these meatless recipes: vegetarian, vegan or pescatarian. I have included links for main courses for lunches and dinners. I tend to make enough for 2 meals, eating the first meal at night and often using the leftovers for lunch the following day. I don’t mind leftovers and appreciate the extra time they allow me for other projects. Some people have eliminated meat from their diets, some have reduced the amount of meat meals, and many, like me, like to switch ingredients around, having meals that at times have meat, poultry or fish and other vegetarian or vegan meals. A good balance of different foods helps create a healthy diet and planning helps keep this variety.
The menus on this page include non-meat recipes for lunch and dinner. Lunches are generally lighter. All of these recipes are vegan, vegetarian or contain fish. The special meal in this collection is for Day 6 Dinner, with Cold Cucumber Soup and Mushroom Quiche.
Soups: To make a meal a bit more substantial, add a soup as a first course. Most of my soups are vegan. For your ease, soups are listed as vegan, vegetarian or meat. Follow the link to Soups.
Desserts: All my desserts are meat free. Some are vegan or vegetarian, pareve or dairy and are listed as such. Check out the sweet tooth satisfying Desserts.
Day 1
Lunch: Asian Fusion Latkes: Kimchi and Scallion Pancakes https://www.expandthetable.net/asian-fusion-latkes
Dinner: Beanie Burgers https://www.expandthetable.net/beanie-burgers
Day 2
Lunch: Red Beans and Rice https://www.expandthetable.net/red-beans-and-rice
Dinner: Asparagus Soup (https://www.expandthetable.net/asparagus-shallot-soup ) with Tuna Fish Platter https://www.expandthetable.net/deli-chicken-salad using tuna fish or chickpeas in place of chicken, as in the suggestions below the recipe.
Day 3
Lunch: Eggs Benedict https://www.expandthetable.net/eggs-benedict (use non-meat versions) vegetarian
Dinner: Beni’s Garden Pasta https://www.expandthetable.net/beni-s-garden-pasta-1 vegetarian
Day 4
Lunch: Tuna Sandwich. https://www.expandthetable.net/deli-chicken-salad Use tuna fish or chickpeas in place of the chicken in the recipe, as in the suggestions below the recipe.
Dinner: Spicy Broccoli Kimchi Bowl https://www.expandthetable.net/spicy-broccoli-kimchi-bowl vegan
Day 5
Lunch: Cast-Iron Skillet Pizza https://www.expandthetable.net/cast-iron-skillet-pizza vegetarian
Dinner: Roasted Eggplant Rigatoni https://www.expandthetable.net/roasted-eggplant-rigatoni vegan
Day 6
Lunch: Quinoa, been, corn and pepper salad https://www.expandthetable.net/quinoa-bean-corn-and-pepper-salad
Special Dinner:
Cold Cucumber Soup https://www.expandthetable.net/cool-as-a-cucumber-soup-recipe
Mushroom Spinach Quiche and Salad https://www.expandthetable.net/mushroom-spinach-quiche (For more quiche recipes search under Vegan and Vegetarian on the Recipe Index. Quiche recipes are in the right column)
Day 7
Lunch: Leftovers from Day 6 dinner
Dinner: Cauliflower Tiki-Masala https://www.expandthetable.net/cauliflower-tiki-masala-1 vegan
Day 8
Lunch Eggplant “Bacon” Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich https://www.expandthetable.net/eggplant-lettuce-and-tomato-sandwic vegan
Dinner: French Toast Casserole https://www.expandthetable.net/french-toast-casserole vegetarian
Day 9
Lunch: Slider Bites https://www.expandthetable.net/slider-bites-1 Use non-meat versions. Vegan or vegetarian.
Dinner: Cod Cakes https://www.expandthetable.net/fish-cakes
Chickpea-Spinach Salad with Sugared Almonds https://www.expandthetable.net/chickpea-spinach-salad-with-sugared
