What is a good vegetarian dinner meat eaters will enjoy?

I am making dinner Sunday night %26amp; I want to feed my family something they will like. I am the only vegetarian in my family and some times they decide to ask my questions like " are there even any good vegetarian dishes?". So i decided that instead of telling them, I want to show them.



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I agree with Shady - you should definitely not use meat substitutes. It is not something that you can fool people with. Fake meats stand out like a sore thumb and few that are not accustomed to their generally unpleasant flavor will be put off.



Stick with hearty foods that stand on their own. Pizza Margherita is about as simple and delicious as it gets, and very popular in Italian restaurants. Serve with a salad of mixed greens with a balsamic vinagrette, such as the baby lettuces one can buy at any store in the plastic box.



Thirteen bean chili is the dish I turned to when the meat cravings struck. It is hearty and delicious. Omit the meat from the recipe below and it is just as good. My secret is to add a few good dashes of Liquid Smoke - that's what takes it over the top. Serve with cornbread and homemade coleslaw (or cooked greens) for a feast any fan of southern style cooking should enjoy.



One more of many fantastic possibilities is Italian lasagna or the Greek equivalent in Pastitso. I would try the latter for something different and relatively simple. Again you need only omit the meat, but you should add something to make up for the lack of it. I would recommend making more sauce along the line of an Italian lasagna, in addition to adding some more pasta and cheese. To save time and have equally good results, do not cook the pasta. Layer it on the bottom of the pan, cover with the red sauce mixture, then some cheese, and top with the white sauce (bechamel), followed by more cheese. Serve with garlic bread or just a good, very fresh baguette, tossed salad or maybe a Caprese salad, and a glass of your favorite wine. Good luck!
Nice French :)



As a person who is not a vegetarian, I would recommend good meals that do not need meat. There are a lot of great foods out there without meat in them. Salads and soups are always good, and you don't need meat to make them! You could make a bean salad or something like that.



The only thing that I strongly do not recommend is using meat substitutes. I can tell the difference between a soy burger and a real burger without even thinking twice. (Ok, maybe not McDonald's) . Since your family knows that you're a vegetarian, they will know that you are using meat substitutes if you use them, and because they know it's not real meat, they will automatically decide not to like it.



There are a lot of food items out there that have nothing to do with meat. Take advantage of them!What is a good vegetarian dinner meat eaters will enjoy?
Italian food, French food! Soooooo many of their dishes do not use meat or fish! Just hit the library(or the web) and search for what you want. If you don't feel like it, then make a huge pan of cheese lasagna, with a huge salad, a vegetable plate, and hot garlic bread and butter.



Or you can make a thick soup with Great Northern beans, vegetable and tomato paste broth, pasta, basil and parsley, along with bread and salad.



Oh, or a Middle Eastern meal of pita pockets, hummus, tomatoes, cucumber slices, greens, and fresh fruits!



You can make all this really fast. Fruits and chocolates, or sherbert and gingersnaps for dessert.
One of my favourite vegetarian dishes is okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake based on deep fried mix of vegetables). I think it's mainly cabbage, but personally I like a bit of onions and carrots in there as well. Unfortunately I don't have a recipe, but I'm sure there are plenty around the web. It should be a relatively easy dish to make. It goes with a sauce and Japanese mayonnaise, but it's usually still good without.



Otherwise, pasta, pastry or cheese-based treats (e.g. lasagne with no meat but lots of layers, spinach and ricotta pastry/quiche, mozzarella cheese sticks, etc) should be alright. You could even go with veggie burgers.What is a good vegetarian dinner meat eaters will enjoy?
This is a very easy meal from one of my favorite vegetarian cookbooks. My family really loves it, so I'm sure yours will too! Not to mention that it's essentially a pie, so it's very kid friendly.



4 large potatoes, peeled, cut in quarters, cooked and mashed

2 small turnips, peeled, cut in chunks, cooked and mashed

2 beets boiled whole in their skins untill tender, then cooled, peeled, and sliced thinly

1 large onion sliced and sauteed in butter

approx. 1 cup of grated cheese

1 tablespoon of butter

1/2 cup of milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Make a crust for a 9" covered pie. Roll out bottom crust and fit it into the 9" pie plate. Put half of the cheese over the bottom crust. Mix potatoes and turnips together and add the 1 tablespoon of butter and 1/2 cup of milk. Put half of this mixture into the pie crust. Mix all the beets and onions together and put on top of the potato and turnip mixture already in the pie plate. Then put the rest of the potato and turnip mix on and then add the rest of the cheese. Put the top crust on now. With a small knife cut a arrow head design on the crust so steam can escape (and it looks nice). Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes untill the crust is a golden brown color.
I'm not a vegetarian but I know that family sometimes just made a huge salad with almost every vegetable that you could think of. Then for my family we would cook stew meat and chicken to put on top or bacon, but you could always leave that off.or if you can cook it , just not eat it then cook that for them and leave it off your plate. I also heard that vegetarian lasagna is good. That might be an idea. I would just google something like vegetarian dishes for meat lovers. You might come up with something interesting. I am all about the internet and searching for the weirdest things. Just trying to help.
i recently lived with a family who, while we were eating, would say things like "my enchiladas are better, because they have CHICKEN in them!"



so.... I know how you feel.

however, i made this for them one night, and they all loved it.



shopping list: whole wheat tortillas, asparagus, mushrooms, onions, herbed goat cheese. (i don't know how many you're cooking for, but everyone will at least want one large or two small tortillas).



sautee the veggies in butter or oil. add herbs if you'd like, but it really doesn't need it.

while you're doing this, spread the goat cheese over the tortillas. when the veggies are ready, place them inside the tortillas. then, put the tortillas on a skillet, george foreman grill, griddle, etc. anything to brown the outside/toast them up a bit. and voila!



trust me they are super tasty and fulfilling. even to picky carnivores! :) hope this helps.
Well, Thai food is amazing. There are also some really delicious veggie sandwiches made with tofurkey and the like. You could also make some vegetarian sloppy joes, or pasta, with soy protein. I would try to include some soy protein so that they know they dont have to miss out on the meat experience completely, the texture can still be there. I hope you wow them!
you sound a lot like me. i'm the only vegetarian in my family as well. my family are pretty understanding but my boyfriend LOVES meat. ugh. Anyway he's coming to meet my parents for dinner and i am not going to change my ways because of him. So what i'm making for him is spaghetti and a nice salad. and maybe some bread.

It's really cheap, really filling, and you can put additives in like pesto, or roasted red peppers.

Hope this helps
When we first became vegetarian, we would always make Mexican food for company. Salad, bean and cheese burritos, spanish rice, salsa, guacamole, refried beans, tostadas and tortilla chips. Drinks to match your guests. We always just had fruit punch. Nobody ever turned their nose up or went home hungry.
Ooh, you have to try this one! I made it for my sister the other day (she's a die hard meat eater) and she honestly thought there was meat in it. She LOVED it. http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/veget鈥?/a>
I have this problem as well, you could try a good vegetarian lasagna, or seafood dishes, good luck, make it hearty, so they don't know that meat is missing
a simple one is: spagetti











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Cheese lasagna. Stuffed shells. Souffle (cheese or spinach). Sure, they're both a heck of a lot heavier than you're used to, but your family won't miss the meat.
Spaghetti, garlic bread, and a veggie filled salad. Everyone likes that.
Um, Pasta?