Need a good menu for a meatless meal. We have friends coming over tomorrow nite & I need some ideas on a good menu of what to make. I have salmon and tilapia. I would rather not grill if I don't have to.
Pasta is always a good option. Sautte vegetables and toss with pasta, serve with bread and salad.
Asian noodles - cooked spaghetti noodles toseed with soy sauce. Stir fry brocoli, onions, peppers, snow peas, add seasoning or stir fry sauce and serve over the noddles with store bought spring rolls.
Fish is still meat!
As a vegetarian, pasta and mexican are my favorite meatless meals.
I'm assuming you mean meatless in a Lenten way and not vegetarian way (hence your request for meatless and not vegetarian recipes).
My favorite salmon recipe is to mix soy sauce and honey in a baking dish - enough to cover the bottom of the dish, probably twice the amount of soy sauce as honey - and marinate the salmon in that, skin side down, for about 30 minutes. Then flip over and bake at 350 until done. I don't really care for salmon but I LOVE this recipe and it's a hit with adults and kids. I usually serve it with rice pilaf or roasted potatoes and a salad.
For Fridays in Lent, we usually just do pizza (either homemade or take-out) and salad or baked macaroni and cheese (good for Ash Wednesday and Good Friday when I'm fasting because I don't need the calories LOL).
Someone else asked this yesterday. You can check out my answer and others here http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/7702929044005912577
I did tilapia in black bean and garlic sauce last weekend - it was wonderful. I cooked a whole (not fileted) fish and liberally coated it inside and out with the jarred - yes, jarred sauce from the Asian market - and baked it at 350 until flaky.
Served with white rice and a side of veggies.
I hate grilling fish because, well, I just don't do it well, so I have learned that with salmon and tilapia you can season them with whatever and bake them. If you leave the skin on put it skin up and uncover during the last part of cooking so it crisps. Or you can cheat, like I do, and toss it under the broiler for a quick crisp.
A nice salad, or mixed fresh steamed veggies, and a starch and you have a lovely meal.
Enjoy.
We eat meatless all the time. Here are a few recipes that are really easy to make and soooo yummy. (btw, salmon and tilapia are meat :))
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes...
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/fried-ri...
(this one's a crowd pleaser. Is super simple to make too. I usually throw a can of tomato paste in to embolden the flavor though:) http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/qu...
(I usually add in green peas and green beans to this recipe to make it a green veggie risotto.) http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Asparagus-Ri...
Many of these recipes eat like a meal, but you could always make a salad. I made these the other night and they were a hit with my four-year-old and my husband: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/zucchini-oven-chips-10000...
Good luck!
Hilary
pasta pasta pasta...
Do you need truly meatless? Because fish is still meat :)
Red beans and rice, greens, and cornbread is my favorite meatless meal.
