Meatless Monday Recipe Roundup- Falling for Black Beans
Every week we are exploring vegetarian meals for meat eaters. Cooking with seasonal vegetables can seem really limiting at first, but the possibilities are endless. And it is worth it. Just cutting one day of meat eating out of our diet can keep thousands of pounds of CO2 out of the atmosphere a year. No seriously, it's that big a deal. Plus, it's a great opportunity to have some new adventures and try new things. Just another way to take care of the planet AND make life a little bit better!
I'll be honest with you, I wasn't always a black beans fan, but now they are one of my favorite ways to replace protein in a meat-free meal. We have black bean quesadillas with salsa and guacomole almost once a week. It is our go to.
But here are some other black bean ideas, because there is more to life than quesadillas (not that much more, but something I'm sure...)
I am really excited about this nacho idea from ifoodreal. No one has ever stepped away from loaded nachos like that complaining of still being hungry. And I think you could downplay the cheese and load on more veggies and not have to feel too terrible about yourself at the end.
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| from joyful healthy eats |
If we go to Chipotle, I always get a burrito bowl, but I have never thought to make them as an actual meal. But this recipe from joyful healthy eats looks really hearty and delicious. I think we would do it with even more salsa!
I tend to like black beans with really spicy flavors, because they balance out really well. I think this spicy soup from The Glowing Fridge looks so gorgeous. I mean, look at a l those ingredients- it basically has to be good.
The other perfect placefor black beand? Chili of course! No one will even notice that the meat is gone. We have served veggie chili at parties before and usually people love it. I don't think ours has a real recipe (the "just throw some stuff in" method) but here's a good one from The Veg Space.
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| from The Glowing Fridge |
I tend to like black beans with really spicy flavors, because they balance out really well. I think this spicy soup from The Glowing Fridge looks so gorgeous. I mean, look at a l those ingredients- it basically has to be good.
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| from The Veg Space |
The other perfect placefor black beand? Chili of course! No one will even notice that the meat is gone. We have served veggie chili at parties before and usually people love it. I don't think ours has a real recipe (the "just throw some stuff in" method) but here's a good one from The Veg Space.
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| from Naturally Ella |
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| from Miss Information |
Ok, no joke, I am off to eat some Black Bean quesadillas. We love meatless monday in this house! Cutting more and more meat out of our diet. Have you tried Meatless Monday yet? How is it going?
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5 comments
Oh gosh, I love black beans so much! They are one of my staples in my pantry. I never thought of a burrito bowl as an actual meal either, but it sounds very tasty!
ReplyDeleteI love black beans! I'll admit we usually have some sort of meat paired with it, but it's not really necessary as the beans can be so filling on their own! Personally, I love burrito bowls as a meal. I've been doing those a couple times a month for a while.
ReplyDeleteThis is great! Changing up to a meat free meals can be great all around! I actually love burrito bowls as a meal, wither with or without meat.
ReplyDeletethis looks amazing, but we like meat so idk if i can get everyone on board, lol
ReplyDeleteBlack beans in tomato gravy, with onion and pepper and salt taste awesome , we try to have it once a week. Great Monday recipe from your end, shall try making your version.
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