Veggie Meal Preps | My 6 Favourite Recipes

To follow on from my last post - 5 Benefits to Ditching the Meat - I wanted to share with you some of my favourite meat free recipes. I know how daunting it felt to me when I began on this journey to eating far less meat, so I want to show you that you can still enjoy some of your favourite meals, just by substituting some of the ingredients! All can be meal prepped, all high protein & all healthy & nutritious! All recipes are for 1 portion, so if you're meal prepping, times it by the amount of days you'd like to prep for!

1.  P E R I   P E R I

T H E   Q U I C K   O P T I O N

Calories   304   |   Carbs   30   |   Sugars   3   |   Fat   5   |   Protein   26

Ingredients

   40g Brown Rice

   80g Kidney Beans

   40g Peas

   125g Quorn Pieces

   1 tbsp Peri Peri Sauce, low sugar

   Seasoning: Chilli, Paprika, Lemon, Pepper

Recipe

1.   Heat some fry light oil in a frying pan. Add the frozen Quorn & cook for 10 mins.

2.   In the meantime, boiled some water & add the rice. Cook for the time indicated on the packaging.

3.   Add the veg, sauce & seasoning to the pan & heat through for another 5-10 mins on a low heat, until the Quorn is fully cooked. You may need to add a little water if too dry!

2.   C H I L L I   C O N   C A R N I

T H E   H I G H   P R O T E I N   O P T I O N

Calories   349   |   Carbs   36   |   Sugars   7   |   Fat   46   |   Protein   3-

Ingredients
   40g Brown Rice
   80g Kidney Beans
   100g Chopped Tomatoes
   1/2 Red Pepper Diced
   125g Quorn Mince
   1/4 Packet of Chilli Seasoning, low sugar!
   Seasoning: Chilli, Paprika

Recipe
1.   Heat some fry light oil in a frying pan. Add the red pepper & fry on a high heat for 5 mins. Add the frozen Quorn & cook for 10 mins.
2.   Boil some water & cook your rice as instructed on the packet.
3.   Add the veg, sauce & seasoning to the pan & heat through for another 10-15mins mins on a low heat, until the Quorn is fully cooked.

3.   C O U R G E T T I   B O L O G N E S E

T H E   L O W   C A R B   O P T I O N

Calories   265   |   Carbs   26   |   Sugars   7   |   Fat   3   |   Protein   26

Ingredients
   100g Courgetti
   80g Kidney Beans
   1/4 Red Onion
   80g Chopped Tomatoes
   125g Quorn Mince
   1/4 Packet of Bolognese Seasoning
   Seasoning: Garlic, Basil, Pepper

Recipe
1.   Heat some fry light oil in a frying pan. Fry on a high heat your chopped red onion for 5 mins. Add the frozen Quorn & cook for 10 mins.
2.   Add the veg, sauce & seasoning to the pan & simmer for a further 10-15mins to lock in flavour, until the mince is fully cooked.
3.   In the meantime, cook the courgetti in the mircowave for 3 minutes & serve!

4.   C H I P O T L E

T H E   W I N T E R   W A R M E R

Calories   392   |   Carbs   50   |   Sugars   13   |   Fat   6   |   Protein   27

Ingredients
   125g Small Sweet Potato
   1 tbsp Olive Oil
   80g Kidney Beans
   40g Peas
   125g Quorn Pieces
   1 tbsp Chipotle Paste Seasoning, again a lower sugar option (check the macros on all available!)
   Seasoning: Paprika, Chilli, Peri Peri Salt

Recipe
1.   Preheat the over to 200 degrees. Wash & dice the sweet potato. Put on a tray & brush with olive oil, chipotle paste & seasoning. Put in the oven to bake for 20-30mins. Check halfway through & turn the cubes over, to prevent burning.
2.   In the meantime, heat some oil in the pan, then add the quorn pieces & cook for 10 mins.
3.   Add the veg, sauce & seasoning to the pan & heat through for another 5-10 mins on a low heat, until the Quorn is fully cooked. You may need to add a little water if too dry!

5. P E S T O   P A S T A

T H E   BU L K I N G   O P T I O N

Calories   393   |   Carbs   43   |   Sugars   6   |   Fat   9   |   Protein   28

Ingredients
   50g Brown Pasta
   40g Baby Tomatoes
   Handful of Spinach
   40g Peas
   125g Quorn Pieces
   1 tbsp Pesto, low fat
   Seasoning: Pepper, Lemon juice

Recipe
1.   Heat some fry light oil in a frying pan. Add the frozen Quorn & cook for 10 mins.
2.   In the meantime, boiled some water & add the pasta. Cook for the time indicated on the packaging.
3.   Add the tomatoes & fry for 3 mins. Then add all but the spinach to the pan & heat through for another 5-10 mins on a low heat, until the Quorn is fully cooked. Finally, add the spinach to the top & cook for around 3 mins, until the spinach has wilted & cooked.

6. S A U S A G E   C A S S E R O L E

T H E   H O M E   C O M F O R T

Calories   374   |   Carbs   38   |   Sugars   7   |   Fat   14   |   Protein   19

Ingredients
   40g Brown Rice
   40g Kidney Beans
   40g New Potatos
   80g Chopped Tomatoes
   1/4 Onion
   3 Quorn Sausages
   Seasoning: Basil, Oragano, Thyme, Pepper, Lemon, Casserole seasoning optional

Recipe
1.   Wash & dice the potatoes. Boil for 8 mins.
2.   Heat some fry light oil in a frying pan. Fry the onion on a high heat for 5 mins, then add the frozen Quorn & cook for 10 mins.
3.   In the meantime, boiled some water & add the rice. Cook for the time indicated on the packaging.
4.   Add the veg (inc the boiled potatoes), sauce & seasoning to the pan & simmer through for another 10-15 mins on a low heat, until the Quorn is fully cooked.

I hope this has helped inspire you!!! Now I'm still a newbie to this, so I would love to hear what meat free recipes are your favourites! We're all here to inspire one another after all.