5 Low-Waste, Skinny-Waist Recipes

by 06/29/11 7 Comments

Going vegetarian or vegan for one meal per week is a common green tip. But for some, presenting a meat-free meal to the family can seem like a daunting task. How do I make it? Will they like it? Will I like it?

Try to shake those visions of granola and unhappy faces around the dinner table because vegetarian food doesn’t have to be blah or boring.

As a lifelong vegetarian, I’ve had plenty of time to test out some recipes in my own kitchen. And I’ve hand-picked five favorites for you to try in yours. These meals aren’t just meat-free. They’re also low-waste and low-fat – so you can shrink your footprint and your waist size.

- Best Bruschetta

- Cous Cous with Avocado, Spinach and Sweet Peppers

- Rigatoni in Putanesca Sauce

- Rice and Bean Burritos with Guacamole

- Linguine in White Wine Sauce with Asparagus, Cherry Tomatoes

Editor’s Note: Pictured foods are not actual prepared recipes but rather representations of main ingredients.

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Mary Mazzoni

Mary Mazzoni

Staff Writer


  1. Nancy English Wellborn

    posted on July 1st, 2011 at 11:56 am

    Yumm... You can have have the rice and beans. I'll take the guacamole!

  2. Megan Bentley

    posted on July 5th, 2011 at 10:58 pm

    These do sound good.

  3. Angela D. Jenkins-Bey

    posted on July 13th, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    yum

  4. Lucia Dominici

    posted on September 25th, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    This sounds really a great idea, going vegan for one meal per week. Family with children should really try it. It is a healthy way to treat your family and plus will introduce children to a variety of fresh vegetables.

  5. Lucia Dominici

    posted on September 25th, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    Linguini in white wine sauce with asparagus and cherry tomatoes, delizioso!

  6. Linda Andrews

    posted on October 12th, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    Not sure about shrinking my waist size, although I'd like to, but most of the ingredients in those recipes I don't like, anyway: avocado, couscous, guacamole, spinach. YUCK! >:p However, the linguini recipe sounds good. Love linguini, love asparagus! YUM! :) The rice and beans (if they're black beans) burritos sound good, too, but only if you leave out the guacamole.

  7. Susan Thurman

    posted on April 23rd, 2012 at 5:31 pm

    every thing sounds great but the couscous, now getting my husband to eat it, without me making two meals.

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