Hi Friends!
Last week something special happened. Hubby and I celebrated one year meat-free! For those of you that don’t know, going vegetarian this time around was hubby’s idea. We decided to try it out for a month…and 12 months later we’re still going strong! Although we didn’t eat fish for that first month, we do now eat fish occasionally… but we’ve been meat-free for a year! Here are my recaps of what we ate during those first 4 weeks:
Veggie Month- Week 1
Veggie Month- Week 2
Veggie Month- Week 3
Veggie Month- Week 4
To celebrate 12 months of meat-free living, I decided to round up my 12 favorite meatless recipes of the past year and share them with you guys!
Ready? Ok! Here they are, in no particular order (click the links to see the recipes):
1. Mexican Loaded Sweet Potatoes
5. Spicy Black Bean Burgers w/ Goat Cheese
6. Curried Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos
10. Sweet & Spicy Shrimp w/ Soba Noodles
11. Thai Peanut Salmon Burgers
12. Caramelized Onion & Goat Cheese Pizza
w/ Sweet Potato Socca Crust
So there you go!
Also, for those of you that are newer readers, my 2 year bloggy birthday is coming up soon and I’m going to be celebrating with a little series called “The Best of the Bean” so I can share some of my favorite recipes from the past 2 years with you guys…especially some of the ones I made when I first started blogging and the only people that read my blog were the hubby and my mom 🙂
PLUS, I have some fun giveaways lined up for you guys! So stay tuned…
Enjoy!
–Lindsay
Those all look so yummy! I wonder if I’ll be able to sneak any past my meat loving husband LOL.
Ooh, this post is ridiculously high in the yum factor!
Love this round-up! Always looking for new and good meatless recipes!
Yum, yum, and YUM! I see so many recipes that I’d like to try. Lentil Mac N Cheese? Sinful…
Great round-up! You had me reaching for a napkin by the 3rd photo 😉
Ever since you posted the little teaser about this on IG yesterday…I’ve been looking forward to reading this. I’m basically meatless myself and I love the inspiration. Thanks for sharing and congrats on your upcoming 2-year blogging anniversary!
This is BEYOND pin-worthy. I am always on the lookout for new meatless recipes, and each of these sounds wonderful. Congrat son making it a year! I’m lucky if I can fit two delicious meatless recipes in a month 🙂 We’re trying!
Oh man, I am SO hungry right now! You had me at “soba noodles”. Omnomnom. Well done on 12 months meat free, that’s fantastic!
I’m always looking for more meatless recipes! Can’t wait to try some of these out!
OH mannn guess I need to get cooking! Thanks for sharing
Congrats on a meat-free year! I’m loving this round up – pinning like a mad woman. 🙂
Your recipes are seriously amazing. I’m not sure if it’s the titles, the pictures, or a combination of both, but they are so darn good!!
These recipes look amazing and not so complicated. I don’t know which to try and make first! Though, those curried tacos look so good…
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I literally pinned every single one of these recipes!! So yummy and so ready to make them!!
Cheers
~ Jillian
http://www.hersplitends.com
Thans for this post, Lindsay, I’m always looking for vegetarian recipes and it’s so helpful to have a bunch of great ones in one place!
Congratulations on your Veggie-versary! Definitely something to celebrate (as are all the animals you didn’t eat in the last year :-)).
Those recipes looks delicious. I will definitely be checking them out.
love this post! My husband and I are eating less and less meat and it’s fun to find good (delicious) meatless dinner recipes
Congrats! I always “want” to eat more vegetarian meals, but get lazy in my prep. Kudos to you guys!
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LOVE this, Lindsay! Veggie burgers of all kinds are my fave 🙂
You make vegetarian cooking look so easy! Congratulations on your achievement!
WOW! IDK where to even start. Steak is my favorite food in the world. With that said, your food makes me want to be a vegetarian! haha. Especially that Mac and cheese and pot pie!
And I am officially drooling over all the falafel pictures. YUM!
Congrats on 1 year!! I’m getting close to a year of plant-based too, so I know it’s an exciting feeling. 🙂
I wonder if I can get my boyfriend to try this with me for at least a week. 🙂 Or maybe twelve days. Your recipes will probably hold him over.
Wow, those are some seriously amazing recipes! I’m pretty much meatless myself – well, I don’t cook any meat but will eat it occasionally if I have a craving and it’s high quality (local, organic).
But I really love how veggies make me feel, so I almost always go for vegetarian over meat.
Yum yum yum! I remember when you made many of these, but nice to have them all in one place! I did make your lentil mac and cheese and loved every bite. 🙂
That lentil pot pie looks immense! And the sweet potato felafel, too. Great recipes to check out, thanks!
I don’t think I realized that I never saw meat in your recipes! This is a fantastic assortment of recipes Lindsay!
These all look so delish!!! I think if my hubby decided to go meatless it would be easier than if I did. I would have a much harder time having him give up meat than it would be for me to give it up! This Fall I am going to try with meatless Mondays. These recipes will certainly help!
Read this fascinating commentary by Mark Bittman about the USDA and Meatless Mondays! http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/no-meatless-mondays-at-the-usda/
My family is classified as “Less-Meat-atarians.” We aren’t veggies or vegan but we eat meat once every week or so. These recipes are going to be so much fun. Thanks!
Wow, everything looks great! I always keep me eye out for new veg recipes, although you are lucky I don’t think that my boyfriend would be so willing to completely cut out meat. I’ll have to tempt him with these haha!
Oh thank for posting this! I’ve been thinking about going meatless since I hardly eat it anyways and it can be pricey compared to beans and grains, and that lentil Mac and cheese, oh man!!!
You know what’s crazy? This whole time I’ve read your blog, I’ve never actually realized y’all were vegetarians!! (with the occasional fish) I think that gives a full testament to vegetarian food being sufficient, hearty, delicious, and well rounded. I, personally, do eat meat… so for a meat eater to think your meals day-in, day-out are delicious and appealing says something 🙂
Keep up the awesome work! Y’all are so fitfluential!!
Yay for your anniversary coming up!! I love your recipes so I can’t wait!
congrats on being meatless for so long!! im not a vegetarian but i def love meatless meals every now and then…those sweet potato falafels look awesome!
Thanks for the post. I’m always looking for new veggie recipes. I think I’ll definitely have to try the Lentil Mac & Cheese. It looks like a great dish for fall and winter 🙂
Happy Veggieversary, Lindsay! I absolutely adore your potpie and your sweet potato falafel. I need to hurry up and try some of the others! It’s hard to believe you’ve only been blogging for 2 years – it seems like you are a pro!