by Joan Collins

Created on: April 16, 2010   Last Updated: June 27, 2010

Make healthy, tasty vegetarian meals that are cheap and easy. Exotic sounding vegetables and high priced ingredients are not necessary because cooking excellent, nutritious meals for your table are possible to make with regular items you find in almost any grocery store in a matter of minutes. Whether you are a vegetarian or just looking for a way to cut some meat out of your diet, start your cheap and easy vegetarian adventure with these tasty dishes.

Breakfast:

Scrambled "eggs"

Chop half of a small red onion, half of a green pepper, and one small tomato.  Saute the onion and green pepper until onion is translucent. Mix the extra firm tofu with one-half teaspoon turmeric or curry and one-half cup salsa. Add the tofu mixture into the onions and green peppers and cook on medium to low heat for five to ten minutes.  Serve with peanut-buttered toast.

Peanut butter oatmeal

Peanut butter covered toast forms the base for this delicious breakfast. Place the toast in a bowl and top it with a serving of old-fashioned oatmeal. Cover the oatmeal with two large spoonfuls of unsweetened applesauce. Then add chopped walnuts and chopped fruit or berries. Pour a half cup of almond milk on the side and it is ready to eat.

French Toast with Tofu or peanut butter

Blend eight ounces of tofu, one ripe banana, one teaspoon of maple syrup and one-half cup of water. Pour the mixture into a bowl. Heat your skillet until water bounces off of the pan. Dip whole wheat bread in the mixture and fry it until the toast is browned. Add margarine and applesauce or syrup to the top. The second option is - blend peanut butter with water and dip the bread into it to cook. Then follow the rest of the recipe.

Serve a smoothie with your breakfast choice. Add three-fourths cup of almond milk per person to a blender. Add a teaspoon of vanilla, one-half of a banana, four strawberries and one-half cup each mango and blueberries. For extra fiber, add flax. Blend until smooth.

Lunch or dinner:

Three-bean salad

Drain the beans from four different kinds of beans (black, pinto, black-eyed peas and kidney) and rinse them. Add one cup frozen or fresh corn, and one ten-ounce package lima beans. Dice one large red bell pepper and half of a red onion. Add one-half cup of low-fat salad dressing and mix all of the ingredients. Serve with a fresh garden salad.

Potato soup

In a medium-sized pan, add one-half of a package of frozen diced potatoes, one cup frozen bell peppers, one-half cup of frozen onions

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