Kid friendly vegetarian/seafood recipes?

[karinothing]

Lent is upon us. Help me figure out something else to serve me kids other than fish sticks

[isabel]

DS1 is kind of ridiculously picky about protein, but he likes lentils. We just serve them straight up with some salt.

I make these on occasion too and I think they're pretty kid-friendly (just not for my kid):

Lentil Cakes with Yogurt Sauce

Lentil Bolognese (I serve over regular pasta)

Costco sells salmon burgers in the frozen section. DS2 loves them. We pan sear on one side, flip, pour a little soy sauce on top, and let it finish cooking through. They're really tasty.

Bean and cheese quesadillas are a good non-meat standby for us. We also do breakfast for dinner pretty often, sometimes with the MorningStar veggie sausage patties, but scrambled eggs, a waffle/pancake, and fruit makes for a pretty decent dinner.

[orval]

I got ideas from our Knights of Columbus Lenten dinners. They have seafood stuffed shells and cream of broccoli soup this week. They always have some sort of fried fish, fish/shrimp tacos, macaroni and cheese, soup.
They don't have the full menu for each week out yet.

ETA:  veggie fried rice, cheese enchiladas, tuna salad, shrimp lo mein, cheese pizza -- are all on their menu

[cleo29]

how old are they? do they like avocado? can they do a little spicy?

[lightbulbsun]

pizza, spaghetti, cheese ravioli, mac and cheese, grilled cheese, quesadillas, rice and beans, bean chili, breakfast for dinner (eggs and toast with fruit), vegetable soup with bread. I don't know what sorts of food your kids normally like, but there are so many options.

[candreco]

My kids LOVE the salmon burgers isabel mentioned. I stick them in the oven to roast and finish them off with the broiler. They like them plain with rice or as a sandwich, DH's and my favorite versions dressed them up with miso-soy glaze over rice, and with lemon-garlic aioli, tomato, and avocado in a sandwich.

For vegetarian meals, grilled cheese and tomato soup is easy, we also like chana masala and rice w/ naan and yogurt sauce. Baked potatoes w/ broccoli and cheese, and plain or veggie pizza are also good options.

[imojoebunny]

My really picky kid loves edamame Spaghetti with butter and parm. It has lots of fiber and protein, and taste good. We like it better than regular pasta, though I eat mine with tomato sauce because I have a more sophisticated pallet, lol.

www.amazon.com/Explore-Cuisine-Organic-Edamame-Spaghetti/dp/B01H4LBM54

[cleo29]

If anyone wants to jazz up fish or really any other meat or veggies, this sauce is crazy good.

I doubled it, so in a food processor put in:
1/2 cup of salsa verde
1/4 to 1/2 cup of cilantro chopped
1/2 of a medium avocado
2 tsp fresh lime juice
a pinch of salt or more to taste
1/4 to 1/2 tsp lime zest

this is so tasty! it can used as a sauce, a dip... whatever you need. in the recipe is it used on swordfish and veggie kabobs.

[karinothing]

Feb 24, 2020 10:24:03 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

how old are they? do they like avocado? can they do a little spicy?

4 and 8, they will eat guac, and yes spicy is fine.

[karinothing]

Feb 24, 2020 10:25:25 GMT -5 lightbulbsun said:

pizza, spaghetti, cheese ravioli, mac and cheese, grilled cheese, quesadillas, rice and beans, bean chili, breakfast for dinner (eggs and toast with fruit), vegetable soup with bread. I don't know what sorts of food your kids normally like, but there are so many options.

My kids are weirdos who hate melted cheese!

They would do quiche though, assuming I can get them to accept that we can eat breakfast for dinner.

[isabel]

Feb 24, 2020 10:34:44 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

If anyone wants to jazz up fish or really any other meat or veggies, this sauce is crazy good.

I doubled it, so in a food processor put in:
1/2 cup of salsa verde
1/4 to 1/2 cup of cilantro chopped
1/2 of a medium avocado
2 tsp fresh lime juice
a pinch of salt or more to taste
1/4 to 1/2 tsp lime zest

this is so tasty! it can used as a sauce, a dip... whatever you need. in the recipe is it used on swordfish and veggie kabobs.

Yum. This sounds so good. Does it keep well in the fridge or is it best used immediately?

[Bad Dingo]

Vietnamese Spring Rolls

I don't use a recipe, the basics are:

spring roll wrappers
rice noodles
chopped veggies - carrots, celery, peppers, avocado, etc.
protein if you want - shrimp, steak, chicken

other fun additions - bean sprouts, mango

whatever sauces you like

Everyone can make their own adding whatever they want.

I highly recommend getting a spring roll dipper to make moistening the wrapper easier: link

[cleo29]

Feb 24, 2020 10:45:38 GMT -5 isabel said:

Feb 24, 2020 10:34:44 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

If anyone wants to jazz up fish or really any other meat or veggies, this sauce is crazy good.

I doubled it, so in a food processor put in:
1/2 cup of salsa verde
1/4 to 1/2 cup of cilantro chopped
1/2 of a medium avocado
2 tsp fresh lime juice
a pinch of salt or more to taste
1/4 to 1/2 tsp lime zest

this is so tasty! it can used as a sauce, a dip... whatever you need. in the recipe is it used on swordfish and veggie kabobs.

Yum. This sounds so good. Does it keep well in the fridge or is it best used immediately?

It can keep. I think I used it fresh and then a day or two later on something else. I tend to be overly cautious on these things, but since there is no dairy in it, it feels a little safer to me. I think next time I might add more avocado. Definitely something one can tweak and play around with after you have made it once. Would love to know what you think.

[isabel]

Feb 24, 2020 11:24:56 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Feb 24, 2020 10:45:38 GMT -5 isabel said:

Yum. This sounds so good. Does it keep well in the fridge or is it best used immediately?

It can keep. I think I used it fresh and then a day or two later on something else. I tend to be overly cautious on these things, but since there is no dairy in it, it feels a little safer to me. I think next time I might add more avocado. Definitely something one can tweak and play around with after you have made it once. Would love to know what you think.

I'll definitely try it. DH loves fish, but I get bored with the ways I make it. This would be a good way to change it up.

[cleo29]

Feb 24, 2020 11:29:24 GMT -5 isabel said:

Feb 24, 2020 11:24:56 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

It can keep. I think I used it fresh and then a day or two later on something else. I tend to be overly cautious on these things, but since there is no dairy in it, it feels a little safer to me. I think next time I might add more avocado. Definitely something one can tweak and play around with after you have made it once. Would love to know what you think.

I'll definitely try it. DH loves fish, but I get bored with the ways I make it. This would be a good way to change it up.

Definitely!

[Bad Dingo]

Also, Za'atar on anything. Za'atar on roasted cauliflower sprinkled with pomegranate seeds is AMAZING.

[karinothing]

Feb 24, 2020 10:34:44 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

If anyone wants to jazz up fish or really any other meat or veggies, this sauce is crazy good.

I doubled it, so in a food processor put in:
1/2 cup of salsa verde
1/4 to 1/2 cup of cilantro chopped
1/2 of a medium avocado
2 tsp fresh lime juice
a pinch of salt or more to taste
1/4 to 1/2 tsp lime zest

this is so tasty! it can used as a sauce, a dip... whatever you need. in the recipe is it used on swordfish and veggie kabobs.

I buy a jarred salsa version of this. I tis amazing. I eat it on everything

[mrspez07]

My kids eat this, or parts of it, most of the time:

www.cookingclassy.com/honey-lime-sweet-potato-black-bean-and-corn-tacos/

They love this, but I will often lighten up the spinach quantity a bit:
www.forkknifeswoon.com/spinach-and-ricotta-stuffed-shells/

We also buy the frozen tortilla crusted tilapia from Costco and make fish tacos with that. Not too spicy and we use flour tortillas.

[cleo29]

Feb 24, 2020 11:39:54 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Feb 24, 2020 10:34:44 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

If anyone wants to jazz up fish or really any other meat or veggies, this sauce is crazy good.

I doubled it, so in a food processor put in:
1/2 cup of salsa verde
1/4 to 1/2 cup of cilantro chopped
1/2 of a medium avocado
2 tsp fresh lime juice
a pinch of salt or more to taste
1/4 to 1/2 tsp lime zest

this is so tasty! it can used as a sauce, a dip... whatever you need. in the recipe is it used on swordfish and veggie kabobs.

I buy a jarred salsa version of this. I tis amazing. I eat it on everything

Is it the Herdez brand? That stuff is amazing and great on salads too. This is less creamy than one, but still good.

[laurenh]

My kids love:

www.skinnytaste.com/blackened-fish-tacos-with-cabbage-mango/

twosleevers.com/pressure-cooker-dal-makhani-buttery-lentils/ (we lower the cayenne to about 1/8 tsp)

They also really like black bean and sweet potato enchiladas, and black bean and cheese quesadillas but I don't have any particular recipe I use.

[janegold]

I'm vegetarian, B goes to a no-meat preschool, and eats vegetarian 90% of the time at home.

A few of our fav crowd pleasers:

Cheese lasagna
Sweet potato and black bean quesadillas (I add sauteed kale to mine)
TJ's cauliflower ravioli
Chili with beans and soy "beef" crumbles

[karinothing]

Feb 24, 2020 11:45:08 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Feb 24, 2020 11:39:54 GMT -5 karinothing said:

I buy a jarred salsa version of this. I tis amazing. I eat it on everything

Is it the Herdez brand? That stuff is amazing and great on salads too. This is less creamy than one, but still good.

Yes. It is so great on eggs! I LOVE it.

[cleo29]

Feb 24, 2020 11:55:03 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Feb 24, 2020 11:45:08 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Is it the Herdez brand? That stuff is amazing and great on salads too. This is less creamy than one, but still good.

Yes. It is so great on eggs! I LOVE it.

IT is amazing. How long do you think it keeps once open? Things the are creamy make me nervous sometimes. lol

H put it on a steak salad with chopped pieces of avocado on it. Very good!

[isabel]

Feb 24, 2020 11:58:44 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Feb 24, 2020 11:55:03 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Yes. It is so great on eggs! I LOVE it.

IT is amazing. How long do you think it keeps once open? Things the are creamy make me nervous sometimes. lol

H put it on a steak salad with chopped pieces of avocado on it. Very good!

I've kept that stuff in my fridge for at least a couple of weeks and it's still been good. You introduced me to that and I love it!

[karinothing]

Feb 24, 2020 11:58:44 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Feb 24, 2020 11:55:03 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Yes. It is so great on eggs! I LOVE it.

IT is amazing. How long do you think it keeps once open? Things the are creamy make me nervous sometimes. lol

H put it on a steak salad with chopped pieces of avocado on it. Very good!

Umm well honestly we probably eat it before it goes bad ha ha. But it has been in our fridge at least a couple weeks no issue.

[cleo29]

Feb 24, 2020 12:03:25 GMT -5 isabel said:

Feb 24, 2020 11:58:44 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

IT is amazing. How long do you think it keeps once open? Things the are creamy make me nervous sometimes. lol

H put it on a steak salad with chopped pieces of avocado on it. Very good!

I've kept that stuff in my fridge for at least a couple of weeks and it's still been good. You introduced me to that and I love it!

It is and I am so glad that you love it.

[cattledogkisses]

I make a feta and herb crusted salmon that's super easy and H loves it. It's just feta, chives, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper all chopped up and mixed together, then spread on a salmon fillet and cooked until the fish is done. I usually serve it with some brown rice and a veggie (either green beans, asparagus, or broccoli).

I have a really good vegetarian chili that I make sometimes too, and you can load it up with toppings: cheese, sour cream, chopped avocado, tortilla chips.

[ny96]

My kids are super picky, but they both love salmon teriyaki served with sushi rice. We put the salmon on the grill or under the broiler and then make teriyaki sauce that they can spoon on top of the salmon and rice. We pair it with spinach, but the kids just eat the salmon and rice.

[circa1978]

If god didn't want us to eat fish sticks and mac and cheese on Friday, he wouldn't have invented the Lenten fish fry. I'm not even a practicing Catholic anymore. I just enjoy a good piece of cod with tartar sauce.

[nicolewi]

My kids all love fish, strangely. My son is super picky but will eat haddock, cod, salmon, etc. So we're pretty good! I usually just do plain baked fish with rice and a veggie or salad. They also love mac & cheese (of course), grilled cheese & tomato soup, traditional retro tuna casserole (!! I couldn't believe it when I made it on a whim and they ate it). They actually love fish sticks, too.
Cheese or veggie pizza
quesadillas
Any kind of egg meal--scrambled, omelets, etc. I'm weird about eggs but sometimes I'll do an egg scramble night
Shrimp scampi/Anything with shrimp but I rarely make them b/c they are so iffy frozen and I hate to do the deveining thing with fresh ones

Maybe something like cheese tortellini or ravioli with marinara or alfredo and whatever veggies you care to add? Some of my kids own't eat that, though--they don't like the cheese filling.