Vegetarian Meal #10 of 10

My goal was to make 10 new vegetarian recipes in October. Yes, this last one is in November, but I had to start prepping it on Saturday October 31st, so it still counts :-)

In case you missed the first 9 vegetarian recipes:

1) Sweet Potato Burritos (Protein = Red Kidney Beans)

2) Lentil Mushroom Mousakka (Protein = Red Lentils)

3) Mexican Risotto (Protein = Black Beans)

4) Coconut Curry Tofu (Protein = Tofu)

5) Bulgur and Tofu Stuffed Peppers with Tabouli Salad (Protein = Bulger and a little Tofu)

6) Zucchini Lasagna (NO noodles) (Protein = Hemp Seeds)

7) Indian Curry with Chickpeas and Mango (Protein = Chickpeas)

8) Red Tofu and Bean Chili (Protein = Kidney Beans, Black Beans, Tofu)

9) Curried Lentil Soup (Protein = Lentils)

And today #10 of 10 is Soy Bean Balls (Protein = Yellow Soy Beans)

I tried to make a variety of different vegetarian, complete meals with varying sources of protein. I also did not make any pasta - which I think is far too often a fall back "veggie" dish.

Before I get to the recipe, here are my eats from today ...

Breakfast: I mixed 1 cup of 100% OJ with 1 banana and 1/3 cup frozen blueberries.

Then I added this:



The nutritional stats truly are AMAZING:
- 110 Calories
- 6g fibre
- 13g carbs
- 80% RDA Vitamin A
- 40% RDA Vitamin C
- 40% RDA Vitamin K
- 16% RDA Riboflavin
- 10% RDA Iron
- PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE!!

It looked like this after I mixed it all together:



On the way to work I had some java:



And one of these little lovelies:



Lunch: Terriyaki Chicken frozen entree, an apple, and a Babybel cheese with H2O (all packed up in a grocery bag):



Dinner: Vegetarian Recipe #10 of 10

Soy Bean Balls

Dinner was made over 3 days!

Saturday October 31st (STEP 1) - Soak 100g of yellow soy beans in water overnight
Sunday November 1st (STEP 2) - Drain the soybeans and cook in a large pot of water for about 3 hours. Drain and cool.

- When ready to make the balls, preheat the oven to 400F, and oil a baking dish.
- Saute 1/2 a chopped onion until softened.

- Stir in 4 large, chopped tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add a mixture of 1 T whole wheat flour and 2 T water.
- Add 2 sprigs thyme, 1 bay leaf, 1 1/4 cups veggie stock; simmer 20 min.

- Saute 1 diced eggplant; remove from pan and saute 1 diced red pepper and 1/2 an onion.

- Transfer the bell pepper mixture to a large bowl. Mix in the soy beans, eggplant, 1 chopped clove of garlic, 1 cup bread crumbs, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and 2 lightly beaten eggs.

- Form the mixture into balls. Arrange in prepared dish and bake 10 min.

- Pour half the sauce over and bake again until golden (about 15 min). Serve hot with the remaining sauce.

My portion:

If I had to pick my favourites of the 10, I would say that #1 was my VERY favourite, and after that would be #2, #3 and #9 in no particular order.

I really enjoyed making 10 different vegetarian recipes this month! I have actually felt healthier eating more veggie meals, and have enjoyed being a little more adventurous in my protein choices. I think the hubby and I are going to try and limit our meat intake to a couple times a week, and focus on veggie meals the rest of the time.

What is your favourite meat free meal? How often do you eat meat/ fish if you do?