Want to lose weight and stay meat-free? These Vegetarian Fat Burning recipes are brilliant for dropping the pounds. Theay contain a range of the best, resh, readily available vegetarian ingredients, which are blended together with a little magic inspired by BBC Good Food. Try them for yourself and discover the secret of how to lose weight wile eating more…
Broccoli and Goat’s Cheese Fritatta
This makes a wholesome Vegetarian Fat burning recipe for the ideal spring lunch, breakfast or even brunch. Rich in protein, it tastes absolutely delicious too.
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
2 red onions, thinly sliced
½ head of broccoli, in small florets
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
8 large eggs, lightly beaten with a little seasoning
100g firm goat’s cheese, broken into chunks
Method
Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Heat the oil in a 25cm ovenproof frying pan. Add the onions and cook for 10-15 mins until soft and caramelised. Add the broccoli and 1 tbsp water, and cook for 5 mins until the broccoli has softened. Pour in the balsamic vinegar and bubble for 1 min, then add the eggs. Give everything a quick stir, then leave undisturbed to cook over a low-medium heat for 5 mins until the egg is nearly set and the frittata is turning golden brown on the bottom.
Scatter the goat’s cheese over the top of the frittata. Cook in the oven for 10-15 mins until the cheese is bubbling and the frittata is set in the centre.
Banana and Almond Butter Toast
This breakfast option is super-simple, but it packs a brilliant nutritional punch. The rye bread and banana will fill you up with slow-release energy and the almond butter adds metabolism-boosting fuel – start your day with true vegetarian Fat Burning power.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon almond butter
1 slice rye bread
1 banana, sliced
Method
Toast the rye bread to your preferred doneness. Spread the almond butter on thinly on the toastand top with banana slices. Like we said: super-simple!
Quorn Burgers with Tomato Chutney
Quorn, is a superb vegetarian fat burning recipe food and an excellent source of lean protein, which lets you stay fuller for longer and is packed with muscle-building amino acids which helps make it a favourite weight-loss food among fitness-conscious types.
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
85g porridge oats
450g/1lb minced Quorn
100g dried apricot, finely chopped
1 large carrot, grated
1 egg, beaten
Medium slices of red onion
Few slices of butterhead lettuce
Burger buns
For the chutney
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tbsp sundried tomato
400g can good quality chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
A pinch sugar
Method
Make the chutney first: heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan and add 1 finely chopped onion. Cook for 5 mins until softened. Stir in 1 crushed garlic clove and cook for a further minute. Add 1 tbsp of sundried tomato paste, the can of chopped tomatoes and a pinch of sugar. Gently cook for 20-25 mins until rich and thick. Season to taste, then leave to cool before serving.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and gently fry the onion for 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min. Add the oats and fry for 2 mins more. Tip into a bowl and set aside to cool.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the cooled mixture and mix well with your hands. Season to taste and shape into 8 patties.
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the remaining olive oil in a large, non-stick frying pan and sear the burgers on each side until well coloured (3-4 mins). Transfer to a baking sheet and cook in the oven for 10-15 mins. Serve in rolls on a lettuce leaf and topped with red onion, plus little dish of tangy tomato chutney on the side.
Chickpea, Carrot and Nut Pilaf
A great vegetarian fat burning recipe. Just one can of chickpeas, which are a staple of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine, boasts enough protein and fibre to give you a vegetarian fat burning turbocharge without weighing you down.
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
3 carrots, coarsely grated
2 tbsp harissa
300g basmati rice, rinsed
700ml pints vegetable stock, made with 1 stock cube (or equivalent)
400g can chickpea, drained and rinsed
25g toasted almonds
25g large raisins
A small of handful cashews
200g pot of Greek yoghurt
A few mint leaves to serve
Method
Heat the oil in a lidded casserole dish. Add the onions and cook for 8 mins, until soft. Tip in the carrots, harissa and rice and stir for a couple of mins. Pour over the stock, bring to the boil, then cover with the lid and simmer for 10 mins.
Fork through the chickpeas and cook gently for 3-5 mins more, until the grains of rice are tender and all the liquid has been absorbed. Season, turn off the heat, cover and leave to sit for a few mins.
Sprinkle the almonds, cashews and raisins over the rice mixture, scatter over the mint leaves and serve with a dollop of yoghurt, then serve.
Quinoa, Butternut and Spinach Salad
Quinoa is one of the most fashionable vegetarian fat burning recipe ingredients around, and with very good reason: this earthy South American grain is packed with protein and fibre, which means that it will keep you energized whilie it keeps that metabolism buzzing.
Ingredients
2 tsp rapeseed oil
1 red onion, halved and sliced
2 garlic clove, sliced
175g frozen butternut squash chunks
100g bag of baby spinach leaves
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaf
250g pack ready-to-eat red and white quinoa
2 tbsp chopped parsley
25g dried cranberries
A handful of pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
50g feta cheese, crumbled
Method
Heat the oil in a wok with a lid, add the onion and garlic, and fry for 5 mins until softened, then lift from the wok with a slotted spoon. Add the squash, stir round the wok until it starts to colour. Sprinkle in 3 tbsp water and the thyme, cover the pan and steam for about 5 mins until the veg is tender.
Meanwhile, tip quinoa into a bowl and fluff it up. Add the parsley, fresh baby spinach, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, cooked onion and garlic, and balsamic vinegar, and mix well. Toss through
the vegetables with the feta and serve.
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