Peas and rice. It's a Caribbean coconut rice with beans in it and very good. Coconut is a great source of vegan fat, which increases your calories on the cheap.
Chili.
Basically any Indian dal. Chickpea dishes, black dal, red beans, toor dal.
baking your own bread is pretty easy so long as you have a pot you can put in the oven - or if you can spritz with water every 5-10 minutes.
tofu can be reasonably priced and is delicious. Make east Asian food with it. Fry it in a little oil the lazy way - cut into triangles, let it fry for 5-10 minutes per side.
pasta dishes can be reasonably priced
pb&j is underrated
Mexican rice and frijoles negros
making your own seitan is reasonably doable, just get some broth (better than bouillon is yummy) and vital wheat gluten, combine, knead, and steam. It can then be used as a meat substitute, like in a pasta dish. Put some fennel and a couple other spices in it and you have a sausage substitute that you can brown and incorporate into a pasta with peppers. You can also make tacos and burritos with it.
Don't sleep on soups. A nice Greek chickpea soup is so easy. Chop up carrots, celery, onions, and fry a bit too develop flavor. Then add water and your broth mixture, cooked chickpeas, salt, olive oil, black or white pepper, and lemon to taste.
thai curries are actually very easy and go great with fried tofu and veggies.
there's a ton of Chinese stuff that's good. Just like with Indian food, could probably write books on good vegan options. Various styles of tofu, noodles, vegetables, dumplings...
Soy curls are really good, they're basically tvp with a better texture. Just soak em and then flavor with broth, use as a substitute for chicken. Good in salads, good deep fried, good dry fried with a bunch of spices (like for tacos), good with sesame soy sauce.
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Peas and rice. It's a Caribbean coconut rice with beans in it and very good. Coconut is a great source of vegan fat, which increases your calories on the cheap.
Chili.
Basically any Indian dal. Chickpea dishes, black dal, red beans, toor dal.
baking your own bread is pretty easy so long as you have a pot you can put in the oven - or if you can spritz with water every 5-10 minutes.
tofu can be reasonably priced and is delicious. Make east Asian food with it. Fry it in a little oil the lazy way - cut into triangles, let it fry for 5-10 minutes per side.
pasta dishes can be reasonably priced
pb&j is underrated
Mexican rice and frijoles negros
making your own seitan is reasonably doable, just get some broth (better than bouillon is yummy) and vital wheat gluten, combine, knead, and steam. It can then be used as a meat substitute, like in a pasta dish. Put some fennel and a couple other spices in it and you have a sausage substitute that you can brown and incorporate into a pasta with peppers. You can also make tacos and burritos with it.
Don't sleep on soups. A nice Greek chickpea soup is so easy. Chop up carrots, celery, onions, and fry a bit too develop flavor. Then add water and your broth mixture, cooked chickpeas, salt, olive oil, black or white pepper, and lemon to taste.
thai curries are actually very easy and go great with fried tofu and veggies.
there's a ton of Chinese stuff that's good. Just like with Indian food, could probably write books on good vegan options. Various styles of tofu, noodles, vegetables, dumplings...
Soy curls are really good, they're basically tvp with a better texture. Just soak em and then flavor with broth, use as a substitute for chicken. Good in salads, good deep fried, good dry fried with a bunch of spices (like for tacos), good with sesame soy sauce.
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