{"id":1456,"date":"2020-05-28T12:56:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T12:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hellawella.com\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2020-10-14T00:58:40","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:58:40","slug":"6-delicious-dinners-for-meatless-mondays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellawella.com\/6-delicious-dinners-for-meatless-mondays\/","title":{"rendered":"6 delicious dinners for Meatless Mondays"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Mondays suck. But today we\u2019re changing that. (No, we\u2019re not giving you millions of dollars so you can retire early \u2014 sorry.) These seven yummy recipes are guaranteed to turn your Monday around \u2014 even if it doesn\u2019t happen until dinnertime.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The best part: They all qualify for Meatless Monday! The Meatless Monday campaign encourages people to reduce their meat consumption by almost 15% in order to improve their personal health and the health of the planet simply by nixing the meat from Monday meals. Even if you consider bacon your favorite food and usually eat meat for every meal, we promise you won\u2019t miss it with these recipes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Spinach- and artichoke-stuffed portabellas<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Portabella mushrooms are the pasta shells of vegetables \u2014 they were practically made for stuffing with delicious ingredients. This recipe from PreventionRd.com uses spinach, artichoke hearts, some cream cheese and Panko breadcrumbs. Bonus: There\u2019s an adorable picture of a bulldog on the recipe page. Relevant? No. Worth us mentioning? Yes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Baked courgette & wild mushroom risotto<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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In case you\u2019re not a Brit: Courgette just means zucchini, but from now on you can impress dinner guests with your worldly food knowledge. This Gordon Ramsey recipe for risotto \u2014 or, as he pronounces it, \u201cris-AH-toe\u201d \u2014 uses white wine and vegetable stock to cook the risotto and adds flavor to the courgettes with lemon juice. We recommend using a combination of various mushrooms such as morel, shitake and porcini.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Roasted tomatoes with shrimp and feta<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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One of our favorite seafood dishes, this tomato, shrimp and feta recipe from Real Simple is easy and full of flavor. We do have one adjustment we highly suggest you make, however: Add artichokes and onions. You\u2019ll thank us for it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Easy cheesy zucchini bake<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Most people don\u2019t want to put a lot of work into a Monday night dinner. Thankfully, super-simple casserole recipes like this one from Kalyn\u2019s Kitchen exist. The dish combines zucchini, yellow squash, basil, green onion, low-fat white cheese (like mozzarella) and Parmesan. Throw the mixture into the oven for 35 to 45 minutes and you\u2019re done.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

French tomato tart<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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If the only \u201cFrench\u201d food you\u2019ve ever made is fries \u2014 \u201cfrites!\u201d \u2014 don\u2019t be intimidated. This country-style tart is actually fairly easy despite the fact that it involves making homemade dough. The recipe from David Lebovitz uses tomatoes (obviously), goat cheese and lots of fresh herbs, and interestingly calls for a thin layer of mustard on the tart to add a nice kick to the tomato slices. \u201cOui, s\u2019il vous plait!\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Chilled cucumber avocado soup<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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A solid chilled soup<\/a> recipe for hot summer days is a must \u2014 especially when it involves avocado. This recipe from Pickles & Honey combines cucumbers, avocados, lime juice, water, sea salt and black pepper \u2014 that\u2019s it. Dump it all into a blender, process until smooth and let it chill for an hour. This may be the easiest recipe ever among food that tastes this good.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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