For a while both of my children were vegetarians, and many times I like to avoid meat for a season just to give my body a break from it. Here are some tips that can be used to adapt many meals to be vegetarian.
1. Instead of beef or chicken broth, use veggie broth. You can even buy veggie broth cubes, and use them like bouillon cubes. We swapped it out many times, and did not notice.
2. The fake ground meat is really wonderful now. There is "meat" made from chopped up mushrooms, and some from soybeans. You can hide it in things like chili and enchiladas, or just eat it straight up like tacos. You will probably not even realize the difference.
3. Anything that uses bacon can usually be made with the bacon left out, or served on the side for those who want to add it. Same is true for chicken or sausage links.
4. If your recipe needs the meat, leave it in giant chunks. This will offend a strict vegetarian, but many will happily pick out the big chunks and eat the rest of the soup or stew.
5. Breakfast for dinner is a great way to accommodate a vegetarian - with eggs, pancakes, hash browns, muffins, scones, and breakfast burritos.
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