I also have had trouble with finding easy to make and delicious recipes while maintaining some kind of budget. I have found a WONDERFUL vegan cookbook..."Vegan Planet" I have yet to eat anything from it that wasn't WONDERFUL!!! and most of the recipes are pretty inexpensive to make...and I tend to use dried herbs even if they call for fresh...just don't use as much dry...LOL
I can give you a few recipes...these are my favorites!
**Backyard BBQ Chili**
1 tbps olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 small red bell pepper chopped
1 28-oz can diced tomatoes
1 cuper water
1/2 c spicy bottled bbq sauce
2 tbps tomato paste
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp natural sweetner or sugar
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups vegetarian burger crumbles
3 cups cooked or 2 15-oz cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1. Heat the oil in a large put ver medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper, cover and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and juice, water bbq sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, sugar and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally
2. Stir in the burger crumbles and beans and cook for 15 minutes to blend the flavors. Add a little water if needed.
**Not so dirty rice**
Even though the ingredients seem like they would make it spicy...my little ones ate this with no problems at all.
1 tbps olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic minced(or you can use 1 tsp garlic powder)
2 cups vegetarian crumbles
1 tsp tabasco sauce
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne(I bought a SMALL thing of cayenne for a few dollars a year or so ago and it still is full and I use it all the time so that lasts a LONG time)
3 cups cooked rice
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cover and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, burger crumbles, tabasco, thyme, salt and cayenne. Stir to combine and heat through, about 5 minutes. Stir in the rice and cook until hot, about 5-7 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings, then serve hot.
This is SUPER yummy and tastes a bit like rice and sausage.
There are a ton of recipes and if you give me an idea of what kind you are looking for, then I can post them
This is awesome with coleslaw and corn chips and I like it in the hot weather as it isn't too "hot".