Mushroom risotto.

Mushroom, the other brown, white, brown meat.

Assuming not vegan, because no butter or parmesan makes for a pretty arse risotto.

tomatoes and basil drizzled with olive oil, salt and pepper
chickpea salad sandwich
fruit for dessert

>>3440722
This sound decent as.
>>3440719
Aren't mushrooms super expensive?

Bacon fried in lard.

>>3440723

Mushrooms? Expensive? Where the hell do you live?

>>3440727
New Zealand?

I don't know! I haven't bought vegetables in years :'(

>>Aren't mushrooms super expensive?

Not really. Depends on the mushrooms. Basic button mushrooms are pretty cheap.

Stay away from Mushroom Risotto and Vegetable Lasagne.

Those are the standard veggie meals wheeled out in restaurants worldwide.
Also, your guest will silently loath you for them, even if they say nothing.

>>3440735
I love you

>>3440735
Not sure if troll or if srs

>>3440735

You are likely right Mr. Rickman. I would likely take anything Alan Rickman says as fact. Give the guy some alternatives though, rather than just pissing on others' suggestions.

scalloped spinach-ricotta pancakes.
if you are interested i would share the recipe with you but i never wrote it down and don't want to do it without a reason.

Try making one of these.

[Photos, because I am too lazy to type them out]

Stuffed bell peppers.

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Mushroom, Spinach and Potato Bake
Prep: 20 Mins
Cooking Time: 1 Hour
Serves 4

1kg (2lb,2oz) Floury Potatoes
8 tbsp Full-Fat Milk
125g (4½oz) Butter, cubed
500g (1lb,2oz) mushrooms, 1.5cm cubed
4 Garlic Cloves, roughly chopped
4 Spring Onions, cut into 2cm lengths
1kg (2lb,2oz) spinach, washed and roughly chopped
200g (7oz) Fontina (or other nutty semi-hard cheese), 1cm cubed
Pinch of Nutmeg, Freshly grated

1. Peel and roughly chop the potatoes. Boil in lightly salted water for ~12 Mins until tender but not falling apart. Apply skewer test if necessary. Drain well, return to the pan and mash. Add the milk, nutmeg, and ½ the butter. Season well. Beat with a large spoon or electric whisk until reasonably smooth. Spoon 1/3rd of the mash into a baking/casserole dish.

2. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gmark 4. Add ½ the remaining butter to a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the mushrooms, garlic, and spring onions and fry gently for 10 minutes until golden. Spoon over the potato mix in the dish.

3. Add the remaining butter to the frying pan, and cook the spinach for 5 Mins, stirring, until just wilted and tender. Season, and spoon over the mushrooms in the dish.

4. Spoon the remaining mash over the spinach, and cover with the cubed cheese. Bake for about 30 Mins until the cheese is bubbling and golden.

Potato, Cheese & Onion Pie
Prep: 30 Mins, Plus 10 Mins Cooling
Cooking Time: 1 Hr 15 Mins
Serves 4

455g Fresh Shortcrust Pastry
455g Waxy Potatoes, Very Thinly Sliced
1 Small Onion, Very Thinly Sliced
100g Red Leicester (Or Hard Cheese), Finely Grated
Salt & Black Pepper
145ml Cream

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gmark 4. Roll 2/3rds of the pastry onto a lightly floured work surface, and use it to line a 23cm flan dish. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer over the base of the dish, then top with a layer of the each of the onion and cheese, seasoning well between each layer. Pour over the cream.

2. Roll out the remaining pastry to make a lid. Lightly dampen the edges of the pie with water. Place the lid on top and pinch the edges together to seal well.

3. Bake for 1 to 1¼ Hours, until the potatoes and onions are tender. Leave for 10 Mins before serving to allow the cheese to cool slightly.

NOTE: Waxy potatoes are best for this recipe as they hold their shape well. Serve the pie hot with lightly steamed cabbage, or cold with a crisp salad.

>>3440753

See? I knew Hans Gruber would come through.

What's with this vegetarian fetish over mushrooms, anyways? Can't stand the things.

Then again, I'm not a vegetarian.

>>3440757

It's because they're quite close to the texture of meat and vegetarians KNOW they want to chew on a juicy steak but they have to make do with fungus.

Also protein.

>>3440757
i am and i dont like them either.
once in a while its okay but i would never place them in an 'ordinary' meal for lunch.

>>3440761
why would you replace meat with mushrooms if you can use tofu - only when really well prepared - or even better: seitan. ate my first seitan steak when i still was a carnivore and i couldn't believe it.
>dat texture

I will literally go out of my way never to "need to cook a meal for a vegetarian"

>>3440723
Only if they're like fancy-pants Whole Foods ones or better. Which isn't to say that's not where you should go for some perfectly great medium priced ones.

>>3440749
fuckin saved, looks glorious.

also enough of the "hurr fagets don't eat meat I eat meat lyk a real man! XXD".

>>3440766
I'd rather buy expensive mushrooms then get repackaged ones from the Ukraine, which does happen all to often. Ukraine as in "Tchernobyl" and in Caesium.

Thanks for all the suggestions and stuff guys. I might try out some of the more tomato based recipes, being partial to them myself.

Is it really that hard?

There's a million different ways to make potatoes. You can do an onion tart. Make a quiche. Serve some steamed vegetables: green beans, carrots, corn, yams. Serve peas. Make a vegetable or egg curry and serve with rotis (bread) and/or rice. Make rice with beans or lentils. Serve pasta with a tomato sauce or a basil pesto. Make pumpkin soup, or leek and potato soup, or borscht (beetroot soup), or brocolli soup or tomato soup. Make a salad. Serve fresh fruit. Serve canned fruit. Make a cake. Make a tart or a pie or a cheesecake. Make chinese style fried rice. Make noodles. Make fried noodles.

and on and on.

I would understand the question if ti was for a vegan... but for a vegetarian? No meat no fish and that's it. Imagination helps a bit.

>>3440771

Ukraine's kind of big, dude. Not all of it is deadly poisonous.

Cheese is the best way to make something wholesome and tasty, without adding meat. If they are vegan, you shouldn't be friends with them.

if vegetarian, try:
>eggplant parmesan
>fettuccine alfredo
>mushroom burgers
>mac and cheese bake

>>3440828
i made the greatest fettuccine alfredo last night hnnngh. used a bit of whole cream in the sauce. also some garlic, egg, parmesan cheese. very good- only issue is reheating it. never tastes as good so i recommend making just enough so the two of you are full.