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8 Gourmet Vegetarian Meals in 4 Minutes

Featured Recipe: Black Bean & Hominy Succotash with Barbecued Portobello Mushrooms

What’s Cooking in the EatingWell Test Kitchen

The EatingWell Test Kitchen was recently presented with a challenge: develop a line of gourmet vegetarian meals that would use fresh ingredients and could be microwaved and served in 4 minutes. The challenger? FreshDirect, a growing online fresh food and meal delivery service for some 150,000 customers in the New York metro area.

We happily, and deliciously, met the challenge: the 8-recipe EatingWell line debuts this month. If you're lucky enough to live in the New York metro area, you can order these fresh, packaged meals online at FreshDirect.com. Each portable pack has a balanced blend of vegetarian proteins, vegetables and grains for just 500 calories (or fewer). Try the recipe for one of our favorites, Black Bean & Hominy Succotash with Barbecued Portobello Mushrooms. We love the smoky mushrooms paired with a savory succotash.

To get your thoughts going, here are 4 produce items to build a vegetarian meal around:

1. Portobello mushrooms: Though frozen veggie burgers are really convenient, why not build a fresh veggie burger around a meaty portobello mushroom? Try our Mediterranean Portobello Burger; it’s like Greek salad and veggie burger all in one!
2. Eggplant is a great vegetarian stand-in for meat in your pasta sauce. Just toss it with jarred marinara sauce, like in Pasta with Eggplant Ragu, for a quick supper.
3. Bell peppers are delicious raw, roasted or grilled. You can stuff them with leftover rice, cheese and other vegetables. Or try them in this delicious Red Pepper & Goat Cheese Frittata.
4. Grilled zucchini is a favorite summer side dish. But it takes a starring role when paired with store-bought gnocchi in Gnocchi with Zucchini Ribbons & Parsley Brown Butter.

Learn More:

• Feeling inspired? Find more vegetarian recipes using fresh seasonal produce in our Healthy Vegetarian Recipe Collection.
  
• 5 Quick Weeknight Meals That Pack in the Produce
  
• Healthy Tofu Recipes
  
• Healthy Bean Recipes
  
• Quick Suppers for Summer’s Longer Days

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