Reddit mentions of Student's Vegetarian Cookbook, Revised: Quick, Easy, Cheap, and Tasty Vegetarian Recipes

Food can be healthy, easy, or cheap, but for any given meal you have to pick two. If you want healthy, you might need to give a little on the easy part, at least compared to take out.

When I first was on my own and responsible for cooking for myself, my mom got me this cookbook that has super simple, easy to make, small portioned vegetarian food. I would highly recommend it for a lazy vegetarian looking to get healthier, but I don't know anything about meat cravings and it will take a little effort to make some of these (although it also has things like yogurt parfair or sandwich filling suggestions

I bought this book a few years ago when I was on a budget, and I quite liked it.Student's Vegetarian Cookbook

And do you know Mark Bittman? He also has a vegetarian book out that I like. How to Cook Everything Vegetarian

Two suggestions:

1. Check out Budget Bytes. I find that her vegetarian section tends to lean on the more carb-dense side, but it's a good place to start.
   
   
2. I haven't seen anyone recommend the Student's Vegetarian Cookbook before, but it's a great place to start for good vegetarian meals with the absolute basic ingredients, since it's aimed at students.

Student's Vegetarian Cookbook, Revised: Quick, Easy, Cheap, and Tasty Vegetarian Recipes https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761511709/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_o-RMzbQE761J9

I have an older edition of this book. Most of the recipes are really easy with commonly available ingredients. Steps are well explained and most of the recipes make 1-4 servings.

I'm a student, and I love the Student's vegetarian cookbook because it's got a lot of easy/cheap recipes.

The Student's Vegetarian Cookbook is great. Its one of the one's I got my vegetarian sister when she wanted to learn to cook. Also got her this book. She liked both so much that I ended up getting myself copies and I love them too. My sister went from not knowing much more than how to make easy mac to actually enjoying cooking and being able to make some really decent things with these books.

You can look for something like the Students Vegetarian Cookbook by Carole Raymond. Which is an inexpensive paperback book, so look at local libraries and book shops

or even as a last resort:
https://www.amazon.com/Students-Vegetarian-Cookbook-Revised-Recipes/dp/0761511709

Also search in general for "student vegetarian cookbook"s because there are others out there too that focus on easy recipes and beginner tips.

I was vegetarian in college and the Student's Vegetarian Cookbook was basically my Bible. So many great recipes in there that don't require any fake meat or anything like that. They're all super easy too.

One of my favorites was a flatbread recipe that involves sauteeing sliced red onions, spinach, and diced apples in olive oil, then mixing in just a bit of dijon mustard, and spreading it on a pita or flatbread. If you do dairy, add a few crumbles of feta or gorgonzola and bake for a couple minutes on high heat (400 or so) to just soften the cheese and warm everything.

When I first went veg many years ago, I found this book to be quite useful. My culinary skills & tastes have progressed considerably since then, but this book proved to be an excellent starting point for cheap & tasty veggie meals & ideas.

Student's Vegetarian Cookbook

I know it sounds simple compared to all these other great ideas, but you might check out the [Student's Vegetarian Cookbook, Revised: Quick, Easy, Cheap, and Tasty Vegetarian Recipes] (http://amzn.com/0761511709) As the title suggests it has a lot of simple, easy to make recipes that might inspire you. I wish you luck and btw 1st post.

I've had really good luck with this book. Don't let the "Vegetarian" part scare you, you can always add meat - but cutting back on meat will help save you money.

There's definitely lots of ideas and recipes on the web, but I still highly recommend the Student Vegetarian Cookbook. It's exactly what you're looking for - yummy, cheap, quick veggie meals. It's a good mix of meals, and are things that meat-eating friends will like to eat with you too.