Reddit reviews Linda McCartney on Tour: Over 200 Meat-Free Dishes from Around the World

Okay, well England has some really good vegetarian products that might be worth your parents getting for you specially because they'd fit into things they already cook - so it reduces that "making two meals" problem. Quorn makes really good mock chicken pieces for example which you can throw into any curry, stew, casserole or stir fry and they don't need any special cooking technique... really easy to use. They also make mock ground beef, and same thing applies - use it in cottage pie, spaghetti bolognese, etc. Linda McCartney and Quorn were my favourites when I was there, and they're very easy to get.

But if they really don't want to start buying special vegetarian ingredients for you, or that doesn't appeal to you, I'd say some dishes that don't require any ingredients too outside the norm might include:

• Pastas (tomato sauce, rose sauce, cream sauce, bolognese made with mushrooms instead of beef, vegetable lasagna, mushroom/lima bean/garlic/olive oil, etc.)
  
• Burgers with a grilled portobello mushroom instead of a regular patty
  
• Hearty salads with lots of healthy proteins and fiber (for example: mixed greens, steamed green beans, hard boiled egg, steamed asparagus, cheeses like feta, goat or cottage, canned beans, toasted nuts, tomatoes, cucumbers... a hearty meal salad basically)
  
• Vegetable casseroles (cheap and easy to make: you just throw whatever's around e.g. peppers, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, beans, sweet potato etc. into a casserole dish, cover it with canned tomatoes or tomato sauce, add a little cheese if you like and bake)
  
• Omelets or other egg-based dishes
  
  I mean it really depends on your taste. Some healthy sources of protein for vegetarians are cottage cheese, plain Greek yogurt, eggs, beans/lentils and nuts. When I'm planning my meal, I generally try to pick my protein first and then add things that go nicely with it. So if I'm grilling halloumi on the barbecue, I might also throw on some zucchini & peppers to grill at the same time, and then boil some new potatoes and asparagus to keep the meal light but tasty.
  
  Linda McCartney did a really good vegetarian cookbook years before she passed away, and it's the first veggie cookbook I got when I was young. It's available second-hand for next-to-nothing on Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Linda-McCartney-Tour-Meat-Free-Dishes/dp/0821224875/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1487456243&sr=1-10&keywords=linda+mccartney
  
  I also LOVE the BBC Good Food website - they have excellent recipes. Some are more complicated and some require a bit of shopping, but lots are very simple. You might find some things to your taste here: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/quick-veggie
  
  Allrecipes also has a good section; the recipes are not all for main dishes, but there's good stuff to be found anyway: http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipes/tag-5493/vegetarian-meals.aspx?o_is=DH_5
  
  Food Network has a nice collection: http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/special-diets/vegetarian/
  
  These are all supposed to be quick & easy, ready in under 30 minutes from Olive Magazine: http://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/quick-and-easy/quick-vegetarian-recipes-ready-in-under-30-minutes/
  
  Hope some of this is helpful!
  
  

one of Linda McCartney's books.