Feast Recipes
Planet-friendly meals your family will actually eat — promise.
PS: We took these recipe photos ourselves — AI only fixed the lighting, not our questionable chopping skills. Details.
⏱ 37 minWhite Bean Mac and Cheese
Whole wheat macaroni is folded into a sharp cheddar sauce thickened with blended cannellini beans. The beans make the sauce glossy and substantial while leaving enough whole for a soft, creamy bite.
⏱ 60 minSweet Potato, Silken Tofu and Quorn Chili Sin Carne
A thick, smoky chili with tender sweet potato, firm Quorn mince and black beans in a spiced tomato sauce. Silken tofu is blended in at the end for a smooth, creamy finish that keeps the chili rich and spoonable.
⏱ 75 minBelgian Chicken Meatballs with Tomato Sauce, Homemade Fries and Applesauce
A Belgian-style plate of crisp double-fried potatoes, tender chicken meatballs in a straight tomato sauce, and unsweetened applesauce for the sweet-sour forkful. Supermarkets have spent decades selling this as three freezer compartments; the fresh version is worth the frying smell.
⏱ 60 minHigh-Protein Vegetarian Lentil Bolognese with Homemade Tomato, Carrot & Celery Sauce
This is the sort of bolognese you make when you want the deep, slow-cooked mood of the classic, but not the environmental baggage. Lentils bring the protein, mushrooms add savory weight, and the carrot-celery-onion base melts into a thick tomato sauce with just enough cocoa powder to make people pause, then go back for more. It tastes rich, slightly sweet, properly savory, and very much like actual bolognese if you skip the fact that we are missing really hard the meat :'(
⏱ 57 minGround Chicken Chili con Carne
A lighter take on chili con carne that still tastes like it spent the afternoon getting its life together. Ground chicken keeps it lean, kidney beans bring heft and fiber, and the tomato, cumin, paprika, and oregano build that deep, warm finish you want from a proper bowl of chili.
⏱ 60 minBreaded Chicken with Chickpea-Lentil Pasta and Creamy Butternut Carrot Sauce
This plate does two jobs at once: crispy breaded chicken for the part of the family that wants something familiar, and a silky oat-cream sauce built from butternut, carrots, onion, and garlic so dinner still remembers vegetables exist. The chickpea-lentil pasta brings extra protein and fiber. It’s cozy, practical, and a little more plant-forward than classic cream pasta without pretending to be a saint.
⏱ 70 minLiège-Style Meatballs with Oven-Roasted Potatoes, Because Restraint Is Not Very Belgian
A lighter, weeknight-friendly take on boulettes liégeoises that still respects the spirit of the original: tender beef meatballs, a glossy sweet-tangy onion and apple sauce, and crisp oven-roasted potatoes instead of a deep-fryer situation. It is still comfort food, just with slightly less collateral damage.
⏱ 65 minHomemade Vegan Enchiladas with Tex-Mex Swagger
These vegan enchiladas are the kind of weeknight comfort food that makes you feel organized. Whole wheat tortillas get filled with a smoky black bean, bell pepper, and onion mixture, then baked under a quick tomato passata sauce spiked with Tex-Mex spirit. High in fiber, rich in plant protein.
⏱ 120 minLentil & Quorn Lasagna with Oat Béchamel
A proper tray of lasagna without the usual meat-heavy drama: lentils bring fiber, Quorn-mince keeps the texture cozy, and the oat béchamel does the creamy diplomatic work on top. It is hearty, family-friendly.
⏱ 65 minChili Sin Carne, for Nights When You Want Comfort Without Summoning a Cow
A hearty, plant-forward chili packed with brown rice, red onion, garlic, carrots, tomato passata, tomato paste, and a warm hit of cumin, smoked paprika, oregano, lime, salt, and black pepper. It is filling, family-friendly, budget-minded, and mercifully straightforward.
⏱ 80 minPaneer Tikka Masala
A cozy, family-friendly paneer tikka masala built from a quick homemade tomato-onion sauce and a ready-made tikka masala spice mix. It keeps the deep, creamy comfort people want from takeaway night, but with a more sensible ingredient list and a gentler planetary footprint than the usual meat-heavy version.