Delicious fast food recipes. Lenten dishes

Many Orthodox people pay special attention to nutrition, however, the restriction of animal products during Lent is not really a key point, what is happening in the human soul is much more important. Nevertheless, not thinking and not talking about the Lenten menu in general is fundamentally wrong, because through restrictions comes cleansing - the main task of Great Lent.

So, let's talk about what to cook in Lent and what can be a Lenten menu?

Let's start from afar. How often do you cook strictly following the recipe. Experienced chefs and those who simply often cook, as a rule, bring their own “zest” to any dish, or even do without a recipe at all, taking the main idea as a basis and developing it to their own masterpiece. The products that are at hand are used, some ingredients are replaced by others, cooking in a pan gives way to food in the oven, and so on. The recipe as such in this case is required solely in the form of a push and an idea.

The second reason why this article was written is the constant search for inspiration. Working housewives are familiar with the annoying thought boring their heads: what to cook for dinner today? So that thoughts do not drill into your head, but soar, waving culinary excitement like a flag, we offer an approximate lenten menu for a week - only ideas, no exact proportions and recipes, one solid inspiration that you can use at your own discretion.

As for detailed cooking instructions, then they are- in the form of links to pages with recipes that Magic Food has collected for you.

Monday

- Not everything to the cat Maslenitsa - Great Lent has come.

BREAKFAST

Lean coffee pancakes
Pancakes in the post - a very real story with the aroma of home comfort, grandmother's hands and memories of a sweet childhood. All that is needed for this delicacy to appear on the table in Lent is to replace milk with any other drink (mineral water, fruit juice, or even ordinary strong tea), and instead of eggs, add a little more flour or starch. Let the dough brew, and then bake the most ordinary thin pancakes. Delicious, tender and lean.

This time, try to take strong freshly brewed coffee as a base - pancakes with it will turn out with a very unusual flavor, the color is caramel-cream. The drink should be warm - it will brew the flour, so that the dough will come out elastic and strong. Fragrant Lenten Delight!

The vinaigrette
An undeservedly forgotten dish in Lent will come in handy. To make your vinaigrette as tasty as possible, do not forget to buy unrefined sunflower oil, which smells like seeds and contains much more nutrients than its refined “relative”.

Alternative: "white" vinaigrette without beets(potatoes, beans, sauerkraut, onions, sunflower oil).

AFTER SNACK

Lean Banana Smoothie
A peeled banana, some berries (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries or cherries from the freezer), half a glass of any fruit juice or compote, a pinch of cinnamon, a minute with a blender - and you have an amazingly delicious lean smoothie in your glass! Thick smoothies without cream, milk or yogurt are just what you need to make the Fasting enjoyable.

Alternative: mango or pineapple smoothie, (bananas, carrots, apple, orange, ginger, mint.

DINNER

Pilaf with seafood
Lightly fry the carrots and onions in vegetable oil, add the mussels and squid rings, then add rice, add water and simmer until the cereal is cooked - here's a great lenten dinner for you.

stuffed tomatoes
Not the most budgetary dish, however, if you do not give yourself regular small pleasures, Lent will be a very difficult test. So - take a couple of tomatoes, cut off the “cap” and remove the core, put inside the stuffing from boiled rice until half cooked, finely chopped and fried mushrooms, onions, carrots, herbs, spinach, celery and bake until done. Very juicy, tasty and flavorful!

DINNER

Spaghetti with champignons
A little onion, cut into half rings - in a frying pan, fry until golden. Striped champignons - there too. A couple of tablespoons of soy sauce - to mushrooms and onions. Salt, pepper, parsley, add spaghetti boiled al dente ... magical! Allow yourself half a glass of wine for today's dinner, and then the feeling of a fairy tale will be complete and comprehensive.

Wednesday

- In the middle of the post and the mother is simple.

BREAKFAST

Lavash with vegetables
Unroll a sheet of thin pita bread bought in the evening on a board, grease with any lean mayonnaise (for example, apple or walnut). Put vegetables on one edge - tomatoes, Korean-style carrots, fried or pickled champignons, lettuce leaves, greens. Roll up and have a tasty and healthy breakfast.

Alternative: instead of pita bread, you can take corn tortillas tortillas.

DINNER

Mushroom cream soup
Mushrooms are what gives any dish a special touch of satiety and solidity, so soup prepared with butter or mushrooms will be especially appropriate in Lent, when the calorie content of the diet to which you are accustomed is reduced. Do not spare vegetables - thanks to them, the first course will be even more fragrant.

AFTER SNACK

sesame milk
Pour a couple of handfuls of sesame seeds with hot water and leave to infuse for 3-5 hours, then finely chop the mass with a blender and pass through a piece of linen fabric. Add honey, cinnamon or vanilla - a delicious drink is ready!

DINNER

Stuffed bell pepper
You definitely have a supply of frozen bell peppers, don't you? Boil some rice, mix with sautéed onions, carrots, parsley root and celery, salt, stuff peppers and lightly stew in the oven or double boiler. Don't be bored, dinner is ready!

Thursday

“They don’t die from fasting, but they die from gluttony.”

BREAKFAST

Nutella fruit toast
Place lightly dried nuts and pitted dates in equal proportions in a blender bowl, add a little citrus zest for flavor, if desired, a couple of tablespoons of cocoa powder and sugar. Grind everything into a homogeneous, rather thick, lumpy mass, after which, without turning off the blender, add a little vegetable milk (sesame, pumpkin, poppy, almond or any other), achieving a smooth structure and the desired consistency. Such a paste is an excellent spread on dried slices of toast bread. In the company of a cup of coffee - an elegant lenten breakfast that will energize you for the whole day.

DINNER

Assorted vegetable soup
We take a large capacious saucepan, heat a small amount of vegetable oil in it (olive oil would be great!), sauté onions, carrots, parsley root, add diced bell peppers, cauliflower and broccoli divided into inflorescences, do not forget about peeled tomatoes, pour in a handful of green peas, do not be greedy and add a little corn. We pass, pass ... and then - op, a little bit of white wine and ordinary boiling water, spices and spices, salt and pepper. When serving, be sure to sprinkle with herbs. Overeating!

AFTER SNACK

Cranberry jelly
Good old jelly that smells of childhood and naivete... Why not? All you need is sugar, starch and some cranberries.

DINNER

Potato dumplings
Unleavened dough, mashed potatoes with fried carrots, pot-bellied dumplings, golden onion gravy ... Beware: so tasty that you can burst!

Friday

- Bread and cabbage will not let in dashing.

DINNER

Lean pickle
A simple science is to take, boil pearl barley in it, add diced potatoes, striped carrots and finely grated pickles. Hearty, rich, delicious.

Chinese vegetables in sweet and sour sauce
In a wok, fry coarsely chopped carrots, onions, bell peppers, pumpkin, celery root, add a little soy sauce, garlic, salt, pepper, and then pour in half a glass of a weak solution of starch mixed with sugar and lemon juice. A couple more movements - and the magnificent vegetables in sweet and sour sauce are ready.

DINNER

Vegetable cutlets
Grind boiled broccoli, cauliflower, sauteed carrots, fried onions in any way convenient for you, add herbs, spices, sun-dried tomatoes, add a couple of tablespoons of starch, form cutlets and fry them until golden brown. Appetizing!

Saturday

- During fasting, food is simple.

BREAKFAST

Lean potato pancakes
A couple of potato tubers on a grater, a little dill, a spoonful of flour, salt, pepper and a frying pan with vegetable oil - that's probably all you need to get a wonderful and tasty Saturday breakfast. Of course, lean.

Rice with vegetables
Fry the onions, carrots, bell peppers, asparagus beans, celery stalk and everything else that you have in the refrigerator and freezer in a deep saute pan, then add a glass of rice and simmer until tender. A colorful lunch is uplifting!

DINNER

Rustic potatoes in the oven
Well, who can think of something more appetizing than oven baked potato slices sprinkled with fragrant herbs and seasoned with garlic? Do not forget to get a jar of pickles from the pantry - you will have a great dinner.

Sunday

- Fasting is not in the belly, but in the spirit.

BREAKFAST

Homemade lean buns
Take as a basis any yeast dough recipe that you always succeed in, put the dough, wait for it to grow. Knead lean dough, add dried fruits and herbs, poppy seeds and nuts, berries and candied fruits, form balls - and delight the family with hot homemade breakfast buns.

eggplant caviar
Peel the baked eggplants, add some nuts and garlic, herbs and bell peppers, chop into a paste with a blender - you have an excellent vegetable snack on your table.

AFTER SNACK

rice ice cream
You will be surprised to know what ordinary rice porridge is capable of. If you mix it with sugar and apple marshmallow, add some lemon zest and vanilla, and then grind everything with a blender, freeze, stirring occasionally, you will get an amazing ice cream that melts on the tongue, leaving a delicate aftertaste. And yes, it is absolutely lean!

DINNER

Lean vegetable pizza
The classic pizza dough is prepared lean, that is, without the addition of milk and eggs. Great, this suits us! Everything else is the same as always, except for one moment: we remove the cheese, but add a lot of different vegetables, mushrooms, herbs, onions. Bake and enjoy with a glass of dry wine.

We are all people, weak and mostly greedy for goodies, and therefore it is worth taking care that small treats for snacks are always at hand during Lent.

The easiest option is a secret jar with your favorite dried fruits: fill a beautiful container with nuts, dried apricots, raisins, prunes, dried cherries and open it when there is a very strong desire to “break loose” from the chosen diet and eat a cake with butter cream or buy three kilograms of “Doctor’s” and make yourself such a sandwich.

Lenten cookies help: a little sweet - and everything seems simple and real again. Study carefully the composition of the chocolate offered in stores - among the bars of "black joy" there are often those that are made without milk and dairy products. Many caramel sweets are also suitable for a lenten menu, and therefore can cheer you up and help you resist the temptation.

Easy and delicious Fasting to you!

The time of fasting for Orthodox Christians is considered a time of work on oneself, both in the spiritual and in the physical sense. Refusal of entertainment, empty talk, forgiveness of past grievances, observance of religious rituals are an integral part of fasting. You can find an example of a lenten menu in this article.

Rules for eating during fasting

Before deciding to fast, you should think about your readiness for restrictions. Pregnant women, pensioners, people with stomach problems, it is better to confine themselves to spiritual fasting. The main thing in this process is to be honest with yourself and calculate your strengths. An empty stomach should not distract from eating spiritual food.

During fasting, the consumption of meat, dairy and seafood is limited. Sometimes it is allowed to eat fish. It all depends on how strict you decide to fast.

The strictest option is to completely refuse food for the whole day. It is suitable only for completely healthy people who are not subjected to physical exertion.

In the Orthodox calendar, there are days of fasting, on which the use of hot and oily food is prohibited. Residents of northern cities should think several times before deciding on such an experiment.

The easiest option for fasting is well suited for beginners in this matter. It consists in limiting meat, fish, dairy products, including eggs. Otherwise, you can not deny yourself when compiling a lenten menu. There are a lot of delicious recipes, meat is replaced with beans or soy products, nori leaves are suitable instead of fish, and bananas will replace eggs.

Preparing for the post

A week before fasting, it is customary to refuse meat dishes. This will allow you to get used to the new way of eating a little and not drive the body into a stressful state. At this time, believers celebrate Maslenitsa, bake pancakes, using fish, eggs, cottage cheese, honey, and jam as fillings.

The menu must be maintained on the last day of Shrove Tuesday. On this day, it is customary to ask for forgiveness from loved ones and let go of grievances.

Leaving a post

During fasting, the stomach adapts to a new rhythm, so new foods can harm it. That is why you need to return to your usual food gradually, expanding the lenten menu. Delicious meat dishes, sweets, pastries and alcohol should be consumed in small quantities.

On the first day of Easter, one should not load the stomach with heavy food. It is better to start by adding dairy products to the diet, then fish and meat.

The lenten menu for everyone can include a simple, hearty and uncomplicated salad with beans, chickpeas and vegetables. Beans should be soaked in water overnight before cooking.

Ingredients:

• a glass of beans;
• a glass of chickpeas;
• three hundred grams of green beans;
• greenery;
• two cucumbers;
• cherry tomatoes;
• 45 ml olive oil;
• spices;
• lime or lemon juice to taste.

Recipe for vegetable salad with beans:

1. Boil beans and chickpeas.
2. Cut green beans in half and boil for 20 minutes.
3. Cut cucumbers and tomatoes.
4. Combine legumes, vegetables, oil, lemon juice and herbs in a bowl.

Vegetables, like legumes, in this dish can be any. Don't be afraid to experiment.

Couscous is used in many oriental dishes. It is famous for its mild and delicate taste. Like many cereals, it contains useful substances and minerals, has a positive effect on the digestive system, and leaves a feeling of satiety in the stomach for a long time. Couscous is often found in lenten menu recipes. During fasting, one should not forget about proper and balanced nutrition. Couscous with vegetables is suitable for both breakfast and lunch.

Required components:

• a glass of cereal;
• bulb;
• carrot;
• two bell peppers;
• three tomatoes;
• chili pepper;
• vegetable marrow;
• glass of water;
• a couple of cloves of garlic;
• olive oil;
• greenery;
• spices.

Cooking steps:

1. Wash vegetables well. Peel carrots, onions and zucchini.
2. Cut carrots, onions, tomatoes, garlic into small layers and heat them in a pan.
3. Courgette and pepper cut into larger pieces, place with other vegetables.
4. Mince the chili pepper as much as possible and put in the pan.
5. After five minutes of stirring, add seasonings.
6. Pour in water and add couscous.
7. Simmer for five minutes with the lid closed.

To add freshness and juiciness to the dish, add greens and a drop of lemon juice.

This dish can be prepared using other vegetables you like. For example, eggplant, cabbage, beets are suitable for them. Couscous with vegetables will perfectly complement the mushrooms.

Solyanka with mushrooms is an unusual, original and tasty dish. It will undoubtedly become a highlight in your Lenten menu. In fasting, hodgepodge can be consumed on any day, as it is eaten both hot and cold.

This is a dish that can be prepared when guests are on the doorstep. It will surprise them with its aroma and pleasant sour taste.

The ingredients in this dish are interchangeable. You can use whatever vegetables you find in your fridge. There is also a variant of the dish using sauerkraut.

Ingredients needed to make hodgepodge:

• pickled cucumber;
• bulb;
• five potatoes;
• two hundred grams of mushrooms;
• one hundred grams of pickled mushrooms;
• a small spoonful of tomato paste;
• 45 grams of vegetable oil;
• spices to taste.

Cooking:

1. Fill a bowl with water and place on the stove.
2. Wash, peel and cut potatoes. Drop into boiling water.
3. Make a fry. Chop carrots and onions. Fry in vegetable oil.
4. Fry the mushrooms in another bowl.
5. Combine ready mushrooms with frying.
6. Put the pickled cucumber cut into small pieces into the pan.
7. Stir for a couple of minutes, add pickled mushrooms.
8. Keep the frying on the fire for another minute and throw it into the pan with boiled potatoes.
9. Add seasonings, bay leaf, chopped dill or parsley.
10. Boil for a couple of minutes and turn off.

Put a piece of lemon on top of the soup in a plate, it can be replaced with olives or capers.

Peppers stuffed with vegetables and couscous

Stuffed peppers are usually prepared using minced meat. In this version, meat is replaced with couscous and vegetables. Such a dish can be safely included in your lenten menu for every day. Instead of this cereal, you can use rice or buckwheat.

Recipe Ingredients:

• bell pepper (about 7 pieces);
• 30 grams of couscous;
• 30 grams of pumpkin;
• half a red onion;
• half a small spoon of soy sauce;
• 300 ml filtered water;
• a little olive oil;
• a sprig of cilantro;
• sprig of parsley;
• a clove of garlic;
• spices to taste.

Cooking steps:

1. Heat one hundred milliliters of water in a container, and when it starts to boil, throw cereal into it.
2. Close the container with a lid. After five minutes, the couscous is ready.
3. Peel the pumpkin, chop the pulp and mix with the finished cereal.
4. Finely chop the onion and fry it in a well-heated pan. When ready, transfer to a bowl with pumpkin and couscous.
5. Add chopped parsley and cilantro, spices. Mix well. The filling is ready.
6. Wash the peppers, cut out the cores. Fill with the stuffing.
7. Pour the remaining 200 ml of clean water into the dishes. Sprinkle pepper evenly into it.
8. Stew the dish under a closed lid.

After 20 minutes, the pepper is ready to eat.

There are a large number of recipes for a lenten menu with the addition of lentils. This type of bean is a storehouse of vitamins, useful minerals and substances. Eating dishes with lentils has a positive effect on the digestive and cardiac systems.

Before cooking, lentils must be soaked in water overnight.

Required ingredients for curry:

• 220 g legumes;
• 200 g boiled rice;
• bulb;
• 460 g of tomato paste;
• 150 ml coconut milk;
• a couple of cloves of garlic;
• a large spoonful of olive oil;
• one large spoonful of curry spices;
• a small spoon of garam masala;
• a small spoon of turmeric and ginger.

Cooking steps:

1. Cook beans.
2. Heat oil in a hot frying pan, add chopped onion and garlic. Fry until golden brown.
3. Add pasta, milk and spices to them. Cook for about six minutes.
4. Add beans, stir. In 20 minutes your dish will be ready.

Serve curry with rice.

It's hard to believe that cabbage rolls can be lean. The menu during fasting can be replenished with this dish, made from mushrooms and rice.

Ingredients for vegetable cabbage rolls:

• a glass of filtered water;
• cabbage;
• half a glass of rice;
• 300 grams of fresh champignons;
• carrot;
• tomato paste to taste.

Cooking:

1. Boil the rice so that it is half cooked.
2. Wash the cabbage, divide it into leaves. Place them in boiling water and cook for a little less than a minute.
3. Place hot sheets under cold water to cool.
4. Grind carrots and mushrooms, mix. Combine the resulting mass with rice.
5. Distribute the filling among the leaves. Roll up carefully. If the sheet opens, then fasten it with a toothpick.
6. Pour water and tomato paste into a cooking dish. Lay out the doves.
7. Simmer for 20 minutes over medium heat.

This dish can be garnished with herbs.

Buckwheat cutlets

Lenten menu recipes are full of options for cooking buckwheat cutlets. You can use ordinary cereals, but if you saw green buckwheat on the shelves in the store, then opt for it. This kind of buckwheat is a more natural product, and when cooked, it becomes more sticky than ordinary cereals.

For buckwheat cutlets you will need products:

• 300 grams of cereals;
• bulb;
• 12 grams of garlic;
• greens to taste;
• spices to taste.

1. Place the boiled porridge in a blender and beat until a paste. Transfer to a bowl.
2. Finely chop the greens, onion and garlic. Combine with buckwheat mass. Mix.
3. Form circles. If the cutlets fall apart, then you need to add breadcrumbs.
4. Fry in a hot pan.

If you want to make cutlets lighter and more dietary, then bake in the oven until golden brown.

The dish can be supplemented with vegetable salad or boiled potatoes.

Pancakes are one of the favorite treats for both children and adults. They can serve as a main dish and as a dessert.

By stuffing pancakes with zucchini caviar or hummus, you will create a hearty lunch dish that will fit the Lenten table menu. Filled with jam, marmalade or honey, pancakes become a delicious dessert.

To prepare lean pancakes, we need:

• glass of water;
• a glass of sifted flour;
• 100 grams of sugar;
• 50 ml of vegetable oil;
• 5 grams of soda;
• 2 grams of vanillin.

1. Gradually combine flour with water. Stir frequently to prevent lumps from forming. You can use a blender.
2. Add sugar and vanilla to flour mixture. If you're making savory pancakes, don't add sugar.
3. Add oil and lastly soda. Mix until bubbles appear.
4. Pour the resulting mass into a hot frying pan. To prevent pancakes from falling apart, take more dough.
5. Fry on both sides.

The dish is designed for eight people.

Blackcurrant can be replaced with any other berries. This recipe is for twelve cupcakes. By adding this recipe to your Lenten menu, you will delight yourself and your loved ones with a delicious dessert.

For cupcakes we need:

• a glass of berries;
• a glass of wheat flour;
• a glass of oatmeal cereal;
• a tablespoon of flaxseed flour;
• half a glass of sugar;
• a tablespoon of baking powder;
• 250 ml soy milk;
• three tablespoons of applesauce;
• three tablespoons of vegetable oil.

Cooking steps:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
2. In a bowl, mix milk, puree and butter.
3. In another bowl, combine cereal, both flours, sugar and baking powder.
4. Mix the contents of the first bowl with the contents of the second.
5. Spread the resulting mass into molds.
6. Bake 25 minutes.

Ready-made pastries acquire a golden brownish tint.

Berry smoothie will be a great addition to the Lenten menu. Instead of berries, kiwi, an apple or other fruits are also suitable. Since it is difficult to find fresh berries in the winter season, frozen ones can be used.

Required components:

• a glass of cherry juice;
• 60 grams of ripe banana;
• 100 grams of frozen strawberries;
• 100 grams of frozen cherries.

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend well. The drink can be consumed both warm and cold, adding a little ice.

The cuisines of the peoples of the world, and especially Russian, can boast a huge selection of meatless dishes. However, preparing delicious lean meals is not difficult, because among plant foods there are excellent substitutes for meat and fish. We are talking about legumes and mushrooms. Mushrooms look great in soups, pickles, cabbage soup and borscht, and from various types of legumes you can cook not only lean meatballs, but also delicate mashed soups that diversify your Lenten table so much.

Habitual sweets successfully replace honey, nuts and dried fruits, which are so good for the heart. Instead of chocolate and cocoa powder, you can use carob, which is increasingly appearing in the health food departments of supermarkets, and replace granulated sugar with fructose. Fantasize and experiment, and our site will tell you delicious lean recipes that can be prepared both for every day and for the holiday table.

Ingredients:
100 g lettuce leaves,
200 g tomatoes,
50 g olives (pitted)
50 g olives (preferably with lemon),
a handful of walnuts,
1 tbsp olive oil,
1 tsp wine vinegar.

Cooking:
Rinse tomatoes and lettuce thoroughly. Tear the lettuce into large pieces, put on a plate, put coarsely chopped tomato, olives and olives on top.

Lightly crush the walnut kernels in your hands and sprinkle on top. It remains to sprinkle with wine vinegar and pour olive oil.

Ingredients:
1 stack pumpkin puree,
2 stack wheat flour
½ onion
finely chopped greens
black pepper,
paprika,
vegetable oil.
Filling:
½ small onion
½ stack boiled chickpeas
½ stack chopped spinach,
¼ stack. chopped walnuts,
2.5 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil,
salt, pepper, paprika.

Cooking:
Mix flour, pumpkin puree, finely chopped onion and seasonings, mix thoroughly and leave to infuse for 10 minutes. During this time, prepare the filling. Heat a spoonful of olive oil, add the onion and fry it over low heat until golden brown. Then add chickpeas, spinach, walnuts, lemon juice and seasonings. We make fritters. For one pancake, you need no more than two tablespoons of dough. Roll this dough into a ball. Make a well in the center of the ball and add about ½ teaspoon of filling to it. Seal the indentation and roll the filling between your palms to form a patty. Put the pancakes in the pan and fry for a couple of minutes until the pancakes are a delicious brown color. Don't be afraid to spread them back to back in the pan - frying in batches is much more convenient as they don't stick together.

It is better to spread the finished pancakes on pre-prepared paper towels so that the excess oil is absorbed. Sprinkle with herbs and serve.

Ingredients:
1 large banana (ripe)
½ stack long grain rice,
1-1.5 stack. water,
paprika flakes, turmeric, red pepper, salt, vegetable oil.

Cooking:
Rinse the rice thoroughly, cover it with a glass of water and bring to a boil. Add salt, 1 tsp. turmeric and 1-2 tsp. paprika to give the rice a golden color. Peel the banana, cut it in half and lightly salt each part. Toast the banana slices in an oiled skillet over medium heat. Don't overcook! Flip as soon as you see the banana is softened. Put the cooked rice in some kind of cup or deep plate, compact it, turn it over onto a dish and put spicy bananas next to it.

Ingredients:
1 stack lentils,
1 tomato
1 cucumber
vegetable oil,
soy sauce,
fresh herbs - to taste.

Cooking:
Rinse the lentils, cover with warm water and leave for 1 hour. Then rinse and boil over medium heat in unsalted water. Finely chop the greens, cucumber, tomato and add to the lentils. Add vegetable oil and soy sauce of your choice. A delicious and healthy breakfast with slow carbohydrates is ready!

Ingredients:
10 fresh champignons,
1 package frozen green beans
1 stack boiled red beans
1 onion
3-4 garlic cloves,
salt, black ground pepper, herbs - to taste.

Cooking:
Blanch green beans without defrosting first in boiling water and drain on a sieve. Mushrooms cut into slices and fry in vegetable oil. Add green beans and quartered onion to the mushrooms. Stir and fry until the onion is soft. Add boiled red beans along with some of the liquid in which they were boiled, salt, pepper, add garlic, passed through a press, and remove from heat. Cover with a lid and let steep for 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle with herbs when serving.

Ingredients:
200 g white beans (dry)
300 g potatoes
200 g carrots
1 large onion
250 ml vegetable broth or water
1-2 tbsp flour,
salt, pepper, garlic - to taste.

Cooking:
Soak beans in cold water and leave overnight. Drain the old water, pour 2 liters of fresh water and cook the beans until soft. Add finely chopped onions, carrots and potatoes to the beans and cook until the potatoes are tender. To obtain a creamy state of our soup, rub the resulting mass through a sieve. A blender is undoubtedly faster, but in this case the consistency will not be as creamy. Add the roasted flour and spices to the vegetable broth (or boiled water). Mix with soup and hold covered over low heat for 10-15 minutes. The soup turns out not only lean and tasty, but also fast and satisfying - it takes no more than an hour to cook, it depends on the speed of boiling the beans.

Ingredients:
2 kg pumpkin,
1 tomato (can be replaced with 2 tablespoons of tomato paste),
1 onion
1 celery stalk
1 chili pepper
3-4 garlic cloves,
olive or vegetable oil, salt, pepper, parsley - to taste.

Cooking:
Peel the pumpkin from seeds and peel, cut into cubes and place in a deep frying pan. Chop the onion, garlic, chili pepper, celery, add to the pumpkin and sauté in a little olive or vegetable oil. Peel the tomato, finely chop and add to the rest of the vegetables. Add 2 cups of water (preferably vegetable broth) and simmer for 20 minutes. Focus on the pumpkin - when it softens, transfer the entire mass to a blender and beat until a homogeneous creamy mass. Pour everything back into the saucepan, season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Add croutons, prunes, sesame or pumpkin seeds to taste.

Ingredients:
1 stack ground walnuts,
6 potatoes
3-4 bulbs
200 g white bread,
salt - to taste.

Cooking:
Grind all the ingredients with a meat grinder, grate the potatoes on a fine grater. Soak the bread in boiled water, squeeze it out and mix with the chopped products. Knead the minced meat well, form cutlets and fry them in vegetable oil.

Ingredients:
2 stack boiled buckwheat,
500 g fresh champignons or oyster mushrooms,
2 bulbs
2 tsp starch,
greens, salt, black pepper - to taste.

Cooking:
Finely chop the mushrooms, fry in a dry frying pan without oil until the liquid has completely evaporated, pour in a little vegetable oil and add the onion, cut into small cubes. Fry everything together and chill. Mix with buckwheat and pass through a meat grinder along with starch and herbs. Salt, pepper, form cutlets, roll them in flour or breadcrumbs and fry in vegetable oil.

Ingredients:
10 sweet red peppers
300 g dry rice
500 g champignons,
1 onion
1 carrot
2 tomatoes
1 liter tomato juice
herbs, salt, pepper - to taste.

Cooking:
Boil the rice until half cooked in boiling salted water. Finely chop the mushrooms, fry in a dry frying pan until the liquid evaporates, then pour in the vegetable oil and add the chopped onion. Fry until done. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, scald the tomatoes and remove the skin and cut into small cubes. Spasser vegetables in vegetable oil, cool and mix with mushrooms, chopped herbs and rice. Stuff the prepared peppers, put them in a saucepan with a thick bottom and pour over the tomato juice. Put in the oven with medium heat for 30-40 minutes.

Marinade Ingredients:
1 stack boiled water
½ st. l. vegetable oil,
½ stack 9% vinegar,
1 tbsp salt,
1 tbsp Sahara.

Cooking:
You will need cabbage, carrots, garlic, herbs, salt. Prepare the cabbage for cabbage rolls as usual - disassemble into leaves and beat off the thick parts with the blunt side of the knife. For the filling, grate the carrots on a coarse grater and mix it with chopped garlic and chopped herbs. Salt to taste and wrap in cabbage leaves. Put the cabbage rolls in a glass jar or enamel pan (make sure that there are no chips or rust on the enamel!), pour cold marinade and refrigerate for 2-3 days.

Fragrant potato roll

Ingredients:
700 g potatoes
3 tbsp (no slide) starch,
salt.
For filling:
2 large onions
2-3 carrots
300 g fresh mushrooms,
salt, black or red ground pepper - to taste.

Cooking:
Boil the potatoes in boiling salted water, drain the water, draining about a glass of mashed liquid, and pat dry. Prepare puree and chill. For the filling, chop the onion and carrot and fry in vegetable oil until soft. Grind the mushrooms, add to the vegetables and fry for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Salt and pepper to taste and let cool. Mix mashed potatoes with starch and lay out in the form of a rectangle on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Put the baking sheet in the oven heated to 200ºС for 15-20 minutes. Then spread the filling over a slightly browned potato layer and carefully roll it into a roll, separating the paper. Brush the top with vegetable oil and bake in the oven for another 15 minutes.

Ingredients:
For the dark layer:
3 bananas
1 tsp honey,
½ tsp lemon zest,
cocoa powder and almonds to taste.
For the light layer:
150 g coconut flakes
10 pieces. cashew nuts,
3 tbsp honey.
For the cream layer:
2 bananas
150 g almonds
1-2 tbsp water.

Cooking:
Beat the dark, light and cream ingredients separately until smooth and creamy. Arrange the layers in the prepared pan so that the cream is in the middle. Cover with cling film and put in the freezer to cool our ice cream properly. The finished delicacy can be cut and served at the table.

Ingredients:
4 stack flour,
2 stack water,
1.5 stack. Sahara,
1.5 stack. walnuts (pre-chop)
1 stack raisins,
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 st. l. ground cloves,
1 tbsp ground cinnamon,
1 lemon (zest)
3 tsp baking powder
½ glass of liqueur (or dessert wine)
1 stack coarsely chopped walnuts for garnish

Cooking:
Rinse the raisins, brew with boiling water and drain in a colander. Mix flour, baking powder, cloves and cinnamon, add oil and mix well. Add lemon zest, raisins, walnuts, liqueur, cocoa, raisins, sugar and water. Mix, put the dough into a greased mold and bake in the oven for an hour at 180ºС. Determine the degree of readiness with a wooden stick. Cool the finished cake in the form, put on a dish, cut and sprinkle with walnuts.

Ingredients:
100g peanuts
100g almonds
100g walnuts,
200g hazelnuts
250g honey.

Cooking:
Grind walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts in a blender, but not very finely - large pieces will give our sweets a brighter taste. Then mix nuts with honey.
Fry the peanuts in a pan without oil and grind separately in a blender, this time quite finely. Roll the resulting nut-honey mass into balls and roll in ground peanuts. Put the sweets on a dish with a napkin and place in the refrigerator.
This interesting dessert can be stored in the cold for quite a long time and is perfect for lean tea parties.

Ingredients:
300g bananas
2 tbsp sugar syrup,
150 ml of water
70g brown (or regular) sugar
2 strawberries,
3 mint leaves
a few drops of lemon juice.

Cooking:
First prepare the banana puree. The easiest way to do this is in a blender, adding a few drops of lemon juice so that our puree does not get an unpleasant dark color.
Mix the puree, sugar, sugar syrup, water and put on a slow fire. Then, after boiling, pour the resulting mass into beautiful molds or glasses and put it in the refrigerator to cool. After the sorbet has thickened, take it out of the molds, put it in dessert bowls and garnish with strawberries and mint leaves.

You see, it’s not at all difficult to cook delicious lean dishes and there are a lot of them.

Bon appetit!

Larisa Shuftaykina

Culinary community Li.Ru -

A selection of 100 recipes for Lenten dishes, now you will always know what you can cook and eat in Lent.

Lean kharcho soup includes rice, potatoes, onions, garlic, nuts, and tomatoes. Kharcho is richly decorated with greens. It just smells like sour tomatoes and spicy garlic. Lick your fingers!

Lean cabbage soup in a slow cooker is very easy to cook. The peculiarity of the slow cooker is that the vegetables in it do not boil soft, remain dense and filled with taste. We will cook cabbage soup from fresh vegetables.

Lenten dumplings are a versatile dish that can be served in broth, fried and served as an appetizer or side dish. I will fry the dumplings and it will take me 30-40 minutes to cook the whole dish.

Lenten salad with mushrooms is prepared from champignons, blue onions, spinach, pine nuts. Dressed with olive oil. The salad is fresh, fragrant, satisfying and healthy. Try it!

Lenten borsch with sprat is prepared very quickly and simply. For him, you need to cut all the vegetables, fry, throw them into the pan, add the sprat in the tomato and cook until tender. Lick your fingers!

You can cook a lean pickle with barley in less than an hour. Rassolnik turns out to be rich, satisfying, with sourness. Barley will need to be pre-soaked for half an hour. And then - simply.

Lenten borsch with mushrooms is a fragrant and bright first course that will please homemade with an abundance of vegetables and various tastes. This includes not only beets and mushrooms, but also cabbage, beans, bell peppers, etc.

Lean potato pancakes are easy to prepare. It is very tasty to serve such pancakes with smoked salmon and a sprig of dill. The dish turns out hearty, beautiful and should appeal to all potato lovers.

Lean crab salad can be prepared from crab meat or lean crab sticks, add greens, vegetables, light yogurt to them. It will turn out tasty, satisfying, bright, beautiful and original. Let's try!

Shchi is a national Russian dish, tasty and loved by everyone. Lean cabbage soup with mushrooms is good for a fasting day. They will restore strength, fill the body with vitamin C, which is in abundance in cabbage.

Cooking lean gingerbread can turn into an exciting activity. The dough is easy to prepare, they are baked quickly, and I advise the whole family to color the gingerbread cookies, children will especially like it.

As you know, avocado is a very nutritious fruit. Therefore, in Great Lent, when there are not enough nutrients for fasting people, I suggest preparing a lean avocado salad. Both tasty and satisfying.

Lenten squid salad is prepared from canned squid, fresh vegetables, herbs and spices. This salad is not only tasty, but also healthy. Plus, it's light and fresh.

Lean borsch in a slow cooker is cooked from vegetables for two hours. It turns out a very tasty thick borscht, filled with the aromas of vegetables. In the slow cooker, they are remarkably revealed and retain their shape.

If during fasting you want chebureks, do not despair - they can be prepared with both lean filling and lean dough. I used lentil filling - it turned out very tasty.

Lean strudel is prepared without oil. It turns out fragrant pastries with a lot of apple filling, which is ideal for tea drinking. Such a lean strudel is being prepared for about two hours.

Use this recipe and cook such lean bean patties that no one will distinguish from meat. Very tasty and satisfying.

Bright, tender and fragrant carrot lean meatballs will diversify and decorate your table on fasting days. Delicious and healthy at the same time. I share the recipe.

Very appetizing lean cakes that can be served with almost any dish instead of bread. A simple recipe for lean cakes is relevant not only for fasting people, but also for vegetarians.

During fasting, you also sometimes want to treat yourself to fragrant pilaf - and this is quite possible if you replace meat with mushrooms! The recipe for lean pilaf with mushrooms is for fast days and not only.

Lean kale salad is very refreshing and light. A find for those who are losing weight is a minimum of calories due to cucumber and vinegar. It is good to include it in a complex side dish for poultry or fish.

If you decide to fast, or just want a light, low-fat meal, then you should pay attention to this simple recipe for lean cabbage cutlets. Tasty and healthy!

Lean dumplings with two types of turnip and sauerkraut fillings are a budget dish that can satiate a whole horde of hungry adults. Fantastically tasty dish, despite its cheapness.

Great Lent is the time to cleanse the body. But what if the stomach persistently requires rich soups? The simple answer to this question is lean hodgepodge. Well, how to cook it - read on.

Do everyone's favorite and well-known lean dumplings with potatoes need to be introduced? Despite the cheapness of the ingredients, potato dumplings are always a success. I share the recipe.

If you decide to cook pies during Lent, then a simple recipe for lean dough for pies will definitely come in handy. Kneading lean dough for pies is quite easy - I'll tell you how.

Lenten pies with potatoes - pies that defy the laws of physics. They can be eaten more than physically fits into a person. Verified personally. A simple recipe for lean potato pies - for you!

Lenten pies with cabbage are classic Russian pies that are usually cooked during Lent, although, in principle, you can successfully cook all year round. The recipe is very simple, worth a try.

Lenten cabbage soup is a great hot soup for those who are fasting or just want to have a fasting day. Shchi is prepared simply and from available ingredients, but it turns out - just delicious.

If you love beans, then you will surely like this recipe for stewed beans with tomatoes and come in handy. An easy way to deliciously cook such a trivial product as beans.

Beetroot cutlets are a great low-calorie recipe for anyone who follows a healthy diet. They can be served at the table simply with sour cream as an independent dish, or with any side dish.

Prepare a light snack of zucchini! I offer Algerian zucchini. Zucchini are spicy with a sweet and sour taste. All my friends love it, highly recommended!

The recipe for cooking potatoes in Greek will please all lovers of vegetables. This bright, beautiful and tasty dish will fit perfectly into a vegetarian menu, but it will also be quite appropriate on the table of meat-eaters! :)

Fried potatoes, mushrooms... Yes, even sour cream, and onions, and fresh herbs.. Well, salivating? Then let's try to cook champignons with potatoes - millet, fast, very tasty!

The easiest and fastest way to make beetroot salad is in this recipe. Minimum ingredients and many benefits!

Borscht with mushrooms and beans is a real storehouse of proteins for vegetarians and a very satisfying dish for those who are fasting. The classic recipe for borscht with mushrooms and beans - from our table to yours!

Rice with corn in a slow cooker will be a great side dish for meat or fish, or a completely independent dish on your everyday table. It's easy to cook with a slow cooker, but it's nice to eat!;)

This beautiful and bright salad can rightfully be considered an off-season salad, but in the fall, when tomatoes have not yet lost their summer flavor, it turns out to be especially tasty. White bean salad recipe - for you!

This is a simple, but bright, beautiful and very tasty salad that does not conflict with the requirements of Lent, is suitable for diet food and a vegetarian menu. Try it! :)

In fact, this wonderful salad is very similar to a vinaigrette, so this wonderful combination of sauerkraut, peas and beets is not only very tasty, but also healthy.

A wonderful tasty and healthy side dish that is perfect for meat or fish, but at the same time can be an independent dish for every day.

The classic recipe for lenten gingerbread will come in handy not only for Orthodox believers, but also for everyone who tries to limit themselves in the consumption of pastry. Details are in the recipe!

A simple recipe for lean bread in a bread machine is relevant not only on fasting days - it will come in handy for everyone who monitors their health and weight, regardless of the time of year!

A simple recipe for breaded broccoli will enrich your menu with another easy and delicious vegetable side dish. With sesame seeds and soy sauce - it's just magical! :)

A light, tasty and very healthy carrot dish is suitable for lovers of vegetarian food, as well as for those who fast or watch their figure.

Stewed cabbage with carrots is a versatile dish that can be cooked both on holidays and on ordinary days. In addition, stewed cabbage with carrots can be served as a side dish.

Korean-style potatoes are not a hot dish and not a side dish, but a delicious spicy salad. Fans of everything "spicy" should definitely learn how to cook potatoes in Korean!

I think this recipe for making lean bean soup can be useful not only for those who fast. First of all - to the attention of vegetarians, but you are also welcome to our table! :)

The recipe for making a lean pie with jam without eggs and dairy products is useful to everyone who observes fasts, and also monitors their health and weight.

A wonderful seasonal side dish of fresh vegetables that goes well with any meat. You can use it as an independent dish, in any case it is very tasty.

Vegetable cutlets can't be delicious? In fact, this is far from the case. Try to cook cabbage zrazy and you will be surprised how appetizing vegetables can be.

A simple, but no less tasty vegetable salad, which will be a great addition to meat and poultry dishes. So, the recipe for a salad with cabbage and corn is a delicious, light and healthy dish!

Dedicated to lovers of tasty and healthy food - a simple salad recipe with champignon mushrooms with a photo!

Beet cutlets are a wonderful alternative to meat cutlets. Moreover, they are much more useful than the latter!

I offer you a simple recipe for Armenian bean soup lobahashu - delicious, healthy and completely vegetarian! At the same time, so satisfying that even inveterate meat-eaters will appreciate;).

I suggest you learn how to cook bell peppers with vegetables, and another tasty and healthy dish will appear on your summer menu!

Carrot with cheese and garlic is a wonderful salad with excellent taste and useful properties. In addition, this salad is very easy to prepare.

Solyanka is not only a delicious soup, but also a wonderful cabbage side dish, the preparation of which, in the presence of a slow cooker, turns into a real pleasure!

Probably every housewife has her own recipe for eggplant rolls. What they don’t wrap in them - carrots, cottage cheese, cheese, herbs, tomatoes! - but I love these rolls with nuts the most. Try it!

Young potatoes in a slow cooker are prepared easily and simply. This is the first dish that I mastered when I bought a slow cooker. It turned out great - delicious golden potatoes and all in one bowl!

Mushrooms are an indispensable product during fasting. There are many recipes for meatless champignon dishes, and I want to offer you one more - a delicious and nutritious soup. Read the recipe!

For a light dinner or a diet lunch, you can cook stewed celery with vegetables - a simple and very tasty dish.

Beet cutlets are very healthy, tasty and satisfying. This dish will please everyone: from lovers of delicious food to people who want to lose a couple of extra pounds.

Many people love Korean asparagus. But usually the price for this salad on the market bites decently. Let's make it ourselves! And as many as we want.

I bring to your attention a delicious, fragrant potato with vegetables in a pot. You can cook this dish from what is in the refrigerator, the ingredients in this option can be replaced with others.

Salads with beans are always appetizing and satisfying. I suggest you prepare a bright salad that will impress any gourmet. I promise it will be beautiful and delicious!

When you want not only healthy, but also tasty vegetables, try cooking spicy carrots under the marinade. This dish will be a great side dish for meat.

Salad with boiled potatoes is great for a side dish. You can serve it with meat or fish dishes. Or as an appetizer.

I suggest you cook carrots in a tomato at home. A universal appetizer - both for sandwiches, and as a dressing for first courses, and as a sauce for side dishes. Moreover, it is very tasty, healthy and fast!

Most vegetarians understand vegetables, their beneficial properties, better than ordinary meat-eaters. This vegan broccoli soup recipe was given to me by a vegan friend. Very tasty.

White Bean Pate is one of the most delicious and healthy snacks I make for my family. The composition of the pate includes fresh herbs and lemon juice.

I personally prepare porridge with carrots at home very often, it turns out to be a painfully simple and satisfying dish, so I advise you to try it too. Great with all salads and meatballs!

By eating lean foods, a person will not feel weakened, since such food fully satisfies the needs of the body. A person adhering to the restrictions during fasting feels cheerful and light. A person adhering to the restrictions during fasting feels cheerful and light, and not weakened and exhausted, as some believe. Many people follow this diet all their lives and feel very good about it. In order for lean food to be tasty and look beautiful on the table, we created this section on the site.

It is important to know the history of Lent and the meaning of Lenten cuisine in Russia.

• Great Lent begins 49 days before Easter.
• His goal is to prepare for the Easter holiday within 7 weeks.
• The first 40 days are considered a type of Jesus fasting in the wilderness for 40 days after being baptized.
• Subsequent: Day 1 is Lazarus Saturday, the second day is Palm Sunday and Holy Week - the final 6 days.
• The last week is the most important, as it helps to refresh the memory of the last week of our Lord's life. These are the resurrection of Lazarus, the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on a donkey, and the Last Supper and Jesus' sermons.

Properly balanced nutrition helps a person to restrain aggression. By correctly following all the rules of fasting, it is easier to fulfill the spiritual prescriptions associated with fasting. All this will be well reflected in all areas of human life. Priest Alexander Ilyashchenko spoke well about this: “No matter how important fasting is, it must be observed in such a way that it does not harm physical health, since a physically weakened person tends to show bad traits and aggression, and this, in turn, can ruin his relationship with people.