Unique Lent Recipes; Meatless Recipes To Cook During Lent
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If you’re looking for meatless recipe ideas to fix during Lent then you’ve come to the right place! Sharing unique Lent recipes that include different techniques for cooking seafood, fish, making meatless lasagna without pasta, tasty pasta dishes, and much more.
Please note: If some recipes call for chicken or beef broth please feel free to use vegetable broth.
When is Lent?
Lent is the six week period leading up to Easter. It is one of the most important times of year for many Christians around the world.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is always held 46 days (40 fasting days and 6 Sundays) before Easter Sunday. So, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays during Lent, adult Catholics over the age of 14 are to abstain from eating meat.
Lent is not just recognized by Catholics but other religions too which include Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian and Anglican denominations, and Eastern Orthodox.
What Can Be Eaten During Lenten Season?
During lent it is not acceptable to eat lamb, chicken, beef, pork, ham, deer and most other meats on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Friday’s. However, milk, eggs, fish, grains, fruits and vegetables are all allowed.
Lent Recipes Using Seafood and Fish
Crabmeat Mac-N-Cheese
Bring the sea home and tantalize your taste buds with this easy cheesy recipe for macaroni and cheese with crabmeat. It’s a crab lovers delight!
Creamy lump crab casserole is a perfect and flavorful recipe to make Fridays during lent or anytime for that matter. An excellent dish for seafood and crab lovers.
Serve these sweet, rich tasting sea scallops as an appetizer or as your main dish during Lent. Either way I’m sure you will find they will be restaurant quality or even better!
Sea Bass in Parchment (en Papillote) *falls in the unique lent recipes category
If you like cooking food in a “new way” you may just want to try cooking sea bass en Papillote. All ingredients are steamed in a parchment pouch. A very unique way to fixing a fish dinner during Lent.
Looking for a seafood dish that won’t break your budget? Use this baked Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) recipe by Jett’s Kitchen using only three simple ingredients. Add this easy dish to your Lent recipes.
Shrimp and Grits is a popular Southern dish usually offered as a breakfast entrée but don’t be surprised if you see it on the menu for brunch, lunch or even dinner. As for our home, we normally serve this dish for dinner and makes a perfect Lent dish. Use vegetable broth or shrimp stock in place of chicken broth for this recipe.
Here’s an easy no fail recipe for making a moist and flaky rainbow trout every time. Recipe calls for rainbow trout, butter, salt, pepper and lemon. Can’t get any easier than that!
Baked Salt Crusted Fish *falls in the unique lent recipes category
Turn a normal fish dinner into something everyone will gather around the oven to see the final outcome. A fish, any fish, lightly seasoned and fully encrusted in a bed of salt and baked in the oven is one of the most incredible and unique ways of preparing the perfect fish dish during lent.
Who would’ve thought taking a can of pink salmon and turn it into several delicious salmon patties also known as salmon cakes, fish cakes or maybe you might just want to call them salmon burgers (without the bun of course)! Yum Yum!
No need to travel the world for delicious Fish and Chips when you can make it in your very own kitchen. With this recipe you’ll get a flaky fish with the perfect beer batter coating served with fresh cut French fries made to order. Yes! Classic Fish and Chips!
Shrimp Etouffee *falls in the unique lent recipes category
Shrimp etouffee is a flavorful Cajun stew made with roux, holy trinity, garlic, Cajun spices, shrimp and served over a bed of rice. A true Louisiana recipe loved by many! Perfect for serving during Lent.
There’s nothing like a nice creamy serving of homemade New England Clam Chowder to serve during Lent. This recipe calls for fresh clams, cream, bacon, onions, celery, potatoes, herbs and seasoning to taste. Add this easy dish to your Lent recipes but omit the bacon.
Another great idea for a Lent meal is making homemade tomato soup. Yeah, anyone can open a can of tomato soup but making a homemade version is way much better. Sandwiches go great with tomato soup and our family favorite sandwich to pair with tomato soup is grilled cheese sandwiches. So make it a grill cheese and tomato soup night. This recipe calls for chicken broth but for a Lent dish please use vegetable broth instead.
If you haven’t tried the classic French soup, Potato Leek Potage, you don’t know what you’re missing. This soup is made with leeks, potatoes, chicken broth, but use vegetable broth instead, and a heavy whipping cream and served with French crostini’s (little toasted French baguette breads).
Savory Roasted Acorn Squash Bisque *falls in the unique lent recipes category
Making roasted acorn squash bisque is the perfect vegetable soup or bisque to welcome Lent. Roasted acorn squash bisque is super easy to make. Just cut, clean, bake, scrape, blend, add a few ingredients, cook and enjoy. Use vegetable broth for this recipe instead of chicken broth.
Make cheese ravioli with this step-by-step recipe for homemade pasta sheets with a tasty filling using a combination of four Italian cheeses and spices.
Zucchini Lasagna *falls in the unique lent recipes category
Make these mouth watering zucchini lasagna roll-ups and no-one will ever know pasta isn’t involved in this recipe. This dish is completely meatless but if after Lent you still crave this dish adding prosciutto is an optional ingredient.
Conquer the best Italian pasta with white clam sauce using this simple recipe that only uses three ingredients. Yep, I like to recreate my favorite restaurant recipes so I can make them at home! And, that is exactly what I have done here!
Black Bean Fettuccine with Garlic White Cannellini Sauce *falls in the unique lent recipes category
Dare to try a different type of pasta? 100% Organic Black Soya Bean Fettuccine is definitely worth trying. It is much lower in carbohydrates than traditional pasta. It is high in protein, wheat free, Non-GMO, high in fiber, and it’s gluten free! Did I mention to say it is totally yummy!
This raspberry balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing will definitely wake up a boring salad and tantalize your taste buds! Find flavors from sweetness, salty, bitter, tangy and savory all wrapped into one salad dressing.
Crustless Portobello Mushroom Pizza *falls in the unique lent recipes category
No tossing, no stretching, and no crust. That’s right! This is a crust-less Portobello mushroom pizza. Gluten Free! Plus it makes for a great Meatless Monday or Lent dish!
Spring rolls are made with a variety of fresh vegetables and herbs all wrapped in rice paper. Some rolls may be filled with shrimp, chicken, pork or crab meat but the option are endless. This recipe makes a perfect Lent dish.
