Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

From Jolinda Hackett, your Guide to Vegetarian Food Craving meat? Stay strong by cooking up some vegetarian chicken substitutes. P.S. New to veganism? Check out the Daily Vegan Planner for daily help, nutrition advice and inspiration.

11 vegetarian chicken recipes  I have to editorialize by stating that I'm a big fan of soy chicken substitutes! As such, I love all these recipes, so they are in no particular order. Mock chicken can be wonderfully sneaky, as it lends itself well to satisfying - sometimes even fooling- the staunchest meat-eaters. From deep-fried soy chicken nuggets to soothing and traditional vegetarian "chicken" soup, going vegetarian doesn't have to mean giving up some of your favorite dishes. Pictured: Vegetarian chicken salad See More About:  mock meats  meat substitutes  vegetarian recipes

Seitan: The other mock meat!  Seitan is a popular vegetarian meat substitute that has been eaten in Asian countries for generations. It works well as a chicken or beef substitute, depending on how you cook it up and flavor it. Here's several dozen recipes to try. Pictured: Super meaty seitan meat substitute See More About:  how to make seitan  seitan definition  vegetarian cooking

Other meat substitutes to try  Getting to know and learning to love meat substitutes? Here's a few more ingredients you might want to try, if you haven't already: TVP Tempeh Tofu Turkey substitutes See More About:  vegetarian definitions  tempeh recipes  vegetarian protein