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Lenten Recipes

Meatless Meals

Recipes from Around the World

Experience the culture of our sisters and brothers by using these Lenten recipes for your meatless meals. Give the money you save by abstaining from meat and eating a simple meal to your Rice Bowl to help our global family overcome hunger.

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Featured 2027 Recipes

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Injera with Atkilt Wat - Ethiopia

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A tortilla folded on a white plate, filled with beans, avocado slices, cheese, and cilantro.

Baleadas - Honduras

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A bowl of lentil soup garnished with lemon and herbs is served with pita bread on a white plate against a white background.

Red Lentil Soup — Lebanon

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Red Red Bean Stew — Ghana

Red Red Bean Stew — Ghana

Tostadas — Guatemala

Tostadas — Guatemala

Batar Da’An — Timor Leste

Batar Da’An — Timor Leste

Red Lentil Soup — Lebanon

Red Lentil Soup — Lebanon

Baleadas — Honduras

Baleadas — Honduras

Fattet Laban — Lebanon

Fattet Laban — Lebanon

Fried Plantains and Beans — Democratic Republic of Congo

Fried Plantains and Beans — Democratic Republic of Congo

Frijoles Volteados — Guatemala

Frijoles Volteados — Guatemala

Gallo Pinto — Nicaragua

Gallo Pinto — Nicaragua

Ground Nut Stew — Sierra Leone

Ground Nut Stew — Sierra Leone

Haitian Vegetable Stew — Haiti

Haitian Vegetable Stew — Haiti

Ifisashi — Zambia

Ifisashi — Zambia

Kawunga (Cornmeal With Beans) — Rwanda

Kawunga (Cornmeal With Beans) — Rwanda

Lablabi Soup — Iraq

Lablabi Soup — Iraq

Matoke with Beans — Uganda

Matoke with Beans — Uganda

Mukimo — Kenya

Mukimo — Kenya

Pupusas de Queso with Curtido and Red Salsa — El Salvador

Pupusas de Queso with Curtido and Red Salsa — El Salvador

Black Bean Soup — Dominican Republic

Black Bean Soup — Dominican Republic

Pap with Spicy Vegetables — Lesotho

Pap with Spicy Vegetables — Lesotho

Mixed Vegetable Tihari — Pakistan

Mixed Vegetable Tihari — Pakistan

Cheese Soup — Nicaragua

Cheese Soup — Nicaragua

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