Well, I'm a nearly-lapsed Catholic but I am trying to follow Lenten practices for the sake of DH and DDs, so we had pan-seared tilapia with rice and green beans.
My grandmother makes a Sicilian pasta dish with sauce that has boiled eggs and peas instead of meat, which we had for dinner on Ash Wednesday. It's really good, even though it sounds unusual! I guess it was both traditional for Lent and for times when meat was too expensive, as an alternative protein source.
We tend towards simple dinners on Fridays during Lent, so might make bean and cheese quesadillas or english muffin meatless pizzas or (DH's least favorite) scrambled eggs and biscuits as main dishes. I also make soups (although I typically use chicken stock...shhh) that have lentils or beans. Many of these things are normal weeknight dinner things for us, though, not just during Lent.
Sarah
Mommy to:
Carolyn, 10/04
Anna, 7/08
Matthew, 8/13