Meatless meal ideas for Lent

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Lent began Feb. 14 and runs through March 29. During that time, practicing Catholics will abstain from meat on Fridays.

To provide some delicious but meatless options, Buffalo Wings & Rings is bringing back their special meat-free Lent menu including items like the Blackened Salmon Caesar, Salmon Sandwich and more. According to Datassential, 26 percent of consumers observe Lent, and 41 percent of those consumers eat fish on Fridays instead of meat.

Justin from Buffalo Wings & Rings stopped by ABC7 to show how to make some of the meatless options on the Lent menu and provide some tips to pump up the flavor without the meat.

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