I’ve always loved vegan food because it’s so creative! Cooking with vegetables and getting the most out of their flavors and textures is very inspiring to me.
These vegetarian dinner recipes have truly become some of our best-loved, most-cooked, most-repeated meals.
Whether you’re strictly vegetarian or trying to sneak some more plant-based meals into your week, these dinners prove that you don’t need meat at all to eat something delicious.
These are 45 vegetarian recipes that our readers come back to again and again (and that I make again and again at home). If you’re looking for a vegetarian dinner that feels actually exciting to cook, you’ve come to the right place!
Vegetarian Dinner Recipes
Miso Peanut Ramen Bowls
A sweet and creamy savory broth, tossed into a bowl with noodles, crispy crumbled tofu and fresh veggies! These ramen bowls are so good.
Crispy Buffalo Tofu with Caesar Salad
This buffalo tofu is so easy! Two-ingredient sauce tossed with air-fried crispy tofu, topped with kale Caesar salad.
Creamy Vegetarian Red Pepper Pasta with Blistered Tomatoes
This Creamy Vegan Red Pepper Pasta is really delicious and really vegan! Absolutely chewy rigatoni, blistered juicy tomatoes, a creamy-but-cream-less roasted red pepper sauce, all sprinkled with fresh chives and basil.
Sticky Gochujang Tofu with Herbs and Peanuts
Crispy golden tofu bathed in a 5-ingredient peanut gochujang sauce that’s spicy, sweet, tangy, and oh-so-delicious.
Gnocchi with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Delicious pillowy gnocchi swimming in a silky creamy sauce, flavored with thyme and filled with tiny slips of garlic butter-brown mushrooms! Oh, that’s great.
Roasted Corn and Fried Egg Tacos
Roasted Corn and Scrambled Egg Tacos are stacked with refried beans in a tortilla with a crispy, cheesy, lacy-edged egg, corn, cotta cheese, cilantro, pickled onions and sauce.
Steph’s Chickpea Curry with Spinach and Rice
Surprisingly creamy, spicy chickpea curry is served over rice with a slice of crispy chilli and a cucumber salad. Ready in 20 minutes!
Sopa Tarasca (Pinto Bean Soup) with Jalapeno Corn Fritters.
Let’s make sopa tarasca! This is a creamy, silky Mexican-inspired soup made with pinto beans, hot chili spices, and whole tomatoes. And you need a big pile of jalapeño corn fritters on top. Drooling over this!
Pearl Couscous Skillet with Tomatoes, Chickpeas and Feta
Steamy, delicious goodness! This Couscous Skillet is full of vibrant flavor and freshness. Pearl couscous, tomatoes, chickpeas, spices, kale, and a bunch of fresh herbs and topped with feta.
7-Layer Beetroot Salad
This 7-Layer Beet Salad is simply amazing! Baked beets, Supreme oranges, chopped pistachios, creamy truffle ricotta and a dash of fresh mint. So fresh, so good!
Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
Vegan Shepherd’s Pie 👉 Creamy mashed potatoes over saucy mushrooms, carrots, and peas. Real food meets comfort food!
Sesame Apricot Tofu
Torn tofu is pan-fried until crisp, making this sesame apricot tofu spicy, sticky, and sweet. An easy, simple vegetarian dinner that is deliciously saving my life!
Crispy Black Bean Tacos with Cilantro Lime Sauce
These vegetarian tacos feature deliciously satisfying black bean filling with fresh salsa and seasonings, nestled in a golden crunchy tortilla and served with a cool and creamy cilantro lime sauce. Yum!
Instant Pot Wild Rice Soup
The Best Wild Rice Soup – in the Instant Pot! So creamy and simple and ready in an hour. Perfect for fall/winter nights!
Spicy Sofritas Tofu
Spicy Sofritas Tofu, Like Homemade Chipotle! Think spicy peppers, garlic, tomatoes, and fresh cilantro in a delicious simmer sauce for your tofu!
Tofu and Brown Rice Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
These lettuce wraps are ridiculously good! Crisp, fresh, and loaded with tofu, brown rice, crispy onions, plus peanut sauce and spicy mayo. Delicious!
Cauliflower Black Bean Tostadas with Queso and Pickled Onions
Spicy, creamy, crunchy, smoky, seasoned vegan goodness on perfectly crisp little corn tortilla discs. Cauliflower Black Bean Tostadas to the rescue!
Crunchy Roll Bowls
A chunk of tofu, nicely browned in teriyaki sauce, is served over a bed of sticky rice with edamame, cucumber, avocado, jalapeño and a handful of crushed crunchy onions, smothered under a thick drizzle of extra teriyaki and spicy mayo.
Thai Coconut Soup with Tofu and Rice
A delicious coconut creamy broth, swirls of chili oil floating on top, beautiful veggies and cubes of flavor-soaked tofu, and a pile of steaming rice at your service.
Smoky Red Lentil Soup with Spinach
This Smoky Lentil Soup is ultra creamy and completely vegan! Loaded with veggies, red lentils, coconut milk and loads of spices, it’s a total win for the coziest months of the year!
30 Minute Vegetarian Meatballs
These vegetarian meatballs are incredibly easy and super versatile! Packed with cauliflower, quinoa, brown rice, garlic and spices. Stock these up in your freezer and your future self will thank you.
Three Cheese Baked Gnocchi with Spinach
You’re going to enjoy this delicious Three Cheese Baked Gnocchi! Tender gnocchi wrapped in creamy tomato sauce, topped with fresh spinach and chunks of melted cheese. gorgeous!
Spaghetti with Crispy Zucchini
This Spaghetti with Crispy Zucchini is the perfect song for the end of summer! It doesn’t get much better than fresh summer zucchini coated in a pile of crispy, cheesy breading on top of spaghetti with fresh herbs. Yum!
One-Pan Farro with Tomatoes and Kale
This One-Pan Farro with Tomatoes and Kale is a straight up dream! Rustic farro dressed up with cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic and kale. So good and so nutritious!
Harissa Chickpeas with Whipped Feta
Harissa Chickpeas with Whipped Feta! Perfectly spicy/chutney/tomato-infused chickpeas dipped in creamy, garlicky feta and served with naan, lemon and cucumber. Your next weekend’s surprise!
Smoky Beans and Greens Tacos with Aji Verde
Three cheers for summer eating! Smoky black beans roasted with kale, garlic, and spices, stuffed into a charred corn tortilla, and topped with the best spicy, tangy green sauce of all – aji verde!
Black Pepper Stir Fried Udon
This Pepper Stir Fried Udon is the perfect SOS dinner! Saucy udon noodles, dark soy sauce, stir-fried vegetables, fresh garlic, and lots of freshly ground black pepper. so easy!
Creamy Tomato Lasagna Florentine
This Creamy Tomato Lasagna Florentine is so delicious, comforting, and simple. Layers of noodles, tomato sauce, and creamy spinach!
Plantain and Pinto Stew with Aji Verde
Our new favorite warm and hearty stew filled with pinto beans, bananas, tomatoes, kale, and lots of comforting spices. Top it with a spicy green chutney called aji verde and you’ll be in the city of flavour.
Portobello French Dip with Horseradish Aioli
Roasted portobello strips, golden caramelized onions, melted provolone cheese, zippy horseradish aioli, all piled on a warm, crusty roll.
Instant Pot Red Curry Dal
Guess what’s for dinner? Creamy, spicy, delicious red curry dal, made in the Instant Pot.
Lemongrass Vermicelli Salad
Lemongrass Vermicelli Salad – A summer showstopper! Vermicelli noodles, pan-fried tofu, fresh herbs and vegetables, and a swirl of lemon-and-lemongrass-based sauce that spreads across the entire plate.
Couscous Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
A bright, fast, unexpectedly delicious couscous salad loaded with sweet potatoes, black beans, spinach, feta and more – all mixed with a life-changing Lime Basil Vinaigrette!
Amazing Mushroom Bowls with Kale Pesto
Amazing Mushroom Bowls with Kale Pesto! Smoky, sweet, salty mushrooms (or tempeh!), caramelized pineapple, chili, and a dollop of kale pesto, all served with rice.
Creamy Thai Sweet Potato Curry
Creamy Thai Sweet Potato Curry – Packed with nutrition! Our favorite easy, healthy, winter comfort food recipes.
Cauliflower Walnut Vegetarian Taco Meat
This vegetarian taco meat is made with cauliflower, walnuts and chipotle peppers. It’s very easy: just mix and bake. Meatless miracle!
Roasted Cauliflower Hummus Bowls
These Roasted Cauliflower Hummus Bowls are life-changing. A bed of garlicky creamy hummus, piled high with spicy roasted cauliflower, and a slaw of fresh lemon tomatoes and herbs.
Spicy Peanut Tofu Bowls
These Spicy Peanut Tofu Bowls are a meal prep/weekend dinner lifesaver! Crisp tofu, roasted vegetables, puffed rice, and topped with spicy sweet peanut sauce.
Greek Baked Orzo
Light tomato-sauce orzo is cooked in a pan with red peppers, kale, chicken – or chickpeas – and feta, lemon juice and fresh dill.
Vegetarian Sheet Pan Fajitas with Chipotle Queso
These Vegetarian Sheet Pan Fajitas are so good. Roasted peppers and onions, steak-like portobello mushrooms, some mashed avocado, and a waterfall of spicy cashew queso.
Coconut Curry Ramen
Coconut Curry Ramen with creamy golden broth, pan-fried vegetables, golden brown tofu cubes and steaming delicious ramen noodles.
Chipotle Tahini Bowls
Healthy and versatile bowls that come together under a generous drizzle of deliciously creamy vegan chipotle tahini sauce.
Brussels Sprouts Tacos
Delicious roasted shredded Brussels sprouts stuffed into a charred tortilla with roasted corn, jalapeno, black bean and cilantro chimichurri. Wow! Yes.
Veg Crunchwrap Supreme
This vegan Crunchwrap is insane! Stuff this bad boy with whatever you want – I made it with tofu sofritas and cashew queso – and wrap it up, fry it, and eat it! Favorite vegetarian recipe till date.
Cracker Vegetarian Salad Wraps
Hello Yum. Firecracker Lettuce Wraps that are completely vegan – with crispy tofu bits, saucy brown rice noodles and a creamy sesame sauce.
