Back in July, a reader asked me to do a round-up of easy vegetarian dinner recipes. I love when you guys give me ideas! And September seemed like the perfect month to schedule it. Summer is winding down and we’re getting back to our normal routines; things like time management suddenly matter again. We want to eat homecooked meals, but we don’t want to spend 2 hours in the kitchen every night. Especially now that the days are getting shorter!
Here are 50 quick and easy vegetarian dinners. All of these recipes take 30 minutes or less to make–and that includes prep time!
Sweet & Spicy Mango Fajitas
Whole Wheat Rotini with Broccolini and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Pasta with Cilantro Jalapeño Pesto, Fresh Corn, and Tomaotes
French Bread Pizzas
Broccoli Quinoa Quesadillas
Vegetarian Middle Eastern Pita Sandwich [The Lemon Bowl]
Heirloom Tomato Goat Cheese Tarts [Just a Taste]
Easy Chickpea Curry with Coconut Rice [How Sweet It Is]
Vegetarian Yakisoba [The Fig Tree]
Zucchini and Lemon Spaghetti
Pear & Sharp Cheddar Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Pesto Pizza with Roasted Red Peppers, Cremini Mushrooms & Asparagus
Broccoli Cheddar Pot Pies
Black Bean & Veggie Baked Tostadas
African Peanut Soup
Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Panini [Panini Happy]
Spicy Vegan Peanut Butter Tofu with Sriracha [Kalyn’s Kitchen]
15-Minute Brussels Sprout & Tempeh Stir-Fry [In Pursuit of More]
15-Minute Caprese Pasta Skillet [Food Doodles]
Grilled Caprese Naan Pizza
Tempeh Tacos
Tempeh Sloppy Joes
Pizza Quinoa Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms
One-Pot Pasta Primavera
Whole Wheat Pasta al Pomodoro [Following In My Shoes]
Gnocchi Nudo with Roasted Kale [Eighty Twenty]
Zucchini, Bell Pepper & Edamame Stir-Fry [Bake Your Day]
Bean Burrito Bowls [Savvy Eats]
Peanut Udon Noodles with Snow Peas
Seitan Cacciatore
Spicy Mango Pizza with Black Beans & Zucchini
Mushroom & Zucchini Quesadillas
Meatless Monte Cristo Sandwich
Spiced Mushroom Chickpea Tomato Stew [Cookin’ Canuck]
Butternut Squash and Black Bean Enchilada Skillet [Ambitious Kitchen]
Spinach, Tomato & Feta Frittata [Cupcakes & Kale Chips]
Ratatouille Sauté [The Roasted Root]
Tom Kha Soup [In Sonnet’s Kitchen]
Zucchini Corn Panini with Pepper Jack Cheese
Thai Pizza
Sweet and Sour Tempeh
Loaded Veggie Nachos with Portabella Mushroom Meat
Roasted Red Pepper and Mozzarella Sandwiches with Arugula Pesto
Broccoli Arugula Soup [Joy the Baker]
Lemon Chickpea Stir Fry [Eats Well With Others]
Orzo Salad with Chickpeas & Cherry Tomatoes [Kitchen Treaty]
Easy Cheesy Veggie Salsa Mac [Mom Foodie]
Grilled Zucchini Nachos [Two Peas & Their Pod]
Need some more easy meal ideas? Try making and freezing one of these 50 vegetarian casserole recipes, or throw together a meal-worthy vegetarian salad for dinner!
Vegetarian Dinner Cookbooks!
If you’re looking for more vegetarian and vegan dinner recipes, here are some additional resources:
Vegetarian Entrees That Won’t Leave You Hungry
The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook
Cooking Entrees With the Micheff Sisters: A Vegan Vegetarian Cookbook
37 Comments
Sommer @ ASpicyPerspective
September 3, 2013 at 7:51 amGreat recipes, Kiersten! Thanks for sharing!
Kathryn
September 3, 2013 at 8:02 amSuch a useful round up – thank you so much for putting this together. I know I’ll come back to this list time and time again.
vegeTARAian
September 3, 2013 at 8:07 amWhat a great idea – this will be a super handy resource! 😉
Suzanne @ hello, veggy!
September 3, 2013 at 8:33 amThese round-ups are so useful! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Jennie @themessybakerblog
September 3, 2013 at 9:38 amAll of these quick dinner ideas look great. I’ll take one of each, please.
marissa @ the boot
September 3, 2013 at 9:45 amthis is SO amazing! bookmarked for those nights when i need a little dinner inspiration!
Meg @ Beard and Bonnet
September 3, 2013 at 12:19 pmLOVE this round up!!! This will be really helpful now that school is starting back tomorrow.
Grace @ Earthy Feast
September 3, 2013 at 12:37 pmDelicious looking round-up! They look even better knowing that I don’t have to spend all evening in the kitchen slaving over them! 😉
Maria Tadic
September 3, 2013 at 1:49 pmPlease send one French Bread pizza pleeeeeease! They look so good and so much better than the frozen kind! Geesh…need to make these asap!
Kiersten
September 5, 2013 at 9:23 pmI make them for lunch all the time. 🙂 And guess what? You can freeze them! And they’re still better than the frozen kind! Well, the frozen kind you buy.
Christy
September 3, 2013 at 1:54 pmThese are great. The only things I am trying to avoid these days are corn and soy which limits veggie recipes a bit but I still see plenty that don’t contain these items. Thanks for posting! I’m not a vegetarian, but I make quite a few of your recipes.
Kiersten
September 5, 2013 at 9:22 pmI eat soy, but I try not to over-rely on it, so I do my best to include things with beans and legumes, quinoa, etc. 🙂
McKel Hill, MS, RD, LDN | Nutrition Stripped
September 3, 2013 at 2:00 pmHave I ever told you that I love when you do these “round ups”? There so great and I bookmark them every time 😉
Hope you had a great Labor Day weekend!
Kiersten
September 5, 2013 at 9:19 pmThank you! I did one once and that was going to be it, and then I got all these requests to do more. 🙂
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
September 3, 2013 at 4:33 pmI love vegetarian dinners, fab round up!
Julie
September 3, 2013 at 5:41 pmThank you so much for including me in the roundup. Can’t wait to check out some of these other recipes!
Kiersten
September 5, 2013 at 9:16 pmYou’re welcome! 🙂
[email protected] eco friendly homemaking
September 3, 2013 at 5:53 pmAwesome recipes!
Cassie | Bake Your Day
September 3, 2013 at 8:36 pmI love your roundups, Kiersten! We eat meatless several days per week and I’m always looking for new ideas. Great list! (And thanks for including me!)
Kiersten
September 5, 2013 at 9:16 pmYou always post great meatless recipes! 🙂
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
September 3, 2013 at 9:14 pmYummy roundup, Kiersten! Thanks for taking the time to compile this list. We eat meatless most of the time and always look for more inspirations 🙂
Ash-foodfashionparty
September 3, 2013 at 11:22 pmThat a great list of good food Kiersten. There’s a lot to go through and try out. Thanks for a nice roundup.
Monique @ Ambitious Kitchen
September 4, 2013 at 12:29 amThanks for the link love! 🙂
Kiersten
September 5, 2013 at 9:16 pmYou’re welcome! 🙂
Alissa N
September 4, 2013 at 10:14 amYour round ups are the best!! And thank you so much for including me!! You are my favorite.
Kiersten
September 5, 2013 at 9:13 pmYou’re welcome! 🙂
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell
September 4, 2013 at 11:06 amYou find the best recipes! You rock!
Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ
September 4, 2013 at 3:34 pmPerfect round-up! This post is already a classic to me, something to refer to every-time I need inspiration.
Colleen @ Culinary Colleen
September 4, 2013 at 10:24 pmI have been seriously lacking in dinner ideas lately, so I am going to seriously spend some time with this list. Thanks!
Marie @ Not Enough Cinnamon.com
September 5, 2013 at 8:35 amSuch a precious list! Thanks for another great recipe round-up Kiersten!
Laura
September 6, 2013 at 11:41 amWhile I love to cook a big dinner, you often need something you can pull together quickly. Our small rotation of dishes is getting old so I’ll have to try some of these soon. Thanks!
FYI: I was referred to your site by Steph from HenryHappened.com
Kiersten
September 8, 2013 at 8:26 pmThanks for stopping by! 🙂 I love Stephanie’s blog!
Renee K
September 6, 2013 at 3:04 pmThank you so much for taking the time to post this.