Vegetarian meals aren’t just for vegetarians. This National Vegetarian Week, we are showing you some easy and delicious ways to include more vegetarian recipes in your diet. Forget about just eating tofu, these vegetarian meals are seriously tasty, and even meat eaters will love them!
Vegetarian Meal Ideas
I think most of our generation grew up in houses where meat was always on the menu. Every dish had meat in it and people didn’t really know how to have a meal without meat. Fast forward several years and vegetarian is no longer a word associated with hippies and more and more meals are becoming meatless.
But still, there are many people out there that think that vegetarian meals are all tofu and kale. Far from it! There are tons of vegetarian meals out there that even the biggest meat eaters will enjoy, so we are sharing our favourite vegetarian meal ideas with you.
National Vegetarian Week
As it is National Vegetarian Week from this May, we are celebrating by sharing our 40 favourite vegetarian meals for you to try out. National Vegetarian Week isn’t just for vegetarians – it’s a time for meat eaters to make some small changes and include more vegetarian meals in their diets.
The benefits of eating more vegetarian meals each week are huge! No one is expecting you to become a vegetarian overnight, but eating a few more vegetarian meals each week can make a massive difference to your health and the environment.
Eating more vegetarian meals doesn’t have to be difficult either, and these 40 recipes are simple, delicious and show that vegetarian meals are for everyone!
Vegetarian Recipes
Spicy Moroccan Chickpea Stew
by Hungry Healthy Happy
Vegetarian Moussaka
by Family Friends Food
Cheesy Spinach, Mushroom & Potato Crust Pie
by Foodie Quine
Spicy Black Turtle Bean Burgers
By Fab Food 4 All
Roasted Vegetable Winter Salad
by Hungry Healthy Happy
Wild mushroom baked risotto
by Family Friends Food
Chilli Bean Burrito with Corn Salsa
by The Foodie Family
Grilled Veggie Lasagna with Wild Garlic Pesto
by Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
Caramelised Onion and Cheddar Savoury Pancakes
by Hungry Healthy Happy
Super Greens, Halloumi and Avocado Skewers with Thai Green Rice
by Foodie Quine
Easy Cheesy Vegetable Lattice Pie
by Farmersgirl Kitchen
More Delicious Vegetarian Recipes
Fava Bean Kiev
by Farmersgirl Kitchen
Balsamic Roasted Ratatouille Spaghetti
by Hungry Healthy Happy
Slow Cooker Butternut Squash and Lentil Lasagne
by BakingQueen74
Portobello Mushroom Burgers with Homemade Potato Wedges
by Planet Veggie
Slow Cooker End of Season Vegetable Stew with Mushroom Dumplings
by Tin And Thyme
Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni
by Hungry Healthy Happy
Red Lentil Dhal
by Veggie Desserts
Vegetarian ‘Fishcakes’
by Amuse Your Bouche
Veggie Shepherds’ Pie Jacket Potatoes
by The Veg Space
Roasted Butternut Squash, Sage and Ricotta Pasta
by Hungry Healthy Happy
Shiitake Mushroom Tagliatelle
by The Petite Cook
Spicy Mushroom Enchiladas
by Gingey Bites
Spicy Chickpea Freekeh Buddha Bowl
by The Petite Cook
Cauliflower and Potato Curry
by Hungry Healthy Happy
Spicy Root Veg Fries with Three Vegan Dips
by Rough Measures
Harrissa Kale & Roasted Vegetable Tart
by Celery & Cupcakes
Cheesy Veggie Chickpea Burgers
by Kitchen Sanctuary
Vegetarian Pad Thai
by Hungry Healthy Happy
Refried Beans
by Greedy Gourmet
Garlic Mushroom Nachos
by Kitchen Sanctuary
Bean Bourguignon
by Food To Glow
Halloumi, Hummus and Roasted Red Pepper Burger
by Hungry Healthy Happy
More Vegetarian Meal Ideas
Veggie Sausage, Lentil and Red Pepper Bake
by Tinned Tomatoes
Vegan No Chicken Salad
by Food To Glow
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes Stuffed with Spiced Chickpeas
by Natural Kitchen Adventures
Vegan Carrot Hot Dogs
by Hungry Healthy Happy
Homemade Puy Lentil and Mushroom Vegan Sausages
by Tinned Tomatoes
Mushroom Pate
by The Crafty Larder
Portobello Mushroom and Black Bean Burger
by Supper In The Suburbs
Have you seen our post on 10 Vegetarian Crumpet Toppings?
Claire | Easy Pasta Sauces says
What a great round up!!
The Shiitake Mushroom Tagliatelle and Roasted Butternut Squash, Sage and Ricotta Pasta have caught my eye.
LOVE PASTA 😀
Dahn says
wow, great roundup, so many choices. I had no idea it was vegetarian week
Kelly @ trial and eater says
What a great round up! You just helped me add quite a few recipes to my must-try list, thanks!
Rebecca | Let's Eat Cake says
What a great list! This will be super helpful for Meatless Mondays in the future 🙂
Ceri Jones says
What a brilliant collection of recipes, so useful!
Deano says
My friends Mam used to make us moussaka every Saturday evening. Your vegetarian version looks amazing!
Rich says
Those cheesy chickpea burgers caught my eye, top job!
Lubka Henry says
I like the look of these meals. Though I’m not a vegan, I’d cook most of them myself.
chloe griffiths says
these all look so yummy, not being vegan and i want to give some of these a go! xo
Angela Milnes says
These are all looks yummy and it makes me hungry! I would love to try one of this soon
Tasha says
These recipes all look so delicious! I think I will have to try out the Chilli Bean Burrito with Corn Salsa! It looks so yummy!
Ashleigh says
Yummy! I really want to cook some veggie meals this week, so going to take some of these recipes with me to the supermarket!
Jess says
I think you just saved the day with this list because me and my fella are always stuck with what to eat for tea and can NEVER decide. Also – pomegranate on sweet potato is massively underrated.
Donna Ashworth says
I just can’t get past the shepherd’s pie jacket potatoes – they look amazing!!! What a fab idea I will try them!
steph c says
This post is making me hungry and I’ve just had my lunch. I’m a commited meat eater but I do like to make some meat free meals. My go to usually involve the linda mccartny vegan sausages
Baby Isabella says
What a great resource of recipes! They all look delicious but we’re going to give the Grilled Veggie Lasagna with Wild Garlic Pesto as try as home during the week.
Donah @ SJB says
Wow, just wow! 40 Recipes is really a lot. I never knew, vegetarian recipes could be this magnificent. I didn’t know, one can enjoy eating, like the case with the food here, if you go vegetarian. This has just changed my perspective.
Melanie says
What an amazing catalogue of fab recipes! I will deffo be giving some of these a try 🙂 x
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says
So many wonderful recipes! I love incorporating vegetarian meals into my diet and there’s plenty to choose from here.
Stephanie Merry says
Oh wow these all look fab! I definitely need to try quite a few of these x