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Healthy Vegetarian Recipes

Find healthy, delicious vegetarian recipes including vegetarian breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Healthier Recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

The Best 30-Day Vegetarian Meal Plan

Nutritious vegetarian recipes for a month of delicious dinners.

The Best 30-Day Vegetarian Meal Plan

Easy Quinoa & Mushroom Burgers

Even meat-eaters will love this healthy veggie burger recipe!

Easy Quinoa & Mushroom Burgers

Slimming Vegetarian Dinners

Whether you’re a vegetarian or just looking to cut back on calories, eating meat-free meals can have real weight-loss benefits.

Slimming Vegetarian Dinners

Tex-Mex Black Bean & Quinoa Bowl

Vegetarian Pinto Bean Sloppy Joes

Butternut Squash & Black Bean Tostadas

Peanut-Tofu Cabbage Wraps

The Best 30-Day Vegetarian Diet Plan

Incorporating more vegetarian meals into your weekly routine is a great way to boost your health. Eating more plant-based foods and less meat has been shown to reduce your risk of heart disease, type-2 diabetes and even certain types of cancer. Plus, going meatless has environmental benefits. Whether you're already vegetarian or trying to cut down on meat, this vegetarian diet meal plan makes it easy with mouthwatering meatless recipes all month long.

Skillet Gnocchi with Chard & White Beans

Baked Mac & Cheese

EatingWell's Best Vegetarian Recipes

In celebration of EatingWell's 10th anniversary we picked our 100 favorite recipes of the decade. These are EatingWell's 10 best vegetarian recipes for a delicious meatless meal. Our best vegetarian recipes come from food writers, famous chefs and the pros in the EatingWell Test Kitchen. And of course each one meets our high nutrition standards. Check out EatingWell's best vegetarian recipes for a satisfying recipe where you won't miss the meat!

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Noodle Salad with Tofu

Spinach Cannelloni with Cabbage & Smoked Mozzarella

Easy Saag Paneer

Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

Best Vegetarian Recipes

Join the Meatless Monday movement and try one of our best vegetarian recipes! Whether you’re vegetarian or just trying to cut back on meat, these satisfying, healthy recipes, featuring fiber-rich vegetables, proteins like tofu and tempeh and flavor-packed sauces, make for a delicious dinner.

Black Bean Croquettes with Fresh Salsa

Caramelized Onion & White Bean Flatbread

Tortellini Primavera

Egyptian Edamame Stew

Meatless Monday: Healthy Vegetarian Recipes You Must Try

In addition to the environmental benefits, research shows cutting back on meat may have a host of health benefits. Join the Meatless Monday movement and enjoy these healthy vegetarian recipes including vegetarian pizza recipes, tofu recipes, vegetarian pasta recipes and more meatless meals.

Caprese Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Celeriac & Walnut Tacos

Summer Vegetable Tian

Vegetarian Recipes You Need to Make All Summer Long

Caprese-stuffed portobellos or eggplant gyros, anyone? These are EatingWell's favorite updated vegetarian classics that take advantage of summer's best produce.

Baked Parmesan Zucchini Curly Fries

This healthy recipe combines two bar food favorites--fried zucchini and curly fries--into one tempting package. Serve these baked zucchini fries with a simple dipping sauce made with ranch dressing and marinara sauce for a crowd-pleasing appetizer or a side dish for burgers, chicken or pizza. No matter what you serve them with, they're a fun way to eat more vegetables for kids and adults alike.

Big Beautiful Summer Salad

This gorgeous and healthy summer vegetable salad is loaded with pretty produce, including golden beets, avocado, corn, microgreens and radishes. Chickpeas and edamame add substance, and an herb-filled buttermilk-avocado dressing makes this salad really special. Serve it on its own for a light vegetarian meal or add grilled chicken for an easy weeknight dinner.

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Rainbow Veggie Wraps

There's definitely a sushi vibe to these kid-friendly wraps, which are stuffed with vegetables, cheese and hummus and then rolled and sliced. Serve them with store-bought green goddess, a creamy herb-filled dressing, to take it up a notch with ease. They look impressive but they're easy enough for kids to assemble themselves for an easy lunch or dinner.

Pea & Carrot Salad

This healthy salad recipe calls for tiny carrots, harvested in spring when young, with their tops still attached. If you can't find them, use 2 cups julienned carrots and substitute arugula for the carrot tops. Pea greens, also known as pea shoots, are the leaves, tendrils and flowers of a mature pea plant. Look for them at farmers' markets or Asian markets.

Open-Face Roasted Eggplant & Herb Salad Pita Sandwiches

One of the most popular street foods in Israel is a sabich, an overstuffed sandwich that always includes eggplant and hard-boiled eggs--along with a potential kitchen sink of salads and sauces. This fork-and-knife version inspired by one served at Tel Aviv's Yom Tov Café is way less messy to eat. Try this healthy sandwich for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Olive Oil Tea Cake

Besides its normal role as a fat, olive oil adds flavor in this delicate and healthy cake recipe. This is the perfect place to use a fancy olive oil. Serve with whipped cream, strawberries, balsamic glaze and fresh basil, if you like.

Lemon Dill Sauce

In this easy lemon dill sauce recipe, a combination of reduced-fat sour cream and mayonnaise is a winner, producing an exceptionally creamy sauce. Chopped dill pickles add an interesting texture as well as an appealing tart flavor, making this the perfect sauce to serve with fish.

Israeli Salad with Challah Croutons & Feta

Cucumbers, tomato, parsley and feta are the basics of an Israeli salad, which is as common at breakfast as at any other meal. Here, fluffy challah croutons make the dish a sort of mash-up of the Lebanese bread salad fattoush, made with pita, and a Tuscan panzanella. It's just the kind of cross-pollination modern Israeli food is known for. And for you, it's a healthy meal that's ready in 25 minutes!

Hummus with Slow-Roasted Vegetables

Serve these vegetables and super-lemony hummus with warm pita bread and a sprinkle of fruity za'atar, and you'll be transported to the hustle and bustle of Tel Aviv, Israel's iconic Mediterranean coastal city. This is the perfect healthy appetizer or element of a party board for any gathering.

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Honey-Soy-Ginger Glaze

Keep this super-simple, versatile glaze on hand and you will be able to elevate any type of grilled or roasted meat, poultry, seafood or vegetable to company fare. Wait until the food has 5 to 10 minutes left to cook before brushing with the glaze. Then turn often, brushing with glaze, to create a glossy crust.

Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Gremolata

Sweet potato fingerlings (or small wedges) blister and caramelize on the grill. All they need is a final toss with a little butter and a blend of orange zest and mint and you have a healthy side dish that's anything but ordinary.

Grilled Spring Onions with Romesco Sauce

If you can find torpedo onions, try them in this healthy grilled recipe. These long, cylindrical purple onions, similar in flavor and texture to leeks, soften and caramelize to a sweet finish on the grill. You can find them at farmers' markets in spring or fall. Any spring onion or even 1-inch-thick slices of sweet onion make a good substitute.

Grilled Kale Bundles with Sour Cherry-Chipotle Drizzle

For this healthy side dish recipe, kale bundles are grilled and topped with an easy sauce. "Enhancing" store-bought barbecue sauce with tart (or sour) cherry juice to make a drizzle nudges this side dish into the speedy category.

Grilled Carrots with Smoky Ketchup

Rainbow carrots are a feast for the eyes in this healthy and easy side dish, although any colors will be just as tasty. If you like, save some of the carrot greens for garnish.

Grilled Broccolini with Garlic-Chile Oil

In this easy and healthy side dish recipe, broccolini turns vivid green and gets sweeter on the grill--delightful when drizzled with the juice of grilled lemons.

Grilled Baby Beets with Raspberry-Thyme Glaze

Earthy and smoky have a natural affinity in this colorful and healthy side dish. The beets soften and take on flavor over the heat and then, in the last few minutes, an herby raspberry glaze adds a sweet sheen. A schmear of tangy goat cheese paired with the sweet and savory roots is the final piece of this well-balanced side.

Green Shakshuka with Spinach, Chard & Feta

The inspiration for this green shakshuka recipe comes from HaBasta, a popular restaurant on the edge of Carmel Market in Tel Aviv, where the shakshuka is packed with green chard and spinach and a little hot pepper provides just a touch of spice. Serve with pita or crusty bread to sop up the sauce for a quick dinner or for brunch.

Green Lentil Curry Masabacha

Masabacha is a thick stew that in this case serves as the backbone to a hearty and healthy breakfast bowl. But the real star here is the silky whipped tahini sauce, made by simply pureeing tahini and water with garlic and lemon juice until the mixture is transformed into a light, spreadable sauce. Serve with warm pita and some vegetables for dipping.

Garden-Fresh Mint Julep

This play on the Derby Day favorite the mint julep uses the whole sugar snap pea plant: pea greens in the simple syrup and snap pea "juice," plus pea blossoms for garnish, if you're lucky enough to find them.

Fruit & Cucumber Relish

Celebrate spring with this colorful and crunchy fresh salsa recipe! The healthy relish is a fabulous accompaniment for grilled fish, pork, chicken or beef.