12 Meatless Mains: a round-up of favorite vegetarian dinners

We don’t religiously subscribe to the Meatless Monday movement, but more often than not, I find myself on a Monday afternoon staring into the nearly empty fridge and wondering if I could get away with eggs for dinner. My meal planning tends to begin on Tuesday and finish with a big Sunday dinner, so Monday is the perfect time for something vegetarian as I usually have plenty of produce on hand to play with.

Around the table, we hardly differentiate between meatless meals and the protein-heavy meat + potatoes fare. My boys love beans and lentils, and this is the perfect time of year for simmering a pot of either legume and serving them over rice. When I’m in a vegetarian rut, Pam’s excellent cookbook, Cook without a Book: Meatless Meals, helps me inject something new into our repertoire.

We’re currently on Mexico’s West coast, hanging out with my adored siblings and a small pack of cousins to Noah, Mateo and Clara, so I hope you’ll forgive a round-up post today. I actually surprised myself with all the vegetarian main dishes I’ve accumulated on this little corner of the web, so if it was an eye opener for me, I’m sure you could use a little review as well.

Who knows, you might get inspired for your own meatless Monday.

12 Meatless Mains: a round-up of favorite vegetarian dinners

Butternut Squash Whole-Wheat Mac & Cheese

vegetarian black bean burritos

Black Bean Burritos

Lentil Shepherd’s Pie with Sweet Potato Mash

Mexican Black Bean Burgers

Coconut-Lime Tofu

Coconut-Lime Tofu & Rice

Spinach Ricotta Shells

Mediterranean Quinoa-Stuffed Artichokes

Leek & Mushroom Bake with Polenta-Parmesan Crust

Slow-Cooker {lazy} Cabbage Rolls with Brown Rice

Homemade Linguine with Whiskey Cream Sauce

Slow-cooker Chickpea Stew with Apricots & Turnip

Mediterranean-Style Stuffed Peppers (pictured at the top of the post)

What is a favorite vegetarian dinner around your table?

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13 Comments

  1. We tried your Chickpea Stew and loved it. We’ve added it into our regular meal rotation. Thanks for another great recipe!

  2. I’m so happy you posted this! I’ve been trying to incorporate more meatless meals into our menu, and these are some fantastic ideas. On the cabbage rolls, what would you recommend to substitute for the ground beef to make them meatless? Thanks!

  3. I like to make pizzas without meat, but I usually don’t set out to make a meatless meal–I set out to use a vegetable from the CSA farm share and realize I’ve not included meat in the dish.
    Thanks for a great recipe round up and enjoy your holiday.

  4. Do you think lentils would work to replace the beef in the Slow-cooker Cabbage Rolls recipe? If so, would you just use cooked lentils, or should I season them differently?

  5. Oh boy, excellent round-up! I eat meatless probably 5 nights out of the week, and I am always looking for new ideas : ) I hope you’ll share some pictures from your vacation with us!

  6. YAY!! Thanks for posting some love for all the vegetarian families who read this blog! 😀

    (We love the lentil shepherd’s pie!)

  7. Oh my gosh, I’m SO glad that you posted this!! Although we’re not vegetarians we only cook vegetarian at home (it’s cheaper and we live in the middle east where delicious cooked meat is available just a few steps outside my door when I want it!), so I really needed some new inspiration. I’m particularly looking forward to trying the shepherd’s pie which I’d been pondering trying for a while now!