Vegetarian Mains

Whether it’s #MeatlessMonday, you’re transitioning to a plant-based diet, or you just like to include an occasional vegetarian main dish, we have some healthy (or healthyish) vegetarian main dish recipes that are sure to shake up your meal planning.

If you’re looking to feature gorgeous summer produce, try this curried okra, eggplant, and tomatoes. A hearty winter soup? Try this Instant Pot adzuki bean soup with butternut squash and kale. It’s a nutrition powerhouse!

I did a sharp turn a few years ago to Latin-inspired recipes, and one of my favorites is this Peruvian quinoa chaufa. Throw caution to the wind, and make New Mexico Hatch green chile enchiladas.

A white ceramic bowl of Peruvian potato and mushroom soup with a black spoon.

Peruvian Potato Mushroom Soup

A grey stoneware bowl with pasta and Peruvian yellow sauce with a garnish of parmesan and chopped cilantro.

Pasta a la Huancaína

A rustic metal tray with 4 oyster mushroom tacos and toppings.

Roasted King and Oyster Mushroom Tacos

5 spicy air fryer tofu tacos on a copper tray with avocado, queso fresco, and salsa.

Spicy Air Fryer Tofu Tacos

A yellow ceramic bowl with roasted pumpkin barley risotto and copper flatware.

Roasted Pumpkin Barley Risotto

A white bowl of vegan couscous, a wooden spoon, and on a wood cutting board.

Vegan Moroccan Couscous

2 black plates with Mexican black bean and quinoa salad, black flatware, grey napkin.

Southwestern Black Bean Quinoa Salad

Vegetarian Black Bean and Green Chile Chilaquiles

Vegetarian Hatch Green Chilaquiles with Eggs

New Mexico Hatch Chile Enchiladas

New Mexico Hatch Chile Enchiladas

A close up of a cast iron dish with 3 nopales tacos topped with corn, onions, avocados, cotija, and cilantro.

Nopales Tacos

A single bowl of vegan Mexican winter squash soup in a red ceramic bowl garnished with mint.

Vegan Mexican Squash Soup

An oval cast iron dish with tacu tacu, poached egg, salsa criolla, avocado with a print napkin and black flatware.

Peruvian Tacu Tacu Recipe

Acorn Squash with Veggie Meatball Feature

Vegetarian Stuffed Acorn Squash

A single bowl of vegetarian pumpkin posole, a fall napkin, and copper flatware.

Vegetarian Pumpkin Posole

Chinese Spicy Sesame Noodles With Grilled Tempeh and Edamame

Spicy Sesame Noodles With Grilled Tempeh and Edamame