Vegetarian Main Dishes Recipes

These vegetarian main dish recipes will satisfy the heartiest appetite. From veggie burgers and casseroles to pastas and pizzas, you'll find countless vegetarian main dish choices for weeknights and special occasions.

 
 
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Mexican Black Bean Pizza

From Better Homes and Gardens

The beans and cheese provide more than enough protein in this meatless Mexican-flavored pizza.

Mexican Black Bean Pizza

Gruyere Vegetable Bake

From Betty Crocker

Try this vegetable recipe from Betty Crocker.

Gruyere Vegetable Bake

Vegetable Lasagna

From Better Homes and Gardens

This delicious white lasagna is packed with vegetables, keeping it healthy and making it a hearty vegetarian meal. Using no-boil pasta noodles helps cut down on preparation time.

Vegetable Lasagna

Zucchini-Tomato Gratin

From Vegetarian Times

For a light entree on a summer night, this dish is just the ticket. Salting and draining the zucchini and tomatoes before baking prevents them from releasing excess moisture as they bake, so the gratin stays firm, not soggy.

Zucchini-Tomato Gratin

Triticale Risotto

From Ladies' Home Journal

Triticale (triht-ih-KAY-lee), a nutrient-packed grain, is tossed with antioxidant-rich Swiss chard and butternut squash to make this super-healthy vegetarian main dish.

Triticale Risotto

Fresh Tomato Pizza with Pesto

From Better Homes and Gardens

For best results, make this recipe when juicy summer tomatoes are at their peak.

Fresh Tomato Pizza with Pesto

Cheese and Basil Polenta

From Better Homes and Gardens

A tomato-basil sauce is generously spooned over layers of baked cheese and polenta for this meatless main dish recipe.

Cheese and Basil Polenta

Grilled Two-Cheese Pizza

From Betty Crocker

Make it pizza night on the grill with just six ingredients and in less than 30 minutes!

Grilled Two-Cheese Pizza

Mexicali Napoleons

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

Perk up dinnertime at your house with these easy-to-prepare Napoleons layered with refried beans, shredded Cheddar, green chiles, sour cream, tomatoes and green onions.

Mexicali Napoleons

San Francisco Pizza

From Better Homes and Gardens

Orange peel and orange juice make a unique pesto to top this vegetarian pizza.

San Francisco Pizza

Sun-Dried Tomato and Herb Pizza

From Betty Crocker

Try this tomato and herb pizza recipe from Betty Crocker.

Sun-Dried Tomato and Herb Pizza

Roasted Zucchini with Ricotta and Mint

From Food & Wine

Flavored with fennel and cumin seeds, this quick side dish (or vegetarian main course) has a fun Indian flavor. While chef Sheamus Feeley likes to add pequin peppers, any chile flakes work well.

Roasted Zucchini with Ricotta and Mint

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Rustic Grilled Pizza with Fresh Corn, Tomatoes, and Basil

From Midwest Living

Make this simple pizza on the grill. Put the dough on the grill grates first, then add the corn topper and cheese to make this fast dinner.

Rustic Grilled Pizza with Fresh Corn, Tomatoes, and Basil

Classic Margherita Pizza

From Fine Cooking Magazine

The key to this pizza is to use only a small amount of sauce and cheese. Too much sauce will make the dough soggy and too much cheese will make it greasy.

Classic Margherita Pizza

Edamame and Mushroom Risotto

From Family Circle

Edamame, mushrooms, and rice are the stars of this satisfying vegetarian one-dish meal. A sprinkling of Parmesan cheese tops this healthy recipe.

Edamame and Mushroom Risotto

Three-Cheese Lasagna

From Better Homes and Gardens

The ricotta cheese in this popular main dish recipe will have a slightly grainy texture when cooked into the lasagna.

Three-Cheese Lasagna

Zucchini Lasagna with Walnuts

From Better Homes and Gardens

Layer ribbons of zucchini with the traditional noodles, sauce, and cheese for a meatless version of the classic Italian casserole.

Zucchini Lasagna with Walnuts

Garden Vegetable Pizzas

From Prego Italian Sauce

Pizza night gets deliciously different when individual-sized pizza crusts, made from puff pastry shells, are topped with tomato sauce, colorful vegetables and mozzarella cheese. It's a tasty way to eat more veggies.

Garden Vegetable Pizzas

Garden Vegetable Pizza

From Prego Italian Sauce

Homemade pizza is easy with pre-made dough and a great sauce to stir into your own vegetables.

Garden Vegetable Pizza

Pasta Rosa-Verde

From Better Homes and Gardens

This red, white, and green pasta recipe will entice patriotic Italians, or anyone else who's hungry. The fresh tomatoes are quick-cooked with peppery arugula and topped with tangy Gorgonzola cheese.

Pasta Rosa-Verde

Fresh Tomato Pizzas

From Parents

Here's a basic pizza for picky eaters. It's topped with cheese, tomato, and just a little seasoning.

Fresh Tomato Pizzas

Cheesy Pepper and Mushroom Pizza

From Better Homes and Gardens

Pureeing cottage cheese makes a creamy, rich-tasting cheese layer with fewer calories than traditional pizza cheeses.

Cheesy Pepper and Mushroom Pizza

Easy Italian Mac

From Better Homes and Gardens

Mac 'n' cheese takes a decidedly Italian twist with bow tie pasta and mascarpone cheese. This quick and easy dinner can be on the table in 30 minutes.

Easy Italian Mac

Mini Pizzas

From Prego Italian Sauce

All you need is 6 minutes, 3 ingredients and 1 microwave oven, and you'll have individual pizzas that are hard to resist.

Mini Pizzas

Pesto Beans and Pasta

From Better Homes and Gardens

You won't miss the meat when you have a thick, rich, and varied mixture of beans, tomatoes, and sweet peppers topping the pasta.

Pesto Beans and Pasta

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