29 Vegetarian Dinners That’ll Actually Fill You Up

Sometimes a salad just isn’t enough. Maybe you’ve always been a vegetarian, maybe you want to try it out for a week, or maybe you’re just looking for a new Meatless Monday meal. We’ve teamed up with our friends at StumbleUpon to round up these 29 filling recipes to convince the haters that eating vegetarian is awesome.

1. Bangin’ Black Bean Burritos

Turn this week’s Meatless Monday into Taco Tuesday with these babies. Recipe here.

2. Homemade Vegetarian Stew

Because the winter cold sucks and this will warm up your sweet little heart. Recipe here.

3. Grilled Cheese Roll-Ups

Turn your favorite childhood lunch into something wayyyy more fun. Recipe here.

4. Apple Chickpea Hash

Five ingredients and twenty minutes is all it takes to make this fancy AF dish in between classes and work. Recipe here.

5. Spaghetti Squash Egg Baskets

Low carb, high protein. Plus, they’re super cute. Recipe here.

6. Burrata Caprese Crostini

We don’t know the difference between crostini and toast, but since toast is #trendy, so is crostini. Recipe here.

7. Açai Bowl

You can’t pronounce it, but you know it’s good for you. Bonus: this one has no added sugars or sweeteners. Recipe here.

8. Classic Korean Bibimbap Bowl

Craving some ethnic deliciousness? This recipe makes four bowls — perfect for sharing with your roommates who don’t know how to cook. Recipe here.

9. Zoats

What are zoats, you may ask? Zucchini + oats = zoats, and it’s basically the best breakfast ever (or lunch, or dinner, or snack…). Recipe here.

10. Spicy Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Why roast just the florets when you can roast the whole damn thing? Recipe here.

11. Roasted Vegetable Tart

Forget pizza — make this bomb quiche-tart hybrid instead. Recipe here.

12. Leftover Squash Pancakes

Breakfast for dinner? I think yes. Recipe here.

13. Spinach Calzone

Since this one just calls for spinach and cheese filling, you can add whatever else you want to make it even better. Recipe here.

14. Grilled White House Pizza

Thanks to the executive and assistant chefs at the White House, you are now able to eat the same thing as Mr. President himself. Recipe here.

15. Scallion Pancake Challah

For those days when you just wanna mix all the cultures, make this. Recipe here.

16. Vegetable Pot Pies with Sweet Potato Biscuits

Sweet potatoes are bae. Recipe here.

17. Herb Roasted Eggplant with Tomatoes and Feta

Serve it with some couscous and you’ve got yourself a perfect meal. Recipe here.

18. Mushroom Crepe Cake

Thank the food gods for creating combining my two favorite things: crepes and cakes. Recipe here.

19. Vegetable Potstickers

Do it for the Insta. Recipe here.

20. Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Dat color doe. Recipe here.

21. Avocado Pasta

Avocados are seriously like the most versatile ingredient EVER. Recipe here.

22. Mac and Cheese Waffles

Is this real life?? Recipe here.

23. Crispy Vegetable Fritters with Avocado Yogurt Sauce

Pre-shredded vegetables FTW. Recipe here.

24. Roasted Shishito Peppers

If you’ve never tried shishito peppers, now’s your chance. Recipe here.

25. Garlic Soba and Zucchini Noodles

Noodling: verb. As in, “I’m noodling some zucchini for dinner tonight.” Recipe here.

26. Rich and Creamy Vegan Miso Ramen

So maybe this one’s a little more advanced, but a hungry college student’s gotta do what a hungry college student’s gotta do. Recipe here.

27. Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Crispy Tofu

So fresh, so clean. Recipe here.

28. Portobello Mushroom Burger with Avocado Chimichurri

You could literally swap out any meat ever for the holy Portobello mushroom. Serve this one to your meat-eating friends and I promise they’ll love it. Recipe here.

29. Vegetarian Mapo Tofu

Traditional mapo tofu dishes have pork or beef, but this one substitutes shiitake mushrooms for a delightfully vegetarian version. Recipe here.

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