50 Vegetarian Dinner Recipes To Try in 2026
This round-up features over 50 vegetarian dinner recipes to try in the new year - whether you eat a completely meat-free diet already or are just looking for some inspiration to eat more vegetarian meals in 2026, this list of delicious and easy recipes is a great place to get you started!
One of my favorite things about vegetarian recipes is that they challenge you to think creatively to bring a meal together and really highlight the ingredients you're using. The vegetarian dinner recipes below have an emphasis on easy, daily cooking - so while one or two may require a little more time or assembly (the moussaka and lasagna, for example), many are perfect for whipping together on a busy weeknight and feeding the whole family.
From cozy casseroles and soups to 15-minute beans and crispy tacos, this round up truly has something for everyone.
Vegetarian Dinner Recipes To Try In 2026
As I start thinking ahead to what I want to cook in the new year, I’ve been refreshing my list of vegetarian dinner recipes - the ones that make weeknights easier, weekends a little more fun, and meatless eating feel anything but repetitive. Whether you’re fully vegetarian or just trying to add more plant-forward meals to your routine, I’ve gathered 50 recipes that I’m genuinely excited to cook in 2026.
This roundup is packed with dishes that are approachable, flavorful, and satisfying enough to stand on their own. Some are cozy classics, others are new ideas I can’t wait to try, and all of them are things I’d happily make again.
So if you’re looking for fresh inspiration for the year ahead, here are the vegetarian dinners that earned a spot on my list. Let’s dive in and see what we’re cooking next!
These gorgeous buffalo white bean tacos are the perfect vegetarian family meal - spicy, creamy, and packed with flavor!
This baked tortellini lasagna is the perfect easy one-pot meal that everyone will love. It has a rich lentil ragu, tender tortellini, and a gorgeously melty cheesy topping.
This creamy butternut squash gnocchi is the perfect comfort food meal - an easy roasted squash and garlic sauce coats crispy baked gnocchi, topped with fried sage and cheese.
This Greek tofu bowl is an easy sheet pan meal with lots of flavor - topped with tangy tzatziki and crumbled feta.
This delicious vegetable lasagna is a hearty, flavor-packed dish that everyone should have up their sleeve. It contains a rainbow of vegetables that meet your 5-a-day in a single serving, plus red lentils serve a protein punch.
Eggplant Parmigiana (or Melanzane alla Parmigiana) is a classic Italian comfort dish made with layers of roasted eggplant, rich tomato sauce, and melty cheese.
This delicious vegetarian moussaka is a traditional Greek comfort food for the whole family. It's a labor of love to put together, but well worth it.
This delicious one-pot skillet lasagna is the perfect vegetarian dinner. It's made with lentils in a rich tomato sauce, layers of lasagna sheets, and metly mozzarella.
A super easy and delicious one-pot butter bean stew that's ready in under 30 minutes, with Mediterranean-inspired flavors.
This creamy mushroom pasta recipe is cozy comfort food absolutely personified. So thick and creamy - almost half soup, half pasta! - this rich and savory mushroom pasta is easily prepared in one pot and beyond stirring in the ingredients, is very hands-off and easy to bring together and onto the table.
Ribollita is a traditional Tuscan white bean soup that embodies simple comfort food. This hearty, rustic dish makes use of leftover bread, vegetables, and beans to create a satisfying meal.
This simple Greek bean soup, also known as Fasolada, is this national dish of Greece. It’s a wonderfully simple recipe to put together, and an instant classic the whole family will love.
This Chilli Bean Pie is a rich, smoky, and comforting dish packed with beans, veggies, and a cheesy chipotle-spiced sauce, all topped with flaky golden puff pastry.
These Marry Me Chickpeas are a delicious high-protein twist on the viral Marry Me Chicken dish. Nutty chickpeas are cooked in a Tuscan-inspired creamy sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and fresh basil.
These Mexican Stuffed Peppers are flavor-packed, hearty, and so easy to make. Roasted bell peppers are stuffed with spiced black beans, lime & cilantro rice, and melted cheese, then topped with fresh guacamole and cilantro.
These Black Bean Enchiladas are hearty, cheesy, and loaded with bold flavor. They’re filled with a simple but delicious mixture of black beans, sweetcorn, peppers, jalapeños, and plenty of spices.
This baked feta butter beans recipe is a delicious and easy one-pot vegetarian meal that requires minimal effort and is big on flavor!
A delicious, mellow chickpea and spinach curry recipe perfect for everyone. This is a great 25-minute easy plant-based curry recipe packed with protein and guaranteed to keep you full for longer.
Warming, Sri Lankan-inspired red lentil dahl that makes the perfect low-calorie, plant-based dinner.
This gorgeous and easy Butter Chickpea Curry is a rich, creamy, and comforting dish inspired by the classic Indian butter chicken, but made entirely vegetarian.
This delicious and protein-packed coconut curry lentil soup is the perfect warming, zesty soup for busy evenings. It uses red curry paste, lime juice, red lentils, and coconut milk for an incredible creamy soup.
This cozy and easy dumpling bake has fast become one of my favorite quick comfort meals - a cozy, hands-off dinner that takes minimal effort but still feels like a treat.
Ready in just 15 minutes, this easy spicy peanut noodles recipe has the perfect pairing of a creamy peanutty sauce with a fiery kick! Served with crispy tofu, this quick recipe is great hot or cold.
This vegan chilli recipe is so delicious - packed with hearty, spicy, homemade flavours, and amazing service with rice or tortilla chips. This simple recipe is so easy to make and makes a nutritious meal for all the family.
This delicious and healthy bean chilli recipe is a fantastic vegetarian staple dinner, made in one pot and ready in under 30 minutes.
These easy and delicious black bean burritos are packed with flavor and ready in less than 30 minutes. The ideal filling lunch or dinner and so easy to adapt to suit your tastes.
A wonderfully creamy sausage pasta recipe with vegetarian sausages. Ready in less than 25 minutes and the perfect weeknight dinner.
These easy oven-baked crispy black bean tacos are a fantastic easy, quick, and relatively simple vegetarian dinner that is ready in 30 minutes and yet packed with flavour and amazing tastes.
Honey Garlic Tofu is delicious 15 minute tofu recipe with just 4 ingredients needed for the magic Honey Garlic Sauce! A fantastic protein-packed quick vegetarian dinner idea.
This delicious sausage and bean casserole requires just one pot and is ready in under 30 minutes, making it the perfect quick and easy dinner that’s hearty, wholesome, and a great cozy homecooked meal for th family.
This spicy gochujang tofu recipe is sticky, fiery, crispy, and everything a good tofu recipe should be! It contains just a few ingredients and is ready in under 15 minutes for a quick and easy vegan-friendly dinner.
This gorgeous vegetarian taco bowl is a one-pot, easy dinner recipe packed with veggies, protein, and Mexican spices. Ready in under 15 minutes.
These delicious red pesto butter beans are ready in less than 15 minutes and the perfect low-effort vegetarian one-pot dinner.
This easy, one-pot cheesy potato & black bean bake makes the perfect quick comfort dinner. The crispy potato cubes on top make this dish an absolute winner.
These chickpea gyros are so simple and so delicious. They’re ready in under 30 minutes, and make the perfect light, flavor-packed summer lunch or dinner.
Pasta e Fagioli - which literally means pasta and beans - is an Italian comfort food classic, the perfect combination of small pasta and borlotti beans cooked in a simple but flavorful soup. It’s ready in under 30 minutes, and the perfect healthy vegetarian dinner.
These crispy refried bean tacos are the perfect quick and easy - but super delicious - vegetarian dinner. Ready in under 30 minutes.
This creamy sausage gnocchi is ready in under 30 minutes and the perfect one-pot weeknight dinner.
A gorgeous cozy, comforting creamy tortellini soup recipe using crumbled sausages, lots of vegetables, and cheesy tortellini. This easy one-pot soup is the perfect indulgent weeknight night dinner.
This creamy butter bean curry, with a homemade curry paste and coconut milk, is the perfect quick, easy, and flavor-packed one-pot dinner. Serve with naan or rice.
This butter bean and kale stew is a simple yet hearty one-pot meal made from mostly pantry staples. It’s packed with protein and fiber, and a great easy dinner for chasing away the winter chills.
These Mexican stuffed sweet potatoes are a delicious and flavor-packed vegetarian recipe perfect for the whole family. Caramelized roasted sweet potatoes are stuffed with black beans, peppers, corn, and enchilada sauce for a healthy and tasty dinner.
This creamy coconut chickpea curry is the perfect family-friendly dinner ready in under 30 minutes. It's mild in flavor, versatile, and made in just one-pot!
These creamy "Marry Me" Lentils are truly sensational - puy lentils are simmered in a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce for a gorgeous one-pot dinner.
These vegetarian lentil enchiladas are the perfect weeknight dinner - packed with nutrients and flavor, and ideal for meal prep and freezing!
This creamy tomato pasta made with mascarpone cheese is the perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner that will make the whole famiyl happy.
This cozy three bean chili recipe is the perfect fuss-free one-pot family dinner - it's rich in protein and fiber, vegan-friendly, and absolutely delicious.
Crispy, smoky, and delicious - these black bean and sweet potato tacos are the perfect easy weeknight dinner.
This brothy red curry noodle soup is the perfect warming and cozy bowl. Topped with crispy tofu, it's a delicious dinner ready in under 30 minutes.
