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48+ Easy, Delicious Vegetarian Recipes for Beginners

New home cooks, welcome!

These are the best vegetarian and vegan recipes for beginners. You’ll find here everything from easy soups and salads, to healthy, whole food plant-based main courses.

Cooking is easy and fun, especially with these recipes to learn from: 

One of my most popular dishes is this quick and easy 15-Minute Orzo Pasta Salad.

If you’re looking for simple beginner baking recipes, try Mushroom Ricotta Bread Pudding.

Or, for a vegetarian entrée, make Spring Risotto with Peas and Corn. 

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Raspberry ricotta soufflé

Easy Raspberry Ricotta Soufflé

Make this easy Raspberry Ricotta Soufflé for a light, fruity dessert. It’s a one-bowl, 5-ingredient, gluten-free soufflé, packed with fresh berries, creamy ricotta, and a fluffy egg batter.  I love simple recipes with a short ingredient list. And homemade berry soufflé [soo-FLAY] is certainly one of them. I’ve been making this easy dessert for years. […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Gluten-Free, Sweet, Under 60 min

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two pink bowls with Czech Vegetarian Sauerkraut Soup (Zelňačka)

Czech Vegetarian Sauerkraut Soup (Zelňačka)

Learn how to make a vegetarian version of this classic, Czech sauerkraut soup, called zelňačka. It’s a light-bodied, refreshing soup, and you’ll only need five simple ingredients. The sauerkraut and sour cream bring a pleasant, tangy taste to the soup, the potatoes add a starchy texture and subtle sweetness, and the egg gives it a […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Main Course, Under 30 min

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Gingerbread

Gingerbread With Lemon Glaze

A very moist, airy, satisfying flavor-packed gingerbread recipe.

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Sweet, Under 60 min

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small jar filled with morrocan spicy chili paste harissa, and olive oil

Easy Vegan Harissa Paste

Homemade Harissa Paste made with chilies, garlic and fragrant spices is a fiery, hot sauce. This uncooked, vegan kitchen pantry staple, is easy to make and incredibly versatile to use. Harissa originated in Tunisia. I personally like it on pretty much anything: oatmeal, scrambled eggs, soups and stews or, more traditionally, with couscous. Harissa Paste […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Breakfast, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Main Course, Paleo, Raw, Under 60 min, Vegan

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