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31+ Delicious Vegetarian Main Course Dishes

For many different types of easy, healthy, and delicious vegetarian main course dishes, look no further.

We have everything from quick and easy-to-cook main course recipes, to fun and unique gourmet entrées. 

Whether you’re gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegan, these are the best vegetarian main meal recipes to add to your repertoire.

Start with a classic Italian main dish of Easy Creamy Penne Alla Vodka From Scratch.

Then, go for a plant-based entrée of Sweet and Sour Vegan One-Pot Green Lentils.

And finally, don’t miss a quick and healthy main recipe for Kelp Noodles Salad with Almond-Tahini Dressing.

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black bowl with soba noodle salad, with peanut butter dressing on the side

Soba Noodles Salad With Peanut Butter Dressing

Cold noodles mixed with baked tofu, vegetables, sesame seeds and peanuts, mixed with a salty/sweet/spicy peanut butter dressing.

Filed Under: Beginner, Dairy-Free, Main Course, Under 30 min, Vegan

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Cauliflower burgers with feta from very good cook blog, served with white yogurt, arugula salad and sliced almonds

Vegetarian Cauliflower Patties (GF & Paleo)

These oven-baked Cauliflower Patties are made with almond flour, eggs, feta cheese and fresh parsley. It’s an easy, healthy, gluten-free and paleo cauliflower recipe, and ideal for dinner, appetizers or as a vegetarian side dish.  Go grab a good-looking head of cauliflower, and you’re well on your way towards making these crispy, herby cauliflower burgers.  […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Gluten-Free, Main Course, Over 1 hour, Paleo

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Quinoa Salad With Cherry Tomatoes, Radicchio, and Pistachios from verygoodcook.com

Quinoa Salad With Cherry Tomatoes, Radicchio, and Pistachios

A colorful and healthy quinoa salad with tomatoes, radicchio and pistachios makes a light lunch or a plant-based side dish. Let’s face it – cooked quinoa on its own is somewhat bland. So to turn it into a salad, I added juicy cherry tomatoes, bitter radicchio, sweet-sour dried currants, a spicy habañero chili, and earthy […]

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

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Kelp noodle salad with almond-tahini dressing

Kelp Noodle Salad With Almond-Tahini Dressing

This quick, super creamy Kelp Noodle Salad with Almond-Tahini Dressing is a nutritious raw vegan meal that’s just as tasty as your mom’s fettuccine Alfredo. I love using kelp noodles as a raw vegan alternative to traditional pasta. They’re a bit crunchy, healthy, and make an easy pairing with almost any salad dressing. Which is […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Main Course, Paleo, Raw, Under 30 min, Vegan

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Chopped salad with quail eggs and creme fraiche

Chopped Salad With Quail Eggs

Vibrant chopped salad with tiny quail eggs, Emmenthaler cheese, fresh vegetables and herbs, with a tangy crème fraiche dressing.

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Gluten-Free, Main Course, Under 30 min

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Raw Vegan Tomato-Pepper-Avocado Soup in two glasses and served with straw

Raw Vegan Tomato-Pepper-Avocado Soup

Somewhere between gazpacho and a green shake, it’s made with raw ingredients and loaded with vitamins and nutrients.

Filed Under: Beginner, Breakfast, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Main Course, Paleo, Raw, Under 30 min, Vegan

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indian porridge kitcheri topped with yogurt, lemon, radish and fresh herbs

Kitcheri

Nutritious porridge-like Indian dish made with rice, legumes, and fresh vegetables.

Filed Under: Beginner, Dairy-Free, Main Course, Under 60 min, Vegan

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bowl with raw vegan sprouted lentil chili

Raw Sprouted Lentil Chili

Cheap and nutritious, this vegan chili is made with sprouted lentils, chopped vegetables and a mildly spicy dressing

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

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seaweed-vegetable salad with ginger-lemon dressing

Seaweed-Vegetable Salad With Ginger-Lemon Dressing

Vibrant and highly nutritional salad packed with protein, minerals and vitamins.

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

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Czech potato pancakes (bramboráky) from verygoodcook.com

Czech Potato Pancakes (Bramboráky)

Bramboráky are the Czech version of potato latkes. This traditional family recipe is easy to make. Load your Czech Potato Pancakes with garlic, marjoram, and caraway seeds and start salivating. I have sweet memories of my grandma frying up a big pile of these pancakes—called bramboráky in Czech—for dinner for me and my cousins, when […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Dairy-Free, Main Course, Popular, Under 30 min

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Photo of plate with chunky Czech potato soup.

Chunky Czech Potato Soup (Bramboračka)

Ready in 30 minutes, this delicious chunky potato soup is a quick, Czech-countryside classic, made with roux, potatoes, dried porcini mushrooms, parsnips, and carrots. Bramboračka is a Czech slang word that translates as “of potatoes”. It comes together fairly quickly using just a handful of ingredients, but with each playing a distinctly key role and […]

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

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Zucchini feta slices

Zucchini Slices With Feta And Parsley

Versatile dish made with grated zucchini, eggs, feta cheese and fresh parsley. Eat it with a salad or as a snack on its own.

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Main Course, Under 60 min

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Bowl of red quinoa soup with corn, zucchini, carrots,

Red Quinoa Soup With Corn, Carrot and Zucchini

Quick vibrant soup made with red quinoa, corn, carrot, zucchini and celery.

Filed Under: Beginner, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Main Course, Under 30 min, Vegan

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A plate of Quick Vegan Chickpea Tomato Curry served with cilantro and lemon wedge from verygoodcook.com

Quick Vegan Chickpea Tomato Curry

Vibrant, vegan, Indian-inspired Chickpea Tomato Curry is made with onions, garlic, spices, and vegetable stock for a healthy, and flavorful one-pot weeknight dinner.  This simple tomato-chickpea curry is an old standby dinner recipe of mine. In fact, it was one of the first recipes I learned to cook. I actually found it in one of […]

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

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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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