By making my plate more about the vegetables, I find I automatically eat a more wholesome diet without radically changing much. Some nights that means eating a big dinner salad, while other nights I’ll make a hearty veggie sandwich or one-bowl meal. No matter what I cook, my goal is to have vegetables at the center of my plate.
From hearty salads and one-bowl meals to easy sheet pan dinners and veggie skillets, here are 60 vegetarian dinners that everyone will love.
Meal-Worthy Salads
Salads, perhaps, feel like the easiest way to load up on a bunch of vegetables. What makes this lineup stand out — whether you start with a chopped salad, grain salad, or a veggie-packed tortellini salad — is that each one is guaranteed to fill you up for lunch or dinner.
One-Bowl Meals
Bowls are one of the best ways to make vegetables the center of any meal. The best part is that they can be adaptable to whatever you have on hand.
Sheet Pan Dinners
With sheet pan dinners, you get easy cooking and easy cleanup. Plus, whether you’re in the mood for gnocchi, the wholesome comfort of mac and cheese, or a frittata, it’s so easy to load dinner up with a bunch of veggies.
Veggie Skillets
Veggie skillets are perfect for weeknight dinners. Whether it’s vegetable pot pie, a quick bean chili, or a lasagna-inspired meal that’s packed with greens.
Stuffed Vegetables
There’s no more surefire way to make vegetables the center of the plate than by stuffing them. Big portobello mushrooms, bell peppers, and sweet potatoes are all ideal veggies for stuffing, and all make for meals that will fill you up more than you might think.
Loaded Vegetable Sandwiches
Sandwiches are are great way to load up on veggies. This lineup is totally irresistible, satisfying, and easy.