85 Best Easy Vegetarian Dinner Recipes

View Gallery 85 Slides Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Mac and cheese is already creamy comfort food, but this cauliflower-boosted variety not only gets a boost of fiber and vitamins, the veggie pure actually makes it creamier. You're welcome.

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Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese

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Mac and cheese is already creamy comfort food, but this cauliflower-boosted variety not only gets a boost of fiber and vitamins, the veggie purée actually makes it creamier. You're welcome.

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Vegetarian Chili with Grains and Beans

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The secret ingredient that keeps this classic dish every bit as meaty and filling as its beefier brethren? Wheat berries, which you can pick up in the grain section of most grocery stores.

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Trenton, NJ, Tomato Pie

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Skip the takeout—it’s time to bake your own pizza tonight. This “reverse” take features a crispy base and a homemade sauce and dough.

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Farro-and-Tomato Salad with Crispy Capers

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Top this tomato-filled salad with fresh flat-leaf parsley.

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5

Black Bean Veggie Burger with Couscous

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This hearty bean patty serves as the perfect base for your favorite burger toppings.

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Pea-and-Mint Stuffed Shells

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Crispy Brussels Sprouts Salad with Citrus-Maple Vinaigrette

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This may be the ultimate salad. Crispy roasted sprouts combine with mixed lettuce, crunchy apples, and toasted almonds, all topped with a sweet vinaigrette.

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Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad

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No wimpy leaf-lettuce salad, this. Packed with hearty Brussels sprouts, sweet apple slices, and rich, toasted hazelnuts, this formidable bowl is nearly a meal in itself—though it also pairs well with stuffed shells.

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Chopped Salad

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10

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Pine Nut Gremolata

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Think canned pumpkin is just for holiday pie? Think again. Here, it ups the "yum" factor in this creamy sauce by 1000.

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Pearl Couscous With Leeks and Peas

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It takes just 20 minutes to whip up this easy side dish. It will be gone in even less time!

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12

Green Salad With Roasted Carrots and Creamy Tarragon Dressing

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Simply seasoned carrots are roasted to perfection in this bright bowl. The homemade dressing will get everyone eating their veggies—and even asking for seconds.

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13

Farro-and-Acorn Squash Salad

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This loaded salad is hearty enough to be served as a main dish.

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14

Wild Rice-and-Cider-Cranberry Pilaf

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Spice up this cranberry pilaf with a stick of cinnamon.

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15

Bucatini with Winter Pesto and Sweet Potatoes

pinterestBecky Luigart-Stayner

Ready in under 30 minutes, this deserves a spot in your weeknight dinner rotation come winter.

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Roasted Butternut Squash with Cider Vinaigrette

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A homemade vinaigrette with apple cider, whole-grain mustard, and red wine vinegar makes butternut squash even better.

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Roasted Red Cabbage-and-Collard Green Slaw

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This bright and beautiful slaw is mixed with a mouthwatering sweet and spicy sauce.

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18

Creamy Potato Salad

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Dijon mustard adds some tang to this classic potato salad.

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19

Charred Corn Salad

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Make sure to serve every Mexican-inspired meal with this queso fresco-topped side.

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Vegetable Kebabs with Lemon-Scallion Vinaigrette

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