11 Vegetarian Dinner Ideas Ready in 30 Minutes or Less

Quick Vegetarian Recipe Ideas – Whether you’re trying to eat more veggies, or are cooking for someone who doesn’t eat meat, we’ve gathered 11 vegetarian dinner recipes that are too good to pass up. These vegetarian recipes take less than 30 minutes to prepare and are super easy to follow. Plus, some of these meal ideas utilize fresh seasonal veggies and fruits, while others contain ingredients you can get year-round. Enjoy!

Vegetarian Recipes: 11 Vegetarian Dinner Recipe Ideas Ready in 30 Minutes or Less

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Mediterranean Salad with Cucumber, Tomato and Onion

Our easy Mediterranean salad recipe comes together in 10 minutes with just a handful of ingredients. This chopped salad recipe works as a side dish but also makes a vegetarian meal on its own.
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Cheesy Corn Fritters

Crispy on the edges, soft in the middle – A great side dish for a host of dinners!
Cooking time: 8 minView recipe >>

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Spicy Peanut Butter Noodles {15 Minute}

This peanut butter noodles recipe is the perfect option to satisfy your Asian take-out food cravings! The spicy peanut butter noodles are ready in just a couple of minutes!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Parmesan Spinach Mushroom Pasta Skillet

This parmesan spinach mushroom pasta skillet is super quick and impossible to mess up - The ultimate win for vegetarian weeknight dinners!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Garlic Mushrooms Cauliflower Skillet

This garlic mushroom and cauliflower recipe is super nourishing and easy to whip up!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Garlic Butter Parmesan Pasta

This spicy garlic butter pasta recipe is another quick pasta dinner with a ton of flavor!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Baked Cheese Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms

These baked cheese stuffed mushrooms are easy to put together and make a wonderful app or light lunch. It’s going to be hard to eat just one of these cheesy stuffed mushrooms!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Creamy Tortellini Soup

Creamy tortellini soup with sun-dried tomato and spinach is perfect for cold nights. Need a cozy dinner in less than 30 minute, try our tortellini soup recipe!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Veggie Fried Rice

Veggie fried rice is ready in less than 20 minutes for a quick, healthy dinner everyone will love. This recipe for vegetable fried rice is loaded with colorful veggies and more budget-friendly than take-out!
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White Bean and Carrot Salad

A warm white bean carrot salad recipe with a 2-ingredient lemon maple sauce as a dressing! This white bean carrot salad is easy to make and full of bright flavors!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Easy Fried Rice

Easy fried rice recipe with onion and tomato, and a nice kick of garlic. Better than take out and so easy to make!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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One-Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta with Spinach and Mushrooms

One-pot garlic parmesan pasta skillet with spinach and mushrooms is super delicious and quick to make. This pasta recipe is the ultimate win for easy weeknight dinners!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Cucumber Avocado Salad

A quick and easy cucumber avocado salad recipe with the most delicious lime dressing! This avocado cucumber salad will disappear so fast and you'll wish there was more of it!
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Cucumber Strawberry Salad

This strawberry salad with cucumber and watermelon is the perfect summer side to serve with grilled chicken or steak. What would be more cooling than a freshly cut strawberry salad?
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Healthy Tomato Salad with Jalapeño, Cilantro & Red Onion

This tomato salad recipe is perfect for a casual dinner or a Summer potluck. Simply the best of all tomato salads around!
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Mozzarella Pasta Salad with Parmesan Balsamic Dressing

This mozzarella pasta salad is the perfect side dish or main course for a warm Spring or Summer evening!
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Spinach Orzo Pasta with Garlic, Parmesan & Cream Cheese

This creamy garlic parmesan orzo pasta with spinach is a family favorite for weeknight dinners!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Garlic Sautéed Cabbage Kale Skillet

This sautéed cabbage and kale skillet recipe is the perfect way to get your veggies in!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Healthy Tomato Avocado Salad

This easy avocado tomato salad is the simplest and healthiest salad recipe you can make!
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Healthy Cucumber Salad with Tomato, Avocado

This healthy cucumber salad is ideal for picnics or a quick lunch on the go!
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Garlic Mushrooms

Sautéed garlic mushrooms with huge flavor! The garlic butter sauce with spinach is so incredible, you’ll serve these garlic mushrooms with almost everything!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Spinach Mushroom Quinoa Skillet

This parmesan spinach mushroom quinoa recipe is the ultimate win for vegetarian weeknight dinners!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Garlic Butter Zucchini

these tender garlic butter zucchini are delicious, nutritious and completely addictive! an easy vegetable side dish that will make any weeknight dinner healthier!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Creamy Broccoli and Cauliflower Stir-Fry with Sun-dried Tomatoes

This broccoli, and cauliflower rice recipe is a delicious meal with just a handful of ingredients that comes together in 15 minutes!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Healthy Tomato Zucchini Soup {Vegan + Gluten-Free}

This vegan zucchini and tomato soup recipe is light, satisfying, and bursting with flavor!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Simple Butternut Squash Steaks with Garlic Butter

Butternut Squash Steaks with Garlic Butter is a quick and easy side dish for a weeknight or a holiday gathering.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Garlic Broccoli Stir-Fry with Pasta

This broccoli stir fry recipe with pasta cannot get easier or quicker! It's loaded with flavor and ready in less than 30mn.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >>

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5-Minute Sauteed Lemon Garlic Spinach

This 5-minute Sauteed Spinach with Garlic and Lemon is a simple and delicious side dish everyone will love at your table.
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Honey Balsamic Pan-Seared Cabbage Steaks

These honey balsamic cabbage steaks are an utterly delicious way to give this green vegetable the spotlight at the dinner table.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Garlic Butter Cauliflower Rice with Kale

This cauliflower rice and kale skillet is done in only 15 minutes and can be served as a quick lunch, or as a side dish.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Avocado Corn Salad Recipe with Feta

This Avocado Corn Salad is so creamy and flavorful - A light, yet satisfying meal!
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Garlic Parmesan Broccoli Rice Skillet

This light broccoli rice skillet is a delicious and healthy side dish to have on your dinner table.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potato with Balsamic Honey Glaze

Crunchy, bitter-sweet and delicious! This tasty side-dish is a must for the holidays or any time this fall.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Fried Butter Gnocchi with Garlic & Parmesan

Comfort food at its finest! This easy skillet gnocchi recipe takes only 15 mins to make and is perfect for weeknight dinners.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Parmesan Cauliflower Rice Skillet

This Parmesan Cauliflower Rice Recipe is nourishing and easy to whip up - The perfect base for your low carb lunches and dinners.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Lemon Ricotta Pasta

This lemon ricotta pasta is a sure-fire winner of a dish – Only 5 ingredients and ready in 10 minutes or less!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Asian Noodle Salad with the Best Ever Ginger Vinaigrette

This vegan noodle salad is perfect for midweek lunches or larger gatherings.
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Avocado Salad with Tomato, Eggs and Cucumber

Avocado Salad with Tomato, Eggs, and Cucumber is so easy to make! Fresh, healthy and super delicious, the best salad to add to your dinner table.
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Lemon Garlic Butter Zucchini Noodles

Delicious, easy on carbs, and takes just minutes to prepare.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Brown Butter Garlic Cauliflower Foil Packets

These Brown Butter Garlic Cauliflower Foil Packets are quick, easy and healthy - A full vegetarian meal with zero clean-u!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin

An easy and luxurious side dish that will turn everyone into Brussels sprout addicts.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >>

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Spicy Tahini Tofu Stir Fry

Dinner will be done before you know it.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Loaded Mashed Cauliflower Casserole

Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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Zucchini Noodles in Creamy Tomato Sauce

A low carb comfort dinner that will be on your table in less than 20 minutes!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Easy tips to make delicious and satisfying vegetarian recipes:

• Add chewy foods: Chewy foods like seared tofu, grilled mushrooms, and nuts feel more filling because they take more time and effort to eat. They also better imitate the way you chew meat-which makes them a more satisfying substitution.
• Combine flavors and textures in your vegetarian meals: Excite your tastebuds by playing with textures and flavors. A creamy sauce is easily complemented by crisp toppings such as seeds, crushed nuts, or roasted vegetables.
• Try slow roasting: When you slow-roast food, you remove the amount of water it contains, thereby intensifying the flavor and making the texture chewier. Cooked meat is about 55-65 percent water; while that sounds like a lot, compare it to veggies, which are 80-95 percent water. Roasted veggies such as carrots, tomatoes, or zucchini are perfect examples of delicious vegetarian dinner components.