Top 15 Vegetarian Dinner Ideas (+ Salads, Sides and Appetizers!)

ByJessica Ashcroft

Try our top 15 healthy and easy vegetarian dinner ideas plus salads, side dishes, and appetizers! These are simple vegetarian recipes we know you’ll love!

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We’re sharing our top 15 vegetarian dinner ideas plus delicious vegetarian salads, side dishes and appetizers to help you plan quick and easy wholesome meals.

Whether you’re a dedicated vegetarian or simply seeking to incorporate more plant-based recipes into your diet, these tasty dishes are sure to please.

Find healthy recipes for the crockpot, air fryer, skillet, and oven that make weeknight dinners a breeze!

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The Best Vegetarian Dinner Ideas

Below you’ll find flavorful meatless meals featuring pasta, sweet potato fries, and yummy veggies like carrots, tomatoes, and peppers.

They’re as yummy as they are healthy and incredibly simple to prepare.

Mediterranean street fries with feta cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, and banana peppers on white rectangle platter.

1. Mediterranean Street Fries

Pesto tortellini with tomatoes and asparagus in large black skillet on table top.

2. Pesto Tortellini with Vegetables

Minestrone soup in Crock Pot insert with shredded cheese, bread, and empty bowls nearby.

3. Easy Crock Pot Minestrone Soup

Wood plate with za'atar tofu bites, cucumber salad, and pita bread on table with hummus and lemon nearby.

4. Air Fryer Za’atar Tofu Bites

Fork rests on beige plate of cilantro chickpea salad with feta.

5. Cilantro Chickpea Salad With Avocado And Feta

And don’t miss these amazing casseroles, soups, and skillet meals that will have everyone asking for more!

Large white platter with healthy fettuccine alfredo and pasta spoon and blue kitchen towel.

6. Healthy Greek Yogurt Alfredo

Bread bowl full of cheesy vegetable chowder on white plate with gray towel nearby.

7. Simple Cheesy Vegetable Chowder

Zucchini, black bean, and rice dinner in large black skillet with plates and a towel nearby.

8. Cheesy Zucchini, Black Bean, and Rice Skillet

Wood spoon in baking dish full of creamy pasta bake topped with mozzarella cheese.

9. Simple and Delicious Creamy Pasta Bake

Triangles of chickpea flatbread with tomatoes and sauce on wood cutting board.

10. Chickpea Flatbread

Spoon rests in bowl of pumpkin chili with Greek yogurt, shredded cheese, and cilantro

11. Vegetarian Pumpkin Chili

Gold fork in bowl of harvest cobb salad with spinach, egg, and butternut squash.

12. Harvest Cobb Salad

Fork rests in serving of creamy tortellini alfredo and on beige plate.

13. Tortellini Alfredo

Wood spoon rests in large skillet with butternut squash with kale, walnuts and feta.

14. Butternut Squash Ravioli

Two gray square plates with lemon and basil pasta, fresh lemon slices, and gold utensils on countertop.

15. Perfect Lemon Basil Pasta

More Yummy Vegetarian Recipes to Try

Now that we’ve shared our favorite dinner recipes, here are some must-try salads, side dishes, and appetizers to complete the perfect meal.

Serve these alongside your favorite main dishes or impress party-goers at a social gathering, potluck, or cookout.

Salads

Asian bowtie pasta salad with shredded carrots, chow mein noodles, and craisins.

Asian Bowtie Pasta Salad

Large mixing bowl filled with spinach strawberry almond salad with feta cheese.

Spinach Strawberry Salad with Almonds

Zucchini cherry tomato salad with feta and pine nuts on large white platter with wood utensils resting on platter.

Zucchini Tomato Salad with Feta

Different orange slices, beets, and avocados arranged on a platter with a nut and feta garnish.

Citrus Avocado Beet Salad

Side Dishes

White baking dish with zucchini and yellow squash casserole topped with parmesan and thyme.

Posh Squash (Zucchini and Yellow Squash Casserole)

Cilantro lime rice with cilantro and lime garnish in gray bowl.

Rice Cooker Cafe Rio Rice (Cilantro Lime)

Close up of forkful of garlic spaghetti specked with basil lifted from wooden plate.

Easy Spaghetti with Olive Oil and Garlic

Bowl of Hawaiian macaroni salad with carrots on wooden cutting board next to kitchen towel.

Island-Approved Hawaiian Mac Salad

Zucchini and eggs with parmesan cheese in black frying pan with wood spoon.

10 Minute Scrambled Eggs With Zucchini

Appetizers

Woman lifts artichoke dip from casserole baking dish with yellow tortilla chip.

The Best Artichoke Parmesan Dip (only 4 ingredients!)

Bowl of cowboy caviar with tortilla chips next to cutting board with fresh veggies.

Cowboy Caviar with Avocado

Man dips tortilla chip into garden salsa with tomatoes and cilantro.

The Best Fresh Garden Salsa Recipe

Small white baking dish with hot Swiss cheese dip and assorted crackers on wood cutting board.

Toasted Almond and Swiss Cheese Dip

Gray bowl of whipped feta dip with roasted tomatoes surrounded by crackers, slices of bread, and a gold spoon all on wood cutting board.

Whipped Feta Dip with Roasted Tomatoes and Honey

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