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Top 10 Vegetarian Dinner Ideas (+ Salads, Sides and Appetizers!)

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Try our top 10 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 10 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!

Table Of Contents
  1. The Best Vegetarian Dinner Ideas
  2. More Yummy Vegetarian Recipes to Try
  3. More Like This

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.
Pesto tortellini with tomatoes and asparagus in large black skillet on table top.
Slow cooker full of minestrone soup surrounded by kitchen towel and bread.
Close up of baking dish of chile relleno casserole with several pieces removed.
Fork rests on beige plate of cilantro chickpea salad with feta.
Large white platter with healthy fettuccine alfredo and pasta spoon and blue kitchen towel.
Bread bowl full of cheesy vegetable chowder on white plate with gray towel nearby.
Zucchini, black bean, and rice dinner in large black skillet with plates and a towel nearby.
Wood spoon in baking dish full of creamy pasta bake topped with mozzarella cheese.
Wood spoon rests in black frying pan with zucchini scrambled eggs and parmesan cheese.

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

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

Side Dishes

White baking dish with zucchini and yellow squash casserole topped with parmesan and thyme.
Gray square plate with pile of lemon basil pasta, fresh basil leaves, and gold fork.
Cilantro lime rice with cilantro and lime garnish in gray bowl.
Close up of forkful of garlic spaghetti specked with basil lifted from wooden plate.
Bowl of Hawaiian macaroni salad with carrots on wooden cutting board next to kitchen towel.

Appetizers

Woman lifts artichoke dip from casserole baking dish with yellow tortilla chip.
Bowl of cowboy caviar with tortilla chips next to cutting board with fresh veggies.
Man dips tortilla chip into garden salsa with tomatoes and cilantro.
Small white baking dish with hot Swiss cheese dip and assorted crackers on wood cutting board.
Gray bowl of whipped feta dip with roasted tomatoes surrounded by crackers, slices of bread, and a gold spoon all on wood cutting board.

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