Meatless Monday Recipes Made Easy: Delicious Dinner Ideas - Green Oklahoma (2024)

This Vegan Eggplant Pulled Pork Burger is easy to make, just as tasty as the real thing, and packed full of plant-based goodness. The eggplant "pulled pork" has a deliciously chewy texture, and pairs beautifully with the salty-sweet, tangy homemade BBQ sauce and creamy coleslaw.

These healthy, fresh, and flavorful Vegan Pinto Bean Tacos are the best way to impress your friends next Taco Tuesday! Ready in less than 20 minutes, and you only need 8 ingredients.

Skip that trip to Chipotle Mexican Grill. Make a vegan burrito bowl at home.

Pasta lovers, no fear, plant-based bolognese is here. This vegan bolognese recipe is made with cauliflower and sunflower seeds! Nut-free, soy-free, oil-free, gluten-free...but not taste-free. Exploding with flavor and texture, you're definitely gonna come back for seconds.

This easy recipe for Mushroom Goulash shows you how to make a flavorful vegan twist on a Hungarian classic. Serve it with pasta, grains, or any side dish for a well-rounded meal that’s packed with nutrients and great for meal prep!

This amazingly delicious recipe for vegan meatball subs is loved by plant-based folk and meat-eaters alike!

This easy Chana Masala recipe makes eating a healthy Indian meal at home so quick and delicious! Chana masala is simple, satisfying, hearty, and wholesome.

Simple and delicious tacos made using lentils.

Delicious vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes that can be made in your Instant Pot, slow cooker, or on the stove top. Instructions for all methods are included below!

You're going to love these sturdy, hearty, and delicious spinach burgers! They're made with chickpeas, fresh spinach, and a whole lot of flavor.

This oil-free vegan alfredo with cajun broccoli recipe will ROCK YOUR WORLD. Get out your blender, your roasting pan, and your favorite pasta.

Vegetarian Enchiladas filled with butternut squash, black beans, tomatoes and spices are quick and easy to prepare and perfect for a healthy dinner on a busy weeknight!

Cauliflower Scampi in Lemon Garlic White Wine Sauce needs only a handful of ingredients and is ready in less than 30 minutes. It’s a weeknight winner!

Kolokithopita, or Greek Zucchini Pie, is perfect comfort food for the Summer. The dish is a simple combination of zucchini, onions, herbs, eggs & feta, wrapped in a flaky phyllo dough, which makes for an awesome, light vegetarian meal.

Spiced with turmeric, cumin and a touch of cinnamon, these crispy Red Lentil Quinoa Fritters are oil free and baked, not fried. An easy, high protein, meatless dinner that will delight your senses.

This easy Meatless Baked Spaghetti recipe is a quick dinner idea that kids love. A vegetarian baked spaghetti that comes together quickly.

Roasted Butternut Squash Feta Pierogi with sage butter is an amazing dish that combines American fall flavors with a taste from the Greek islands, wrapped in Polish dough.

Grilled Vegetable Fajitas are fajita-spiced veggies grilled to perfection. Serve with homemade guacamole for a healthy, vegetarian 30 minute meal!

This Vegan Fried Eggplant Casserole (AKA eggplant parmesan) is nothing like you’ve seen before.

Quinoa Enchilada Bake is a perfect vegetarian dish that is filling and delicious. Filled with quinoa, black beans, corn and melted cheese.

A delicious gluten-free vegan burger that is easy to freeze and reheat! Filled with sweet potato, quinoa and black beans it's hearty and full of flavor!

Delicious vegan shepherds pie recipe using black beans, mushrooms, warming spices and a tomato, coconut sauce.

This one pot lemon garlic pasta is a deliciously flavourful dish that's easy to knock together for a weekday dinner when you're short on time. The combination of lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, parmesan and basil provides a bright, tangy pasta dish that will leave you coming back for seconds.

This Spaghetti Arrabiata recipe is a delicious, quick, and satisfying meal that's bursting with bold and spicy flavours. It's a classic Italian dish made with tonnes of garlic, red chilli flakes for spice, chopped tomatoes, onions and fresh basil. Don't forget to round it off with a generous flourish of parmesan!

This vegan hamburger helper is an easy 30 minute pasta. This meat free version has all the creamy cheesiness of the original dish, made meatless and dairy free!

Eggplant Pasta (Pasta alla Norma) is a flavorful, hearty vegetarian pasta featuring pan-fried eggplant, fresh herbs, and pasta tossed in a hearty tomato sauce. Make in just 30 minutes and top with grated parmgiano-reggiano!

Easy homemade mac and cheese recipe is a stovetop dinner recipe that makes the best macaroni and cheese! Easy comfort food that can be ready in under 30 minutes!

Sweet Potato Taco Bowls are a fresh and delicious meatless meal. If you want to eat more veggies, whip these up for dinner.

Instant Pot vegetarian tortilla soup takes a few pantry staple ingredients and turns them into a hearty vegetarian meal. This recipe takes just minutes of prep and makes a tasty lunch or dinner!

Grilled stuffed peppers filled with rice and vegetables are great. Cook on the barbecue using bell peppers or poblanos.

This delicious vegetarian chili recipe is made in the Instant Pot, and it's perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal.

This 15 Bean Soup is a hearty Lebanese dish known as Makhlouta. This vegan healthy soup is made with beans and a handful of basic ingredients. It’s flavorful and filling and perfect for a cold winter dinner!

Make our dairy-free, vegan hamburger helper recipe with mushrooms; it’s just like Hamburger Helper childhood, but plant-based! So why settle for a boring dinner when you can have a delicious vegan version of Hamburger Helper in just 30 minutes?

Layers of gooey cheese and tangy chiles topped with a light-as-air crust, this chile relleno casserole is a meatless showstopper!

Perfect for Meatless Mondays, this vegetarian Baked Ziti with Mushrooms is a great weeknight meal.

Upgrade your Meatless Monday game with this Sweet and Savory Vegetable Pot Pie recipe! Featuring a savory vegetable filling and a crispy phyllo dough crust, this dish is a crowd-pleaser.

These stuffed mushroom caps are the perfect meatless entree. They are so savory, zesty, and flavorful, you won't miss the meat!

This meatless Easy Healthy Minestrone Soup is hearty and full of bold flavors and wholesome ingredients. It can be a meal in itself or served as a side or appetizer. Made with frozen and pantry ingredients, it's economical, quick and simple to make.

Mediterranean Grain Bowls combine pre-cooked grains, lots of healthy vegetables, and fresh, bright, bold Mediterranean flavors for an easy, nourishing, and delicious weeknight meal that comes together in about 10 minutes!

Whether you use ready made or homemade potato gnocchi, this restaurant worthy vegetarian mushroom gnocchi recipe is easy enough for weeknights but special enough to serve to guests!

Make meatless Mondays fun with this build-it-yourself edamame plantain bowl veggie rice bowl—easy to make and so delicious!

This vegan sweet potato and lentil lasagna is healthy, hearty, wholesome, comforting, packed with fiber and plant-based protein, and ready in just 55 minutes with just a dozen simple, inexpensive ingredients!

You won't even miss the meat in this Tempeh Reuben Sandwich with it's tangy sauerkraut, creamy cheese and dressing and tempeh instead or corned beef.

Get stuck on these sticky shiitake mushrooms, the fungi you can’t resist! Rich in Unami flavor and slathered over a bed of warm sushi rice, these sticky mushrooms are sweet, savory and spicy and ready to devour in less than 30 minutes.

A unique way to serve up black beans and enjoy a meatless, tasty meal.

This recipe for homemade spinach ricotta ravioli with sage butter sauce touches all your senses. Yes, it takes a little time. But it’s a super satisfying meal to prepare, cook, and eat.

These baked spaghetti squash alfredo boats are a warm and comforting vegetarian dish. A rich and creamy alfredo is mixed with fresh spinach and sundried tomatoes and baked with roasted spaghetti squash and mozzarella cheese.

Curried Coconut Quinoa Bake makes for an easy, one-pot, weeknight meal full of plant-based protein.

An oven-fry method creates this crispy Baked Eggplant Parmesan that rivals any fried version. This is an easy, updated take on the classic Italian dish.

Mushroom Spinach Pasta tossed in a super flavorful, creamy Parmesan sauce. This meatless pasta is prepared on the stovetop in just 30 minutes for an easy weeknight meal.