12 Easy Meatless Dinners That Everyone Will Love

Black Bean Enfrijoladas topped with red onions and cojita.
Sally Vargas

January is a time of new beginnings and resolutions. One thing about making New Year's resolutions is that it's hard to stick to them perfectly. So why not try a perfectly imperfect resolution? If you want to cut back on your meat consumption, simply resolve to add a few more meatless meals to your weekly menu.

These 12 recipes will get you started. Some are vegetarian. Some are vegan. Pick a few and resolve to take part in Meatless Monday or perhaps even Veganuary. Not only will you cut down on your meat consumption, but you'll also discover some tasty new recipes that you can add to your repertoire for the whole year.

Roasted Veggie Sheet Pan Burritos

Easy Sheet Pan Vegan Burritos (Cross Section Cut)
Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

Roast vegetables, chickpeas, and walnuts on a sheet pan to create a crispy, flavorful burrito filling. Add avocado for some creaminess and some rice, and you have an intensely flavored, satisfying burrito good for lunch or dinner. A touch of salsa or sour cream creates even more flavor.

Vegetarian Biscuits and Gravy

Vegetarian biscuits and gravy on a white plate.
Simply Recipes / Wanda Abraham

Rather than crumbled sausage, the gravy for these biscuits contains rich mushrooms seasoned with crushed red pepper flakes, fennel, and fresh thyme. It goes over quick and easy cream biscuits for a comforting meal.

Stacked Enchiladas with Corn and Black Beans

Vegetarian Stacked Enchiladas
Sally Vargas

Think of these as deconstructed enchiladas. Instead of the time-consuming task of filling and rolling each corn tortilla, dip the tortillas in enchilada sauce and create stacks with a filling of onion, corn, and black beans. Hot tip: save yourself time and use store-bought enchilada sauce.

Vegetarian Meatloaf

Vegetarian Meatloaf on a Plate with Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans
Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel

Plant-based meatless grounds have improved over the years, and now they're perfectly good substitutes for ground beef in a classic meatloaf.

Black Bean Enfrijoladas

Black Bean Enfrijoladas topped with red onion and cotija.
Sally Vargas

Dunk corn tortillas in a creamy sauce of lightly spiced mashed black beans. It all comes together in one skillet.

Easy Vegetarian Chili

vegan chili topped with avocado slices and diced onions
Alison Bickel

Kidney beans, bulgar wheat, and mushrooms create the hearty "meat" for this chili. Combine them with cooked mushrooms and veggies, spices, and brown sugar, and simmer. It's a meatless chili that's so incredibly flavorful and ready for toppings such as sliced avocado and red onion.

Mushroom Toast With Fried Egg

Mushrooms on toast with egg
Sheryl Julian

Quickly sauté sliced mushrooms and serve over toast with a runny-yolk egg. Brinner was never so easy or healthy.

Pressure Cooker Saag Tofu

Pressure Cooker Saag Tofu
Coco Morante

Frozen spinach and canned tomatoes make up the bulk of this Indian-style vegan meal, with tofu standing in for the paneer. It's so fast in an Instant Pot.

Cheese Tortellini Soup

A ladle scooping 30-minute vegetarian tortellini soup out of a dutch oven.
Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel

Canned white beans, fire-roasted tomatoes, and refrigerated cheese tortellini make this filling soup come together quickly on a weeknight.

Slow Cooker Chickpea Curry With Sweet Potatoes and Red Peppers

Slow Cooker Chickpea Curry
Sabrina Modelle

This crockpot dump virtually recipe cooks itself. Pile all ingredients—onions, dried chickpeas, sweet potatoes, bell peppers, canned tomatoes, coconut milk plus seasonings—in your slow cooker. Serve over top of chopped spinach with a side of optional cooked rice.

Vegan Mac and Cheese

Two Bowl of Vegan Mac and Cheese Next to Two Spoons and a Table Napkin
Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek

The cashew-based sauce for this dairy-free mac and cheese comes together quickly in a blender. It's faster than making the traditional kind, and it's every bit as creamy.

Lentil Sloppy Joes

Cooked green lentils in vegan sloppy joes ingredients
Nick Evans

Affordable lentils cook fast on the stovetop in a classic sweet and tomatoey sloppy Joe sauce. A great pantry recipe.



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