Best Family Vegetarian Recipes

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Our collection of Best Family Vegetarian Recipes is not limited to those following a vegetarian diet! We are certainly not vegetarians but enjoy eating plenty of vegetarian dishes, including all the ones in this collection. If you are following a vegetarian diet, it's important to eat a wide variety of foods to ensure you get all your essential nutrients. It can be easy to get stuck in a rut and eat the same foods over and over again, but the ever growing popularity of plant based foods makes it a lot easier to have a varied vegetarian diet.

Although we are not limited to a vegetarian diet, I am always on the lookout for 'keeper' vegetarian recipes. I try to keep the family on a balanced diet by cooking a variety of meat, poultry, fish and plenty of vegetables and fruit. Plant based food has been shown to be beneficial to our health, and although sometimes it can take a bit of creativity to find the right vegetarian dish for the family, the rewards are always worth the effort.

Even if I am serving meat as part of the main course, I love to have loads of vegetable dishes on the side. Vegetables add texture, colour and most importantly, flavour, to a meal. They also provide all important fibre, to help keep your digestive system healthy.

If you are following a vegetarian diet, the key to staying full is making sure you have sufficient plant based protein in your meal. This can be in the form of pulses, nuts and seeds, cheese or eggs (if you're not eating a vegan diet). Pulses are great and extremely good value (particularly if you buy dried pulses and cook them yourself) for the amount of protein and general nutrition they provide. And it's so easy to cook up a batch of your favourite pulse and add it to salads and other dishes throughout the week. I also always keep plenty of nuts around the house and in my bag for snacking.

So if you're trying to eat less meat and incorporate more plant based food into your diet, I hope some of the recipes below with inspire you. Even if you cook only one plant based dish a week for Meat Free Monday, you are one day per week closer to adopting a healthier diet and lifestyle!

Explore the Collection

Take a look at our collection of meat free dishes and vegetarian recipes. The below are some of the best family vegetarian recipes we have tried. The list is continually evolving, so check back for new additions, and I hope you'll find something here for you.

Best Family Vegetarian Recipes

Seasoned Korean Spinach

Braised Red Cabbage

Green Beans in Olive Oil

Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Instant Pot Tuscan Bean Soup

Vegan Lentil Shepherd's Pie

Lentil Coconut Curry Soup

Sesame Soy Broccolini

Instant Pot Chunky Lentil Soup

Soy Marinated Egg

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Honey Roasted Carrots and Beetroot

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