You definitely don’t need to be a vegan or vegetarian to enjoy the countless health benefits of enjoying meatless meals every now and then. And eating meatless doesn’t need to be complicated either. Some of the recipes in this post take literally 5 minutes to prepare!

In general, meatless meals get a bad rap because they’re often centered around “fake” meat products attempting to masquerade as chicken, beef, or pork. But non-processed vegan foods and recipes are so incredibly delicious in their own right that there’s really no need to think of them as a second-rate substitute for meat.

If you’re not a fan of fake meat products—or even if you are—you will be happy to know that none of the 31 meatless meals recipes below include meat substitutes!

Meatless Meals – Main Courses

1. Cheesy Baked Pasta Casserole

Full recipe—> Cheesy Baked Pasta Casserole

2. Homemade Panda Express – Orange Cauliflower “Chicken”

Full recipe—> Healthy Panda Express

3. Greek Yogurt Mac & Cheese

Full recipe—> Greek Yogurt Mac and Cheese

4. Homemade Spaghetti Os (reader favorite)

Full recipe—> Homemade Spaghettios

5. Sweet Potato Burgers From Kathy Patalsky

Full recipe—> Sweet Potato Burgers

6. Green Coconut Noodles

Full recipe—> Coconut Green Noodles

7. Thai Peanut Butter Curry

Full recipe—> Thai Peanut Butter Curry

8. Homemade Amy’s Mexican Tamale Pies

Full recipe—> Homemade Amy’s Mexican Tamale Pies

9. Polenta Casserole

Full recipe—> Vegan Polenta Casserole

10. Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Skins

Full recipe—> Baked Sweet Potato Skins

11. Vegan Mac & Cheese From Dreena Burton

Full recipe—> Vegan Macaroni And Cheese

12. Spaghetti Squash Lo Mein

Full recipe—> Spaghetti Squash Lo Mein

13. Lentil Sloppy Joes

Full recipe—> Lentil Sloppy Joes

14. Bread Free Lentil Stuffing

Full recipe—> Bread Free Lentil Stuffing

15. Portobello Mushroom Burgers

Full recipe—> Portobello Mushroom Burgers

Soups & Stews

1. Loaded Veggie Miso Soup

Full Recipe—> Veggie Miso Soup

2. Butternut Squash Soup

Full recipe—> Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

3. No Chicken Noodle Soup

Full recipe—> No Chicken Noodle Soup

4. Million Veggie Lentil Stew

Full recipe—> 1 Million Vegetable Lentil Stew

5. (No Cream) Cream Of Broccoli Soup

Full recipe—> (No Cream) Cream Of Broccoli Soup

Meatless Chili Recipes

1. Three Bean Vegan Chili

Full recipe—> Three Bean Vegan Chili

2. Sweet Potato Chili (reader favorite)

Full recipe—> Sweet Potato Chili

3. Classic Vegetarian Chili

Full recipe—> Vegetarian Chili Recipe

Meatless Appetizers & Side Dishes

1. Cool Ranch Doritos Hummus

Full recipe—> Cool Ranch Hummus

2. Nacho Cheese Doritos Hummus

Full recipe—> Nacho Cheese Hummus

3. Blueberry Ketchup

Full recipe—> Blueberry Ketchup

4. Slow Cooker Veggies

Full recipe—> Slow Cooker Roast Vegetables

5. Flourless Cheese Bread

Full recipe—> Flourless Cheese Bread

6. Barbecue Baked Beans

Full recipe—> Baked Beans Recipe

7. Quinoa Pizza Bites

Full recipe—> Quinoa Pizza Bites

8. Healthy Corn Muffins (reader favorite)

Full recipe—> Healthy Corn Muffins

Do you have any go-to favorite meatless meals?

Any quick weeknight meatless recipes, fancy Sunday dinner recipes, or a favorite soup, salad, or meatless appetizer recipe? As always, please feel free to leave ideas and links to your own meatless meals recipes in the comments to inspire other readers.

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