If you’re looking for a collection of vegetarian one-pot recipes for dinner, you’ve come to the right place! From one-pot Mexican rice, one-pot tomato pasta. Enjoy these 20 One-Pot Vegetarian Dinner Recipes.
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Making Life Easier
I am all for having an easy life and these one pot vegetarian dinner recipes are a great way to make good food easy. It is amazing how a little thought can make a recipe so much easier to prepare. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did and it would be great to hear about some of your variations or the successes you have had with each recipe.
1. One-Pot Mexican Rice Casserole
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This vegetarian One-Pot Mexican Rice Casserole makes a great healthy family meal. Minimum fuss, mininum washing up . . All that is required is a large oven proof frying pan or shallow casserole
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Vegetarian And Gluten Free
This amazing one pot vegetarian dinner recipe is both Vegetarian and gluten free. With lots of goodness packed into an easy to prepare meal it definitely gets my thumbs up.
Choose Your Rice
Key to this recipe for me was the choice of rice. For most recipes my go to rice is Basmati. I just adore the taste. However, with this recipe I immediately thought of using a risotto rice to make the whole recipe creamier. It worked a treat and I would thoroughly recommend you try it yourself.
Red Camargue Rice
You shouldn’t stop there though. Red Camargue rice might be a little harder to find but it is available in many supermarkets these days. It has a sweet but nutty flavour and a luxurious texture. You can use it when you want to make the meal one the guests really remember. Another addition is to include a little black wild rice. If you use the red Camargue rice with a little of the wild rice the difference in texture and taste works wonderfully together.
A Budget Alternative
If you are lucky enough to have a good Asian Supermarket near you the rice will always be better and cheaper than in other supermarkets, especially if you are buying big bags. If you look carefully you may well find large bags of broken basmati being sold at an amazingly cheap price. It is a great way to make your budget stretch further. The broken rice grains that aren’t considered good enough for sale as premium rice. It has the added bonus of being faster to cook and when prepared it looks more like couscous but it still has the flavour of any other good Basmati rice.
2. Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Basil Pasta
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Creamy Tomato Basil Pasta made in the Instant Pot! This one pot meal takes only 20 minutes to cook!
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Quick And Easy
Tomato garlic and fresh basil really is a match made in heaven and this wonderful recipe takes full advantage of that. The recipe is quick and easy and really tasty just as it is. However, you know I always look at how I can make something a little better.
Pine Nuts And Mascarpone Cheese
Adding roasted pine nuts sprinkled over the top of this one pot vegetarian dinner recipe immediately makes it a little more special. If you want to go a step further you could use mascarpone cheese instead of cream cheese. The mascarpone will give you a richer more luxurious texture and taste which complements the pine nuts and basil in the most delicious way.
3. One-pot Vegetarian Spaghetti
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Vegetarian spaghetti with mushrooms and spinach makes an easy, healthy one-pot pasta dinner that’s ready in 25 minutes
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Clear Out Your Fridge
This recipe is a great way to use up any odd vegetables you have left in the fridge. We all need to waste less and finding good recipes than can use a variety of vegetables makes sure you have a way to use those vegetables you always have left over.
Creating Balance In Your Diet
The best way to balance out the nutritional content of a meal is to use as many different vegetables as possible. To help there are a few tips to remember. First, the brighter the colour of the vegetables the more goodness it is likely to have. Secondly, the more colours you use in a meal the more balanced it will be. Keeping those two tips in mind you can easily assess the nutritional content of most meals.
4. One Pot Cheesy Mexican Lentils, Black Beans and Rice
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A healthy, vegetarian, gluten free dinner the whole family will love! You won’t miss the meat in this easy to make, One Pot Cheesy Mexican Lentils, Black Beans and Rice!
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A Fiery Recipe
This recipe is quite fiery as it is and although I like hot food I tend to stick to one kind of chilli rather than 3 different lots. If I want it really hot I will use scotch bonnet peppers but bird eye chillies are my general go to chilli. You can find an incredible list here and they are easy to grow too.
Personal Taste
We all have personal preferences and with this recipe I just wanted more onion and garlic. You can make it as the recipe describes but if you do the chillies really are the dominant flavour. You could decrease the amount of chilli and increase the amount of garlic and onion to give your guests a richer more balanced flavour.
Padron Peppers
You can add Padron Peppers to this recipe to create something quite different. They aren’t as hot as chilli peppers but have a more complex flavour than sweet peppers. They work really well with the lentils and are complemented by an increase in the amount of garlic as described above.
5. One Pot Vegan Thai Curry Noodles
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Peanut Sauce
The peanut sauce in this recipe finishes everything off beautifully. You can make it even better by using crushed garlic instead of garlic powder. Using fresh is always best in my eyes and its easy enough to do. Freshly ground black pepper helps too.
Toasted Sesame Seeds
You could add some toasted sesame seeds to finish the recipe and the sauce off. Peanuts and sesame seeds work brilliantly together and you can add them to the sauce or simply sprinkle them over the dish as a garnish at the end.
6. Instant Pot Meatless Easy Vegan Chili Recipe
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This Vegan Chili Recipe is a quick, delicious weeknight dinner that’s packed with plant-based protein! Even meat-eaters will love it!
7. One-Pot Vegetarian Enchiladas
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Packed with flavors, this easy One-Pot Vegetarian Enchiladas is a great meal for the whole family to enjoy during the holidays.
8. One Pot Quinoa Cannellini Beans Skillet
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Quinoa cannellini beans skillet is a quick and easy one-pot vegetarian meal with rich Italian flavors!
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Flexible Flavours
This is one of those one pot vegetarian dinner recipes that gives you endless possibilities. There are so many ways to change up the recipe you could never get bored with it. You can swap the beans or the grains to give some amazing flavour combinations.
Butter Beans and Bulgar Wheat
You can use butter beans (Lima beans) instead of the Cannellini beans and Bulgar wheat instead of the quinoa. The butter beans have a velvety texture and rich, savoury, almost buttery flavour and the Bulgar wheat will give you a distinct nutty flavour.
Red Kidney Beans And Hemp Seed
Hemp seeds provide a serious amount of essential nutrition, they’re easy to cook and have a pleasant nutty flavour, like a cross between a sunflower seed and a pine nut. Red kidney beans are another great option, their firm, creamy, white flesh and full-bodied earthy flavour works amazingly well with the hemp seeds.
9. Creamy Tomato One Pot Pasta
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A vegan Creamy Tomato One Pot Pasta, topped with tons of fresh sautéed vegetables. The highlight of this easy pasta recipe is the spicy tomato sauce highlighted with sweet sundried tomatoes. The perfect healthy busy-weeknight meal!
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Quick Easy And Super Healthy
This recipe is perfect when you need something healthy fast. You can easily prepare and cook it in 30 minutes and you get all the benefits of a wonderful array of ingredients.
Gluten Free
You can use gluten free pasta as described but this can be made with any good pasta. It really is down to personal choice and the dietary needs of you and your guests. You could try using spinach or tomato pasta for something different.
Fresh Is Best
You can just swap the onion and garlic powder for fresh ingredients for the best flavour and nutritional value. It isn’t hard and only takes a few minutes to finely chop the onions and crush the garlic.
Well Rounded Nutrition
The combination of nuts, grains and vegetables in this one pot vegetarian dinner recipe means you get a meal that is well rounded nutritionally. Every ingredient brings something different nutritionally so you get a well balanced meal that will give everyone a nutritional boost.
10. Instant Pot Enchilada Rice
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Quick & easy Instant Pot Enchilada Rice gets done in less than 30 minutes! Perfect weeknight meal for busy days, it’s so flavorful, filling and cheesy
11. One Pot Orzo with Roasted Butternut Squash
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One pot recipes are the best for easy dinners. Serve up this vegetarian one pot orzo with butternut squash for a dinner that everyone will love!
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An Amazing Source Of Vitamin A
Butternut squash is one of the best sources of vitamin A available, even a small amount will give you your full recommended daily dose of vitamin A. It also contains a large dose of vitamin C and is also rich in Beta Carotene. Just remember, the brighter the colour of the flesh the better it is for you, just like with sweet potatoes.
Wonderful Leeks
Low in calories but high in nutrients leeks are a great addition here. They are particularly high in magnesium and vitamins A, C, and K. They also contain small amounts of fibre, copper, vitamin B6, iron, and folate. A rich source of antioxidants they contain allicin, the same sulphur compound that gives garlic its antimicrobial properties and kaempferol, a polyphenol antioxidant thought to protect against many serious illnesses.
12. Easy Vegetarian Chili
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This delicious Easy Vegetarian Chili Recipe is our family’s go-to, one pot dinner. It’s full of healthy vegetables and is so easy to make. It’s perfect for a Meatless Monday vegan meal.
13. Instant Pot Vegetable Biryani
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Instant Pot vegetable biryani is made by pressure cooking rice, vegetables in a spicy onion-tomato gravy to create this flavorful one-pot vegetarian meal that comes together in under 30 minutes.
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The Magic Of Spices
I love Indian food and this is a classic and easy to prepare one pot recipe that ticks all the boxes. Nutritionally great, it looks wonderful and the taste is divine. You could try to make your own masala mix too. Using fresh spices really can make an amazing difference to any recipe.
The Perfect Accompaniment
No Indian meal is complete without some sort of flat bread. Whether it’s the humble Roti (chapatti) or an amazing Bhatura they are all worth the effort. With naan bread you could make some wonderful buttery garlic naan or a sweet Peshawar naan covered in honey. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination. You could check out this link if you are unsure where to start.
14. Vegan One Pot Vegetable Pot Pie Noodles
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15. Instant Pot Vegetarian Pho
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Wonderful Distinct Flavours
This Vietnamese one pot vegetarian soup recipe brings some distinctly different flavours to your table. You should use sesame oil for the best results because it really does add a lot to the flavour. With ginger, lemon grass, cloves, star anise, coriander and five spice to complement the tofu and vegetables you get a really complex but wonderful flavour.
Tofu, The Chinese Protein Bomb
Tofu is an amazing food and can be cooked in many ways. I do like the firm Tofu best and I am a fan of the smoked varieties too. The tofu gives this Vietnamese recipe a protein packed twist and adds beautifully to the flavour.
16. Instant Pot Mexican Quinoa
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Dump and Start Instant Pot Mexican Quinoa tastes like you spent hours cooking, when it actually requires almost no effort at all! You will love how healthy, versatile and affordable it is to make flavourful Mexican Quinoa in the Instant Pot. Suitable for Vegan and Gluten Free diets. Post includes Weight Watchers points.
17. Vegan Burrito Bowl with Quino
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This vegan burrito bowl with quinoa makes the perfect weeknight dinner. It’s super easy to make, healthy, and packed with protein. Besides, it’s vegan and gluten-free. It’s one of my all-time favorite dinner recipes, so I can’t wait to share it with you!
18. One-Pot Spicy Vegan Chili
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This Easy One-Pot Spicy Vegan Chili is packed with vegetables and ready in just 30 minutes. The perfect winter comfort food!
19. One Pot Vegetarian Chili Mac
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Chili mac is a classic vegetarian comfort food recipe that’s made in one pot in just 30 minutes. This recipe is great for last-minute dinners or to share on game day!
20. Instant Pot Vegetarian Taco Lentil Chili
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Instant Pot Vegetarian Taco Lentil Chili is hearty, healthy vegetarian lentil chili with homemade taco seasoning that’s made in only one pot!
Conclusion
These wonderful One Pot Vegetarian Dinner Recipes were a joy to make. Adapting them to my own taste and my guests was even more fun. I hope you enjoy them just as much and I am sure you will find some favourites that will complement your life. Finding new flavour combinations will always be exciting and I am sure you will find something that gives you new ideas to try in your own kitchen.
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