45-Minute Vegetarian Main Dish Recipes

These clean-eating roasted cauliflower, garbanzo beans, and tomatoes make a perfect quick and easy one-pan vegan dinner for 2 in no time!

A good dish that goes with almost anything year round. You can double this recipe and serve as a main dish with rice. Enjoy!

This is a very yummy, authentic dal. For variation, add coconut milk towards the end of cooking. Freezes well.

Delicious and easy way to use zucchini!

Wonderfully easy, cheap to make, and highly addictive, these eggplant fritters will have your family and friends begging for the recipe!

This is a tasty dense falafel that contains no eggs. Serve on pitas with tzatziki or tahini sauce with lettuce and tomato.

Here is a delightful dish - potatoes and peas in a tomato puree sauce. It's pretty easy to rustle up, and adds zing to any meal. The best thing is that all of the ingredients are readily available. Serve hot with naan, puris, rotis, or plain rice.

Stir-fried eggplant with onion in a delicious spicy sauce. Serve over hot cooked rice.

This garbanzo bean and veggie stir-fry is great because you can add as many or as few ingredients as you like.

Curried tofu made with coconut milk.

This is an Indian vegetable korma with nuts, paneer cheese, and an adjustable list of vegetables. It is in a tomato-cream sauce as opposed to the usual yogurt based sauce. 'Navratan' means 'nine gems,' so choose nine of the vegetable, nuts, and paneer ingredients; you can leave out the elements you don't want to use, or add them all so it is 'ten gems' if you wish.

This recipe calls for ingredients found in any grocery store, or that are already in your own kitchen. Delicious and easy to prepare. Make as spicy or mild as you want.

I was introduced to this Middle Eastern dish by one of my best friends, who is Palestinian. His mother made this once a week at her deli and after trying it once I had a standing order to save me a plate every week. This is so healthy and delicious, and it's so simple to make. After she retired and closed her deli I had to search through several recipes and make my adjustments to get it to my liking. It has become a staple in my home.

Delicious addition to any menu. Don't be scared of the name. I hate cottage cheese but love these.

An everyday dish from Hong Kong for those who love the taste of soy sauce. Kids will love the salty fried protein. Serve with rice or eat as a snack!

A delicious dish of chickpeas, onions, and tomatoes! You will love this stuff! I suggest eating this with fresh fried naan.

Stir-frying is very quick, and helps retain the flavor of the vegetables. This is a recipe all vegetarians have to try! Fluffy white rice is the perfect complement to this dish.

This is a great way to use some of the fresh garden vegetables abundant at this time of year. Zucchini, mushrooms, onion, and tomatoes are cooked until tender, wrapped in warm tortillas, topped with cheese and baked until bubbly.

Delicious quesadillas with cheese and steamed vegetables like broccoli, carrot, bell pepper and mushrooms.

Yummy dish that I created one night. You could add just about anything to it. Could be breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Warm, fresh, and dee-lish! I like mine with a dollop of sour cream and some slices of avocado.

This is my version of a recipe that came with my weekly produce basket, which contained several of the ingredients in the recipe. I made a few changes to suit my tastes, and the results were delicious! It makes a great vegetarian main course, or a nice accompaniment to a meat entree.

I make this quiche without eggs. The tofu gives it a good texture. I've brought it to potlucks where friends aren't vegetarian...no one ever knew! It is always a hit!

These baked black bean cakes are easy to make and less fat than fried cakes.

This is a popular dish in Kerala, South India. It's made during the festivals and is an extremely nutritious and tasty preparation rich in antioxidants and vitamins. What's vital to the dish, however, is the process of frying the coconut in the end to season the dish. This imparts a unique flavor and aroma to this curry.