This is the colossal list of quick and easy Meatless Meals you’ve been looking for! Packed with indulgent flavors, these cheap meatless recipes serve up MASSIVE comfort… minus the meat! From easy vegetarian dinners to my most popular ideas for Meatless Monday, there’s something fun for everyone!
For me, Mondays always seem like such an abrupt transition from the weekend.
That’s why doing something creative and fun for dinner on Monday is such a great idea.
That’s where these kid friendly meatless recipes come in handy. They can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner… and are great for the whole family!
Plus, in addition to serving up wildly appealing flavors, they also go nice and easy on your wallet!
Talk about the perfect double win!
So if you’ve been looking for an excuse to change up your worn out dinners… this is it!
Seriously, your meal planning is about to become so much easier when you have so many fun, budget friendly Easy Dinner Recipes to try!
What is a Meatless Monday?
The benefits of enjoying meatless meals and going meatless one day a week can vary. But the top reasons why you’ll want to give it a try are:
1. To save money on your weekly grocery bill with some cheap meatless recipes!
2. To help you sneak more vegetables into your weekly menu planning!
Related: How To Cut Your Grocery Bill In Half! (35 Brilliant Money Saving Tips)
Once you’re ready to do a Meat free Monday, the first step is to collect some new recipes to help make your dinner extra special.
The goal, whether you’re trying to save money, eat healthier, or both… is to have as much fun as possible.
It’s easy to do something new one or two times. But when you can find a way to make your new meatless meal tradition fun and rewarding, it will be so much easier to stick with going meatless at least one dinner each week!
How to Go Meatless
For starters, it’s a great idea to make your meatless meals something special. Almost like a special event.
The next step is to be creative and to use a variety of different recipes and dinner themes. This will help keep your meatless meals fresh and exciting.
Here are some meatless meal ideas and themes to help you get started:
1. Use protein alternatives like nuts, beans, eggs, cheese, etc..
2. Enjoy a breakfast for dinner centered around eggs.
3. Enjoy an Italian style pasta dinner.
4. Create the ultimate dinner salad.
The options really are endless, and can be SO delicious!
Meatless Casseroles
Ravioli Lasagna Recipe
Jam-packed with creamy, rich cheese ravioli, this ravioli lasagna is literally your secret code for how to make lasagna the EASY way!
Vegetarian Pasta Bake
When it comes to meatless meals this baked pasta is such an easy win. It’s loaded with gooey melted cheese and a dreamy, creamy sauce the whole family will love!
Hashbrown Casserole
This hash brown recipe is the perfect entree for meatless meals. It’s simple to make, tasty and rich, and simply divine!
Quick Meatless Pasta Recipes
Creamy Fettuccine Alfredo
With hardly any ingredients, this butter and cream infused pasta dinner delivers big time flavors. And with just one pot… you’ve got an easy cleanup after dinner!
Garlic and Parmesan Pasta
This garlic parmesan wonder cranks up the flavor with a rich and creamy sauce that is guaranteed to satisfy almost any comfort food craving you can imagine!
Soups Without Meat
Broccoli Cheese Velveeta Soup
With this amazing broccoli cheesy goodness on your meatless meals menu… no one will even notice it’s meatless!
Tomato Spicy Soup
Pepper Jack cheese and splash of Tabasco make an ordinary tomato soup into a rockstar. Seriously, this soup is so crazy good!
Cheese Tortellini Soup
Introducing a rich and creamy tortellini soup… that is quite possibly the best thing to happen to your dinner in weeks!
Meatless Slow Cooker Meals
Crockpot Alfredo Tortellini
You’ve just stumbled across the world’s easiest Alfredo tortellini recipe… Score!
Cheese Tortellini Recipe
Give your Monday meatless meals a major flavor upgrade with just 5 ingredients. Then sit back and get ready for some very empty plates and some really huge smiles!
Ravioli Alfredo
This might just be one of my very favorite 5 ingredient meatless meals. The combination of Ravioli and Alfredo Sauce is simply too good to resist!
Slow Cooker Ravioli Lasagna
The best part about using your Crock Pot to create this glorious ravioli dish is that you can just add your easy ingredients to the slow cooker… and walk away!
Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese
Give your family what they really want to night. A homemade mac and cheese that is simply impossible to stop eating!
Buffalo Mac and Cheese Recipe
This tasty buffalo mac is the perfect way to infuse crazy good flavors into your meatless meals!
Baked Potatoes in Crock Pot with Foil
Try centering your meatless meals around a super duper loaded baked potato! Then sit back, relax, and enjoy collecting kudos galore!
Crockpot Recipe for Sweet Potatoes
Creating some sweet potato happiness in your slow cooker is always a great idea!
More Cheap Meatless Recipes
Mozzarella Grilled Cheese
Your classic grilled cheese sandwich just got the ultimate grown-up makeover, and you’re going to love it!
Pressure Cooker Baked Potatoes
You can also center your meatless meals around this Instant Pot version of baked potato to serve up some yummy baked potatoes in a snap!
Pressure Cooker Sweet Potatoes
Whether you’re looking for cheap meatless recipes for dinner or a delicious holiday side dish, these sweet potatoes deliver big time flavors minus the effort!
Meatless Breakfast
Pancake Mix Recipe
This fluffy pancake mix is easy to make and effortlessly whips up some seriously amazing meatless breakfast pancakes.
Oat Flour Pancakes Recipe
Prepare for a MASSIVE breakfast upgrade, because these oat-rageous banana pancakes are about to dazzle and delight every last one of your taste buds!
Pumpkin Spiced Pancakes
Loaded with your favorite cozy pumpkin pie spices, these audacious pancakes are THE crowd-pleasing healthy breakfast you’ll want on repeat!
Fruit Salad Recipe
Whether you’re looking for a fun and fresh meatless breakfast side, or are just wondering what to serve up at your next party, this tasty fruit salad is IT!
More Easy Dinner and Lunch Ideas
Now that you’ve loaded up on inspiration for your meatless meals… here are even more easy dinner and lunch ideas you’ll love trying this week…
25 Easy Casserole Recipes
These easy dinner casserole recipes, and easy casseroles you can make for breakfast or brunch, make big family meals so easy!
20 Best Soup Recipes
These popular soups will warm you from head to toe with outrageous, cozy flavor!
10 One Pot Meals
Just because something tastes amazing doesn’t mean it has to be hard to make! These One Pot recipes are fast and easy to make, and packed with amazing flavor.
101 Benefits of Meal Prepping
Mealtime is about to get ridiculously simple with this HUGE list of easy meal prep solutions! Seriously, you won’t believe how much time and money you’ll save!
35 Dump and Go Instant Pot Recipes
These instant pot recipes will have you dining on fun appetizers, flavor-packed chicken dinners, savory soups, healthy snacks and more in no time!
5 Ingredient Crock Pot Recipes (125 Easy Meals)
Get ready to relax! You’ve just stumbled across a giant list of unbelievably amazing recipes that take hardly any effort.
So have you tried any of these easy Meatless Meals yet?
Share with us in the comments below!
I love these meatless meals! I don’t eat as much meat anymore and found it better for me overall. I love all of these recipes you have shared. You can never go wrong with salad and fries hehe.
Nancy ✨
Haha… I know right, Nancy? That’s the perfect combination! 🙂
Heidi,
I struggle the transition from weekend to Monday and your meatless Monday tip of using eggs around dinner sounds pretty workable. Also, all your ravioli and tortellini will come handy for sure. Besides money saving, it’s a conscious way to get some veggies in. Thanks for an amazing post. It’s very helpful!
Thank you, Hasin… I’m so glad you are liking the meatless recipes and pasta dishes! And yes… breakfast for dinner is always a great choice for Mondays! 🙂
So many amazing meatless meal ideas Heidi! This is such a great blog post for those who are looking to reduce their meat consumption. Thanks for sharing!
You’re very welcome, Christie! I’m so glad you like the list of meatless meals! 🙂
Love these ideas for Meatless Mondays! We do a lot of Meatless Mondays (and Tuesdays, and Wednesdays…) since I have a vegetarian in the house, and I’m always looking for new ideas. Thanks!
Haha… with all those meatless days, I hope you can put some of these to use, Molly! 🙂
All of these recipes sound delicious! I will definitely have to try some of them out. I love going meatless, you can make o many tasty dishes without meat, can’t you?
Great post!
Aimsy xoxo
Thanks so much, Aimsy! And you’re right… there are so many delicious ways to enjoy your dinner minus the meat. I just love how easy meatless meals are on the budget, too! 🙂
Great options, the pumpkin alfredo looks delicious. I don’t think I’ve ever tried a pumpkin pasta before! x
Sophie
Thanks so much, Sophie! The pumpkin alfredo pasta is definitely a fun one… it’s dreamy, creamy, and such a delicious flavor. 🙂 Hope you love it!
This is such a great list of meatless meals, thanks so much for sharing!
You’re very welcome! 🙂
Merci pour toutes ces idĂ©es, c’est chouette, il y a du choix chez toi
Belle soirée
De rien… belle soirĂ©e Delphine!
Love this collection! Now I just gotta get my husband on board for a meat-free Monday, can’t wait to try some of these!
Haha… right? My hubby is the biggest meat lover, too. 🙂
Thank you so much! I got full with these meatless meals today!
You’re very welcome, Dennis! 🙂