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17 Recipe Ideas for Meat-Free Mondays

17 Recipe Ideas for Meat-Free Mondays

It’s Meat-Free Monday!

If you want to eat less meat to be more healthy or are simply avoiding it for another reason, this is the article for you. Remember that meatless recipes do not necessarily have to taste bland. With the right recipe, you will have a meatless meal so good you won’t even miss eating meat!

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1. Baked Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes are meat-free and just delicious and very filling. If you want a bit more heat, serve this dish with a big dash of sweet chilli sauce!

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2. Zesty Feta Cauliflower Fritters

Even the fussiest of children do like a good fritter – and these are particularly delicious! Just needs a bit of tomato sauce on the side!

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3. Chunky Portabella Veggie Burgers

Saying goodbye to meat doesn’t mean saying goodbye to burgers! These veggie burgers are a must-make especially when you have a surplus of mushrooms just waiting around to be used.


4. Cauliflower Cheese Nuggets

If you’re worried about your kids, we also have the perfect meat-free recipe for them. They’re a great way to sneak veggies into their diet!

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5. Pumpkin, Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne

With delicious pumpkin, healthy spinach and creamy ricotta, it’s a hard meal to dislike and one that’s going to keep everyone coming back for more.

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6. Baked Stuffed Ricotta Shells

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7. Butternut Squash Roasted Broccoli Alfredo Penne Skillet

How to make your pasta creamier? Use butternut squash! This unbelievably yummy and creamy penne dish is ready in 30 minutes.


8. Vegetarian Black Bean Enchilada Casserole

It’s hard to believe this filling dish is meat-free! If you’re vegan, you can simply omit cheese; you can also amp up or tone down the level of spiciness.

9. Baked Polenta Fries With Garlic Aioli

This really good alternative to the usual chips is made even tastier with garlic. It’s also crispy on the outside and creamy in the inside!


10. Crispy Baked Avocado Fries

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Polenta doesn’t float your boat? Then try these baked avocado fries! Not only is this recipe completely meat-free, it is also highly nutritious and yummy.


11. Balsamic Beetroot Tartlets

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These pretty little things are so lovely you can serve them in a formal sit-down dinner! Plus, who doesn’t love goat cheese?


12. Veggie Meatballs with Tomato Zucchini-getti

Courgetti is the new pasta! Low in calories and high on taste, vegetarians will surely unite with this nutritious and delicious dish.

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13. Carrot and Sage Fritters

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I’m pretty sure most of the ingredients for this awesome recipe are already in your pantry, so go ahead and try it!


14. Quinoa Tabbouleh

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Quinoa is one of the most popular super foods for good reason! This is an awesome recipe to serve at your next barbecue.


15. Green Apple Slaw

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This is indeed a fresher alternative to your usual slaw! If you’re not going meat-free, you should try this with pulled pork — it’s amazing!


16. Vegetarian Rice Paper Rolls

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It’s summer, which means it can be too hot to cook a proper meal! Good thing these rice paper rolls, which are easy to assemble, are already a full meal by themselves.


17. Happy, Healthy Cauliflower Fried Rice

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If you’ve never had cauliflower rice before, you should try our recipe! When cooked properly it’s a better-than-rice, rice alternative that is lighter, fluffier and so much healthier.


What are your go-to meat-free recipes? We’d love to know!

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Jody Allen is the founder of Stay at Home Mum. Jody is a five-time published author with Penguin Random House and is the current Suzuki Queensland Amb...Read Moreassador. Read Less

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