18 High-Protein Vegetarian Dinner Recipes Ready In Under 20 Minutes



If you are looking to incorporate more protein in your meals, add these dinner recipes to your rotation! These delicious options such as our Bean & Veggie Taco Bowl and our Green Goddess Salad with Chickpeas align with a vegetarian diet and pack at least 15 grams of protein per serving. They’re perfect for those who don’t eat meat, or anyone who simply wants to eat more veggie-focused meals.

  1. Bean and Veggie Taco Bowl: Simple brown rice and black beans serve as the backdrop for sautéed veggies and taco toppings!
  2. Rainbow Grain Bowl with Cashew Sauce: This vibrant grain bowl is packed with nutrients to keep you full for hours. Look for precooked lentils in the refrigerated section of the produce department or pick up a can near other canned beans
  3. Teriyaki Tofu Rice Bowls Thanks to a handful of shortcut ingredients from your grocery store, including precooked rice and seasoned baked tofu, you can have dinner on the table in about 15 minutes.
  4. Massaged Kale Salad with Grapes & Cheddar: Massaging your kale helps to make this tasty salad more tender and flavorful. If you can’t find crumbled Cheddar at your market, you can buy the cheese as a brick and then slice before breaking it into little chunks.
  5. Green Goddess Salad with ChickpeasYou’ll make more of the herby dressing than you’ll need to dress this satisfying salad, but that’s a good thing. Try it drizzled over grilled or steamed vegetables or instead of mayonnaise on a sandwich.
  6. Spinach & Artichoke Salad with Parmesan Vinaigrette Inspired by the classic warm party dip, this simple salad can be served up right away or divided up for a week of delicious meals.
  7. Green Salad with Edamame & Beets: This big salad is a feast for the eyes and an everyday way to incorporate nutrient-rich beets and plant-based protein from edamame (green soybeans). If you’re not a fan of cilantro, mix in freshly chopped basil or dill instead.
  8. Stuffed Sweet Potato with Hummus Dressing:Hearty yet simple to prepare, this stuffed sweet potato with black beans, kale and hummus dressing is a fantastic 5-ingredient meal for one!
  9. Spinach Ravioli with Artichokes & Olives: FStore-bought spinach ravioli and a handful of basic pantry items are all you need to get a healthy dinner on the table in 15 minutes. Ingredients like oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, briny Kalamata olives and toasty pine nuts help to build big flavor fast.
  10. Easy Pea & Spinach Carbonara Fresh pasta cooks up faster than dried, making it a must-have for fast weeknight dinners like this luscious yet healthy meal. Eggs are the base of the creamy sauce. They don’t get fully cooked, so use pasteurized-in-the-shell eggs if you prefer.
  11. Zucchini Noodle “Pasta” Salad: This veggie-packed salad has all the flavors you love in a classic pasta salad but we’ve swapped in zoodles for wheat pasta.
  12. Vegan Superfood Grain Bowls This nutrient-packed grain bowl recipe comes together in 15 minutes with the help of a few convenience food shortcuts like microwavable quinoa and precooked beets.
  13. Beefless Vegan TacosHere we swapped crumbled tofu for ground beef, without sacrificing any of the savory seasonings you expect in a taco. You can also use the filling in burritos, bowls, taco salads and to top nachos.
  14. Tomato & Provolone Sandwiches There’s something magical about a simple bread-and-tomato sandwich, but this one is even better topped with melted provolone cheese and tarragon-garlic mayo.
  15. Gnocchi with Zucchini Ribbons & Parsley Brown Butter: For this recipe, convenient store-bought potato gnocchi are tossed with delicate ribbons of zucchini, shallots and cherry tomatoes that have all been sautéed in nutty browned butter.
  16. Vegetarian Sushi Grain Bowl: If making your own sushi is not your cup of tea, get all of those flavors in this grain bowl. Start with a base of brown rice and add veggies, dressing and creamy avocado for a delicious and easy meal.
  17. Ravioli with Arugula & Pecorino: Elevate your frozen ravioli with some sizzled garlic and shallots, shaved pecorino and fresh arugula.
  18. Artichoke & Egg Tartine: For a Mediterranean-inspired meal, serve up fried or poached eggs on top of sautéed artichokes and toast. Serve with hot sauce on the side, if desired.
Start Fall with Healthier Eating habits!

Start Fall with Healthier Eating habits!

Pumpkin-5 Ways

Fall Recipes

Celebrate pumpkin season! Check out the Pumpkin 5 Ways infographic and recipes:

Get creative with pumpkin and add to smoothies, pancakes, soups, salads, and more. Incorporate some of these into your Thanksgiving meal, gift to friends and family, and watch them gobble it up!

When buying pre-cut or canned pumpkin, make sure to carefully read nutrition labels to ensure you are getting 100% pumpkin with no added ingredients, especially sugar. 

Benefits of eating Pumpkin:

  • Rich in Vitamin A, which boosts your immune system and helps fight infection,
  • RIch in Vitamin C, which increases white blood cell production to help wounds heal
  • Low in calories, but high in nutritional value, such as fiber, which can help curb your appetite.
  • Full of antioxidants that can protect skin against sun damage, lower the risk of eye disease and cancer,
  • Edible seeds add to the versatility of pumpkins and make for a great snack. The seeds are also packed with nutrients which offer many benefits, such as improving bladder and heart health.

Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins :

Enjoy these delicious muffins for breakfast anytime of the year using canned pumpkin and frozen cranberries.

Pumpkin Smoothie

Pumpkin and White Bean Soup:

Pumpkin and bean lovers alike will savor this fast and flavorful soup that is packed with fiber.

Pumpkin Pudding

No cooking required for this tasty pumpkin pudding. Kids can help prepare with supervision.

Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes

Fluffy, pumpkin pancakes will delight your taste buds at breakfast or dinner. Top with sliced banana or applesauce.

 

 

Source: USDA Seasonal Resources

Chocolate Peppermint Smoothie

Chocolate Peppermint Smoothie

This post comes from Nutritional Twins.com

This low-calorie refreshing Chocolate Peppermint Smoothie that squashes chocolate cravings, flushes bloat, uses all wholesome ingredients and has no added sugar is a throwback to one of our favorite childhood candies…

Growing up in a healthy household, Halloween was the one time of year where we actually had candy in the house—and we were allowed to have one piece for dessert each night, until we ran out. We were certain to make the most of our Halloween candy since we wouldn’t be so lucky for another year—so after we’d go trick-or-treating, we’d have candy trading sessions with our friends where we’d trade off least favorite candy for ones that included chocolate.

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Overnight Chia Seed Oatmeal

Overnight Chia Seed Oatmeal

Overnight oats is the perfect breakfast if you want a wholesome, homemade meal but you don’t want to add anything extra to your morning routine. Rolled oats, milk, and a few other tasty ingredients are combined in a container and left to chill overnight in the refrigerator. The oats become soft and creamy by morning, just like slow-cooked oatmeal. Chia seeds, popular for their omega-3s and other health benefits, become pleasantly soft as well and add a light nutty flavor.

A little maple syrup, cinnamon, and vanilla make this breakfast dish just sweet enough. We added dried cherries, toasted almonds, and banana to mine for some extra natural sweetness and lots of texture. Swap these out for your own favorite toppings, like fresh apple slices and walnuts or fresh berries, coconut and macadamia nuts. Serve with fresh juice or a nice cup of cold brew. This recipe can be customized to add or remove dried or fresh fruits, nuts, alternative kinds of milk, different types of yogurt, spices, sweeteners, coconut, oatmeal, and other flavors to make this you and your family’s go-to breakfast choice.

 

This recipe comes from The Spruce Eats 

No-Bake Chocolate Bars

No-Bake Chocolate Bars

This post comes from Nutritional Twins.com

If you’re like our friends and our clients, you’re wondering if cutting out lectins from your diet will help you with weight loss and make you healthier, or if it’s just another fad diet.  If you’re thinking about trying it, here’s the scoop, including what foods to eat on a lectin-free diet as well as which foods are highest in lectins.

What exactly is the lectin free diet? And what is the thinking behind cutting out foods with lectins?

If you’ve been looking for a healthy and satisfying homemade protein bar that’s easy to make, packed with wholesome, anti-inflammatory ingredients and fiber and –that  you can grab for a sweet tasting snack on-the-go, these No-Bake Chocolate Protein Bars are about to be your new bestie.  We’re pretty psyched about these–they turned out really well and were so easy to make and kind of taste like a hot chocolate flavored Rx bar (the texture reminds us of Rx bars a little, dare we say a tastier, less expensive Copy Cat RX bar! 😉 ). We love that the ingredients are super simple (vegan & gluten-free too!), and the method is too — basically just mix and press into a pan!  Not bad for a protein-packed, fiber-filled protein bar that you can make part of your everyday healthy snack routine.

We wanted to make sure that our delicious and healthy homemade snack bar creation was a far cry from our early day protein bar experiences (and from many of the bars on the market), which we falsely believed were healthy on-the-go fuel.  When we were in high school we relied on our daily snack routine (an apple and peanut butter) to boost our energy and tide us over between school soccer practice and club team practice.  The idea of a bar that we could grab on the go and that was purported to fuel workouts and to help muscles to repair with protein—and that tasted like a candy bar (score for our sweet tooth!) had us sold!  The only issue… the “healthy snack” was the nutritional equivalent of a candy bar –full of artery-clogging saturated fat, sugar and not too much else.

 

 

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