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Meatless Monday Recipes

Make a vegetarian diet easier with make-ahead meals

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white bean and tomato soup, a meatless monday recipe

This vegetarian white bean soup is delicious warm or cold. — Photo by: Tom Hirschfeld/bonafidefarmfood.com

The make-ahead convenience of these recipes will make sticking to your Meatless Monday commitment a little easier.

See also: Why meatless Monday?

Breakfast:
Breakfast Health Bars 

These healthy bars just happen to be gluten-free, but everyone can appreciate the convenience of this tasty, portable meal. A batch makes a dozen bars, which can be stored for later as a snack or pick-me-up any time of day.

Lunch:
Warm or Cold Tomato and White Bean Soup

This 5-ingredient soup is so quick to prepare its nearly instant. Depending on the time of year, it is equally satisfying cold or hot.

Dinner:
Three Cheese Bake Penne With Roasted Vegetables

Pasta dishes provide endless opportunities for satisfying, vegetarian meals. Use the vegetables called for in this recipe, or substitute your own favorites.


Need a few more Meatless Monday dishes? Search our recipe database for more vegan and vegetarian recipes.

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