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All Vegetarian Recipes
If you’re looking for delicious and healthy meat-free recipes, look no further! From savory mains to sweet treats, we’ve got you covered with a variety of tasty dishes that are sure to satisfy any appetite. Our vegetarian recipes are not only nutritious, but they are also easy to prepare, making them perfect for busy weeknights or lazy weekends. Whether you’re a vegetarian or just looking to add more plant-based meals to your diet, you’re sure to find something you love in our collection. So why not give them a try and see how delicious and satisfying vegetarian eating can be?
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Quick Pickled Red Onions – Easy!
Quick Pickled Red Onions are a simple and delicious way to add a tangy punch of flavor to any dish. These versatile onions can be used to enhance everything from salads and sandwiches to tacos and grilled foods. With their vibrant pink color and crisp texture, quick pickled red onions are not only a flavorful…
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Banh Mi Tacos – Vegetarian!
Banh Mi Tacos pack a flavor punch with salt and pepper tofu, fried eggs, quick pickled veggies, and delicious sauces. The name is a misnomer though since we’ve swapped the classic French bread for a tortilla. I adore banh mi sandwiches, the combo of crusty bread with crispy fillings and savory sauces is one of…
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Mushroom Bourguignon
Mushroom Bourguignon is a savory and comforting stew. It’s perfect served over mashed gold potatoes. Techniques for the Best Mushroom Bourguignon Meaty Baby Bella mushrooms are savory and filling. If you can’t find them, portabella mushrooms work great also. Make sure to get the mushrooms caramelized. When they look nice and brown all…
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The BEST Recipes with Lots of Tomatoes!
Recipes with Lots of Tomatoes! Is your tomato plant growing more tomatoes than you think you can eat? Or maybe a kind neighbor dropped some delicious tomatoes off at your doorstep? Or perhaps the farmer’s market tomatoes looked too good to pass up and you went a little overboard? I can’t be the only one…
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Tex-Mex Breakfast Casserole – Easy!
Tex-Mex Breakfast Casserole is one of my favorite ways to start the day. This dish is hearty, flavorful, and perfect for feeding a crowd. It’s a combination of potatoes, eggs, cheese, and veggies that bakes up beautifully in the oven. The best part? You can easily customize this recipe with your favorite Tex-Mex flavors. This…
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Sesame Tofu with Dark Soy Sauce Recipe – Easy!
This Sesame Tofu with Dark Soy Sauce Recipe is crispy, easy, and delicious! The pan-fried tofu only has 1 ingredient in the breading. Spice to your tastes! Sesame tofu used to be one of my favorite take-out dishes, but after making it myself I’ve started to get really picky about the way the tofu is…
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Mushroom Bacon, Egg, & Cheese Brunch Pasta
Brunch pasta with Mushroom “Bacon”, egg, & cheese is a fun play on a classic. Mushroom “bacon” seasoned with smoked salt replaces pork, and instead of scrambled or fried, the eggs are combined with cheese for a carbonara-like dish perfect for brunch. The best part of brunch is how creative you can get. It…
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Blue Basil Mezcal Margarita
Blue Basil Mezcal Margarita combines smoky mezcal and Thai basil to give this delicious margarita a tangy and earthy finish. I’m a sucker for a good margarita, but as much as I love them, I also love variation. This margarita has all the things I like about a classic; lime, slightly sweet, salty rim, booze….
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Vegetarian Fajitas Recipe – Easy Sheet Pan Meal!
Vegetarian Fajitas Recipe is incredibly easy because we use a sheet pan to get all the flavor with way less work and cleanup. These veggie fajitas are loaded with flavor and are super filling. By using a blend of spices, we pack plenty of smoky flavor into these amazing vegetables. I love loading these up with…
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Simple Peanut Sauce – Made with common ingredients!
Simple Peanut Sauce combines the goodness of peanut butter with the zing of fresh lime juice, a touch of sweetness from honey, and a hint of heat from sriracha. It’s the perfect choice for dipping spring rolls, drizzling over salads, or using as a satay sauce. With ingredients commonly found in US grocery stores, you’ll…
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Mashed Gold Potatoes
Mashed Gold Potatoes are super quick and easy, and our secret ingredient packs them with flavor. Yukon Gold potatoes are perfect for mashing, especially for people like me who like mashed potatoes a little lumpy. Their smooth texture is perfect for that blend of texture and creaminess. The trick to adding even more flavor…
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Custard French Toast with Strawberry Lemon Glaze | Easy!
Custard French Toast pairs perfectly with the sweet and tangy strawberry lemon glaze. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or even dinner! There’s no such thing as bad French toast. But there is such a thing as amazing French toast, and this version is amazing. It starts with rich and flaky challah bread and moves to mixing…
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Mediterranean Pasta Salad | Quick & Easy!
Mediterranean Pasta Salad is tangy and creamy with a delicious shallot dressing. With creamy mozzarella and rich veggies, it’s perfect for lunch, or as a potluck dish. Key Steps for a perfect Mediterranean Pasta Salad How to shock pasta? Halfway fill a large mixing bowl with ice and water. Keep the pasta in a strainer…
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Carbonara with Cotija Cheese
Carbonara with Cotija Cheese and Roasted Poblano Peppers gives a southwestern twist to an Italian classic. I’m a big fan of carbonara. I probably make it at least once a month. Because I love it so much, I also think about ways I can incorporate more carbonara into my life, which is how I…
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How to Cook Shishito Peppers
This article will teach you how to cook shishito peppers. Blistered shishito peppers are a quick and easy appetizer. And the best part is, burning them is intended! They go great with so many sauces, I’ve included a recipe for Kewpie mayo 3 ways, but I also love them with our peanut sauce. …
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Vegetable Paella
Vegetable Paella is a fun and delicious way to feed a group. This recipe is easy to customize to your tastes! Paella is a classic Spanish dish that usually contains chicken, rabbit, and snails. Meaning it isn’t usually vegetarian friendly. But luckily, this dish is actually very easy to make vegetarian-friendly and vegan-friendly since it…
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Easy Tzatziki Recipe – Low Sodium
This easy tzatziki recipe brings Greek-inspired flavors to your table. In just a few minutes, and with just a handful of ingredients, this homemade tzatziki sauce combines the traditional elements of Greek cuisine with a creamy twist. Made with simple ingredients including Greek yogurt, sour cream, fresh cucumber, garlic, and aromatic herbs, this tzatziki sauce…
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The Best Vegetarian Chili Recipe
This is the BEST Vegetarian Chili Recipe. It’s savory, spicy, and vegan too! Check out our fun ideas for chili toppings! As a Texan, I have some opinions about chili. While many of my Texas compatriots will argue with outsiders about beans vs no beans, I’m far more concerned with flavor, specifically flavor development. What…
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Easy! Caprese Pasta Salad with Balsamic Drizzle
Caprese Pasta Salad can be served warm or cold, perfect for an easy weeknight dinner, or a potluck dish. Techniques for a perfect Caprese Pasta Salad Definitely make the balsamic drizzle, it tastes amazing with the creamy mozzarella. What if you can’t find ciliegine or bocconcini mozzarella? Don’t worry! Just get any fresh mozzarella and…
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Jalapeno Pimento Cheese – Easy!
Jalapeno pimento cheese is a kicked-up version of a Southern classic. Like it even spicier? Add more peppers until it’s perfect for you. Is there anything more Southern than pimento cheese? Cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, and pimentos. Growing up we often had a tub of it in the fridge, I like it, but never enough to…
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Crying Tiger with Tofu (Tiger Cry)
Crying Tiger with Tofu is a delicious and unique dish. Crispy fried tofu combines with spicy Thai chili Nam Jim, Thai basil, and sticky rice for a delicious and balanced dish. I got the inspiration for this dish from my favorite Thai restaurant in Austin, Sway. They used to have a dish called Tiger Cry…
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Peach Panzanella Salad
Peach Panzanella Salad is a fun twist on classic Panzanella. It’s a great way to use delicious in-season peaches. Panzanella is basically a bread salad. Which means I basically love it more than any other salad. It’s usually savory, with tomatoes and onions, and often other veggies. This version is a little sweeter,…
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Moo Shu Vegetables – Sheet Pan Meal
Moo Shu Vegetables is a flavorful and satisfying dish that’s perfect for a weeknight meal. This vegetarian moo shu recipe is packed with fresh veggies like cabbage, carrots, and shiitake mushrooms. The simple ginger sesame sauce adds a delicious punch of flavor without overpowering the vegetables. I love how this moo shu vegetable recipe is…
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Easy Vegetarian Bierocks Recipe – Uses canned biscuits!
This Easy Vegetarian Bierocks Recipe comes together quickly with the help of canned biscuits. I remember eating these at my grandparent’s house when my aunt and uncle would come down to visit. This version is a little different; they actually made the dough! And while the homemade dough is great, using premade biscuits means these…
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Sweet Potato Harvest Bowl
This Sweet Potato Harvest Bowl is a hearty and healthy meal. A perfect balance of sweet, salty, spicy, and tangy. I love bowl meals. My rule of thumb is something hearty, something green, some sort of base, and a sauce. And usually, I add on avocado because I love avocado. The components linked in the…
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Sweet Potato Tacos with Poblano Cream Sauce
Spicy sweet potato tacos have the perfect balance of sweet, savory & spicy. Roasted sweet potatoes and charred corn balance with mildly spicy poblano peppers and creamy avocado. Top it all off with a savory poblano cream sauce and some pickled onions. Serve with hot sauce on the side if you like it even spicier. …
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Lemon Garlic Spinach
Lemon garlic spinach is a super quick and healthy side. We use plenty of garlic and brighten it up with tangy lemon. I buy a lot of spinach for salads. I eat not a lot of spinach in salads. So I need spinach recipes that make it super easy and delicious to eat all…
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Vegetarian Nam Jim (Thai Dipping Sauce)
Vegetarian Nam Jim (Thai Dipping Sauce) recipes can be hard to come by. So much Thai food has fish sauce in it, and dipping sauces are usually no exception. This sauce uses other umami filled flavors so that you won’t feel like it’s missing anything. Nam Jim (or Nam Chim) means dipping sauce in…
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Easy Southern Peach Cobbler | Fresh or Canned Peaches!
This Easy Southern Peach Cobbler is a quick dessert that is super simple and easy to throw together after a long day of entertaining. Make sure you have some vanilla ice cream to scoop on top. Should I use fresh or canned peaches for peach cobbler? Both fresh and canned peaches work great in peach…
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Cavatappi Pasta with Marinara | Easy Recipe!
Cavatappi Pasta with Marinara loads up on the fresh basil making this simple (and very affordable) marinara perfect for weeknight dinners. This is a very simple recipe, but a few techniques keep it tasting delicious. Make sure to use very fresh basil, adding a whole sprig infuses the sauce with basil flavor. Adding butter right…
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At Southern & Modern, we focus on family-friendly vegetarian recipes. These meals are (mostly) healthy, and kid-approved. Our goal is to help you create delicious meals that make your life easier, giving you time back to spend with the people you love. We want to help you make quick and easy meals that your family will love!
Our easy recipes have something for everyone. We have some recipes that are great for people who are trying to eat healthily, and others that are just great for a delicious meal. Even if you’re not a vegetarian, we have a wide variety of recipes that will appeal to you. You’ll find everything from simple sides to appetizers to entrees and desserts. We have a little something for everyone!
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