Vegetarian Lunch Recipes For Weight Loss

Best Healthy Vegetarian Recipes for Weight Loss

With this recipe for vegetarian-friendly stuffed tomatoes, you’ll spend just 2 minutes of your time doing the necessary prep work and only 20 minutes of actual cooking before you turn standard normal tomatoes into something memorable: sweet, creamy, crunchy, and imbued with faint whispers of garlic and fresh basil.

We don’t mess around with fake patties in this mushroom burger recipe either; instead, we go straight for a meaty portobello cap, rubbed in olive oil and balsamic, and topped with a crown of melted mozz. Even if you’re a beef buff, we think you’ll like this meatless burger.

Here in this simple and easy to make roasted carrots recipe, we provide you with a deliciously flavorful way to make your vegetables a bit more enticing.

To love the taste of melted cheese is to be an American. But the concept of breading sticks of cheese and dropping them into hot fat is an exercise in excess that we simply can’t get behind. If cheese is the focus, surround it with a strong supporting cast. Brie is the unquestionable star here, but the sautéed vegetables add plenty of vital substance to our melted brie cheese recipe.

This healthy minestrone soup recipe is a hodgepodge of veggies that will go a long way in making sure your diet is not lacking in its necessary greenery. Vary the specific vegetables depending on what’s in your fridge and what looks good in the market, but be sure to finish with a spoonful of jarred pesto, which helps tie the whole bowl together.

The key here is washing the surface starch from the potatoes before baking, which helps encourage surface browning and crisping. The rosemary and Parmesan are nice touches, but the real star of this show is the spud itself.

The name says it all: a sugary, fat-laden slice of cake made almost entirely of cheese that we just can’t get enough of. Go figure. This version is cut with ricotta for a light, creamy texture, and the warm blueberries lend a delicious dose of brain-boosting anthocyanins. It’s the only ricotta cheesecake recipe you’ll ever turn to!

Gazpacho soup is a garden in a bowl, which means it’s better for you than plain, one-dimensional tomato soup. It’s complex, flavorful, and tastebud-catching, and it’s a soup that will soon become one of your favorites if it isn’t already.

Bruschetta, the Italians’ answer to chips and salsa, can make a perfectly healthy beginning to a meal. That’s why it’s especially shocking to see that restaurants like Carrabba’s can turn a simple creation into a full-blown caloric calamity. Start your meal with something like this bruschetta recipe, and you can forget about the rest of dinner (and breakfast the next morning).

Craving some dessert but want to stick to eating healthy vegetarian recipes? This recipe is so healthy, you might even be able to get away with having your leftovers for breakfast (we won’t tell!).

500-calorie Vegan Lunch Recipes for Weight Loss

1. Smoky Mexican Quinoa

Total calories: 528

• 2/3 cup quinoa (cooked)
• 1/2 cup black beans (canned)
• 1/2 cup corn (canned)
• 3 small slices avocado
• 1 green bell pepper (chopped)
• 1/2 small onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 corn tortilla (cut into wedges)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 1/4 tsp cumin, 1 bay leaf
• 2/3 tsp salt, pinch of pepper
• 1/2 cup water

Instructions:

• Heat 1 tsp oil in a medium pan and caramelize the onion.
• Add in all the ingredients (except the avocado, bell pepper and tortilla).
• Stir everything for about 15 minutes on low heat.
• In the last 2 minutes add the bell pepper.
• Serve with 3 small slices of avocado and corn tortilla wedges.

2. Pesto Pasta Salad

Total calories: 525

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole wheat pasta (cooked)
• 3 tsp vegan basil pesto
• 1/2 cup chickpeas (cooked)
• 1/2 cup artichokes (quartered)
• 10 cherry tomatoes
• 10 olives
• fresh basil (to taste)

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl.

3. Rice Noodle Stir Fry

Total calories: 518

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup rice noodles (cooked)
• 1 cup broccoli (steamed)
• 1 block tofu (6.3 oz)
• 6 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 lime wedge (juice)
• 1 tsp oil
• optional: chives/scallions, sesame seeds

Instructions:

• Cut the tofu into small cubes and fry them in 1 tsp oil.
• Add the broccoli, soy sauce, rice vinegar and stir for 2-3 minutes.
• Add in the rice noodles and very gently combine with all the ingredients in the pan.
• Add the lime juice and/or the optional ingredients.

4. Grilled Tofu and Mash

Total calories: 512

Ingredients:

• 1 cup green beans (steamed)
• lemon juice
• 1 block tofu (6.3 oz)
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tsp grill spice mix
• salt, pepper
• 1 cup mashed potato
• 1 tbsp oat milk
• optional: 1 tsp nutritional yeast

Instructions:

• Cut the tofu into smaller slices.
• Put the slices in a bowl, add the oil and spice mix, then shake the bowl, so the tofu gets “coated” with the seasoning.
• On medium heat, fry/grill the tofu slices on both sides.
• Make mashed potato and measure out 1 cup. Add the oat milk, salt and pepper (and maybe nutritional yeast).
• Add lemon juice and salt to your steamed green beans.
• Place all elements in your lunch box.