Cooking Vegetarian: 2,600+ Recipes
Zucchini and carrot bulgur pilaf is my one-skillet answer to using up the vegetable drawer. Quick-cooking bulgur soaks up garlic, tamari, and butter while grated carrots and diced zucchini turn sweet at the edges. Craving something that's both incredibly satisfying...
Kale lasagna roll-ups with tomato cream sauce look like you tried much harder than you did. Each noodle curls around a garlicky kale and ricotta filling, bakes in a blush-pink sauce, and comes out as its own tidy portion. Tired of the same old heavy,...
Creamy brown rice risotto with mushrooms is the whole-grain version that actually works: nutty, chewy, and just as comforting as the white rice original. Budget about an hour, most of it spent stirring in stock. There are few dishes as comforting as a bowl of...
Creamy polenta with puttanesca-style sauce is briny, bold, and on the table in 45 minutes. Green peppers, Kalamata olives, and capers simmer into a chunky tomato sauce that settles into soft polenta like they were made for each other. There's something magical about a...
Penne with hearty eggplant sauce is the 40-minute pasta I make when eggplants look good at the market. Cubes of eggplant fry until golden, then simmer into a garlicky tomato sauce that clings to every tube. Have you ever noticed how the shape of pasta can completely...
The Ultimate Taste of Summer in a Bowl There are some recipes that are less about cooking and more about assembling, letting the sheer perfection of seasonal ingredients do all the work. This is one of them. When summer hits its peak, and the farmers' market tables...
Linguine with Swiss chard, garlic, and red pepper is the 30-minute pasta I make when the crisper drawer is overflowing. A cup of starchy pasta water turns olive oil, butter, and garlic into a glossy sauce that clings to every strand. Ready for a pasta dish that's as...
Kasha with creamy mushroom sauce is old-world comfort that cooks in 35 minutes. Nutty roasted buckwheat groats sit under sliced mushrooms in a thyme-scented sour cream sauce — humble ingredients, dinner-party flavor. If you haven't met kasha yet, allow me to introduce...
Creamy goat cheese polenta with garlicky greens is my cold-weather dinner for quiet nights. Cornmeal simmers in vegetable stock, gets whipped with goat cheese and Parmesan, and lands under a pile of chili-garlic greens. There's something incredibly comforting about a...
Easy farfalle with broccoli rabe is my 35-minute answer to a drawer full of greens. The rapini's pleasant bitterness mellows in butter and olive oil with onions and garlic, and every bow tie catches the sauce. If you've ever been intimidated by broccoli rabe...
Cuban black beans and rice is the kind of pot you set on low and let time do the work. Dried black beans simmer with garlic, bay, oregano, and thyme until creamy, finished with a splash of red wine vinegar that wakes everything up. There's a reason nearly every...
The unforgettable vegetarian b'stilla, a taste of Morocco in pie form, reimagines the country's celebration dish with a turmeric-and-ginger scented mushroom filling and a crown of crunchy spiced almonds. It is a two-hour project, and every fragrant layer...