Layered Spanish Rice and Black Bean Bake – vegetarian recipe

Easy Layered Spanish Rice & Black Bean Bake

This layered Spanish rice and black bean bake is tortilla-lasagna energy without the fuss — corn tortillas stacked with saucy rice, corn, and black beans under melted Pepper Jack, bubbling in under an hour. Craving a hearty, comforting meal that comes together in a...

Vibrant Couscous-Stuffed Bell Peppers – vegetarian recipe

Easy Vegan Stuffed Peppers with Couscous

Vibrant couscous-stuffed bell peppers are how I make a plain Tuesday feel like a dinner party — fluffy toasted pine nut couscous and shredded carrot baked inside sweet pepper shells, in a pool of tomato-basil sauce, with melty Italian-style shreds on top. Looking for...

Quick Microwave Stuffed Peppers (Vegetarian) – vegetarian recipe

Easy Microwave Veggie Stuffed Peppers

These quick microwave stuffed peppers are vegetarian comfort at warp speed — yellow sweet peppers packed with brown rice, black beans, salsa, and cumin, ready in about 22 minutes with almost no chopping. Craving a hearty, wholesome meal but short on time? Say hello to...

Slow Cooker Vegan Chili Mac – vegetarian recipe

Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Chili Mac

Slow cooker vegan chili mac is two comfort classics colliding: chili with garbanzos and kidney beans, and mac with whole wheat wagon wheels and vegan cheddar, all in one pot. Six hours later, kids and potluck guests surrender. There's nothing quite like coming home to...

Slow Cooker Lentil Bolognese – vegetarian recipe

Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Lentil Bolognese

Slow cooker lentil Bolognese simmers brown lentils with carrots, celery, and onion in a jarred meatless sauce until everything deepens into a ragù that clings to penne like it trained for it. Six hours of unattended cooking buys a very convincing not-meat sauce. The...

Slow Cooker Pesto Pasta – vegetarian recipe

Slow Cooker Pesto Pasta with White Beans

Slow cooker pesto pasta braises cannellini beans, peppers, and stewed tomatoes in garlicky broth with a splash of white wine, then a jar of basil pesto and penne finish it into dinner. The pesto-at-the-end trick is what keeps it tasting green and alive. There's...