22 Vegetarian Meal Ideas

If you're a meat-free eater by choice or due to dietary restrictions you don't need to compromise great flavor as these delicious vegetarian meals showcase. You can enjoy the same traditional food recipes of burgers and pizza with a quick vegetarian twist.

There are tons of innovative ways to enjoy traditionally meat-filled meals by simply substituting the meat for another source of plant or grain-based protein. Summertime foods like burgers and steaks can all be substituted for meat-free alternatives like tofu as Toronto's vegetarian butchery YamChops showcases. You can even replace a traditional red meat steak with a seasoned cauliflower or portobello mushroom that will still offer a similar meaty taste. You can also more protein substitutes like beans, spinach and eggs to pizza to make up for pepperoni. Eliminating meat from your diet, whether permanently or temporarily, doesn't mean you have to give up on great food flavor.