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Vegetarian
No meat or seafood — dairy and eggs are still on the table.
What it is
Vegetarian diets cut out meat and seafood but still include dairy and eggs (that combination is sometimes called "lacto-ovo vegetarian," the most common version). It's one of the most flexible and widely supported diets to cook for, with the least ingredient substitution required.
Common foods
Vegetables, fruit, grains, legumes, dairy, eggs, and plant proteins like tofu and tempeh.
Tips & hacks
- Umami doesn't require meat — mushrooms, soy sauce, miso, and parmesan all bring the same savory depth that a meat stock would, and layer well together.
- Beans and lentils are the easiest protein anchor for a weeknight — no soaking required for lentils, and canned beans need nothing but a rinse.
- A meat-based recipe is often one swap away — ground meat to lentils or mushrooms in a bolognese, chicken stock to vegetable stock in a soup, and the rest of the recipe usually holds up fine.
- A recipe qualifies here if it's tagged vegetarian/vegan directly, or has no meat/seafood keyword in its ingredient list — a best-effort read, not a certified audit.
866 recipes
Matched automatically from each recipe's ingredients — a best-effort read, not a certified claim.