15 Meatless Meal Ideas for Lent

When you’re focused on eating vegetarian and meatless, it can be easy to get stuck in a rut. But after a few weeks (or months?) of making the same recipes over and over again, it can be time to expand and venture out to new ideas!

Today, I’m sharing my favorite Meatless Meal Ideas for Lent (or vegetarian eating) that are easy to make, loaded with flavor, and perfect for the family. I love picking up ingredients and ready-to-go meals at Walmart for holistic, meat-alternative meals that I can be creative with and truly enjoy! If you’ve been needing a change in your meatless meal routine, then this post is for you.

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Quick & Easy Meatless Meals

1. Healthy Choice Power Bowls

These plant-based bowls are my FAVORITE for ready-to-go meals! I love Healthy Choice Power Bowls Plant-based Be’f & Vegetable Stir Fry and Healthy Choice Power Bowls Chipotle Plant-based Chick’n in my daily lunch (and dinner) routines. With no artificial preservatives or flavors and 16 – 19 grams of protein per serving, these meals are a tasty way to go meatless!

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Healthy Choice Power Bowls Plant-based Be’f & Vegetable Stir Fry – Made with Gardein plant-based be’f, the flavorful vegetables and soy-sesame sauce are amazing. I love how hearty and delicious these bowls are, and I especially love that they can be prepped in just a few minutes!

Healthy Choice Power Bowls Chipotle Plant-based Chick’n – Quality seasonings, flavorful vegetables, black beans, and Gardein plant-based chick’n served on a multigrain blend with a chipotle pepper sauce. Topped off with deliciously roasted pepitas for a quick and easy meat-free meal that I can feel good about!

2. Birds Eye Steamfresh Broccoli Cuts

The meatless meal options with Birds Eye Steamfresh Broccoli Cuts are limitless! Made with no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, and flash frozen to lock in flavor, I love this steamable broccoli for a quick and easy vegetable option in recipes. It’s also great as a side dish! Here are my favorite meatless ways to add Birds Eye Steamfresh Broccoli Cuts to meals:

• Vegan Buffalo Chickpea Bowls
• Simple Green Goodness Chickpea Salad
• Broccoli & Chickpea Rainbow Bowls
• Barbecue Ranch Pasta Salad
• Vegan Chickpea & Sweet Potato Bowls

The best part about having Birds Eye Steamfresh Broccoli Cuts on hand is that it’s always ready for adding to recipes or meals as a side dish!

3. Marie Callender’s Plant-Based Chick’n Pot Pie

Made with Gardein plant-based Chick’n, these hearty pot pies are perfect for everyday cozy dinners. I’ve always been a fan of Marie Callender’s pot pies, but my love for them is another level now that there’s a meatless option! Carrots, celery, peas, plant-based chick’n, all wrapped up in a golden, flaky, made-from-scratch crust that’s SO delicious. The taste and texture is unbeatable. And they’re quick and easy to prep!

Even my toddler loves these delicious meatless meals for dinner. If you’re looking for something a little more indulgent that you can still feel good about, Marie Callender’s Plant-Based Chick’n Pot Pies are perfect for the entire family!

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More Meatless Meal Ideas for Lent

4. Easy Spicy Vegan Potato Curry

This hearty and delicious Vegan Potato Curry is INCREDIBLY easy to make! Savory, spicy, and with a touch a sweet, the flavors of this crowd-pleasing potato curry are so yummy. Adjust the spicy level to your taste and have this potato curry recipe on the table in 30 minutes or less!

5. Poached Egg & Avocado Breakfast Salad

Mix things up with a salad for breakfast! This vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free Poached Egg & Avocado Breakfast Salad is simple, easy to make, and DELICIOUS. Perfect for a balanced meal any time of the day in 15 minutes of less!

6. Easy Quinoa Chili

Need an easy pantry recipe that’s delicious and healthy? This Quinoa Chili is easy to make, loaded with flavor, and perfect for a quick dinner. Make it in 30 minutes or less!

7. Vegetarian Enchiladas Recipe

Delicious, comforting, and SO easy to make. This Vegetarian Enchiladas recipe is the BEST! Perfect for dinner tonight or as a make ahead recipe for the week ahead!

8. Margherita Pita Bread Pizzas

These healthy and delicious Margherita Pita Bread Pizzas take only 10 minutes to whip up and are incredibly delicious! If you find yourself craving pizza but you’re want to stick to your healthy eating routine then look no further, these are for you!

9. The BEST Easy Avocado Toast Recipe

Looking for a quick and healthy lunch idea? This is the BEST easy Avocado Toast Recipe! It’s so delicious and only takes 5 minutes to make. Topped with goat cheese spread, fresh avocado, arugula, grape tomatoes, and sprinkled with a dash of salt and pepper!

10. Spinach Vegetarian Quesadillas

These 5-Minute Spinach Vegetarian Quesadillas are incredibly easy to make and perfect for a simple, quick lunch or dinner recipe!

11. Vegan Loaded Mashed Potato Bowls

Hearty, delicious, and perfect for the family. These Vegan Loaded Mashed Potato bowls are one of my favorite meat-free meal ideas for lent!

12. Spinach & Mushroom Naan Pizza

Sometimes you just really need pizza. And by sometimes, I mean all the time. Especially when it’s as easy and delicious as this Spinach & Mushroom Naan Pizza!

13. Baked Sweet Potatoes w/ Chickpea & Broccoli Pesto

These easy Baked Sweet Potatoes w/ Chickpeas & Broccoli Pesto make a delicious vegetarian meal or meat-free side dish!

14. Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Butternut Squash

This meat-free weeknight dinner might look fancy, but it’s unbelievably easy to make! Savory, wholesome, vegetarian goodness in under an hour, y’all. This Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Butternut Squash is one my new favorites!

15. Vegetarian Spicy Korean Bibimbap Bowls

If you’ve been searching for that healthy weeknight dinner recipe to really take things up a notch, you’ve come to the right place, friend! These Vegetarian Spicy Korean Bibimbap Bowls are ROCKING the boring healthy weeknight food world and coming in strong with deliciously spicy, in-your-face flavors!