17 Days of Vegetarian Comfort Food

The trouble with some vegetarian recipes is the meat substitutes can look (and taste) scary. If seitan, tofu, and tempeh are a few of your not-so-favorite things, allow these meatless recipes to be a breath of fresh air. Nuts, legumes, mushrooms, and pseudograins (aka quinoa) sub in for meat in some of your favorite comfort-food recipes like lasagna, tacos, and potpie. Going meatless for a few meals or a few weeks is starting to look a lot easier now, isn't it?

Mushrooms (Subbing For Pork)
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Mushrooms (Subbing For Pork)

Tempeh (Subbing For Ground Beef)
POPSUGAR Photography/Nicole Perry

Tempeh (Subbing For Ground Beef)

Get the recipe: vegan Bolognese

Walnuts (Subbing For Ground Beef)
POPSUGAR Photography/Lizzie Fuhr

Walnuts (Subbing For Ground Beef)

Get the recipe: raw walnut tacos

Cashews (Subbing For Shrimp)
POPSUGAR Photography/Lizzie Fuhr

Cashews (Subbing For Shrimp)

Get the recipe: spaghetti squash pad Thai

Quinoa (Subbing For Ground Meat)
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Quinoa (Subbing For Ground Meat)

Various Veggies (Subbing For Chicken)
Simply Delicious

Various Veggies (Subbing For Chicken)

Get the recipe: creamy vegetarian pot pie

Black Beans (Subbing For Ground Beef)
POPSUGAR Photography/Anna Monette Roberts

Black Beans (Subbing For Ground Beef)

Get the recipe: vegan pumpkin chili

Chickpeas (Subbing For Chicken)
POPSUGAR Photography/Jenny Sugar

Chickpeas (Subbing For Chicken)

Black Beans and Quinoa (Subbing For Ground Beef)
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Black Beans and Quinoa (Subbing For Ground Beef)

Walnuts (Subbing For Ground Beef)
POPSUGAR Photography/Nicole Perry

Walnuts (Subbing For Ground Beef)

Cauliflower (Subbing For Chicken Wings)
POPSUGAR Photography/Lizzie Fuhr

Cauliflower (Subbing For Chicken Wings)

Get the recipe: buffalo cauliflower

Mushrooms (Subbing For Beef)
POPSUGAR Photography/Nicole Perry

Mushrooms (Subbing For Beef)

Get the recipe: mushroom and leek lasagna

Lentils (Subbing For Liver)
POPSUGAR Photography/Anna Monette Roberts

Lentils (Subbing For Liver)

Get the recipe: red lentil terrine

Sweet Potato and Quinoa Patties (Subbing For Ground Beef)
POPSUGAR Photography/Jenny Sugar

Sweet Potato and Quinoa Patties (Subbing For Ground Beef)