Heart-Healthy Vegetarian Recipes

With nutrient-rich ingredients like spinach and beans, this dish packs 15 grams of protein and 10 grams of fiber. You definitely won't go hungry!

Let potassium- and protein-packed beans do the heavy lifting in this vegetarian take on a classic dinner idea. Make the burger patty using red kidney beans, spices, rice, and breadcrumbs.

Using dry beans in this recipe helps to cut sodium, which can be harmful to your health. This baked chili-like dish is packed with protein and fiber without using meat.

To cut the fat in this recipe, use dried tomatoes that aren't packed in oil and substitute reduced-fat feta cheese for regular feta.

Ooey-gooey grilled cheese takes a not-so-standard twist with the addition of sliced tomatoes. Serve it alongside raw vegetables to complete the meal.

This frittata is packed with veggies and sprinkled with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

Heart-healthy tempeh is high in protein and fiber and works like meat in many of your favorite recipes. Enjoy barbecue flavors on a meat-free menu by making this tempeh-based vegetarian wrap.

This six-ingredient slow cooker meal makes the perfect stress-free dinner. Simply assemble the peppers and let the slow cooker take over.

Update a childhood favorite for an adult's waistline with multigrain pasta, mixed veggies, and reduced-fat cheese and milk. Dig in!

Mushrooms and spinach add flavor and nutrients to this pasta dish. It will only take you 20 minutes start to finish.

Our creamy substitute for fat-laden Caesar dressing is the perfect topping to this irresistible dinner salad.

These flavorful quiches are packed with veggies and have just 108 calories per serving.

Layers of zucchini, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, leeks, and spinach pack this dish with heart-healthy vegetables. You'll still get the lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, eggs, and mozzarella that you expect from the classic meat recipe.

This easy 20-minute meal is perfect when you're craving something different. Filled with mushrooms, onions, and spinach, this feta-topped omelet is sure to be a hit.

Garlic is a potent antioxidant, believed to help lower blood pressure and cut the risk of stroke and heart disease. Enjoy the flavor garlic adds to this tasty pasta dish.

Slowly cooking onions in oil, a technique known as caramelizing, brings out the natural sugars in this otherwise harsh vegetable. That touch of sweetness is the perfect complement to the smoky flavor in this grilled pita pizza.

Butternut squash has only 80 calories a cup but is packed with fiber and vitamins, especially vitamin A. In fact, a cup has more than four times your daily requirement of vitamin A.

Enjoy a soy-based burger that tastes as good as the original. Plus, it's a cinch to put together on a busy evening.

Next time you're at the store, check out the many different types of tortillas available. You can buy whole wheat, high fiber, and even omega-3-enriched tortillas to make this quick quesadilla.

Guacamole tops these tasty vegetarian burgers. If you're worried about the fat in guacamole's avocados, remember that they contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fat.

Japanese eggplant, which is smaller and has a thinner skin than the American variety, adds color and bulk to this stir-fry without adding many calories. In fact, 1 cup of eggplant has only 20 calories.

To make this soup truly vegetarian, substitute reduced-sodium vegetable broth for the chicken broth. Organic vegetable broth also would work.

For a change of pace from the typical hot and cheesy pizza, serve this fresh-tasting salad pizza loaded with tantalizing Mediterranean flavors. If you're watching your sodium intake, leave out the olives.

If you can't find red lentils in your supermarket, try a gourmet food store or Indian market. Or just use readily available brown lentils in place of the red.

This Tex-Mex pizza uses corn tortillas as the base instead of a pizza crust. It's a super-fast meal full of protein from the beans and cheese, making it great for busy weeknights.

High-fat meat and cheese top typical restaurant tostadas. This healthier version is piled high with veggies and cilantro- and cumin-spiked lentils.

Red peppers contain more than 100 percent of the recommended daily amount of vitamin C -- more than oranges! Make this versatile red sauce a mainstay in your kitchen and use it to top polenta, vegetables, beans, and pasta.

This chili is served over couscous, a type of grain that's common in Middle Eastern cuisine. For a nutrition boost, use whole wheat couscous instead of regular. Couscous also is available in an organic version.

Filled with whole grain brown rice, fiber-rich black-eyed peas, and vitamin-packed veggies, this recipe makes a complete Southern-style meatless meal.

Lentils come in many colors, including green, yellow, and black, but brown lentils are the ones most commonly found at supermarkets. Lentils are high in protein, making them mainstays in vegetarian dishes. A 1/2-cup serving has as much protein as 1 ounce of meat.

Heart-healthy garbanzo beans help fill you up in this meat-free dinner. A tangy topping made from chopped tomatoes and feta cheese crowns this dish.

Mix up your basic eggs with this Southwestern twist on the omelet. Spinach is full of folic acid, which can help your heart health.