We’ve gathered together our favourite vegetarian dishes, made using gnocchi, penne, spaghetti and fettuccine.
You’ll find delicious vegie-based sauces made with mushrooms, eggplant, legumes and tomatoes, plus a few creamier options for indulgent nights in.
Most of these meals are quick to throw together, making them sensible dinner options any night of the week.
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Spicy zucchini & ricotta stuffed pasta shells
Why make dinner more complicated than it needs to be? This pasta is perfect for weeknights and make tasty leftovers for lunch. If you’re not a fan of chilli, just leave out the chilli flakes.
Broad bean and ricotta orecchiette
This nourishing broad bean and ricotta orecchiette is perfect for dinner with the family any night of the week.
Vegetarian bolognese
Perfect this classic with a plant-based twist.
Fifty tomatoes and seed pasta
You’ll only need 20 minutes to throw together this simple vegetarian dish that’s packed with flavour.
Penne arrabiata
The simple things are often the best.
Spaghetti and zesty rocket salsa verde
Lemon and rocket give this hearty vegetarian pasta a zesty kick.
Mushroom orecchiette with gremolata crumbs
This mushroom orecchiette with crunchy gremolata crumbs is a rich, yet simple, weeknight pasta.
Goat’s cheese ravioli with broccolini, pine nuts & muscatels
This creamy cheat’s ravioli is a lovely balance of flavours for a fresh spring dinner.
Mushroom and kale lasagne
This creamy mushroom and kale lasagne is a delightful vegetarian option.
Pasta wintervera
Whip up this winter inspired pasta in no time at all.
Lentil and kale skillet lasagne
The whole famly will love this simple vegetarian one-pot pasta bake.
Cauliflower and cheese pasta bake
Bake it till you make it! A creamy cauliflower and pasta bake everyone will love.
Dairy-free carbonara
The authentic way!
Leek and mushroom lasagne
Perfect for any occasion.
Mushroom stroganoff
Vegetarian comfort food at its best!
Vegan macaroni and cheese with tempeh bacon bits
No one should miss out on this ultimate comfort food!
Roast vegetable and pesto vegan lasagne
All the flavour of the original without any meat or dairy.
Gluten-free fettuccine with arrabbiata sauce
Gluten-free pasta with a spicy kick.
Spinach and ricotta cannelloni
Like a lasagne, all rolled up.
Spaghetti with garlic, oil and chilli
Camping food doesn’t need to be complicated or boring! This quick and simple pasta is easy to whip up at the campground.
Watercress and goat’s cheese ravioli
This light and fresh ‘cheat’s ravioli is made with gow gee wrappers.
Spaghetti with mushrooms and breadcrumbs
This comforting mushroom pasta with breadcrumbs is perfect for a quick and easy dinner.
Wholemeal spaghetti with green lentils, mushrooms and parsley butter
Keep healthy and satisfied with this wholemeal spaghetti with green lentils, mushrooms and parsley butter.
Creamy mushroom and spinach gnocchi
There’s absolutely no hassle involved in this easy Italian recipe. With a creamy sauce, melted cheese and juicy mushrooms this is one gnocchi recipe you’ll be saving for later.
Mixed mushroom pasta
This delightful pasta dish is wonderfully creamy, and packed full of hearty mushrooms to fill your belly and comfort your soul. Make a big batch for the family for a warming night in.
Pasta with spinach, mushrooms and almonds
This delectable vegetarian pasta is packed with mushrooms, pecorino and crunchy almonds. Delish! It’s also good for diabetics.
Spinach and broccolini pasta with rocket and walnut pesto
A tasty vegetarian pasta dish.
Kale, chilli and parmesan pasta
This kale, chilli and parmesan pasta is packed with bags of flavour and heat, and makes for a quick and nutritious dinner idea!
Fettuccine with burnt sage butter, roasted artichokes and garlic
The nutty flavour of burnt butter pairs beautifully with the tang of roasted marinated artichokes in this gorgeously simple pasta dish.
Wholemeal pasta with cauliflower and olives
This quick and tasty pasta dish is perfect for a mid-week family dinner. Wholemeal pasta is delicately tossed through a fragrant tomato, cauliflower and olive sauce to create this deliciously healthy dinner.
Eggplant and pesto baked pasta
Eggplant and pesto baked pasta
Pasta with nut paste, pear & borlotti beans
While this recipe is geared for autumn, you can swap ingredients for the seasons; in spring, use broad beans instead of borlotti beans and bitter salad greens instead of radicchio.
Penne with vegetable bolognese and ricotta sauce
Use your preference of bottled pasta cheese sauce in this recipe. Note
Spaghetti with tomato and white beans
Many varieties of already cooked white beans are available canned, among them cannellini, butter and haricot beans, any of these are suitable for this recipe. Note
Potato gnocchi with mushrooms & thyme
Try using a variety of mushrooms such as flat, cup, button, portobello, oyster and enoki, keeping small mushrooms halved or whole and large types sliced. Cooking the potatoes whole with the peel on keeps the potatoes dry and fluffy-doing this helps to create lightly textured pillows of gnocchi. Note
Spelt pasta with braised capsicum, nuts & chilli
Spelt is an ancient form of wheat that has a higher level of protein and wider range of nutrients than ordinary wheat. It still contains gluten, making it unsuitable for coeliacs. You can use any form of long pasta instead of the spelt fettuccine. Note
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