Our 10 Most Popular Vegetarian Recipes of 2025

Cacio e pepe on a tan ceramic plate alongside two small bowls, one holding shredded cheese and the other holding freshly ground pepper. There is a metal fork with pasta swirled around it on the plate. — Serious Eats / Julia Estrada

We have a large cohort of readers who very much love vegetarian cooking. We know, because many of the recipes you saved this year on MyRecipes—our free tool for keeping track of all your favorite dishes—were vegetarian. There were no leafy greens or lush salads; instead, many of your favorite meatless recipes in 2025 were starch-based dishes involving potatoes, pasta, and corn. Below, you'll find our most popular vegetarian dishes of the year. Whether you're cooking for a vegetarian friend or simply want to reduce your meat consumption in 2026, you're bound to find something delicious to add to your roster of meatless meals.

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The Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever

Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik

These are the most flavorful crispy roast potatoes you'll make. Boiling potatoes in alkaline water with baking soda breaks down their exteriors, creating a starchy slurry that crisps up in the oven, enhancing both texture and flavor.

The Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever
Penne alla Vodka Recipe

Daniel Gritzer

This vodka sauce is a powerhouse of tomato flavor smoothed over with the silky richness of heavy cream. Adding vodka at just the right time enhances the fruity aroma and imparts a subtle heat, providing a balanced counterpoint to the richness of the sauce.

Penne alla Vodka Recipe
Sweet and Savory Corn Casserole

Serious Eats / Morgan Hunt Glaze

This casserole is simple, hearty, and comforting. Incorporating both eggs and cream creates a custard-like consistency, balancing heartiness with a silky texture that binds the casserole into a cohesive whole.

Sweet and Savory Corn Casserole
Sautéed Mushrooms

Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

For savory, meaty-textured, and deeply browned mushrooms, start with steam. This allows the mushrooms to release excess water quickly, ensuring they don't become soggy.

Sautéed Mushrooms

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Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites)

Esquites is a less messy, no-grill-required way to enjoy all the flavors of Mexican elotes.
Diana Chistruga

All the delights of elotes in salad form, and you don't even have to fire up the grill. Cooking the corn in a ripping-hot skillet caramelizes the corn's sugars, creating a rich, smoky flavor that's integral to its taste.

Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites)
Lebanese Lentil Soup

Serious Eats / Qi Ai

This Lebanese lentil and lemon soup balances earthy lentils with tangy citrus and tender greens for a vibrant, comforting meal.

Lebanese Lentil Soup
Hasselback Potato Gratin

Diana Chistruga

All the creamy richness of classic potato gratin, but with crispier edges.

Hasselback Potato Gratin
Lyonnaise Potatoes

Vicky Wasik

This French potato dish is as simple as it is delicious, with its buttery-crisp potatoes, meltingly tender onions, and bright pop of fresh parsley. The dish's success hinges on the type of potatoes used and the technique used to cook them.

Lyonnaise Potatoes

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Hot Spinach-Artichoke Dip

Serious Eats/Morgan Hunt Glaze

Our recipe nails the ideal proportion of spinach to artichokes, and a trifecta of cream cheese, mayonnaise, and sour cream gives the dip its ultra-creamy texture.

Hot Spinach-Artichoke Dip
Cacio e Pepe (Spaghetti With Black Pepper and Pecorino Romano)

Serious Eats / Julia Estrada

Pasta, black pepper, and Pecorino Romano come together for one of the simplest and most delicious classic Roman pasta dishes.

Cacio e Pepe (Spaghetti With Black Pepper and Pecorino Romano)

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