30 Flavorful Vegetarian Mexican Inspired Dishes For Every Meal
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
MEXICAN
VEGETARIAN
Ready to spice up your weekly meals? Look no further than Mexican cuisine. With its big bold flavors, vibrant colors, and endless variety, it’s easy to see why this style of cooking is so popular.
But did you know that many Mexican dishes are also vegetarian? This collection of 30 vegetarian Mexican-style recipes will help you create delicious and filling dishes that everyone can enjoy.
From breakfast to lunch to dinner plus sides, you’ll find recipes for tasty dishes like enchiladas, quesadillas, and Huevos Rancheros. Sides like corn salad and rice and beans will make your meals even more special.
So get cooking and explore the irresistible flavors of Mexican vegetarian cuisine.
I Love Lindsay
Huevos Rancheros
The best huevos rancheros start with perfectly fried eggs, crispy tortillas and pimiento stuffed spanish manzanilla olives to bring some zing. It's an irresistible Sunday breakfast.
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25 min
TOTAL TIME
457
CALORIES
$1.30
PER SERVING
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Erhards Eat
Vegetarian Quesadillas
These Vegetarian Quesadillas are the best quick weeknight dinner or lunch! Filled with black beans, sweet potato and avocado these are healthy and delicious!
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151.8k
544.0
25 min
TOTAL TIME
768
CALORIES
$2.45
PER SERVING
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Damn Delicious
Quinoa Enchilada Casserole
A lightened-up, healthy enchilada bake that you can enjoy guilt-free, chockfull of quinoa, black beans and cheesy goodness!
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24,349
1,647
40 min
TOTAL TIME
344
CALORIES
$1.15
PER SERVING
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Stacy Home Maker
High-Protein Vegan Burritos
These easy to make vegan burritos are loaded with roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, flavorful cilantro lime quinoa, mashed avocado, and lots of vegetables! Each burrito contains 19 grams of protein and is ready to eat in 30 minutes!
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6,543
41
30 min
TOTAL TIME
533
CALORIES
$1.65
PER SERVING
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Tastes Better from Scratch
Vegetarian Enchiladas
These Vegetarian Enchiladas are packed with flavor and loaded with brown rice, sweet potatoes, and black beans. A healthy dinner your family will love!
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5,634
83
50 min
TOTAL TIME
652
CALORIES
$1.26
PER SERVING
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Peas and Crayons
Healthy One-Pot Enchilada Pasta
This healthy one-pot enchilada pasta is quick, easy, and ready to rock your plate! Vegetarian and gluten-free, this healthy one pot pasta makes an easy + delicious dinner!
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26,289
198
40 min
TOTAL TIME
588
CALORIES
$2.17
PER SERVING
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Muy Delish
Calabacitas
Calabacitas is a delicious and healthy side dish recipe, perfect for any meal! It just might be the Best Healthy Calabacitas Recipe I’ve ever had. This side dish is good enough to eat on its own, but it pairs well with other Mexican recipes.
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166
82
20 min
TOTAL TIME
202
CALORIES
$0.93
PER SERVING
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Cooktoria
Mexican Zucchini Boats
These delicious Mexican Zucchini Boats are so flavorful and scrumptious. This is the perfect dish if you love vegetarian dishes with some kick.
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99,996
97
50 min
TOTAL TIME
694
CALORIES
$1.44
PER SERVING
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Cooktoria
Cilantro Lime Rice and Black Beans
This Cilantro Lime Rice and Black Beans is zesty and fresh. You’re going to love this healthy and flavorful spin on basic rice and beans.
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52,077
56
35 min
TOTAL TIME
668
CALORIES
$0.65
PER SERVING
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Elavegan
Easy Vegan Baked Taquitos
Crispy baked taquitos which are super easy to make, gluten-free, stuffed with a hearty veggie mixture, and vegan cheese. These crispy vegetable flautas are bursting with flavor and can be enjoyed as a snack, dinner or side dish!
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194.8k
514.0
45 min
TOTAL TIME
192
CALORIES
$0.54
PER SERVING
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Eating Well
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili
Make a double batch of this quick vegetarian chili, full of black beans and sweet potatoes, and eat it for lunch the next day or freeze the extras for another night. We love the smoky heat from the ground chipotle, but omit it if you prefer a mild chili. Serve with tortilla chips or cornbread and co...
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3,044
2,334
40 min
TOTAL TIME
825
CALORIES
$1.24
PER SERVING
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Tastes Better from Scratch
Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas
These simple and healthy Black Bean Quesadillas are an easy dinner everyone loves. Flour tortillas filled with cheese, black beans, corn, onion, bell pepper and spices.
14
74,967
164
10 min
TOTAL TIME
821
CALORIES
$1.35
PER SERVING
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Delightful Mom Food
Vegetarian Fajita Burrito Bowl
Vegetarian burrito bowl ready with zesty Mexican flavors in less than 30 minutes! It is the ultimate gluten-free healthy fajita burrito bowl layered with sautéed peppers and onions over warm rice and beans!
2
205
30 min
TOTAL TIME
887
CALORIES
$2.38
PER SERVING
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Ambitious Kitchen
Butternut Squash and Black Bean Enchilada Skillet...
A healthy vegetarian Mexican-inspired dinner -- butternut squash and black bean enchilada skillet. Ready in less than 45 minutes! 13g fiber & 16g protein per serving!
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141.2k
1.3k
40 min
TOTAL TIME
706
CALORIES
$1.88
PER SERVING
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Short Girl Tall Order
Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos
These vegan tacos with roasted sweet potatoes, baked black beans, chipotle crema, and guacamole are truly delicious!
3
1,152
1
1 hr 15 min
TOTAL TIME
418
CALORIES
$0.93
PER SERVING
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Cookin' Canuck
Spinach Avocado Breakfast Quesadilla
Kick off your day with an Egg and Avocado Breakfast Quesadilla. High in protein and filled with flavor!
15
68,260
52
25 min
TOTAL TIME
287
CALORIES
$1.07
PER SERVING
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Skinnytaste
Instant Pot Refried Beans
If you love the flavor of refried beans but would rather avoid the lard they are typically cooked in, you’ll love this easy, fat-free version made in the Instant Pot.
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10,951
378
1 hr
TOTAL TIME
124
CALORIES
$0.23
PER SERVING
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RecipeTin Eats
Queso Dip (Mexican Cheese Dip)
Recipe VIDEO above. Copycat of Queso Dip sold in jars in the US and at Mexican restaurants. Made with real cheese and stays silky smooth even when it cools! AND it reheats perfectly. Makes about 2.5 cups. IMPORTANT: Please read Note 1 regarding store bought shredded cheese.
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33,158
1,002
15 min
TOTAL TIME
171
CALORIES
$0.53
PER SERVING
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Masala Herb
Vegan Stuffed Peppers Recipe with Rice Recipe
Savory Vegan stuffed peppers with rice and a homemade lovely flavored sauce to infuse the peppers with gorgeous flavors. Enjoy these stuffed peppers on their own as a plant-based meatless meal or serve with a main course dish as a side dish.
3
3,711
27
1 hr 20 min
TOTAL TIME
192
CALORIES
$1.05
PER SERVING
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Kitchen at Hoskins
Mexican Chickpeas for Tacos, Salads, Nachos or...
Quick and easy Mexican chickpeas for tacos, salads, nachos or burrito bowl. This all purpose vegetarian taco filling made with canned chickpeas is healthy, easy, versatile and fabulous for meal prep.
1
1,271
2
1001
CALORIES
$0.74
PER SERVING
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Savory Spin
HeartBeet Bean Tacos
Gorgeous beetroot and filling Pinto Beans are sautéed in onions, ginger, garlic and a tasty blend of spices, piled onto tacos and topped off with creamy guacamole in these tasty , vegetarian HeartBeet Bean Tacos!
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123
30 min
TOTAL TIME
244
CALORIES
$0.38
PER SERVING
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Light Orange Bean
Black Bean Vegan Enchiladas
Tools: 10”saute pan and spatula, strainer, knife and cutting board, potato masher, medium sized mixing bowl, 9”×13” baking dish, pastry brush, aluminum foil.
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41,645
815
1 hr
TOTAL TIME
657
CALORIES
$1.16
PER SERVING
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Foolproof Living
Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
This Mexican Streed Corn Pasta salad is packed with delicious summer corn, jalapenos, red onion, and a creamy chili lime dressing. It can be made with fresh, frozen, grilled, or canned corn. Ready in 30 minutes, it is perfect when you need to feed a crowd!
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109.0k
161.0
30 min
TOTAL TIME
729
CALORIES
$1.16
PER SERVING
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Budget Bytes
Spinach and Mushroom Quesadillas
These Spinach and Mushroom Quesadillas are filled with melty, creamy cheese, sautéed mushrooms, and a healthy dose of spinach.
18
982
93
30 min
TOTAL TIME
356
CALORIES
$1.35
PER SERVING
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Damn Delicious
One Pan Mexican Quinoa
Wonderfully light, healthy and nutritious. And it’s so easy to make – even the quinoa is cooked right in the pan!
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46,589
6,417
35 min
TOTAL TIME
696
CALORIES
$1.49
PER SERVING
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Eating Well
Sweet Potato, Corn & Black Bean Hash
Quick and easy hashes are fabulous one-pot meals for those nights when getting dinner on the table fast is a priority.
15
713
41
35 min
TOTAL TIME
668
CALORIES
$1.13
PER SERVING
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Vegan Huggs
Santa Fe Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Looking to spice up your weeknight menu? These Santa Fe Quinoa Stuffed Peppers will do just the trick. They are savory, smoky, subtly sweet and satisfying!
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6,426
478
1 hr
TOTAL TIME
475
CALORIES
$1.96
PER SERVING
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Make It Dairy Free
Sheet Pan Vegan Cauliflower Fajitas
This easy sheet pan vegan cauliflower fajitas recipe is so flavorful and easy to make! Great for the grill too!
14
4,099
19
30 min
TOTAL TIME
139
CALORIES
$1.42
PER SERVING
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Peas and Crayons
Vegetarian Taco Bowls
These tasty vegetarian taco bowls are one of our go-to dinners! We start with a bed of fluffy yellow rice topped with a tasty seasoned taco meat plus fresh pico de gallo, veggies, and more!
2
182
5
40 min
TOTAL TIME
1065
CALORIES
$6.67
PER SERVING
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