Vegetarian Mains

Meatless doesn’t mean missionless. These are the recipes that prove a vegetarian main can be just as satisfying, just as technically interesting, and just as worthy of the center of your plate as anything with a protein anchor.

This collection is built around vegetables, pasta, and grains doing the heavy lifting and doing it well. From handmade pasta filled with roasted butternut squash to cabbage steaks that caramelize into something completely unexpected under high heat, every recipe here is designed to make you forget you were ever looking for meat in the first place.

My Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli is the recipe worth clearing your afternoon for, with handmade pasta that turns a humble squash into something genuinely elegant. My Baked Spinach Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells are the crowd-pleasing comfort dish that disappears at every gathering, regardless of whether anyone is vegetarian. And my 10-Minute Heirloom Tomato Burrata Salad is proof that the best vegetarian mains are sometimes the ones that let exceptional ingredients speak for themselves.