Vegetarian Freezer Meals

I often get asked about vegetarian freezer meals. Sometimes people think of freezer meals as all being made with ground beef or chicken. There are lots of delicious vegetarian recipes out there that are freezer friendly.

collage of photos of food including soups, pastas, quesadillas, egg dishes, lentils, and paneer

In fact, the truth is that I haven’t eaten beef in over twenty years. Yes, I’ve written a cookbook of Beef Dump Recipes! While that may sound hypocritical, I have eaten almost all of the recipes in that book and those that I haven’t, I have made for my family and let me tell you; they give honest feedback on what I cook!

The reason I’ve been able to eat most of the meals myself is that I substitute a soy ground round (Yves brand) for the ground beef. I prefer to cook it up first even though it’s already cooked. I find that I like the texture better that way.

My favourite is the Mexican ground round. It goes so well in things like Chili, Spanish Rice, and the Tex Mex Pasta Bake. The soy ground round freezes beautifully.

If you’re wanting to make vegetarian freezer meals, you can use any of our ground beef freezer meals and substitute the soy ground round or you can find some already vegetarian recipes to freeze in the list below.

Vegetarian Freezer Meals:

Sriracha Roasted Cauliflower & Chickpea Sheet Pan Meal

A closeup shot of cauliflower florets and chickpeas and sliced green onions that have been cooked on a sheet pan and have started to caramelize nicely.

Sriracha Roasted Cauliflower & Chickpea Sheet pan Meal is a recipe that packs the protein in with the flavour. We love the fact that it’s a sheet pan meal because it’s all ready at the same time and we only need to wash one pan!

Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup

Tortellini soup in a tomato-based broth with broccoli and peas

Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup is a delicious slow cooker recipe that the whole family will love. The cheese tortellini makes it such a hearty one too.

African Thai Stew

large chunks of sweet potato with chickpeas, tomatoes, celery, cranberries and garnished with chopped cilantro served in a bowl with blue corn tortilla chips

African Thai Stew has a great combination of flavours that will please you while the chickpeas and peanut butter will provide the protein you need.

Pinto Tortilla Soup

a bowl of broth soup with veggies and sprinkled with shredded cheddar cheese, served with yellow tortilla chips

Pinto Tortilla Soup is a surprisingly hearty soup that is family friendly, especially by adding shredded cheese, crumbled tortilla chips and a dollop of sour cream!

Mixed Bean Casserole

a bowl loaded with veggies: beans, corn and sweet potatoes, garnished with dried parsley

Busy days call for the Slow Cooker Mixed Bean Casserole, where you can throw it in the slow cooker and let it cook while you’re out and about.

Pesto Minestrone

a broth soup with carrots, tomatoes, celery, beans and bow tie pasta and sprinkled with shredded mozzarella cheese

Pesto Minestrone is a classic soup that is a great choice for lunch, lazy Saturdays and even hosting company! We love this one because it has a slurp of white wine that creates some depth of flavour.

Tired of struggling with dinner? Grab the Vegetarian Meal Plan and make your first freezer stack! Pictured is the cover page of the Vegetarian Freezer Stack PDF.

Our Vegetarian Freezer Meal Plan takes the guess work out of stocking your freezer. It includes some of our most popular recipes along with shopping lists, prep lists, and printable labels.

Garden Vegetable Pasta Sauce

a tomato pasta sauce loaded with all kinds of finely chopped vegetables served on a bed of rotini pasta

Choose this yummy pasta sauce to get extra veggies into your kids while you all enjoy this pasta topper. The Garden Vegetable Pasta Sauce is a winner from a mom’s point of view!

Baked Tortellini Alfredo

a casserole dish with three-cheese toertellini mixed with alfredo sauce, green peas and sliced mushrooms is garnished with shredded Parmesan cheese.

Speaking of “family friendly”, this Baked Tortellini Alfredo is always a hit at our house. Creamy and filling, it goes a long way and also divides easily for single serving meals if you’re cooking for one or two!

Pesto Skillet Gnocchi

Potato gnocchi served in a bowl with green peas, with a rich cream sauce and topped with shredded Parmesan cheese

A quick cook sort of meal that is different and delicious is our Pesto Skillet Gnocchi. Enjoy the fresh flavour of the pesto with the heartiness of the gnocchi.

Pineapple Fried Rice

Seasoned fried rice with chunks of pineapple, diced red pepper, peas, onion and cashews served in a bowl with some chopsticks.

We love whipping up a batch of Pineapple Fried Rice. It freezes well and divides easily for single serving meals. The pineapple chunks make it a treat!

Paneer Curry

Browned cubes of paneer are mixed in a yogurt and tomato curry sauce, with peas and served on a bed of basmatic rice.

Paneer Curry is quick meal with only a few minutes in a skillet. The paneer and extra greek yogurt give this meal a bump of protein. With its mild, milky flavor, paneer helps balance out the spices in a variety of classic Indian dishes, including curry and masala.

Curried Butternut Squash Soup

A Curried Butternut Squash Soup review from Julie W. in the Freezer Meals 101 Club: “Holy cow! This soup is AMAZING! I don’t like sweet potatoes or butternut squash but I want to because they are good for you so I’m always on the lookout for recipes with them I can gag down. Well, let me tell you this soup, I inhaled and licked the bowl after. If you like curry flavor you will love this soup!”

Enough said.

Sweet Potato Soup

Every once in awhile, we develop a recipe that gets us really excited. Sweet Potato Soup was one of those recipes. When we tried it for the first time, we were so stoked at how good it was!

Spinach Artichoke One Pot Pasta

Penne pasta served in a bowl in a creamy sauce and chopped spinache and artichokes.

One day, we had some leftover artichokes. We mixed it with some spinach and cheese and few other veggies and put it in a tortilla and made a quesadilla. It knocked our socks off! We thought we needed to harness that taste in a dinner recipe and the Spinach Artichoke One Pot was born! If you want to see that quesadilla (and you do!) check out more links below.

Black Bean and Corn Enchiladas

We love the Black Bean and Corn Enchiladas partly because they are tasty, colourful and filling, but also because they divide nicely for single serving meals!

Shakshuka

We first heard of Shakshuka while watching some mindless reality TV, but it piqued our interest enough to check it out and we’re so glad we did! Shakshuka is a firey tomato-based sauce that you make for breakfast and cook your eggs right in the sauce. Give it a try.

Other Vegetarian Freezer Recipes:

Spinach Artichoke Quesadillas
Butternut Squash and Chickpea Fajitas
Butternut Squash Freezer Meal Side Dish
Freezer Smoothie Bags
Mini Pancake Muffins
Freezer to Oven Enchilada Stuffed Sweet Potatoes from Sweet Peas and Saffron
Hearty Vegetarian Lasagna from Eating on a Dime
“Beefless” Beef Bourguignon in the Slow Cooker from Vegan in the Freezer
Garden Veggie Freezer Burritos from Oh My Veggie – These are great for lunches or after school snacks!
Veggie Burgers from Wholefully – You’ll find recipes for Spicy Black Bean Burgers, Lentil Walnut Burgers, and Roasted Sweet Potato and Chickpea Burgers here. I think the most difficult part might be trying to decide which to try first!
Mushroom and Spinach Lasagna at Life as a Strawberry – This looks so darn good!
Vegan Chili with Mushrooms on Vegan in the Freezer – It says it’s “the best” vegan chili ever, so worth trying for sure!
Vegan Sloppy Joes from Vegan in the Freezer
Freezer-Friendly Pesto Lasagna RollUps over on Oh My Veggie
Spinach Lasagna Rolls from Mavis Butterfield’s One Hundred Dollars a Month

Get your freezer stacked so you can relax.