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Mushroom stroganoff pot pie.

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50 vegetarian comfort dishes that even committed carnivores will love

Take comfort from the cold hard world in these vegie mains, ranging from the cheesy and indulgent to the healthy and cheap.

49 recipes
Make these mushroom stroganoff pot pies in any ovenproof dish you like.

Vegetarian mushroom stroganoff pot pie

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
No soggy bottom: Spanakopita with puff pastry and haloumi.

Haloumi spanakopita

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Pumpkin, chickpea and chermoula pies with optimum crisp filo coverage.

Chermoula roast pumpkin and chickpea filo pie

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Mushroom-stuffed mushrooms with blue cheese.
EASY

Mushroom-stuffed mushrooms with blue cheese recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
The melted smoked mozzarella will be stringy and delicious.

Eggplant parmigiana recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
This frittata is packed full of fresh herbs and soft feta.
EASY

Persian herbed frittata with feta and Aleppo pepper

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
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Potato gem-studded frittata with a stripe of tomato salsa.
EASY

Potato gem and cheese frittata with speedy spicy tomato salsa

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Ultimate comfort food: Adam Liaw's winter herb polenta.
EASY

Winter herb polenta recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Dan Lepard's spinach and rosemary macaroni cheese.
EASY

Dan Lepard's spinach rosemary macaroni cheese recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Dan Lepard
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EASY

Creamy potato gratin

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Pasta is optional in this rustic lasagne.

Free-form frypan zucchini, caponata, ricotta and pesto lasagne

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Gnocchi with pesto cream

Potato gnocchi with pesto cream recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Greek roasted vegetables with feta.
EASY

Greek roasted vegetables with feta

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Gnocchi alla sorrentina (with tomato and parmesan).

Gnocchi alla sorrentina (with tomato and mozzarella)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Emiko Davies
Welcome spring with Karen Martini's ricotta cannelloni with peas and broad beans.

Ricotta cannelloni with primavera sauce

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
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Jamie Oliver's butternut pumpkin and spinach pasta rotolo.

Jamie Oliver's butternut pumpkin and spinach pasta rotolo

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jamie Oliver
Comfort in a bowl: use the crispy pita to scoop the creamy chickpea stew.
EASY

Eggplant and chickpea fetteh

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Moussaka meets gratin (hold the meat).

Vegetarian eggplant moussaka gratin

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Creamy pumpkin soup meets pasta.

Creamy pumpkin and blue cheese pasta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Swap pesto for romesco in this pasta.

Romesco and goat's curd fettuccine

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Giant potato rosti.
EASY

Potato rosti

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
This spanakopita is a little time-consuming, but it is ultra satisfying.

Spanakopita

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
GF. Hot Food. June 4th. Mac n Cheese.Photo: Edwina Pickles. 28th May 2013.
EASY

Mac and cheese

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Cheesy vegetable hash.
EASY

Cheesy vegetable hash

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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This recipe makes enough for six tartlets or one large tart.

Helen Goh's mushroom tarts with ricotta and dill

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
This stroganoff-inspired pasta bake skips the beef.

Vegetarian stroganoff pasta bake with mushroom and spinach

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Potato gratin in a pie.

Potato Dauphinoise and caramelised onion pie

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
A showstopping vegetarian centrepiece.

Vegetarian Wellington with roasted spiced pumpkin, feta and grains

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Spring quiche: Spinach tart with pine nuts, herbs and three cheeses.

Helen Goh's spinach tart with pine nuts, cheese and herbs

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Carrot and pumpkin pot pie.

Carrot and pumpkin pot pie

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Butter vegetable curry.
EASY

Butter vegetable curry

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
You won't miss the meat in these mushroom hand pies.

Mushroom and leek hand pies

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Jill Dupleix's mac 'n' cheese frittata.
EASY

Pasta bake recipe: Mac and cheese frittata

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Healthy school lunches by Wholefood Simply.
EASY

Four-ingredient quiche

  • < 30 mins
  • Bianca Slade
Eggplant bake

Vegetarian eggplant bake recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Jane, Jeremy Strode and Jeremy & Jane Strode
Eat all the colours of the rainbow.

Katrina Meynink's rainbow vegetarian lasagne

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink

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