Filling Low-Carb Vegetarian Recipe Ideas

Switching to a new vegetarian diet is a big process, but what if you also eat low-carb? This can get a little bit tricky, but it is still possible. You do not have to eat nothing but meat and cheese just to follow a low-carb diet, but can actually be healthy and vegetarian at the same time.

Vegetable Egg Casserole

This is a low-carb vegetarian meal that is good for those who still have eggs and dairy products. So either you are just on a meatless diet where you only skip the meat, and not the dairy, or you are a lacto-ovo vegetarian. If you eat eggs but not dairy (ovo vegetarian), then you can skip the cheese and use a substitute product for it. With an egg casserole, the veggies you use are really up to you. You can go with a classic spinach and artichoke casserole, or make it spicy with a southwest casserole that has tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions. The casserole will have eggs, cheese, veggies, and seasonings, along with some milk for liquid.

Cauliflower ‘Chicken’

This is more of a broad low-carb vegetarian recipe because there are many ways to serve the faux chicken dish. Cauliflower florets are perfect as a chicken substitute to their size and bland flavor. Like tofu, cauliflower doesn’t taste like much, but can pick up flavors you cook it with. So you can make buffalo cauliflower bites with the same sauce you would use for your favorite buffalo chicken, or go for a spicy Chinese dish by mixing up rice wine vinegar soy sauce, sesame oil, and spices and serving it with veggies instead of rice.

Vegetable Lasagna

You can also make a vegetable lasagna that happens to be low-carb, and can be made in the slow cooker. It really doesn’t get any better than that! To make this recipe low-carb, you will be using zucchini and eggplant that has been sliced extra thin into lasagna-like noodles. These are laid flat when layering your lasagna directly in the slow cooker. If you eat cheese, you can go ahead and use cheese, but vegan cheese substitute also works well with this recipe. You will then add in your own tomato sauce and keep layering everything. Add in as many vegetables as you want to finish off the dish.

Remember to focus on the ingredients that tend to make foods high in carbs, like rice, pasta, and bread, and just replace them with vegetarian-friendly, low-carb ingredients.
