Here’s What to Cook Every Night This Week (September 12 – 18)

Since summer began, we’ve consumed more hot dogs, burgers, ribs, steaks and chicken skewers than we can count. Now that barbecue season is a wrap, we’re hungry for the one food group we’ve been neglecting: vegetables. Read on for a week’s worth of vegetarian dinners that get their deliciousness from fresh produce and plant-based ingredients. Even the staunchest carnivores at your table will be satisfied, promise.

This Thai-inspired, one-pan meal will not only satisfy your craving for takeout, it will also keep you full with 26 grams of protein. Feel free to toss in any neglected veggies that you have in the fridge, like snap peas or broccoli. 

You only think you don’t like tofu. Once you try it pan-fried, crispy and slathered in sweet-and-savory roasted red pepper sauce, you’ll change your mind for good.

Brown rice, shiitake mushrooms, crunchy veggies, leafy greens, fresh herbs—these rejuvenating bowls have it all. But if you ask us, the real star is the zingy, spicy gochujang sauce.

Because we’re savoring every last kernel of summer 2022. Luckily, in-season corn doesn’t need much help to transform into a soul-soothing soup.

We can’t decide what we’re drooling over most: the citrusy green goddess dressing, the chorizo-like smoky seitan or the dairy-free lime “sour cream,” made from silken tofu.

Who needs pasta when you can use paper-thin slices of your favorite summer squash instead? The zucchini holds up to rich ricotta, gooey mozzarella and easy store-bought marinara like a dream.

Consider these vegetarian tacos a sampler of the fall bounty to come. Tender roasted sweet potatoes are the ultimate match for funky blue cheese, buttery avocado and tender black beans. Pass the hot sauce, would ya?

For even more great recipes, check out our first cookbook, Only the Good Stuff.

_{Taryn Pire is PureWow’s associate food editor. A former bartender and barista, she’s been writing about all things delicious since 2016, developing recipes, reviewing restaurants and investigating food trends at Food52, New Jersey Family Magazine and Taste Talks. When she isn’t testing TikTok’s latest viral recipe, she’s having popcorn for dinner and posting about it on Instagram @cookingwithpire.}