Weekly Spotlight: Exploring Everything Stuffed from Zucchini Boats to Stuffed Mushrooms!

This guide is for everything stuffed! Think meals like zucchini boats, stuffed peppers, stuffed shells, and even stuffed mushrooms! These dishes are wonderful to make for an easy meal during the week and they’re a great way to get in a serving of vegetables. If you love stuffed recipes and already are familiar with them, feel free to experiment with the flavor combinations you can create!

Stuffed recipes vary from using vegetables such as zucchini, eggplant, squash, and bell peppers, to using mushrooms and pasta. In these recipes, the vegetables or the pasta hold the filling. Usually, they’re baked together and then any extra vegan cheese or toppings are added and melted on top. There’s a variety of ways to make these recipes to fit your individual needs, too! And, if you’re tight on time, feel free to eat these recipes deconstructed.

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This week, we’re bringing delicious, fully vegan, and plant-based ways to whip up delicious stuffed recipes from zucchini boats to stuffed mushrooms! 

Zucchini Boats

Source: Zucchini Pizza Boats

Zucchinis are a wonderful vegetable to use in a multitude of dishes, but they also make an excellent vehicle for stuffed vegetable dishes. Zucchinis can be hollowed out and filled to create a delicious dish; there are so many combinations to try, so use these recipes to get started!

• Lentil and Sweet Potato Stuffed Zucchini With Cashew Mozzarella by Deniz Kilic
• Stuffed Zucchini With Rice and Chunky Vegetable Sauce by  Yana Chistyakova
• Zucchini Boats by Lena Novak
• Zucchini Boats by Sarah Creighton
• Zucchini Pizza Boats by Hannah Sunderani
• Mexican Zucchini Boats by Denise Perrault

Stuffed Peppers and More

Source: Stuffed Peppers

Like this Teriyaki Pineapple Bowls by Eva Cannon and Pineapple Teriyaki Fried Quinoa by Megan Calipari, shelling out the vegetable or fruit and adding a filling is a wonderful way to present the food, but also add an extra dimension of flavor. These deliciously stuffed recipes are excellent to make for your main course!

• Quinoa Stuffed Peppers by Helyn Dunn
• Mushroom Rice Stuffed Peppers with Tahini-Yogurt Sauce by Teri Macovei
• Stuffed Peppers by Hannah Sunderani
• Pesto Stuffed Garlic Bread by Erin Bruns
• Chickpea and Lentil Stuffed Eggplant by Bila
• Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash by Dominique Ebra

Stuffed Pasta

Source: Tofu Ricotta-Stuffed Pasta Shells by Rana Yassine

Stuffed pasta is a decadent dish that is not only delicious but a wonderful way to serve pasta. Instead of having the pasta covered in cheese and sauce, these shells are filled with savory fillings like tofu ricotta and kale, and then covered in a flavorful marinara sauce. These pasta dishes are wonderful to try!

• Sweet Potato Stuffed Shells With Cashew Alfredo by Amanda Nicole Smith
• Ricotta Stuffed Shells With Creamy Pesto by Rene Barker
• Kale Stuffed Shells With Chunky Marinara Sauce by Frugal Vegan by Katie Koteen & Kate Kasbee
• Tofu Ricotta-Stuffed Pasta Shells by Rana Yassine
• Mushroom Stuffed Shells by Lenia & Dimitra

Stuffed Mushrooms

Source: Pesto and Olive Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed mushrooms are a perfect appetizer or snack to eat during the day! There are a variety of ways to eat stuffed mushrooms, but usually, they’re filled with a savory filling such as an almond feta or a plant-based pesto! Stuffed mushrooms come together fairly easily; they just need to be filled and baked!

• Walnut Stuffed Mushrooms by Deena Mehta
• Pesto and Olive Stuffed Mushrooms by Evi Oravecz
• Stuffed Mushrooms With Almond Feta by Zuzana Fajkusova and Nikki Lefler
• Superfood Quinoa Stuffed Mushrooms by Florian Nouh
• Rosemary Stuffed Mushrooms by Natalie Martin MS, RD and Lexie Staten MS, RD

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Lead Image: Tofu Ricotta-Stuffed Pasta Shells by Rana Yassine