Are you looking for delectable Italian vegetarian recipes and main course ideas to try out? Do you want to impress friends and family with what you can prepare? Fortunately, there are many Italian vegetarian options available that don’t necessarily require expensive ingredients, specialised equipment and long cooking times. From simple antipasto, soups and mini pizzas through to frittatas and pasta dishes, there’s something to satisfy a wide range of tastes and preferences. This blog post suggests just a few excellent Italian vegetarian recipes and main course ideas.

Minestrone

A hearty soup with various vegetables capable of serving up to six people, Minestrone requires only 1 hour and 15 minutes of preparation and cooking time and is sure to leave you feeling satisfied.

Fusilli Pasta ‘con pomodorini e pangrattato’ (with cherry tomatoes and toasted breadcrumbs)

Serving up to four people, Fusilli pasta ‘con pomodorini e pangrattato’ (with cherry tomatoes and toasted breadcrumbs) is a fresh and wholesome meal that will satisfy your hunger. Use a sweet tasting and ripe quality of Cherry tomatoes for this recipe, which you can prepare and cook in just 25 minutes.

Mozzerella Fritta

Indulge yourself with a mozzarella fritta – balls of mozzarella cheese that have been coated in breadcrumbs and oregano. This recipe allows you to make twelve such balls in as little as 15 minutes, allowing you to sink your teeth into them and enjoy their cheesy goodness in next to no time.

Pumpkin Soup

If you want something simple on a cold winter’s day, pumpkin soup can provide the warmth and comfort you desire. This simple recipe can be whipped up within just 45 minutes and can serve up to four people.

Frittata ‘di patate’ (of potatoes)

Want to create a quick meal for the whole family using leftover vegetables? Frittata ‘di patate’ (of potatoes) is the go-to dish – delicious, warm, and even tastier served as a cold dish. This recipe makes a great breakfast, lunch or dinner and only requires 40 minutes preparation and cooking time (or less if you have leftover pre-cooked vegetables).

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Vanessa Bottaro

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In my eyes, Italian cuisine is love on a plate.

Vanessa is Creative Director of the Italian Spoon website and Author of The Italian entertaining cookbook, a collection of home-style Italian recipes and tips for entertaining in true Italian-style. In addition to cooking and taking photographs, Vanessa writes the recipes and blogs to bring the love of Italian cooking to life! The collection of recipes and blogs on the website have been inspired by travels to Italy and desire to share what she has learnt from the great ‘Mamma’s and ‘Nonna’s in her life!

Vanessa is an entrepreneur and wife to husband Simone and the mother of two beautiful kids Dante and Mia. Even so she was born and lives in Melbourne Australia, Vanessa has a deep connection to Italy. Perhaps it is the food, or maybe it is because it is the place where Vanessa met the love of her life, Simone to whom she has been happily married for so many years.

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