Here are the best vegetarian recipes as voted by the members of recipezaar.com, allrecipes.com, and some other online cooking communities. All these delicious meals are low in fat and high in nutrients.

Cranberry Sauce

This delicious sauce is a Thanksgiving classic. In a saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the sugar in the orange juice. Stir in the cranberries and cook about 10 minutes, until the cranberries start to pop. Remove from heat and place sauce in a bowl.

Vegetarian Meatloaf

This really good Vegetarian Meatloaf is low in fat, high in fiber and protein, easy and really yummy. This is basically our favorite meatloaf recipe but with cooked mashed lentils instead of ground meat. The result is a very tasty dinner!

Kittencal’s Spinach & Four-Cheese Manicotti

This is fantastic, it is the best manicotti recipe hands down. If you do not want a strong spinach flavor just use half a package or you may omit the spinach completely from the recipe, also to remove the strong bitterness from the spinach cook firstly according to package directions.

Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing

Wonderful salad for the holiday seasons. Great to serve for dinner at home or to take to a family gathering during the holidays. The lemon poppyseed dressing is absolutely delicious. Be sure to use freshly squeezed lemons and not the stuff out of the yellow plastic containers — it does make a difference.

Granny’s Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili

This is a rich, satisfying meal that freezes well. Great on a cold winter day. Serve with tortilla, cornbread, French bread, or/and rice! When you first put it together, it’s really thick but just give it time — as it cooks, it thins out to a fabulous chili consistency.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet, rich, and crunchy. A lovely addition to your holiday feast. Great with turkey,chicken, or pork, or even a small dish alone. Have to be very exact with ingredient amounts or can turn out runny, but recipe delivers as advertised.

Vegetarian Lasagna

You’ll make all your vegetarian friends happy with this dish! It’s bursting with the flavor of fresh vegetables, plus, the homemade marinara sauce is sure to please any crowd. For a very low fat version you can substitute non-fat ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese, non-fat pasta sause, and Egg Beaters for the eggs.

Vegetarian Minestrone Soup

This recipe for vegetarian and vegan minestrone soup is filled with healthy and low-fat vegetables, and slowly simmered for maximum flavor. Vegetarian minestrone soup makes for a light and healthy lunch or dinner soup, just add a side salad and you’ve got a meal. Because it contains no oil, this vegetarian minestrone soup recipe is very low in fat.

Mexican Vegetarian Casserole

This is a great recipe because it is so easy to put together, it is healthy, most of the items are things you usually have on hand. You can substitute fresh sliced jalapenos for the olives, or use a hotter salsa, and maybe try a version with taco seasoning just to see how it turns out.