Cajun and Creole Vegetarian Recipes

Gumbo calls Louisiana home, but you can make a vegetarian vegetable gumbo at your home and bring a bit of the old south into your kitchen. A popular vegetarian gumbo recipe.

This vegetarian and vegan jambalaya recipe cooks up a generous amount, so plan on having leftovers!

Vegetarian collard greens and rice can be served as a vegetable side dish, or, add some sauteed tofu to turn it into an entree. Collard greens with rice makes a nutritious and low-calorie vegetarian meal.

Collard greens are a nutrient rich leafy green. When cooked and spiced properly, they make a tasty and nutritious accompaniment to just about any meal. These cajun-style collard greens with tomatoes have a bit of a kick, but you could reduce the amount of spices for a tamer dish.

A five-star vegetarian Creole-style rice recipe, full of healthy vegetables, lots of Creole seasoning and fresh parsley to top it all off.

Portobella mushrooms are the perfect vegetarian and vegan ingredient to throw on the backyard barbecue or grill. This vegetarian and vegan recipe is simple, yet the Cajun flavors are potent!

Vegetarian tofu and "sausage" gumbo recipe

Fill up a spicy vegetarian gumbo with plenty of healthy greens.

Tempeh is marinated overnight in plenty of Cajun spices, then lightly fried.

A green and purple cabbage slaw.

Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn shares this low-fat, high-fiber recipe for a vegetarian and vegan Caribbean-style black beans and rice dish. A heart-healthy vegetarian black beans and rice recipe.

A generous amount of Creole seasonings as well as a dash of hot sauce lend the flavor to these vegetarian and vegan black bean burgers.

Cook up some vegetarian Creole-style seitan with bell peppers, okra, and of course, cayenne pepper!

Cornbread stuffing (or dressing) is a Southern favorite served not only on Thanksgiving and holidays, but for any special family meal.

Southern hominy and cheese salad

Healthy kidney beans are simmered and spiced with garlic, nutmeg and cinnamon for a healthy vegetarian and vegan Caribbean red beans and rice meal.