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Low Calorie Vegetarian Recipes

Low-calorie vegetarian and vegan recipes and low-fat healthy vegan recipes as well, for those looking for recipes to lose weight or reduce on a low-calorie vegetarian diet. Each of these vegetarian recipes has 300 calories or less per serving.
Potato and Califlower Soup
This vegetarian and vegan recipe for cauliflower and potato soup is very low in fat and is a low-calorie vegetarian recipe, with just 100 calories per serving.
Vegetable Veggie Burgers
With 153 calories per serving, you can enjoy these helthy and low-calorie veggie burger. Watch those condiments, though, as they can really pile on the fat and calories.
Grapefruit Gazpacho
A gourmet gazpacho soup recipe made with grapefruit. A fat-free and low-cal vegetarian and vegan meal.
Sugar-Free Low Calorie Pumpkin Pie
Enjoy a healthier low-calorie and sugar-free pumpkin pie for your Thanksgiving dessert. Using a sugar-substitute and fat-free evaporated milk keeps this crustless pumpkin pie low in calories and sugar-free.
Low-cal Easy Tomato Soup
A quick and easy tomato soup with just 84 calories per serving. Delicious, nutritious, and low in fat and calories. Served hot or cold, this is a fantastic low-calorie soup suitable for vegetarians, vegans or anyone on a diet.
Low Calorie Fat-free Cabbage Soup
This healthy cabbage soup recipe gets plenty of flavor from a bit of hot sauce and some fresh herbs. Be sure to use fresh cilantro, as this cabbage soup isn't the same without it.
Vegetarian Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Vegetarian pumpkin soup is warming and filling. Perfect for the holidays or any time. This dairy-free and vegan pumpkin soup is low in fat and low in calories.
Vegetarian Miso Soup with Garlic
A vegetarian miso soup with garlic and very low-cal. I like to make miso soup as a healthy snack when I just need something to tide me over.
Low-Calorie Vegan Chocolate Sorbet
This chocolate vegan sorbet is almost fat-free and is very low in calories, making it healthier than regular ice cream, so you can enjoy this chocolate vegan sorbet without worrying about your waistline! A low-calorie vegan dessert.
Crockpot Vegetarian Minestrone Soup
Minestrone soup is a very popular vegetable soup that is quite healthy and low in fat. This vegetarian crock pot minestrone soup recipe has no oil, so it is virtually fat free as well as low in calories. A vegetarian and vegan low-cal soup recipe.
Vegetarian Collard Greens and Rice
A low-calorie and vegetarian version of traditional collard greens and rice. This easy vegetarian and vegan recipe has just 220 calories per serving.
Fat-free Indian Vegetable Curry
A fat-free and low-calorie vegetarian meal with just 125 calories per serving. Serve along with your favorite healthy whole grain or brown rice.
Spicy Mango Ginger Soup
I love this cold soup recipe for spicy mango soup as all of the ingredients are fresh and it is just so healthy! Spicy chilies pair well fresh mangoes, and with a bit of ginger for an extra kick, this is a cold soup recipe to keep! This low-calorie fresh fruit soup has just 81 calories per serving, so eat up!
Quinoa Salad with Veggies
Whole grain quinoa is an excellent low-calorie source of protein for vegetarians. Try this super healthy low-cal high protein recipe for vegetarian and vegan quinoa salad - a healthy low-cal vegetarian meal.
Vegan Pancakes
Using soy milk to make egg-free and dairy-free pancakes means that at about 149 calories per serving, these vegan pancakes are much lower in fat and calories than those containing eggs and milk.
Sugar-free Low Calorie Peanut Butter Cookies
A low-cal vegan cookie recipe with just 98 calories per cookie! This low-calorie vegan dessert is also sugar-free, an added bonus.
Greek Feta Tortilla Wrapped Sandwich
A low-calorie lunch idea for a Greek vegetarian wrap sandwich with lots of veggies and a bit of feta cheese. This vegetarian wrap has 267 calories per serving.
Low Calorie Vegan Chocolate Sorbet Recipe
Vegan sorbet is almost fat-free and is very low in calories, making it healthier than regular ice cream, so you can enjoy this chocolate vegan sorbet without worrying about your waistline! A low-calorie vegan dessert.
Vegetarian Couscous Salad with Salsa
An easy low-calorie vegetarian and vegan couscous salad recipe, using some prepared salsa and beans so it is quick and easy to prepare. This vegetarian couscous salad recipe has just 235 calories per serving.
Asparagus and Wild Rice Salad
You can serve with vegetarian wild rice dish cold as a side salad, or warm as an entree or side dish. With just 225 calories per serving, this vegetarian recipe is also very low-calorie.
Sun-dried Tomato and Walnut Penne Pasta
Sun-dried Tomato and Walnut Penne Pasta
Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Couscous
This is a low-calorie vegetarian breakfast recipe that could be easily be made vegan as well. This low-calorie and low-fat apple cinnamon couscous recipe has just 271 calories per serving.
Vegetarian Lentil Soup
Lentil and vegetable soup is always a healthy choice. this vegetarian and vegan recipe is low-cal with just 230 per serving.
Easy BBQ Baked Tofu
There's no added oil in this easy barbecue saauce flavored tofu recipe, making it vegetarian, vegan, and low calorie. Don't be fooled by the simplicity of this recipe - it's really quite tasty, I promise! I like to eat this low calorie tofu plain, but you could also use it to make a vegetarian sandwich.
Vegetarian and Vegan Yellow Split Pea Dal
This easy recipe is for a basic and low-calorie vegetarian and vegan yellow split-pea Indian dhal. Serve with rice, or, add extra liquid to make a more soup-like dhal. Caution - it's got a bit of a kick! This easy vegetarian dhal recipe is very low in fat and is also low-calorie.
Low-Calorie Breakfast Couscous Recipe
With 193 calories per serving, this is a healthy and low-calorie way to get some whole grains into your breakfast. This low-calorie vegetarian couscous recipe is also fat-free when made with fat-free milk. To make it vegan, use soy milk and agave nectar instead of the honey.
Low-Calorie Banana Bread
A low-calorie banana bread recipe made with unsweetened applesauce.
Low-Calorie Vegetarian Lasagna
Low-calorie vegetarian lasagna recipe made with low-fat cottage cheese and lots of healthy vegetables.
Low Calorie Baked Pita Chips
Make your own oil-free galic pita chips with less fat and calories than store-bought. Use a vegan pita bread to make these vegetarian pita chips vegan as well as low in fat and calories.
Low-Calorie Vegetarian Bow-Tie Pasta and Tomatoes
This low-calorie and vegetarian pasta recipe uses fresh herbs to add plenty of flavor. Skip the cheese to make it a low-calorie vegan meal if you prefer.
Low Fat Low Calorie Vegetarian Black Bean and Lentil Soup
A low-fat and low-cal vegetarian and vegan lentil soup with black beans and spiced with cumin and chili poweder.
Coconut Couscous
Use a light coconut milk to make this vegetarian and vegan couscous recipe low-calorie, and serve it as a healthy entree or as a side salad.
Vegetarian Spinach Omelette
Use egg substitute to make this low-calorie vegetarian spinach omelet. Yum!
Low Cal Vegetarian Omelet
Make a low-cal vegetarian omelet by using and egg substitute and cooking spray instead of butter or oil for frying. A low-calorie vegetarian breakfast idea.
Low Cal Baked Zucchini Sticks
Make a healthy low-cal vegetarian snack by coating zucchini with bread crumbs and baking in the oven. A nutritious low-calorie vegetarian snack or vegetable side dish.
Low-Calorie Marinated Tomato Salad
At just 47 calories per serving, you can't go wrong with this recipe! This low-calorie marinated tomato salad recipe is vegetarian as well as vegan.
Sugared Sweet Potatoes
Adding just a bit of sugar and butter makes these low-cal sweet potatoes tasty yet still low-cal. Perfect for a low-cal vegetarian Thanksgiving or dinner.
Low Calorie Vegetarian Spinach Lasagna Recipe
Using low-fat cottage cheese and spinach keeps this vegetarian lasanga recipe low-cal, with just about 300 calories per serving. As always, watch those serving sizes, though!
Reduced Calorie Vegetarian Pizza
Learn how to make a satisfying low-cal vegetarian pizza.

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