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Vegetarian Stir Fry Recipes

Vegetarian and vegan stir fries from the traditional to the creative, including vegetable stir-fries, tofu and seitan stir-fry recipes, Chinese stir-fries, Thai-style stir fry recipes, and more! Stir-fries are quick, easy and fairly healthy, making them a popular "everyday" choice amongst busy vegetarians and vegans.

How to Stir-Fry - How to Make a Vegetable Stir Fry

Wondering how to make a stir-fry meal or a quick vegetable stir-fry? Here's how to easily create a vegetable stir-fry, a tofu stir-fry or a Chinese noodle stir-fry. Start here to learn how to stir-fry.

Tofu and Vegetable Stir Fry with Chili and Mint

Tofu and Vegetable Stir Fry with Chili and Mint

Tofu Stir-fry with Snow Peas and Shiitake

When it comes to a vegetable stir-fry, there's nothing better than adding tofu! This recipe has peanut butter as well for a saucy tofu and vegetable stir-fry.

Thai Style Stir Fry with Lime and Lemongrass

Thai Style Stir Fry with Lime and Lemongrass

Simple Tofu and Vegetable Stir-Fry with Ginger

Simple Tofu and Vegetable Stir-Fry with Ginger - a simple recipe for an easy Chinese-style vegetarian and vegan stir-fry with vegetables and tofu in a light ginger sauce.

Quick Stir-Fry Mock Chicken Salad

Quick Stir-Fry Mock Chicken Salad

Indian Eggplant Stir Fry Recipe

Eggplant and broccoli make a great combination in this simple Indian style stir-fry recipe. This recipe is both vegetarian and vegan. Serve over rice if desired.

Low-Fat Chinese Vegetable Stir-Fry

Vegetable stir-fries are a great staple for most vegetarians and vegans. They can be prepared quickly with ingredients you likely have on hand and are generally quite healthy. This vegetarian and vegan Chinese-style vegetable stir-fry is low in fat and is quite easy to prepare. Feel free to add some tofu or seitan into the mix as well.

Thai Style Vegetable Stir Fry with Hoisin Sauce

Thai-style tofu and vegetable stir fry with ginger, hoisin sauce and fresh herbs.

Chinese Vegetable and Hoisin Sauce Stir-Fry

Using Chinese hoisin sauce is a great way to quickly add flavor to a simple vegetable stir-fry. Hoisin sauce does have a very strong flavor for the uninitiated, so if you've never used it before, be sure not to add too much!

Vegetable stir-fry with vegetarian Italian "sausages"

Fry up some vegetarian Italian "sausages" to add to a normal stir-fry recipe. A few bell peppers might also go well with this basic stir-fry. Try it alongside toast for breakfast.

Tofu Stir-fry with Snow Peas and Shiitake in Peanut Sauce

An easy tofu and vegetable stir-fry with snow peas, bell peppers and shiitake mushrooms in a generous peanut sauce. Everything tastes better covered in peanut sauce!

Sweet Cabbage Stir Fry (Vegan)

Cabbage and pineapple make for a sweet and crunchy stir fry that can be made in just minutes.

Summer Squash Stir Fry (Vegan)

This simple non-traditional stir-fry brings out the natural flavors of the squash without overpowering it with other flavors. I like to use this as a side-dish, but you could serve it over rice for an entree.

Italian-Inspired Stir Fry

About's Busy Cooks guide shares this Italian-inspired stir fry recipe.

Chinese Stir-Fry Vegetable Chow Mein

An easy vegetarian and vegan Chinese stir-fry entree with noodles and vegetables. Just as good as the chow mein served in Chinese restaurants.

Zucchini, Basil and Cheese Stir-Fry

Zucchini, Basil and Cheese Stir-Fry. This recipe is very quick and easy to make. Perfect for a quick vegetarian entree or side dish on a busy weeknight.

Low Carb Asian Broccoli Stir Fry

An easy vegetarian and vegan low-carb vegetable stir fry using broccoli, ginger and almonds.

Spring Snap Pea and Tofu Stir-fry

Snap peas and tofu stir-fried in a rice wine and soy sauce mixture.

Tofu stir-fry recipes

Tofu stir-fry recipes - Vegetarian stirfry with tofu

Tofu and spinach stir-fry

From About.com's Chinese food expert comes this authentic Chinese stir-fry recipe of tofu and spinach with a sweet chili sauce. So healthy!

Spicy tofu stir-fry with chili sauce

A Chinese stir-fry recipe for tofu in a spicy chili sauce.

Veggie stir-fry with bean sprouts

A Chinese restaurant-style veggie stir-fry with tofu, bean sprouts and bamboo shoots in soy sauce. A kosher pareve recipe.

Shiitake and snow pea stir-fry with tofu

Round out a basic tofu stir-fry with shiitake mushrooms and fresh snow peas.

Tofu with scallions

A simple Kosher pareve recipe for stir-fried tofu with a scallion and ginger coating.

Raw Food Asian Style Vegetable Unstirfry

Keep your food vibrant with vegetable medleys like this recipe for a Raw Asian Unstirfry. The raw food diet's answer to classic Chinese cooked food.

Thai Noodle Stir-fry

A vegetarian stir-fry from Thailand made with noodles and a few veggies.

Thai stir-fried eggplant

Another vegetable stir-fry recipe, this one from Thailand and made from eggplants with chilies and basil for flavor. Vegetarian and vegan.

Chinese stir-fry lettuce

Lettuce may seem a strange vegetable to stir-fry, but once you've tasted this authentic vegetarian Chinese stir-fry recipe, you just might see it differently!

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