Shake up your lunch routine with my easy recipes for healthy vegetarian sandwiches!
Bring on the veggies!
This tasty post has been in the works for a loooong time. I’ve been building up my arsenal of healthy vegetarian sandwiches over the years and can’t wait to share them with you!
Long gone are the days of a boring (but let’s face it – still tasty) lettuce, cheese, and tomato sandwich.
These sandwiches so filled to the brim with goodness you won’t miss the meat one bit!
Our Favorite Vegetarian Sandwiches
Today we’re lunching it up with sandwiches that are fun, flavorful and filling. They feature real whole food ingredients and a whole lot of plant power.
Some are vegan, some vegetarian, and some are even make-ahead and portable for all your on-the-go lunch needs for work and school.
This tasty Garden Veggie Chickpea Salad Sandwich is perfect for meal prep and makes the BEST lunch! It’s a reader favorite and rocks over 100 five star reviews!
★★★★★ “It was so tasty and delicious. I truly loved everything about it. I am vegetarian, so this was incredible!” – Martha
These vegetable cream cheese tortilla roll ups are insanely popular on my blog – and for good reason too! You can serve them up in place of a sandwich at lunch or pile them on a plate as an appetizer for your next party or potluck… whatever you do just get them in your face, stat!
★★★★★ “I’ve made these multiple times & they’re always delicious!” – Nicole
While this gorgeous green panini might be a little out of the ordinary, it is positively delicious! It’s the perfect use for that ripe avocado on your countertop that needs to be used OMG-RIGHT-NOW before it turns on you.
★★★★★ “Wow. Tried this for lunch yesterday and it was a.m.a.z.i.n.g. Every recipe of yours that I have tried has been simple and delicious. I am so happy to have stumbled onto your site. And my husband even complimented the photos on your website, (“The pictures make me hungry.”)” – Judy
This post has recipes for three awesome vegan sandwiches including Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese, Spinach and Pesto Grilled Cheese, and Cranberry Pecan Grilled Cheese.
These easy cheezy sandwiches are perfect for anyone who’s dairy-intolerant, allergic, vegan, or simply living a healthy lifestyle sans-moo-cow.
★★★★★ “My friend has recently started eating vegan and we were looking for recipes of different everyday foods that we could make that our friend group would all enjoy. We tried these recipes and all of us are in love! they are so much better than the boring normal grilled cheese!” – Ella
We all need a go-to vegetarian sandwich in our lives these days, don’t you think? Something full of flavor, piled high with fresh, nutritious vegetables, and easy enough to whip up with whatever is already chilling in the fridge… This veggie sandwich is here to deliver!
★★★★★ “This is my fave go-to Pimento cheese recipe for all the things! And it is a must to use Cabot as it tastes the best!! These little sandwiches are easy to whip up and are a little different snack to satisfy you or guests!” – Melanie
Say hello to your new favorite veggie burger! These baller butternut burgers can also be made with pureed pumpkin, acorn squash, and sweet potato. WOOT!
★★★★★ “My husband, toddler, and I all love these burgers! I make a quadruple recipe and freeze a bunch for easy weeknight meals. Sometimes I use canned butternut squash, sometimes pumpkin- we love them both ways! ” – CM
★★★★★ “As a meat lover who is just trying to be a little healthier, I wasn’t expecting much from the sandwich. But OMG was I wrong! This is delicious! It’s definitely going on my lunch menu. 😊” – Kimberly
★★★★★ “Oh my god Jenn, this chickpea salad is SO FREAKING GOOD! I had a hunch that it would be amazing so I made a double batch (do yourself a favor y’all and pulse those chickpeas in the food processor if you’re going to double the recipe!) and wow!
The flavors all go so well together. It was hard to stop eating it by the spoonful so that I could save some to go with my salad today for lunch. I served scoops of it over mixed greens with a little drizzle of raspberry balsamic vinaigrette. YUM!!!!!” – Sarah
sandwiches for pescatarians
If you’re a vegetarian who is pescatarian, I have a few more tasty sandwiches you can try! We’re super in love with making Tuna Salad Sandwiches and Grilled Salmon Sandwiches.
Love sandwich wraps? Try my Salmon Wraps with Homemade Feta Vinaigrette.
more tasty vegetarian sandwich recipes
- Quinoa Black Bean Veggie Burgers
- Avocado Salad Sandwiches – I Heart Veggies
- Mexican Veggie Burgers with Taco Aioli
- Vegetarian Chili Burgers with Chipotle Mayo
If you get a chance to try any of these tasty vegetarian sandwichces, let me know!
Leave some love in the comment form below or tag your photos with @peasandcrayons on Instagram so I can happy dance over your creation. I can’t wait to see what you whip up!
