
There are lots of compelling reasons to eat a vegetarian diet, both personal and political, but not everyone is willing to give up meat consumption entirely. For everyone who wants to eat healthy, save money, and have a reduced impact on the planet, we present the Weekday Vegetarian diet: Eat vegetarian for the five days during the week, and then enjoy eating some meat on the weekends. We've got lots of recipes to help get you started down the path to a leaner, greener diet.

Enjoy these 5 recipes for the week, including couscous, lentils, and pesto, that'll get you through the week. Ready for the weekend? Try this fantastic recipe for pebre, a Chilean herb salsa, that goes great with grilled flank steak.

Dig in to 5 Spring-inspired recipes for the week, including spring greens, fiddleheads, and asparagus, that'll help you make it to Friday. When the weekend rolls around, try this recipe for Spring Vegetable Paella -- seafood optional.

Try these 5 weekday vegetarian recipes, perfect for a warm late summer or early fall week, and then indulge in a bountiful vegetable medley spiced up with sausage on the weekend.

These 5 weekday vegetarian recipes help showcase the incredible variety available in a vegetarian diet: souffle, veggie burgers, orichiette, pasta and a stew -- yum! Then, when the weekend rolls around, and you have time to carefully choose and thoroughly enjoy a meat (or fish) dish, try this Morrocan-inspired white fish dish.

From Monday to Friday, dig in to cauliflower and chickpea curry, chili lime tofu, beet pasta, and more; once the weekend comes, indulge in a delicious fresh fish stew -- all recipes included!

For Monday to Friday, here are recipes for a dish with tofu and wild mushrooms, spaghettini with garlic, parsley and olive oil, chickpea curry, and more; once the weekend comes, indulge in Beef Cheek Confit.

For the weekdays, try these great recipes for Lentils and Beet Greens, Garlic Pasta, Mediterranean Barley and Tofu, and more; once the weekend comes, reward yourself with this fantastic Lamb Ragu recipe.

For the weekdays, try these great recipes for Sweet Potato Cornbread, Squash, Sage and Feta Pasta Bake, Vegetable Tagine, and more; once the weekend comes, try this great recipe for Tunisian-Braised Short Ribs.

Learn more about how a weekday vegetarian diet and lifestyle works, and where this delicious Pork and Fennel Ragu fits in.


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