6 flexitarian recipes that can help you feed a range of eaters

As someone who grew up vegetarian in a meat-eating household and eventually began cooking dinner for my family most nights, I know the importance of a flexible recipe. To me, that means a recipe that can be adapted for a wide variety of proteins and produce. While these kinds of dishes are essential to someone like me — where there’s a mix of dietary restrictions — they’re also a helpful tool if you’re looking to reduce your meat consumption and explore plant-based eating.

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The recipes below offer options to everyone on the meat-eating spectrum. Go one way or the other, or maybe do a half-and-half situation. Whichever route you choose, you can be confident there’s a delicious meal waiting on the other side. Find even more adaptable dishes in our archive of over 10,000 recipes.

Chicken or Mushroom Piccata

Above. Both mushrooms and chicken are excellent vehicles for this savory, vibrant piccata sauce. Serve with salad, mashed potatoes, pasta or risotto to make it a well-rounded, comforting meal. Get the recipe.

Sheet Pan Chicken or Cauliflower With Lemony Potatoes and Kalamata Olives

This simple sheet pan meal does not skimp on flavor. Cauliflower or chicken are infused with aromatic flavors of oregano, lemon zest and garlic, and then roasted with potatoes and artichokes to create a meal that’s as easy as it is delicious. Get the recipe.

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