25+ Vegetarian Lunch Ideas For Lent

Grilled Caesar Salad

Salad is a good Lent lunch idea, but salad can be so boring. Not this Grilled Caesar Salad.

Grill romaine lettuce, top it with Caesar dressing, and Parmesan cheese. You can also make the grilled homemade croutons in this recipe, too, to make it even more interesting.

Pizza Bombs

Pizza Bombs are such a fun and easy lunch idea, especially if your whole family is home for lunch on a Friday during Lent.

Store-bough dough is stuffed with mozzarella cheese. Heat them up, dip them in some marinara, and you have a bite of pizza without actually having to eat a slice of pizza for lunch.

Caprese Grilled Cheese

Grilled cheese sandwiches are an easy lunch recipe, but kick it up a notch with this Caprese Grilled Cheese.

It’s filled with mozzarella cheese, tomato, and pesto and is such a great grown up grilled cheese that’s perfect if you’re working from home on Lenten Fridays and have a minute to cook.

Garden Tomato Salad

If you’re looking for a light Lenten lunch, this Garden Tomato Salad should be your go to.

Tomatoes marinate overnight to make an incredible salad. Dip some crunchy bread into the olive oil marinade for something super satisfying.

Vegan Taco Pasta Salad

Pasta salad is a really good light lunch. Most of them are filled with meat and cheese, but not our Vegan Taco Pasta Salad.

It has all of the flavors of tacos — without any meat or cheese, making it perfect for a Friday during Lent.

Vegan Kale And Bean Soup

I could eat soup no matter the temperature, although the beginning of Lent is still during winter, so this is perfect for a cold Lenten Friday.

Carrots, cannellini beans, black beans, and kale come together in a vegetable broth to make this incredible Vegan Kale And Bean Soup.

Portabella Mushroom Pizzas

Pizza is a go to Lent lunch idea. But, if you want a twist on it, go with these Portabella Mushroom Pizzas.

Instead of using a traditional crust, these use a portabella mushroom as the crust. It’s definitely a different, but tasty way to eat pizza (and mushrooms).

Vegan Chickpea “Tuna” Salad

Tuna salad sandwiches are fine for Lent, if you’re okay with seafood on Fridays.

If you’re not, this Vegan Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich is a good alternative. Chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) are mashed and seasoned to mimic tuna fish, without actually being fish.

Vegetarian Couscous with Zucchini, Chickpeas, and Tomatoes

This Vegetarian Couscous with Zucchini, Chickpeas, and Tomatoes is one of our favorite recipes for any day, but it works really well on a Friday in Lent.

It’s really light and packed with veggies. There are so many fresh flavors in it that you won’t miss meat at all.

Garden Tomato Caprese Tart

If you have fresh tomatoes to use, make this Garden Tomato Caprese Tart for lunch. Mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, and fresh basil are baked together in a pie crust to make a really tasty dish.

This is one of our favorite ways to use up extra tomatoes from our garden, but of course, we don’t have any during Lent. So store bought it is this time of year.

Orzo Greek Salad

Greek salad usually has a lettuce base. But, to make this a little more filling for a Friday during Lent lunch, this Orzo Greek Salad swaps lettuce for orzo.

Other than that, the flavors are very similar.

Chickpea And Spinach Vegan Burger

If you’re used to a heavier lunch, this Chickpea And Spinach Vegan Burger will replace your fast food burger when you need a vegetarian lunch on a Lenten Friday.

The burger is made from a chickpea and spinach base, which is a nice break from the usual black bean burger options out there.

Lentil And Cauliflower Vegan Tacos

Tacos are so good for lunch. But, don’t head out for them. Especially on a Friday when you can’t eat the ground beef.

Instead, go with these Lentil And Cauliflower Vegan Tacos. The filling mixture has the same texture as beef, except, you know, without beef.

Mini Tomato Pies

If we have extra tomatoes, I always use them in this Mini Tomatoes Pies recipe. They’re super easy to make and incredibly poppable.

These are really good cold too, so you could make them on a Thursday then pack them for lunch on Friday during Lent.

2 Ingredient Dough Pizza

Cheese pizza is the go to Friday night during Lent recipe. And it’s so easy for lunch too. Just run to the local pizza parlor and grab a slice.

Or … you could easily make your own pizza for lunch with this 2 Ingredient Dough Pizza recipe. You don’t have to worry about yeast or the dough rising overnight, so it’s super easy.

Breaded Eggplant Parmesan Bites

I absolutely love Breaded Eggplant Parmesan Bites as a light lunch for a Friday during Lent.

Tiny bites of breaded eggplant, with Parmesan cheese, that you dip in marinara sauce. It’s such a good meal.

Pizza Bagels

If you want pizza on a Lenten Friday, but a whole slice is too much for you for lunch, go with Pizza Bagels.

They’re all the flavors of pizza, but with a bagel as the base.

Salad Wrap 

If sandwiches aren’t your thing because they’re too heavy, you’ll love this salad wrap for your Friday lunch.

It has all the elements of salad, but in a wrap form. It’s a really good recipe for when you just need something simple.

Cheesy Egg Sandwich

If you’re working from home on a Lenten Friday and have a chance to cook your lunch, go with this Cheesy Egg Sandwich.

When you order it as a breakfast sandwich, it’s served on a nice, crusty bread roll. But for lunch, I serve it on toast so it feels more like a lunch sandwich.

Pastina-Stuffed Avocados

There’s something so fun about food stuffed in other food. That’s what these Pastina-Stuffed Avocados have going for them.

Also, it’s pasta and some other veggies stuffed in an avocado — and it’s vegetarian so it works on a Friday during Lent. What’s not to love?

Egg Salad Sandwich

Egg Salad is such a classic sandwich recipe and it works so easily for a Lenten Friday lunch.

Our recipe is pretty basic. But, I mean, sometimes the easy recipes make the best recipes, right?

Lasagna Cups

We make a lot of appetizers with wonton wrappers, but the only lunch meal we make with them is this Lasagna Cups recipe.

It’s all the elements of lasagna, but in wonton cups. It’s such a fun lunch for a Lenten Friday.

Portabella Philly Cheesesteak

We saved this Portabella Philly Cheesesteak for last because although it’s delicious, it’s also pretty heavy. Like maybe too heavy for lunch.

But also, it’s mushroom instead of meat, so you really can have it for lunch when you need a vegetarian meal for a Friday during Lent.

Order Lunch For Lent Online:

If you don’t feel like cooking, but you need lunch, you can order online with the following delivery services:

• Goldbelly
• Grubhub
• Instacart

Just make sure that you’re ordering something that’s actually vegetarian. So, if you’re ordering soup, you want to make sure a vegetable broth is used instead of a chicken brothe.

More Lent Meals:

If you’re looking for more ideas of what to make during Lent, we have a ton of posts that will help.

Start the day off with our Lent Breakfast Ideas. For easy dinner options, check out our list of the Best Lent Dinner Ideas (with 200 meatless dinner ideas). If you want something more specific, we have a list of Vegetarian Sandwiches and Vegetarian Soups.

If you’re okay with seafood during Lent, we have a few round ups for you as well. There’s our Simple Shrimp Recipes For Lent, Shellfish Recipes For Lent (which don’t include any shrimp options), and Fish Recipes For Lent.