Calling All Plant-Based Football Fans—These 34 Vegetarian Super Bowl Apps Are For You

It’s true that many traditional Super Bowl foods—sliders, wings, nachos…—are pretty meat-heavy, we’re here to tell you, there’s tons more options to fill out your game day spread. We’ve rounded up our favorite meatless eats that’ll satisfy vegetarians and omnivores alike. Whether your whole hungry crowd is plant-based or you’re just looking for some variety on your app table, these 40 vegetarian recipes will guarantee everyone wins at your Super Bowl party.

The best thing about this list is that there truly is an alternative here for almost every kind of meat usually used in classic game day recipes. Big fan of chicken in things like taquitos or buffalo dip? Try our fried buffalo artichoke hearts, our chili garlic fried cauliflower, our buffalo tempeh “wings”, or our buffalo cauliflower. More of a red meat fan, usually using it for dishes like chili, pigs in a blanket, and burgers? Check out our air fryer tahini black bean fritters, our bean & cheese taquitos, or our vegetarian chili. We’ve even got a couple seafood facsimiles, like our air fryer cauliflower tacos (very similar to our fish tacos) and our mushroom calamari. With all these options, we bet no one will even miss the meat!

Of course, there are many naturally vegetarian game day options out there already, so we’ve included some of our favorites here. Cheese is the name of the (vegetarian) game, so we’re letting it shine in our tomato feta pinwheels, our pimento cheese, our baked spinach & artichoke dip, our one-pot vegetarian chili mac, and our pub beer cheese. They’re crowd-pleasers no matter the occasion, so you're going to want to keep these recipes in your pocket all year long.

Want even more vegetarian Super Bowl inspiration? Check out our favorite game day cocktails and desserts too.