16 easy and delicious vegetarian pie recipes

Nici Wickes’ spinach and cheese pie recipe makes a substantial vegetarian lunch or dinner. It’s super-convenient too as it can be assembled in the morning and cooked when you need it

Soft, velvety beans spiked with chilli and covered with a blanket of bubbling, melted cheese make up this Mexican-inspired beauty

This healthy and tasty vegetable and lentil potato pie is packed full of vitamins and every bit as hearty as a meat based cottage pie. Perfect for a family meat-free Monday meal.

Give an Italian twist to the classic Australian pie with this filling vegetarian pasta pot pie.

This creamy vegetarian pie recipe is perfect for getting that comfort food-fix while still fitting in plenty of vegetables. Delicious, vegetarian and ready in just 35 minutes

I’ll let you in on a secret. Despite knowing how fabulous they are for my body, I’m not a natural fan of greens. So this pie, which packs in over half a kilo of them, is how I manage to eat them with delight and vigour. Using plenty of feta and Parmesan cheese, every mouthful is delicious. Photography by Todd Eyre.

Nici Wickes’ courgette and chickpea pies recipe is easy to make, tasty and satisfying. Serve with a fruity chutney for a deliciously hearty vegetarian meal

Hot, cheesy and utterly delicious, this pumpkin filo pie is infused with beautiful fresh thyme and oregano to create a tasty one-pot dinner dish.

Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note

Use a 2.5 litre capacity pie dish or baking dish. Note

Instead of brie, crumble 200g ricotta over mixture. Replace capsicum dip with rocket or basil pesto. You need 600g peeled pumpkin. Note

Check pastry packaging as some brands may contain animal products. Note

Replace oregano with 2 tablespoons caster sugar then use dough for sweet pies. Note