21 Pescatarian Recipes That Don’t Neglect the Veggies

Instant Pot Salmon Dinner

Salmon, sweet potatoes, and broccoli all can be steamed together in 3 minutes via the wonders of the Instant Pot. (via Brit + Co)

Instant Pot Steamed Cod With Ginger Scallion Sauce

This Chinese dish can be on your table in roughly 30 minutes. From a frozen state, fish only takes 5 minutes to pressure-cook. Serve it with cauliflower rice instead of jasmine rice to load up on the veggies. (via Brit + Co)

One-Pot Roasted Salmon Niçoise

A lunchtime salad gets the warm dinner treatment with this one-pot meal, complete with pesto-laden salmon and lots of veggies. (via Brit + Co)

Shrimp-Stuffed Avocados

On a sweltering evening, you’ll be so glad you have this recipe up your sleeve. (via Brit + Co)

Sheet-Pan Shrimp Fajitas

You can use any vegetables in this one-pan recipe, but we think peppers and onions go flawlessly with this roasted shrimp in tacos, salads, and bowls. (via Brit + Co)

Brown Butter Salmon With Capers and Tomatoes

These 15-minute fillets prove that a pescatarian diet is anything but pesky. (via Brit + Co)

Halibut en Papillote

This dinner exemplifies how all parchment-paper-baked fish should be. Halibut is smothered in sweet coconut aminos, lemon, scallion, and mushrooms. (via Brit + Co)

Walnut-Crusted Salmon

When you coat salmon in a succulent walnut crust, it sings. Serve it alongside some simple roasted Brussels sprouts. (via Brit + Co)

Salmon Avocado Salad

Filled to the brim with juicy cucumber and grapefruit, crisp red onion, and rich avocado, this salmon salad is what pescatarian dreams are made of. Scoop it onto butter lettuce leaves or cabbage for a complete meal. (via Brit + Co)

Shrimp Pasta With Lemon and Spinach

If the words easy and refreshing appeal to you, don’t miss out on this nourishing dish. (via Brit + Co)

Pan-Seared Fish

What do you do when hit with an intense fish craving? You pan-sear fish with a lemon-garlic-caper sauce. Toss some delicate greens like baby kale in the same pan for a complete dinner. (via Brit + Co)

Steamed Bass Foil Packet Dinner

If you’re hosting someone special and looking to impress, look no further than these tender white fish fillets, nuzzled into a bright and flavorful herbed butter with broccoli, squash, and mushrooms. (via Brit + Co)

Grilled Harissa Shrimp With Chickpea Tomato Sauce

Grilled Harissa Shrimp with Chickpea Tomato Sauce

This colorful dinner is a weeknight essential: it’s balanced, delicious, and ready in roughly 30 minutes. (via Brit + Co)

Salmon Skewers

We’re very open to eating fish skewers on a nightly basis, especially when they are nestled alongside peppers and zucchini. (via Brit + Co)

Salmon Burgers

Warm up with this comforting salmon burger. It shines with many vegetable toppings like sprouts, sliced radish, avocado, and roasted tomatoes. Go bunless by placing the patty in between butter lettuce. (via Brit + Co)

Mango Curry Shrimp

This tastes just like a curry you’ll find at your favorite Thai restaurant. Serve it with cauliflower rice over jasmine rice to make it more veg-heavy. (via Brit + Co)

Baked Almond-Crusted Cod

This meal, plated with a healthy side of steamed green beans, can be yours in 20 minutes or less. (via Brit + Co)

Dishwasher-Cooked Lobster with Brussel Sprouts and Potatoes

You'll forget you're eating a pescatarian recipe cooked in a dishwasher (really!) when you bite into this succulent lobster tail, seasoned with a butter sauce and served with tender vegetables and potatoes. (via Brit + Co)

Creamy Pesto Pasta with Smoked Salmon

Have leftover smoked salmon? Toss it with spaghetti, peas, asparagus, and mascarpone cheese for a delightful spring supper. (via Brit + Co)

Easy One-Skillet Creamy Tuscan Salmon

There's so many ways to spice up pescatarian recipes that we love discovering — like this one-skillet creamy tuscan salmon. It combines all of our favorite flavors, but has a seafood twist that's healthier. (via The Real Food Dietitians)

Easiest Skillet Shrimp Fajitas

We'll take two plates of this easy skillet shrimp fajita meal! In just 30 minutes, you and your family will be tasting the flavors of lime, garlic, bell peppers and well-seasoned shrimp! (via The Girl on Bloor)