Vegan & Plant-Based Recipes
Amazing Recipes Sure To Inspire!
Plant-based, vegan and no oil* recipes and tips to help you build your delicious and healthy meal plan. Check out these recipe and meal plan blogs and find anything your taste buds desire from these fabulous chefs.
BOSH!
Simple amazing vegan food!
Delightful Adventures
Simple, vegan & gluten free recipes.
Dreena Burton
Whole Food, minimally processed recipes!
Fat Free Vegan*
Whole food, plant-based, no oil recipes.
Forks Over Knives*
Heart healthy plant-based recipes & meal planner.
Healthier Steps
Vegan, gluten & sugar free deliciousness.
I Can You Can Vegan
Yummy veganized plant-based recipes!
Jessica In The Kitchen
Yeeees! Vegan cauli wings + more amazingness!
Make It Dairy Free
Delicious vegan recipes & resources.
Nora Cooks
Easy & affordable vegan recipes.
Plant Based RD
Registered dietician with plant-based recipes & tips!
Plant You*
Plant-based & vegan recipes, meal planner & resources.
Sweet Simple Vegan
Sweet & simple vegan recipes.
The Korean Vegan
Amazing veganized Korean recipes!
The Vegan 8
Vegan recipes with just 8 ingredients!
Vegan Richa
Sumptious Indian food recipes. All veganized!
Vegan Yack Attack
EVERYTHING Vegan!
Yes Baby I Like It Raw
Wellness site with raw vegan recipes
Budget-Friendly and Easy Recipes
Featured recipes we keep coming back to! So easy and delicious they’re sure to become a repeat in your house too.
Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Ingredients:
- Russet Potatoes
- Broccoli (chopped)
- Fresh Chives (chopped)
Cashew Cheese Sauce
- Onions
- Garlic
- Nutritional Yeast
- Paprika
- Veggie Broth
Instructions:
Cashew Sauce
- Soak cashews overnight if not using a high powered blender
- Sauté onions and garlic in veggie broth or water until liquid is absorbed
- Add veggie broth, cashews, sautéed veggies, nutritional yeast and paprika to blender (add small amounts of veggie broth while blending to get desired consistency)
Bake Potato
- Scrub potato, dip in water or veggie broth add salt and pepper and bake at 450 until tender
- Cut down the middle, add chopped broccoli, cheese sauce, chives and paprika
Here are some of our favorite plant-based meals. The basic ingredients are accessible, quick to put together and very satisfying. Many recipes have the same ingredients that are just prepared and seasoned differently!
These are filling, flavorful, nutritious and easy to make plant-based meals that are examples for you to get started with building your favorite go-to plant recipes. Use these ideas and adjust the listed ingredients to your taste. For specific recipes with exact measurements use one of the links of our favorite professional chefs listed above, or google the recipe with ‘plant-based’ or ‘vegan’ to find detailed instructions.
The secret to the deliciousness of plant-based cooking is in the prep and flavoring. Fresh ingredients are so clean and flavorful, but frozen and jarred with no extra preservatives also work well. Explore the flavors you love the most, grab your spices and chef’s knife and get ready to inspire your taste buds!
Welcome to plant-based cooking!
Mashed Potato Pie
Ingredients:
- Yukon potatoes (mashed with salt & pepper and a little pb milk if needed)
- Gravy (your favorite)
- Peas & Carrots
- Green Beans*
- Mushrooms*
- Onions*
- Seasoned Lentils* (cook in veggie broth & spices)
Start your base with mashed potatoes, top with lentils, peas & carrots, sauted veggies and gravy!
*This dish is delicious in so many variations. My hubby absolutely loves this dish with just the first three ingredients, and my son and I love it with all the optional veggies, so tweak for your household and take comfort!
Ice Cream (Nice Cream)
I cannot believe how ridicously delicious nice cream is! With non of the detriments of dairy woo hoo!
Ingredients:
- Frozen Banana
- Fav Frozen Fruit
- Fav Plant-Based Milk
Add a small amount of pb milk to blender, add frozen fruit and blend adding pb milk a little at a time to get desired consistency.
Top off or blend in your favorite toppings like crushed nuts, whole berries, cinnamon, sprinkles or shaved chocolate!
Mushrooms Rice & Gravy
Ingredients:
- Seasoned Rice (cook in veggie broth & spices)
- Seasoned Beans/Lentils (cook in veggie broth & spices)
- Sauteed mushrooms, onions & peppers
- Make a veggie broth gravy (veggie broth with flour or cornstarch to thicken)
- Add Annie’s vegan worchestire for a umami flavor
Cook your rice and saute your veggies. Top with chives or shredded fresh greens like kale or parsley.
Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 banana (fresh or frozen, cut up)
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple or other fruit (fresh or frozen, cut up)
- Spinach and or kale (fresh or frozen)
- plant-based milk or use water to cover ingredients (less for thicker smoothie, more for thinner texture)
Optional: Avocado, Berries, Celery, Chia / Flax Seeds, Nuts, Oats, Cinnamon or desired spice.
Add to blender starting with the liquid (milk or water), frozen veggies & fruit, then the seeds & fresh produce and spices.
These are so easy to get a filling, nutritious meal in. Just go with your favorite fruits and seriously the veggies will not overpower once you get your recipe down. For a chocolate shake, add unsweetened cocoa for more antioxidants!
Tapas Platter
Ingredients:
- A delicious bread like pita or crackers
- Cooked & Raw Shredded Greens, (collards, romaine, kale, spinach, cabbage..)
- Cooked, Raw & Pickled Veggies (mini peppers, onions, cucumbers, mini tomatoes..)
- Grapes, strawberries, sliced/cubed melon
- A variety of flavored hummus and condiments like olives, salsa relish, pickles..
Use your imagination and add your favorite ingredients to get a delicious meal that will satisfy all of your taste buds!
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Tacos & Guac
Ingredients:
- Seasoned black beans or lentils (cook in veggie broth, add chopped sauted red peppers, garlic & onion & spices like cumin, paprika, chili powder..)
- Raw shredded romaine
- Salsa
- Pico de gallo (chopped raw onion, tomatoes, cilantro with lime juice)
- Guacamole (so easy, literally just mash the avocados and add salt, pepper and lime juice + any other veggies you enjoy in your guac) NO OIL NEEDED
- Tortilla or hard corn shell
For a burrito add:
- Seasoned rice (cook in veggie broth & add spices like cumin & top with fresh cilantro)
Delicious & enticing the flavors are amazing!
Veggie Bowls
Ingredients:
- Seasoned Rice (cook in veggie broth & spices)
- Seasoned Beans/Lentils (cook in veggie broth & spices)
- Cooked & Raw Shredded Greens, (collards, romaine, kale, spinach, cabbage..)
- Cooked, Raw & Pickled Veggies (onions, cucumbers, tomatoes..)
- Hummus and toppings like olives or salsa relish
Start your base with rice, top with lentils or beans, greens, veggies & hummus + toppings!
Veggie Sandwich
Ingredients:
- Whatever delicious bread you enjoy (pita, tortilla wrap, fresh baked bread)
- Shredded romaine or whatever greens you like
- Roasted red pepper
- Cooked, raw & pickled veggies (onions, cucumbers, tomatoes..)
- Hummus or guacamole and toppings like olives or salsa relish
Layer your favorite bread with all the veggies and toppings!