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Creamy Vegan Pasta
Craving something simple yet luscious while not spending hours standing and babysitting the pot. Creamy vegan pasta on Love And Lemons is yours to call and guess what, no heavy cream or cheesiness in it, only a pure bowl of healthy deliciousness.
What You’ll Need: Gotham Steel 5 Quart Multipurpose Pasta Pot
Sweet Potato Black Bean Veggie Burgers
Ok, these patties use black beans, quinoa, sweet potatoes, oats and a host of flavorful spices stuffed inside whole wheat buns. I cannot imagine a healthier burger combination, can you? This burger from Cookie And Kate could well be part of your next backyard barbecue get together!
What You’ll Need:Lasagna Pan
Vegan Butternut Squash Lasagna with Garlic Tahini Tofu Cream
I love Tofu hence this is one of my favorite lasagnas! The secret to the creamy lasagna is Tahini and packs in the nutrition from the butternut squash and tons of spinach. The Ambitious Kitchen gives you insight into the Vegan Butternut Squash Lasagna. The bonus for us here, you could bake, wrap and freeze or just freeze the assembled lasagna and thaw and bake when you are ready.
What You’ll Need: KitchenAid Food Chopper
Vegan Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
I love Tofu hence this is one of my favorite lasagnas! The secret to the creamy lasagna is Tahini and packs in the nutrition from the butternut squash and tons of spinach. The Ambitious Kitchen gives you insight into the Vegan Butternut Squash Lasagna. The bonus for us here, you could bake, wrap and freeze or just freeze the assembled lasagna and thaw and bake when you are ready.
Vegan Medditerrian Buddha Bowl
What do you think when you hear the Buddha Bowl? One pretty bowl filled small portions of different foods like grains, vegetables, plant proteins. And if I give you a great Mediterranean Buddha Bowl which has Quinoa Tabouli, Hummus, Sweet potato, Tahini, lemon juice and olive oil, sweet isn’t it? Then go try it now, for the recipe head to Fit Foodie Finds.
Classic Cajun Vegan Jambalaya
There’s nothing wrong in craving for an authentic bowl of this famed Louisiana Jambalaya but you need to get the ingredients right. I chanced upon the vegan jambalaya on Emilie Eats, which closely resembles its Louisiana cousin except that the sausages have been substituted with vegan sausage and the chicken with kidney beans. Note the ingredients and run to Traders Joe and try this recipe now. You can thank me later!!
Vegan Burrito Bowls
So when I heard of Walnut Cauliflower Taco MEAT, I was like what is that even a thing! A kind of meatless meat! And what a burrito bowl it is, filling and hearty and not to mention that the dish checks the calorie meter box too with about 530 calories per serving. Check out the recipe on the Pinch Of Yum.
What You’ll Need: Glass Food Containers
Vegan Truffle Mac N Cheese
I start by being honest here, I have never tried {mean cooked or ate out} this concoction of Mac n Cheese before, so I’ll read the recipe on Simply Quinoa with you. The Truffle touch is what I’m rooting for in this version of our endearing Mac’n’Cheese. So, if you happen to try making this anytime soon, do remember to leave a comment at the end of this blog!
3 BEAN TACO SOUP
All the beans I love mixed in together to make this slurpy and protein-rich bean taco soup. Well, I don’t have anything else to say about this soup, except that get your veggie bouillon before you start making this. It’s essential to get the flavors for the no-chicken soup base! Want the steps, get it on This Savory Vegan.
Crispy Tofu with Maple-Soy Glaze
A vegan’s best friend? Tofu, of course! And if it’s served crispy with a generous seasoning of soy sauce, maple syrup and rice vinegar? Well, pass me the plate, please!! The making of this crispy tofu is very uncomplicated, you could look it up on Bon Appetit.
Pesto Pasta Salad
I love pasta, period! Even better if it comes with homemade pesto sauce. This Cookie And Kate Pesto Pasta salad would be an addictive addition to the vegan menu. It’s not back-breaking to make either.
Instant Pot Cauliflower and Butternut Thai Curry
I just adore Thai curries for simply being so flavorful! And the cauliflower, butternut, lentils Thai curry on Oh She Glows blends in all my favorites. I could almost see you salivating, now go get the big bowls out for a hearty tummy-filling Thai lunch!
What You’ll Need: Instant Pot
White Bean Hash
Looking for a simple one-pan yet delicious lunch which would also use your leftovers from yesterday? You are in luck today, all your boxes are checked and you are all set to eat a yummy plate. Don’t believe, alright peek at the White Bean Hash recipe on Forks Over Knives.
What You’ll Need: Cast Iron Skillet
Vegan Meatballs
Vegan and meatballs? Sounds oxymoronic, right! Not quite because this ‘meatless meatball’ has beans, mushrooms, brown rice, onions and much other healthy stuff which gives it all the flavors and the shape of the quintessential meatball. The process could be a bit longer than what we cook every day. But what’s a little slog and sweat in front of the prospect of a perfectly yummy vegan meatball. Get the detailed process on Love And Lemons. I have a feeling that you would need it pretty soon!
Vegan Broccoli Soup
There there, I could see you twitching your nose when I said broccoli!! Cmon, broccoli could be yumm too and when it comes to this creamy bowl of goodness, you’ll have to change your perception totally. Nestled with potato, cashews, onions, thyme, dill, Dijon mustard and olive oil, this Vegan Broccoli Soup recipe on A Couple Cooks, is a winner on the dining table!
Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta
Let me start by saying, I love Butternut Squash in almost every form, so I leaped at the opportunity of having butternut as a sauce. Yes, you are probably thinking like me, why on earth have I not tried this before, well now is the time. This simple few ingredient pasta on the Ambitious Kitchen {you could use spaghetti or angel hair quite as well}, is yummy and satiating!
ONE-POT CHICKPEA TIKKA MASALA
What comes to your mind when I say Tikka Masala? I think chicken at once! But wait, vegans have a voice here too. Yes, there are alternatives to chicken- chickpea, it is for you. Two ladles full of this flavorful chickpea tikka on a bed of rice, aha! What else do you want? Check out the recipe on Making Thyme for Health.
Crunchy Cashew Thai Quinoa Salad
This quinoa salad screams tasty and healthy. No really, if you see the components, you would agree too! Quinoa to start with, carrots, onions, chickpeas, cashews, bell pepper, red cabbage with soy sauce, wine vinegar, sesame oil for flavor. Need we say more? Nope, I guess. Need the recipe, head over to Ambitious Kitchen.
Lentil Bolognese
If you have been wondering why hasn’t lentil come up in the vegan recipe conversation, then here it is, a lentil bolognese, yay! The recipe on Detoxinta {I like that name!} uses the green lentil, I personally like the red more, I like the mushy consistency, you choose your calling. Overall, a very healthy vegan option!
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