Healthy, Whole Foods, Plant-Based Vegan Recipes
This sweet corn succotash recipe adds shiitake mushrooms and baby bok choy for an Asian twist. This is the perfect oil-free, plant-based vegan side dish that comes together in minutes. Serve it warm for a weeknight dinner. Or, enjoy it cold at a summer picnic.
This recipe for Tex-Mex Quinoa Stuffed Peppers makes a hearty plant-based dinner. Simple spices flavor the satisfying stuffing of beans, corn, and quinoa. This is a vegan crowd-pleaser the whole family will love!
Summer Farmer’s Market: The best oil-free plant-based vegan recipes. Using bell peppers, tomatoes, corn, green beans, zucchini, okra, watermelon, cherries
Sweet corn on the cob, tender asparagus, and red bell pepper celebrate simple, fresh flavor. Grilling them adds a smoky char, reminiscent of summer. Plus, red quinoa adds healthy, plant-based protein. It all rests on a bed of baby greens. The colors of the garden come to the plate.
Gallo Pinto, or “spotted rooster,” is the national dish of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. This plant-based rice and beans recipe is so satisfying. Authentic flavor comes from an oil-free sofrito that flavors the rice. A budget-friendly dish that makes a hearty dinner!
Mashed chickpeas replace chicken in this quick plant-based Curry “Tu-No” salad recipe. Delicious flavors and textures comes from a crunchy celery, roasted cashews, and sweet golden raisins. With an easy, oil-free dressing. This whole foods, vegan salad is a snap to make, and it gets even better the next day.
Eat your Purple Power! This easy, oil-free hash uses beautiful purple cauliflower, potato, and onion for a healthy breakfast. Roast off these veggies during weekend meal-prep and enjoy throughout the week. Works great as a filling for vegan breakfast burritos or serve as vegetarian side at Sunday brunch.
Spicy, smoky chipotle peppers balance the flavor of sweet potatoes in this hearty Sweet Potato Chipotle Plant-Based Chili. Make a big pot of this vegan soup to satisfy both meat-eaters and plant-lovers. This oil-free stew will become one of your favorite go-to winter recipes.
Hoppin’ John is a classic Southern Stew. Traditionally made using ham or bacon for smoky flavor, this vegan version uses smoked paprika. Black-eyed peas are stewed with the Southern trinity of green bell peppers, onion, and celery. Served over whole grain Carolina Gold rice, this is a satisfying, plant-based meal.
