This healthy, vegan dinner was inspired by the beautiful summer squash, zucchini, and other vegetables at Chicago’s Green City Farmer’s Market. Eat Banza’s legume rice is loaded with plant-based protein, making a hearty base for this easy, oil-free recipe. This one-pot meal makes the perfect weeknight meal.
Breakfast
Garden Vegetable Oil-Free Tofu Frittata
Firm tofu replaces eggs for this plant-based frittata. Healthy vegetables are oil-free sautéed. An essential vegan breakfast recipe.
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Mini Vegan Barbecue Lentil Loaves
These satisfying lentil loaves are full of flavor and a cinch to make! Smoked paprika adds summer, BBQ-flavor to a quick mix of mashed lentils and flax. Make a batch of these and use for appetizers at a party, sandwich in a pita for a healthy, plant-based lunch, or slather with Chipotle Barbecue Sauce for a satisfying, gluten-free dinner.
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Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Spicy Tunisian Chermoula Sauce
Bold flavor packs this hearty, vegan entrée. Cauliflower “steaks” are oil-free roasted and topped with spicy Tunisian Chermoula Sauce. Healthy, plant-based.
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Appetizer
Baked Polenta Discs with Vegan Wild Mushroom Ragout
Easy Appetizer: Polenta Discs Baked polenta discs are one of my favorite vessels to use for appetizers. You can buy a tube at almost any grocery store. Slice it up into 1/2-inch thick discs, bake them off, and you’re ready for topping. Because polenta is gluten-free and vegan, I can serve them to just about
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Spicy Calabrian Style Whole Wheat Pasta Shells
Medium | Servings: 4 | Ready In: 15 minutes | Yield: 8-10 cups Small, spicy red cherry peppers are traditional to this Calabrian-style pasta recipe. Whole wheat pasta shells add satisfying texture and healthy plant-based, vegan protein. Enjoy this for a quick and easy weeknight dinner. If you like this, you’ll also love Pasta ‘alla Norma’:
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Red Quinoa Enchiladas Rojas
Dried Ancho chilies bring authentic flavor to this plant-based Mexican entrée. Healthy, gluten-free red quinoa provides the base for the hearty filling. This makes the perfect vegan dinner for a crowd – they’ll be begging for more!
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Oil-Free Indian Moong Dal Fry
[the_ad id=”3218″] Medium | Servings: 6 | Ready In: 60 minutes | Yield: 6 cups Moong Dal Fry is a classic Indian dish. It starts with cooked lentils then flavors them with an aromatic mix of onion, ginger, tomatoes, and spices. Traditionally fried in ghee, this vegan, oil-free version is healthy and lighter. You’ll love
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Peppery Southern Grits with Sweet Heat Tomato Jam and Caramelized Chard
Advanced | Servings: 4 | Ready In: 60 minutes | Yield: about 8 cups (4 big bowls) Grits are Southern comfort food. Cooked slowly, with love, they become the hearty base for oil-free braised chard. A Sweet-Heat Tomato Jam packs more flavor as sweet tomatoes get a kick from spicy peppers and bright balsamic. This