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Get plant-based vegan recipes and meal plans. Lots of veganized comfort foods.

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Tahini Salad Dressing

This Tahini Salad Dressing is rich and satisfying. In addition to using it as a salad dressing for your Falafel Salad, you can use it as a condiment on your Veggie Sandwich, Falafel Sandwich or as a dipping sauce for your plain old Vegan Falafel. Read the full article

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Vegan Fajitas

These Vegan Fajitas topped with roasted portobello mushrooms and sautéed onions and peppers is absolutely delicious, and still nutritious! Three corn tortillas topped with all the fixin's has 514 calories, 20 grams of fiber and 24 grams of protein. Add to that: 75% RDV of Vitamin A, 340% Vitamin C, 31% Calcium and 63% Iron. Read the full article

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Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

This Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding is a delicious dessert or snack to satisfy your chocolate cravings. It's also a good source of Omega 3's from the chia seeds. You can top it with some fresh raspberries or a dollop of vegan whipped cream, or just eat it plain like I do. Read the full article

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Hearty Side Salad

You can pair a side salad with just about anything. It's easy to make and full of nutrients. Skip the iceberg, though. It's like green water. You'll need the hearty leaf kinds like kale, chard, mustard greens, spinach, romaine, arugula or lettuce. We make this in a big batch a couple times per week and eat it throughout the week. It'll keep in the fridge for several days in a sealable container. Read the full article

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Vegan Lentil Loaf

This Vegan Lentil Loaf is a veganized version of the ever popular meatloaf. The lentils, brown rice and oats make this a hearty and nutritious meal while the generous amount of seasonings give it tons of flavor. Read the full article

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Easy Polenta

We love this Easy Polenta recipe because it's so delicious, low calorie and versatile. We prefer to eat it warm, but you can eat it cold straight out of the fridge if you're in a hurry. It's super low calorie, with only 34 calories per serving. That means you can eat two or three pieces and not feel guilty about it. Try it with a little paprika or chia jam or even some marinara sauce. It works with just about anything! Read the full article

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Chia Seed Jam

This Chia Seed Jam is a nutritious alternative to the sugar and additive laden jam you buy at the store. The chia seeds give it a gelatinous texture plus a lot of additional fiber, calcium, iron and magnesium. You can make this recipe with either fresh or frozen berries. We usually keep a large bag of frozen berries in the freezer so we never run out of this delicious condiment. You can mash the berries with a fork or potato masher if you prefer a thicker, chunkier jam. I prefer a smoother texture so we use the blender and pulse it a few times to break down the larger berries. We like to use this jam on our multigrain toast and as a sweetener in our Rolled Oats Breakfast. Read the full article

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Easy Lentils

This Easy Lentils recipe takes only a couple minutes to prepare, but it's delicious and a great source of protein. This is a staple in our refrigerator that we use as a side dish or topping for our Boiled Potatoes or Vegan Baked Potato. Lentils are a member of the legume family, and are a critical source of nutrition for those on a plant-based diet. According to Dr. Greger at NutritionFacts.org, "Lentils have the second-highest antioxidant content (behind black beans) among all tested legumes and offer significant levels of protein, iron, zinc, and folate as well. A diet rich in lentils and other legumes may help reduce cholesterol, hypertension, and the risk of prediabetes, fibrocystic breast disease, and prostate cancer proliferation. Lentils and other legumes may offer significant anti-inflammatory effects as well." We used green lentils in this Easy Lentils recipe but you can use other types of lentils. Try the other types to add some variety to your meals. Cooking times vary so pay attention to the cooking instructions on the package. Brown and red lentils only take 20 to 30 minutes to cook while these green lentils take about 45 minutes. If you're concerned about your sodium intake, replace the garlic salt with garlic powder and add a little black pepper, lime juice, balsamic vinegar or tabasco sauce. Read the full article

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Corn Tortilla Corn Chips

This Corn Tortilla Corn Chips recipe was inspired by Amelia's Plant-Based Nutrition Certification program. Nearly all store-bought corn chips are highly processed and made with oil, and they're not very healthy. Organic, oil-free corn tortillas, on the other hand, have very few ingredients, are not highly processed, and contain no oil. In addition to the health benefits, homemade corn tortilla corn chips are also a LOT cheaper! A package of Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value® Organic Corn Tortillas contains 12 tortillas and only costs between $1 and $2 depending on where you live. That's enough tortillas to make an entire bag of corn chips for less than a third of the cost of a pre-made bag of corn chips. And the only ingredients are Organic Whole Corn, Water and a Trace of Lime. These corn chips are a bit thicker than most of the store bought brands, so they're also more filling and don't break off in your dip. Just be sure to cook them long enough or they'll come out chewy instead of crispy, but don't overcook them or they'll burn. Enjoy them with Grandpa's Vegan Dipping Hot Sauce. Read the full article

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Grandpa's Vegan Dipping Hot Sauce

I was raised on Grandpa's Vegan Dipping Hot Sauce recipe and loved it! Although he didn't call it vegan, it didn't contain any animal products...only delicious veggies straight from his garden. Yes, this is my Grandpa Gene's amazing jarred hot sauce recipe, modified to make it a more manageable batch size. He made this hot sauce using 5 quarts of homegrown tomatoes. That's 160 ounces of tomatoes! He loved giving them out to friends and family, and we loved eating them! This recipe only makes about 40 ounces and I've reduced everything to about 1/4 of the original except the salt and sugar, which I reduced to 1/8 of the original. We prefer to make our own Corn Tortilla Corn Chips using organic, oil-free corn tortillas. This Vegan Dipping Hot Sauce also tastes great on Boiled Potatoes, Vegan Baked Potatoes, Tofu Scramble, Vegan Huevos Rancheros, or any other dish that could use a little extra flavor Read the full article

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Healthy Cooked Apples

These Healthy Cooked Apples make a great dessert, side dish, snack, or topping for your Vegan Pancakes, Vegan Chia Seed Pancakes or Rolled Oats Breakfast. They're sweet, decadent and delicious! Amelia has been pestering me to eat more apples, but I've never been a fan of raw apples. The texture doesn't appeal to me for some reason. But apples cooked up in a pie is a different story altogether. I love apple pie! So I came up with an idea that makes eating apples my way healthy. That makes Amelia happy with me for eating more apples, and it makes me happy by preparing them in a way that tastes delicious! It's a win-win! These apples only have a couple of ingredients, no added sugar and no fat. It's important to use Granny Smith apples to bring some tartness or they can be too sweet. Leave the peel for the extra fiber. It softens when cooked. Read the full article

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Rolled Oats Breakfast

Amelia got this Rolled Oats Breakfast idea from her Plant-Based Nutrition Certification program. We never thought to eat uncooked rolled oats before, but they're absolutely delicious! They're also very filling and last both of us all the way to lunch. We had blueberries and bananas on hand, so we used those, but you could also used dried fruit like cranberries or raisins. Some chopped almonds, pecans, walnuts or hazelnuts would also taste great.  Read the full article

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BBQ Tempeh

We love this BBQ Tempeh recipe. The meaty texture of the tempeh and the sweetness of the BBQ sauce make this a deliciously chewy dish. Tempeh is a traditional Asian food made from fermented soy. Unlike tofu, which is also made from soy beans, tempeh is less processed and made from the whole intact soy beans. It has been shown to contain the most "potent health protective properties, due to both higher soy concentration and the fermentation process." The tempeh in this recipe is marinated in BBQ sauce, but it tastes even better with a little extra sauce for dipping. Enjoy with a Vegan Baked Potato or Oven Roasted Red Potatoes and a Side Salad or some Broccoli Salad. Read the full article

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Vegan Burrito Bowl

This Vegan Burrito Bowl is another quick lunch that you can assemble ahead of time so you can take it to work or school. Canned refried beans are pre-cooked so you just need to warm them up and add some salt and pepper to make them taste delicious. You can stir in the seasonings straight out of the can and heat the beans on the stove or in the microwave. Or if you're more ambitious and have time, try making our Vegan Refried Beans from either dry soaked beans, or canned pinto beans. These taste delicious and don't have oil or any mystery ingredients. You can serve this over romaine lettuce or your favorite leafy green if you feel like it, but this recipe serves it over brown rice. You can get creative with this recipe by adding onions, peppers, corn, fresh cilantro, black olives, tofu, pico de gallo, jalapeños or your other favorite veggies. Read the full article

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Easy Tofu Scramble

If you're in a hurry or if you need an Easy Tofu Scramble for your Vegan Sardou, this is the perfect recipe. It only takes a couple of minutes to prepare once you've pressed the tofu and it's a great substitute for any scrambled egg recipe. Read the full article

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Roasted Artichoke Hearts

These Roasted Artichoke Hearts make a great side dish or a nice addition to your side salad. Perfect for your Vegan Sardou with Vegan Creamed Spinach, Easy Tofu Scramble and Vegan Hollandaise. This recipe literally takes only a couple minutes to prepare and it's a great source of deliciousness without the calories. This recipe makes 2 servings (half a can per serving), but only has 42 calories. Be sure to get the artichokes packed in water or your calories from oil will shoot through the roof! Read the full article

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Vegan Nachos

These Vegan Nachos are loaded with goodies. Vegan Refried Beans, Potato Cheese Sauce, Vegan Cashew Sour Cream, jalapeños, black olives, avocado and salsa make this one yummy party dish! We used the toppings that we like the most, but you can be as creative as you want to be. These vegan nachos would be great with some sautéed onions or mushrooms, seasoned tofu, Tex-Mex jackfruit, vegan chorizo or anything else you can think of. Just promise me you'll serve these at your next gathering of non-vegan friends so they can see how good veganized food can taste! Read the full article