Need help with vegan recipes! :)

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strawbabyangel
strawbabyangel Posts: 1 Member
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  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
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    Pinterest
  • tiffaninghs
    tiffaninghs Posts: 200 Member
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    Woooooooo

    tys conscious kitchen. online and youtube
  • gems74
    gems74 Posts: 107 Member
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    Www.ohsheglows.com

    I've loved everything from this vegan chef and I'm not even vegan. Enjoy!
  • GSchro7
    GSchro7 Posts: 5 Member
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    ChocolatecoveredKatie is great for baking. Also, download the food monster app. They have TONS of recipes. You can look at the ingredients without paying for the rest of it, and if you know your way around a kitchen, you can figure out the instructions for most recipes on your own.
  • olyamhc
    olyamhc Posts: 60 Member
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    You can convert most regular online recipes to vegan, just substitute dairy for non-dairy (soy, cashew, almond milk products), meat for soy/wheat products, eggs for banana/flax/etc. I'd turn to Youtube for starters.
  • yellingkimber
    yellingkimber Posts: 229 Member
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    The Vegan Zombie on Youtube was one of my favorite resources when I was vegan around 2011. I think he's still making new videos?
  • gauts123
    gauts123 Posts: 2 Member
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    Hi, you should go to Youtube and search Vegan or plant based , you'll find lot's of info there. Also, I LOVE the Hot for food blog.
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
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    http://www.theppk.com/recipes/

    And veganomican one of my fav recipe books.

    Isa Chandra Moskowitz she has some of my favs!!
  • Frobie
    Frobie Posts: 29 Member
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  • CoryGray1
    CoryGray1 Posts: 18 Member
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    Look for Gardein food products
  • vegan4lyfe2012
    vegan4lyfe2012 Posts: 1,129 Member
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    These are my tried-and-true favorites that are in constant rotation:

    COWBOY CAVIAR

    Into a large mixing bowl:

    2 cups cooked black beans (or 1 can drained)
    1 can white sweet corn, drained
    2 roma tomatoes, diced
    2 avocados, diced
    1 bunch green onions, tops only, chopped

    Vinaigrette:

    ¼ cup Avocado Oil or Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    ¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar
    1 tsp garlic powder
    1 tsp salt
    1 tsp pepper

    Whisk vinaigrette together, pour over veggies and stir to combine.



    VEGETARIAN CHILI

    1 ½ cups cooked kidney beans
    1 ½ cups cooked pinto beans
    1 can Dakota Pride Mild Chili Beans (my secret weapon-only thing I buy at Aldi’s)
    1 onion, diced
    2 green bell peppers, diced
    1 can diced tomatoes (do not drain)
    2 ½ cups water
    1 tblsp chix bullion powder (vegan)
    1 tblsp chili powder
    1 tblsp garlic salt
    1 tblsp cumin

    Bring everything to a boil and cook until onions and peppers are soft – about 15 minutes.



    RATATOUILLE HOAGIE

    Dice & saute up in a little olive oil:

    1 eggplant
    1 zucchini
    1 green pepper
    1 onion
    1 clove garlic, minced

    Once everything is getting fairly cooked, add in a can of diced tomatoes with juice and a couple tablespoons of tomato paste. Season with salt & pepper, basil and parsley. I like to toast hoagie buns, load them with this, add (vegan) mozzarella and put under the broiler for just a minute - until the cheese is melted.



    AVOCADO TOFU SANDWICH

    Baked Tofu: Press & drain 1 block firm tofu. Cut into 4 "patties". Brush on mixture of soy sauce and liquid smoke, then sprinkle on garlic powder, salt & pepper. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Flip and bake additional 15 minutes.

    Avocado "mayo": Mash 1 avocado and combine with 1 T red wine vinegar, salt, pepper and parsley. Use this in place of mayo.

    Serve in a pita with a slice of tomato and lettuce.



    VERY VEGGIE “SPAGHETTI”

    2 Tbsp Tuscan Herb Extra Virgin Olive Oil (or regular EVOO)
    1 Onion, diced
    10 oz jar sliced Mushrooms
    2 large Zucchini, shredded in food processor
    2 large Carrots, shredded in food processor
    2 cloves Garlic, minced
    1 can (15 oz) Tomato Sauce, no salt added
    1 can (15 oz) Diced Tomatoes, no salt added - DO NOT DRAIN
    2 Tbsp Tomato Paste
    2 Tbsp Flaxmeal
    1 Tbsp dried Basil
    1 Tbsp dried Parsley
    Salt & Pepper to taste
    Nutritional Yeast (optional)

    Using a julienne peeler, make a huge mound of raw carrot or zucchini "pasta"...then top it with very veggie sauce.


    DEVILISH CHICK SPREAD

    3 cups chickpeas, cooked
    1 cup vegan mayonnaise
    2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    1 tablespoon yellow mustard
    1 teaspoon curry powder
    Season Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
    2 tablespoons finely chopped chives

    Combine everything except chives in a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Pulse on and off until the mixture is nicely melded, but don’t puree—leave a little texture. Add the chives through the feed tube and pulse on and off a few times to whirl in


    THREE BEAN SALAD

    1.5 cups cooked kidney beans
    1.5 cups cooked chickpeas
    2 cups cooked green beans
    1/2 white onion, finely diced
    1/2 green bell pepper, finely diced

    Dressing:

    2 T olive oil
    2 T apple cider vinegar
    parsley, salt & pepper to taste

    Mix dressing, stir in beans, onion and bell pepper and let marinate for at least 2 hours.


    QUINOA VEGGIE PLATE

    Ingredients
    1/2 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
    1 cup water
    1 tsp vegan chix bouillion (optional)
    1 cup frozen green beans
    1 cup frozen cut carrots
    1 cup frozen peppers and onions

    *Sauce:
    1/3 cup tomato sauce
    1/3 cup diced tomato with juice
    1 tsp Italian Seasoning
    1 tsp dried minced onion
    Dash of garlic powder
    Salt and Pepper to taste

    1 tsp Nutritional Yeast
    Sprinkling of Adobo Seasoning

    Directions
    Bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add vegan chix flavored bullion, if desired. After boiling, stir in rinsed quinoa, lower heat to medium low, cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes, until quinoa is semi-translucent.

    While quinoa is cooking, steam green beans, carrots, peppers and onions for 8 minutes.

    For sauce, combine tomato sauce, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, dried minced onion, garlic powder, salt and pepper and heat on stove for 5 to 10 minutes.*

    To plate, divide quinoa onto two plates, top each with half of the veggies and sprinkle on Adobo seasoning. Divide the tomato sauce and pour over each plate and top each one with 1/2 tsp of nutritional yeast.

    *To speed this up, you can substitute your favorite pasta sauce for the sauce recipe.



    LOADED BAKED SWEET POTATO

    (ingredients listed tops 2 sweet potatoes):

    Combine 1/4 cup beans (red, black, white, pinto...your choice), 1 diced tomato, 1/2 diced onion, 1 tablespoon ground flax, 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast, 1 tablespoon lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper. Mix it all up and top the sweet potatoes.

    I usually just stab the potatoes with a fork several times and microwave them for 10 minutes and they turn out perfect!


    STIR-FRY SAUCE

    I heat up a bag of frozen stir-fry veggies, 1 can of chinese veggies (drained), 1 can of water chestnuts (drained), then pour the following sauce. I know stir-fry is supposed to be quick-cooking, but after I pour my sauce on, I like to keep it on the heat for about 5 minutes, stirring the sauce around and letting it soak in to the veggies.

    Whisk together:

    1 tsp ginger
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 tbsp light agave
    4 tbsp soy sauce
    2 tbsp ponzu sauce
    1 tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
    1 tsp corn starch



    TOFUNA

    Baked Tofu
    Press a block of Lite Firm Tofu to remove as much water as possible. Cut into 4 "patties". Spray a baking sheet with EVOO. Mix together 2 Tablespoons of soy sauce and 1/2 tsp liquid smoke. Brush onto both sides of the patties, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Flip over and bake additional 15 minutes. When they are cooled, I roughly break them up and pulse them in my food processor. Put into a mixing bowl and add:

    1 celery stalk, finely diced
    1/2 cup vegan mayo
    3 tablespoons dill pickle relish
    2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
    salt & pepper to taste

    Mix thoroughly and thoroughly enjoy!


    My favorite “comfort food” recipe…I love to add LOTS of pepper flakes on mine!

    PEANUT NOODLES

    1/2 cup water
    1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
    1 teaspoon ground ginger
    1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
    1/2 cup all natural peanut butter
    2 tablespoons sesame oil
    Red pepper flakes (optional)

    In a saucepan, heat water, soy sauce, ginger and vinegar on medium-low heat. When warm, add peanut butter. Allow it to melt a couple minutes, then use a whisk to smooth it out. Just before pouring over cooked pasta, turn off heat and whisk in the sesame oil. Pour over 16 oz cooked whole wheat pasta. Sprinkle on red pepper flakes.
  • nm212
    nm212 Posts: 570 Member
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    I follow people on youtube...some of my faves are Happy Healthy Vegan and High Carb Hannah! It's helped me alot to get started. NikkiVegan is also good and she uses alot of Trader Joes products which I love because I shop there all the time!