Vegan suggestions?

ambereschbacher

Starting a vegan diet and looking for some recipes!!

cwolfman13

Pinterest

janejellyroll

I've found Pinterest to be a great source for recipes. You can also search for previous vegan threads, there have been several dozen with recipes.

Salsa8712

I am LOVING acorn squash lately! Its really good, low calorie and keeps me full longer than any other lunch I make. I fill it with roasted mushrooms and turkey. My sister is vegan and she would fill/mix it with any mix of cooked quinoa, mushrooms, onions, rice, kale, etc.

Here is a good looking recipe I found by googling, "Vegan Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe"
https://detoxinista.com/stuffed-acorn-squash-vegan-quinoa-stuffing/

estherdragonbat

My diary is open. I'm ovo-lacto, but I'm working my way through 1,000 Vegan Recipes in order. Just made a millet, chard, and white bean casserole. Next week is millet and amaranth loaf. If you want a recipe from my diary, PM me. (Note that while I'm in the vegan main dish section at the moment, some of my desserts come from other sources and may contain eggs and/or honey.)

widerchange

Last night I made delicatta squash stuffed with lentils and vegetables. It was very low calorie and filling and delicious. Lots of protein. Just cut the squash in half, scoop out the seeds, and roast it cut side down on a pan lined with parchment paper. This takes about 25 min at 350 degrees, or until the squash is fork-tender. Meanwhile, put 1 cup dry lentils, 1 1/2 cup water, and any chopped veggies and seasonings in a pan (I used celery, chopped tomato, chopped carrots, chopped red onion, and salt-free garlic-herb seasoning). Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until the lentils are tender, about 20-25 minutes. Add a bit more water if it gets too dry. Then scoop 1/2 cup lentil mix into each squash half. The recipe came out to to about 200 calories for 1/2 squash with 1/2 cup lentil mix.

And I second the Pinterest recommendations! I've found lots of things. I also recommend Hello Nutritarian. She specializes in high-nutrient, low-calorie all-plant-based foods.

DisneyVeganLove

Here is a collection of vegan recipes I have tried. Most are very easy.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/239987896350163/

DisneyVeganLove

Goggle what your in the mood for with vegan added in search. You will find a replacement for everything.

sabrinamsmithca

These two websites don't contain completely vegan recipes, but as you get better cooking with vegetables and other protein sources that aren't meat you will be able to substitute. (The second website I use mostly for the curries )

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/channel/vegan-recipe/

http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/

Jermanator

I am not vegan or vegetarian, but having some textured vegetable protein (TVP) around is a good way to adapt some meat based recipes to vegan. Take taco seasoning, 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add 2 cups of TVP and a cup of prepared black beans and you have a pretty tasty taco filling. Manwich sloppy joe sauce is vegan as well. If you substitute TVP and/or beans and lentils for the ground meat, they are pretty tasty and packed with protein.

Skyweigh

I've tried a few of the recipes on these two sites and fount them tasty and not too difficult:

https://www.thebuddhistchef.com/recipes/
https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/recipes/

Skyweigh

I've tried a few of the recipes on these two sites and fount them tasty and not too difficult:

https://www.thebuddhistchef.com/recipes/
https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/recipes/

_vegtastic_

I love minimalistbaker. Her recipes are always tasty!

thelettermegan

there's many variations on 'lentils in the slow cooker' that are vegan and tasty!

vegan4lyfe2012

These are my tried-and-true favorites:

COWBOY CAVIAR

1 can black beans, drained
1 can white corn, drained
2 avocados, diced
2 roma tomatoes, diced
1 bunch green onions, tops only, diced
Mix together and stir in the vinaigrette:
¼ cup roasted garlic avocado oil (Olive Cart sells it, otherwise use EVOO)
¼ cup red wine vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder


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 tablespoon of 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.


VERY VEGGIE “SPAGHETTI”

1 Tbsp Tuscan Herb Extra Virgin Olive Oil (or regular EVOO)
1 Onion, diced
2 large Zucchini, shredded in food processor
2 large Carrots, shredded in food processor
2 cloves Garlic, minced
10 oz jar sliced Mushrooms
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)

Saute onion, zucchini, carrots and garlic in oil. Stir in remaining ingredients and heat through.
Using a julienne peeler, make a huge mound of raw carrot or zucchini "pasta"...then top it with very veggie sauce.


VEGAN MAYO

1 container silken tofu, drained
3 T white vinegar
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp salt
6 T neutral tasting oil (I use canola)

Combine in a food processor until smooth. Will keep refrigerated for about 5 days. Makes about 1 1/2 cups worth.


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. Give one more quick spritz of EVOO. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Flip over and bake additional 15 minutes.


TOFUNA

1 batch Baked Tofu - roughly break them up and pulse them in a 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!


AVOCADO TOFU SANDWICH

Baked Tofu (cut into patties)

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.


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.


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!


PONZU 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


EASY PEANUT NOODLES

1 pack brown rice noodles (makes 1 serving)
2 T smooth peanut butter
1 T soy sauce
1 T water
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp red pepper flakes (omit if you don't like spicy)

To prepare noodles, boil water in small sauce pan. Once boiling, turn off heat, add noodles and set timer for 5 minutes. While noodles are cooking, in a single serving bowl, add remaining ingredients and stir until smooth sauce consistency. When noodles are done, drain, add to bowl and stir into noodles. Top with more red pepper flakes if you like it super spicy.


PEANUT NOODLES

1 lb pasta
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)

Cook pasta according to box directions. 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. Add a couple tablespoons of water, if needed, for your desired consistency. Just before pouring over cooked pasta, turn off heat and whisk in the sesame oil. Pour over pasta, sprinkle on red pepper flakes.


EASY BLACK BEAN CHILI

4 cups cooked black beans
1 jar (16 oz) of your favorite salsa
1 diced onion
2 diced green bell peppers
2 cups water
½ Tblsp cumin
2 tsp garlic powder

Combine all ingredients and cook on medium-high (low boil) until onions and peppers are soft, stirring occasionally. Serve over polenta:


EASY POLENTA

1 cup medium-coarse ground cornmeal
3 ¼ cups water
Pinch of salt
1 Tblsp vegan chix bullion

Bring water, salt and bullion to a boil. Turn to medium/medium-high heat and slowly add the cornmeal, stirring constantly. Cook for 10-15 minutes, continually stirring. It will bubble and spit at you, so be careful.

At this point, it is still mold-able, so I put ½ cup into a bowl and pour 1 cup of chili over it. The polenta will set quite fast, so this is when I scoop it into the ½ cup measure, press it down, then turn it onto a plastic plate to let it cool and set.


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 12 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.

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

vegan4lyfe2012

Jermanator wrote: »

I am not vegan or vegetarian, but having some textured vegetable protein (TVP) around is a good way to adapt some meat based recipes to vegan. Take taco seasoning, 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add 2 cups of TVP and a cup of prepared black beans and you have a pretty tasty taco filling. Manwich sloppy joe sauce is vegan as well. If you substitute TVP and/or beans and lentils for the ground meat, they are pretty tasty and packed with protein.

I second the use of TVP with Manwich. My (adult) children enjoy it (and they are not vegan).

erickirb

ambereschbacher wrote: »

Starting a vegan diet and looking for some recipes!!

I will start with a simple question, as Vegan may not be the best choice, depending on the reason for going vegan.

Why are you switching to a vegan diet?

vegan4lyfe2012

erickirb wrote: »

ambereschbacher wrote: »

Starting a vegan diet and looking for some recipes!!

I will start with a simple question, as Vegan may not be the best choice, depending on the reason for going vegan.

Why are you switching to a vegan diet?

Not trying to start a debate, but why does it matter?

erickirb

vegan4lyfe2012 wrote: »

erickirb wrote: »

ambereschbacher wrote: »

Starting a vegan diet and looking for some recipes!!

I will start with a simple question, as Vegan may not be the best choice, depending on the reason for going vegan.

Why are you switching to a vegan diet?

Not trying to start a debate, but why does it matter?

Because she may be able to better reach her goals without having to go vegan and dealing with all the restrictions that comes with it. If no health or moral reason to go vegan, then other options will most likely be better to help achieve her diet and fitness goals

janejellyroll

erickirb wrote: »

vegan4lyfe2012 wrote: »

erickirb wrote: »

ambereschbacher wrote: »

Starting a vegan diet and looking for some recipes!!

I will start with a simple question, as Vegan may not be the best choice, depending on the reason for going vegan.

Why are you switching to a vegan diet?

Not trying to start a debate, but why does it matter?

Because she may be able to better reach her goals without having to go vegan and dealing with all the restrictions that comes with it. If no health or moral reason to go vegan, then other options will most likely be better to help achieve her diet and fitness goals

Given that this thread is in the "Recipe" section and there's no indication in the OP that she's doing this under the impression that it is required for health or weight loss, I'm not sure this type of intervention is completely necessary.

We can just . . . you know, share recipes just like we would if someone asked for recipes for chocolate mousse or okra. We wouldn't ask why they wanted chocolate mousse or okra. We'd just give some recipes.

UltraVegAthlete

Carrots and tahini

invitedchaos

Stuffed zucchini or squash is a good easy, filling option. Load it up with Morningstar vegan crumbles, peppers, onions, and marinara, and pop it in the oven! Also Zoodles and burrito bowls. I almost always keep seasoned black beans and corn, salsa, avocado, and chopped lettuce prepped in my fridge to throw together for lunch (and sub lowfat plain greek yogurt for sour cream). Also, if you like Indian food there are TONS of options, and once you invest in the spices (not that they're terribly expensive, just non-standard) you can do pretty much anything.