Need help with easy whole foods vegan meals

TheGoblinRoad

Confession: I dislike making meals with more than, say, 5 ingredients, and usually prefer simplicity.

Can you throw me suggestions for easy to make meals that are just a few ingredients?

photojunk

I adore roasted butternut squash with houmous and salad.

I cut the sqash in half take out the seeds and roast until soft and brown, then i fill the seed hole with houmous and roast for 5 minutes, serve with salad.

Vegan_Runner

Crock pot Chili : Your favorite beans, cumin, chipotle powder, corn, okra and stewed tomatoes, you can add TVP too if you want to up the protein (serve with vegan corn bread and top with Daiya Cheddar)

Crock pot bean soup: Mixed dried beans soaked the night before, onion, carrot, potato, garlic, veggie broth and liquid smoke (serve with sour dough bread)

Lasagna: Noodles, sauce, zucchini, onion, mushroom, tofu mixed with basil and garlic, daiya mozzarella if you wish

I like chilled quinoa topped with diced avocado and some braggs amino acids

Black beans and potatoes in a corn tortilla topped with avocado and green salsa

Oven roasted sweet potato and black beans

my favorite cook books are Vegan with a Vengeance, Veganomicon and Appetite for reduction all by Isa Moskowitz

artadvocate3

Crock Pot Enchiladas:

1 can of red enchilada sauce
1 can black beans
1 cup diced and peeled sweet potatoes
your favorite tortillas

Mix together first three ingredients. Layer tortillas and wet mixture in crockpot. Cook for 3-4 hours.

TheGoblinRoad

now I'm hungry! thanks for the ideas, all!

LucybellMocha

I try to keep fresh vegetables washed and sliced in the fridge, so if I need a quick, nutritious meal, I can throw them in the steamer for about 10 minutes and they're done. Sometimes, I will add fresh garlic and other herbs for added flavor. Additionally, I add salt, pepper and olive oil. Its quick, easy, nutritious and delicious. If you need to add more to the veggies to feel full, it only takes about 8 minutes to boil rice pasta, or even less time with shirataki noodles (tofu, for added protein) and you can do that while the veggies are steaming. Rice pasta or shirataki noodles tossed with steamed mixed veggies...yummy!

Poppy2791

My favorite is to just roast some veggies (yellow squash, broccoli, asparagus, and onions) in the over with olive oil, salt, pepper, and granulated garlic for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Then I saute some tofu, and its a perfect meal!

darkling_glory

I'm a big fan of "THE BOWL"

Grain
Veggie
Protein
Sauce

This has so much variation!! You can add more or less spices to make whatever you want!

Rice, broccoli, tofu, soy sauce
Barley, tomatoes, corn, black beans, salsa
Pasta, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, white beans, olive oil
Rice, tempeh, broccoli, bbq sauce

_VoV

Here's a book that might interest you by Maribeth Abrams called '4-Ingredient Vegan.'

Link: http://www.amazon.com/4-Ingredient-Vegan-Maribeth-Abrams/dp/1570672326/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1

PatasDeGallina

http://theveganstoner.com/

Some of the meals are easier than others so go through them. Some really good stuff in there, and easy.

wreath7

Love couscous mixed with sauteed spinach, mushrooms and onions, add salt and pepper and throw red vinegar on top. if you have time, lentils too. this is really fast and it's delicious.

hypersensitiveb

I'm a big fan of "THE BOWL"

Grain
Veggie
Protein
Sauce

This has so much variation!! You can add more or less spices to make whatever you want!

Rice, broccoli, tofu, soy sauce
Barley, tomatoes, corn, black beans, salsa
Pasta, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, white beans, olive oil
Rice, tempeh, broccoli, bbq sauce

Great Ideas !

VeganInTraining

mmm "the bowl!" i have been doing bibimbap (pretty much and asian bowl) and wishing I could think of a good way to do non-asian versions. Thanks Darkling!