Simple Vegan Recipes?

legalavin

Anyone have any SIMPLE vegan or non-meat/cheese recipes. My hubbie is a vegan and he's driving me nuts. No pun intended.

katejkelley

I'm interested, too. I'm newly vegan (or trying), and it seems most of the recipes I've found on line have a lot of weird ingredients I can't find in my little town.

pocketmole

http://www.findingvegan.com/

treehugger215

Oh she glows has amazing recipes! A great cookbook is veganomicon, or the post punk kitchen (you'll find the website if you google it) has a lot of amazing recipes that are simple, by one of the authors of veganomicon. feel free to add me/message me if youre wanting specifics!

deb3129

The Happy Herbivore website and the Engine 2 diet website have really tasty, simple vegan recipes!

EvilDave14

I'm recently vegan too.

I made a great pizza today without cheese. Can't believe how easy it was. Going to try making some cupcakes tomorrow.

I've found all my recipes online.

mollym510

If you go to http://boldvegan.com/ and sign up for the weekly newsletter you will get an email every Thursday with simple vegan recipes, tips and inspiration all 100% free!
I know how daunting it can be to change your diet. Just remember that even baby steps are better than no steps!
Hope this helps

Molly

XtyAnn17

Simple?

Fruit
Vegetable
Bread & PB
Oatmeal w/ almond milk
Coconut icecream

Carla_wfpb

Here are two soup recipes that I make (my husband and I are no longer vegan, but they are tasty and low-calorie, so we still have them all the time). Lots of vegan recipes at pcrm.org in the recipes section. You can also sign up there to get a recipe emailed to you each week.

Hope they are simple enough. The pumpkin one is the easier of the two. Both make enough so you can have as an appetizer before dinner or with a salad for lunch several days in a row.


Pumpkin Soup
PCRM Recipe of the week (pcrm.org)

This sweet and creamy soup has just a hint of spiciness. It can also be made with pureed winter squash, yams, or sweet potatoes in place of the pumpkin.
Ingredients
Makes eight 1-cup servings
1 tablespoon water (for fat free, or, 2tsp oil)
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups water or vegetable broth
1 15-ounce can pumpkin
2 tablespoons maple syrup or other sweetener
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups fortified soy- or rice milk (or skim milk for non-vegan)

Directions
Warm tbsp water/oil in a large pot. Add onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
Add mustard seeds, turmeric, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, and salt and cook 2 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly.
Whisk in water or broth, pumpkin, syrup or other sweetener, and lemon juice. Simmer 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in nondairy milk. Transfer about 3 cups to a blender and puree until very smooth. Repeat with remaining soup. Be sure to start on low speed and hold lid on tightly. Return to the pot and heat without boiling, until steamy.

Per serving (1 cup): 73 calories; 1 g fat; 0.2 g saturated fat; 15% calories from fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 3 g protein; 14 g carbohydrates; 7 g sugar; 3 g fiber; 263 mg sodium; 103 mg calcium; 2 mg iron; 4 mg vitamin C; 3691 mcg beta-carotene; 1 mg vitamin E




Green Pea and Spinach Soup
This brilliant green soup is as nutritious as it is delicious and satisfying.

Ingredients
Makes six 1-cup servings
5 1/2 cups water
1 medium onion, sliced
4 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
1 large leek
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 large bunch fresh spinach, stems removed
1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
salt
black pepper
2 - 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Directions
In a large soup pot, combine water, onion, carrots, leek, and basil and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in spinach and peas and cook a few minutes until spinach wilts. Remove from heat.
Purée soup in batches in a blender until smooth and return to the pot. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Add enough lemon juice to heighten flavor. Serve hot.

Per serving (1 cup): 56 calories; 0.4 g fat; 0.1 g saturated fat; 5.7% calories from fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 3.5 g protein; 11.5 g carbohydrates; 3.9 g sugar; 3.8 g fiber; 233 mg sodium; 112 mg calcium; 2.9 mg iron; 11.3 mg vitamin C; 7125 mcg beta-carotene; 1.7 mg vitamin E

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DesireeLovesOrganic

This one is good: http://ohsheglows.com/2011/05/04/vegan-enchiladas-with-cilantro-avocado-cream-sauce-2/

A fast easy favorite of mine is udon. My whole gang (not vegan) likes it too.

1 package hakubaku organic udon noodles (they boil in in 4 minutes)
Braggs liquid aminos (you could use soy sauce or tamari also)
broccoli (or whatever veggies you like)
cashews
nutritional yeast (adds some protein and b12 but optional of course)
coconut oil (just a little bit so the noodles don't stick)
tiny bit of almond milk (to make it kind of "creamy")
red pepper flakes/sriracha to taste if you like spicier (I do.)

Steam the broccoli (or whatever veggies you want to use, kale or spinach is good too) Add cashews in at the steaming and a bit of the Braggs liquid aminos (or soy sauce.)
Boil the noodles. Add a tablespoon coconut oil + 1/4 cup almond milk + 1/4 cup nutritional yeast + braggs liquid aminos + red pepper flakes. Stir together with steamed veggies and cashews.

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Another easy favorite here is tacos. I get the Sonoma organic corn tortillas + black or pinto beans + avocado + homemade salsa or tomato, cilantro, onion, red hot chili pepper, jalapeno or whatever. Pile it on, you don't even miss the cheese. My family does put the Wallaby organic cultured sour cream on theirs though. You could do burritos with flour tortillas too....

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Does he like quinoa? I cook some quinoa with organic low sodium veggie broth and red pepper flakes and then when it's done cooking I add a cut up orange and half a cut up avocado (1 serving.) Sounds weird but it's really good.

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Split pea soup in the crockpot? Lots of protein! 1 pound of split peas + organic low sodium veg broth + onion + carrot + potato + paprika + sea salt + pepper

Potato leek soup? Potato, leek, cannellini (white kidney) beans + paprika +rosemary + garlic + thyme + onion. Here is MFP entry for one serving: 389 cal, 17 grams protein, 24 iron, and 13 fiber.

Eden Organic No Salt Added - Canellini Beans, 1/2 cup
Cinacia Certified Organic Produce - Buttercream Potatoes, 1 cup
Tesco Organic - Leeks, 150 g
Trader Joe's - Organic Vegetable Broth Low Sodium, 1 cup
Whole Foods Organic - Yellow Onion, 0.25 medium onion
Nutiva - Organic Coconut Oil, 1 tsp
Spices - Paprika, 0.5 tsp
Eden Organic - Soy Milk Unsweetened 2 tablespoon
Bob's Red Mill - Nutritional Yeast - Large Flake, 0.0625 cup
Generic - Rosemary Fresh Organic, 0.5 tbsp
Generic - Organic Garlic. 0.5 large clove
Spices - Thyme, dried, 0.5 tsp, leaves

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Super quick I do pasta + organic jarred sauce + steamed veggie on the side

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Raspberry walnut salad? Spring Mix + walnuts+ raspberries + braggs braggberry dressing.....yum!

Ok, I will shut up now, haha....feel free to add me, I am vegan and cook at home 99.9% of the time.....

DesireeLovesOrganic

This is easy and good too: Black beans in crock pot with some green bell peppers + roasted tomatillo salsa (put some tomatillos + onion + jalapeno on pan with a tiny bit of coconut oil on top and roast on 450....about 20 minutes. Then chuck it in a food processor with a cup of cilantro + juice of a lime + sprinkle of cumin.) You can eat it in a "bowl" or you can put it in a tortilla/wrap and top with guac (avocado + tomato + onion + garlic + jalapeno.)



Here is a pic of the udon I mentioned above except I did kale and mushroom with it that time (usually broccoli)


vegan pizza (I buy whole wheat dough at Fresh and Easy and then all I have to do is roll it out) + organic pizza sauce (jarred) + mushroom, tomato, red bell pepper....whatever you like and some daiya "cheese." (Vegan and soy-free.) Bake for 8-10 min on 450.


rasp walnut salad:


This is SUPER easy.....veggie wrap. I get the California Lavish brand (vegan) and then I put avocado, bell pepper, spinach or spring mix, tomato, whatever I have (sometimes onion sprouts) and then I add a bit of habanero hot sauce (trader joes) + 1/2 tablespoon of the hawaiian braggs dressing. It's a sweet spicy mix...the habanero gives it a good "kick."


Black eyed peas in the crockpot (with veg broth instead of water for flavor) is a hit here too but I don't think I would eat this before a date or night out with friends or anything....;) Lots of protein and iron though. I add a tiny bit of blackstrap molasses to make it taste "smokey." I add cayenne too and call it "cajun black eyed peas." The kids like these too. (The black stuff in the pic is the molasses right when I added it, it ends up blending when it cooks.)

phoenixgirl81

There are some awesome recipes in this thread. Bumping to cook some later.

chooriyah

I like this vegan website: http://veganyumyum.com/

Also www.101cookbooks.com often has great vegan and veggie recipes.

I don't know if you can get it, but Granose makes a soy veggie burger mix which comes together very fast and is a life-saver when I need a quick weeknight hit of vegetarian protein but can't be bothered to cook up beans etc.

Last night I made Chickpea Biriyani, roughly following this recipe (http://www.onetribegourmet.com/2012/03/a-vegetarian-mughlai-feast-chickpea-byriani-with-cumin-corriander-potato-kebabs-indianfoodpalooza/) and it was GOOD. Came together in less than an hour. In general, Indian food for vegans is great cause it's often vegetarian, doesn't normally involve dairy (except paneer or in condiments) and is super delicious.

A collection I have bookmarked:

Everyday yellow daal: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2007/06/and-then-i-moved-into-the-refrigerator/

Mushroom bourginon: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/01/mushroom-bourguignon/ (leave out the butter for vegan)

The best Cuban Black Bean Soup ever: http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-cuban-black-bean-soup-98048

And lastly, maybe I'm projecting some of my own angst, but perhaps hubby ought to get involved in meal planning and preparation himself!!! (: