Vegan Recipes

[pinkcotton]

I've been vegan for about 3 weeks now. It's been difficult but I'm getting used to not eating meat, or eggs, or milk, fish, etc. The thing is I'm kind of running out on what to eat, lol. I just need some recipes ^-^ So to fellow vegans or just people that know vegan meals, please share them here!

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

I commend you on your journey to vegan-dom. I don't have the will to become vegan because I love dairy too much. *cries*

One of my fave vegan meals though, is falafel! There are a ton of good recipes online but I usually make mine with canned beans, when most of the recipes call for the dried ones. (And if you use canned ones you can save the aquafaba for a ton of vegan recipes as an egg substitute!) It's nice too because you can make a lot at once and freeze them and keep them for a long time. You can also make different sizes, so you can make like falafel bites, regular sized, and even bigger patties to eat as a burger.

Also you don't have to limit yourself to just fresh made stuff, I actually love a lot of the replacement foods available at the store, I LOVE Field Roast's foods, they have amazing sausages and a little mini roast that is to die for! So for sure you should give them a try!

 

[Miii]

For super healthy vegan stir fry:

• Get brown rice cooking (45-50 minutes).
• While the rice is cooking, pop the stems out of washed white mushrooms and slice them, making sure they're roughly the same size. Wash and slice one orange, yellow or red bell pepper. You can add two peppers if you really like the flavor of them (which I do).
• Get some spinach and kale washed and set it aside.
• Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat for a minute or so, then add your mushrooms and peppers. Add salt and pepper to taste and saute until tender and fully cooked. If you want a little extra protein, you can also dice some extra firm tofu and add it to the pan as well.
• When the rice and veggies are almost done (10 minutes out or so), boil a pot of water and cook your spinach and kale. They only need enough time to soften. Don't overcook them or they'll turn into mush.
• Lastly, I usually microwave frozen broccoli, rather than buying it fresh because it's easier and lasts much longer.
• Mix all your ingredients together and add teriyaki sauce to each bowl individually, rather than to the whole batch. Teriyaki should be vegan as it usually consists of soy sauce, sake or mirin, ginger and sugar, but check your label to make sure.

For breakfast pita tacos:

• Cook a pot of black beans ahead of time. They're much better home cooked than canned, and you can use the leftovers for another meal. Slow cookers or crockpots work great for this. It takes me 4 hours to cook washed beans (no soaking required) on high using my slow cooker. You can also cook them overnight (again no soaking required) on low so they're ready to be drained and used first thing in the morning. They're done when you blow on them and the skin peels back from the bean.
• Halve an avocado and make vertical and horizontal slices into the flesh of the fruit using a butter knife so you end up with small cubes. If you can't slice it with a butter knife, it's not ripe enough to be eaten. Typically you'll use half an avocado for each taco. If you want to save the other half, save the half with the seed in it and don't slice it. Wrap it in foil or a plastic bag and refrigerate it.
• Wash and thinly slice a few slice cherry tomatoes for each taco you plan on making (they have more flavor and less water).
• Heat your pita in a pan, on a griddle, or even for a few seconds in the microwave.
• If your beans have been refrigerated, heat them in the microwave until warm.
• Spread a thin layer of hummus of your choice on the warmed pita. I use plain hummus. Don't go overboard because you are also adding black beans. You don't want too much bean flavor.
• Keep the pita laid flat, and add your warmed black beans to the middle of your taco.
• Add your cubed avocado, and sliced cherry tomato.
• Put a little salt and pepper on top of the avocado and tomatoes, and it's ready to eat.
• You can also add a little cilantro and lime juice if you'd like or replace the sliced cherry tomatoes with salsa. Customize it however you like.

 

[Buttonsy]

I've made both of these recipes before and they are soooo good:
https://runningonrealfood.com/vegan-chocolate-peanut-butter-cups/ (peanut butter cups)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCK6RZH2fgI (mac and "cheese")

I'd also recommend looking into curry recipes, a lot of curry recipes are super creamy and filled with vegetables but the creamy part often comes from coconut milk rather than animal-based milks.

My last recommendation would be to just think "what would I be eating right now if I wasn't vegan?" and then just try using your search engine to look up a recipe for a vegan version of that. You would be surprised at just how many vegan alternatives to meat/dairy/egg-based recipes there are.

 

[Balverine]

Imma vegetarian, but I do a lot of vegan baking!

Chewy chocolate cookies

• 1 cup vegan butter or nut butter of choice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 vegan milk (coconut/almond/etc)
• 3 TBS cocoa powder or chocolate protein powder
• vanilla extract
• cinnamon
• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 1tsp baking soda
• (optional)non-dairy chocolate chips or other chips if your store doesn't carry these

Cream butter and sugars, add other ingredients
Bake at 350 (Fahrenheit) for about 10mins

Carrot cake cookies

• 1 cup vegan butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• vanilla extract
• cinnamon
• 1/2 ripe banana OR 1/2 cup applesauce OR 1 tbs chia seed + 3 tbs water (all egg substitutes lol)
• 1/2 cup grated carrots

Cream wet ingredients, add dry ingredients, add carrots last
bake at 350 (fahrenheit) for about 10 minutes


pinterest is a really good place to find recipes! thats where I find most of mine lol

 

[John Wick]

Potato bake!
Pasta.
Roast vegetables, with a lentil burger or something.

It makes me sick, the thought of humans eating roadkill.

Give PEAS a chance.

 

[Laureline]

I like to eat overnight oats for breakfast. I don't really measure things out but here's my recipe.

Old fashioned oats
Coconut milk or nondairy milk of your choosing
Cinnamon
Maple syrup, I prefer dark maple syrup.
Frozen blue berries
1 fresh banana
1 fresh mango
Chia seeds or flaxseed (optional)
Steps:

1- Pour desired amount of oats into a jar with a lid

2- Put some cinnamon in and mix it into the oats till satisfied.

3- Pour Non-dairy milk in until it covers the oats. Doesn't need to drown them just cover.

4- Add maple syrup amount depending on how sweet you want It.

- Optional but you can add ground flax seed or chia seeds at this point. 1 teaspoon is recommended

5. Top it off with some frozen blueberries. Not too much as you'll want space for your fresh fruit.

6. Place it into fridge overnight.

7. In the morning before you grab it out of the fridge. Cut your fresh fruits up and then add them on top.

8. Eat and enjoy!

The frozen blueberries when they defrost overnight. Will add a little extra liquid into it, but I just mix it up anyways.

This is the Broccoli Mac & cheese that I absolutely love.
http://www.medicalmedium.com/blog/broccoli-mac-cheese

 

[Arjh]

I absolutely love vegan mushroom and leek pasta, I got the recipe from the vegan society website:

mushroom pasta
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Ideal for a quick, family supper - even the kids will love this one. Serves 4.

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 medium leeks, sliced
2 large open mushroom, sliced
2.5cm/1 inch cube fresh root ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
5 floz / 125ml soya cream
Salt and pepper
Fresh parsley, chopped
Handful cashew nuts

Method

In a pan over a medium heat saute the leeks in the vegetable oil. After a few minutes add the mushroom, ginger and garlic. Cook for a further few minutes then pour in the soya cream.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and allow to simmer gently. Meanwhile cook the pasta.
Once pasta and sauce is ready, pour the sauce into the pan of drained pasta, add the parsley and cashew nuts, then mix well. Serve immediately.

I didn't add nuts though.

 

[SockHead]

are french fries vegan?

 

[John Wick]

are french fries vegan?

Yes!
They are only potato.

Just cook them in a plant based oil.

 

[Laureline]

They are but in McDonald's case, their fries aren't vegan. I believe it might just be in the US where they add beef flavoring. But you should always ask before ordering.

 

[Sgt.Groove]

This is a salad I usually make when camping (Most of the ingredients are hard to find outside of the woods but it's well worth it :3)

Chanterelle mushroom (cooked on a pan), Wood Sorrel (yellow is usually better in my opinion), Purslane, White Clover, and Groundnut roots (frozen, they are found in a different season than everything else so fresh is a no-go on these).

It's a pretty bitter salad and is hard to make outside of October but it's worth it if you are a fan of bitter foods.

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This is a salad I usually make when camping (Most of the ingredients are hard to find outside of the woods but it's well worth it :3)

Chanterelle mushroom (cooked on a pan), Wood Sorrel (yellow is usually better in my opinion), Purslane, White Clover, and Groundnut roots (frozen, they are found in a different season than everything else so fresh is a no-go on these).

It's a pretty bitter salad and is hard to make outside of October but it's worth it if you are a fan of bitter foods.

 

[Keldi]

Oreos are vegan.

Rice is always good!! Add some sauce(soy sauce,sazon, cayanne, garlic, sesame oil, and a pinch of adobo) and it's beautifully yummy!! Not sure if all those ingredients count as vegan, since I'm not a full vegetarian(I avoid meat quite a bit, but I don't avoid it enough to be called vegetarian) ^_^
But if I don't want the meat along with my rice, that sauce plus white rice is the best dinner next to corn and mashed potatoes.
Anything with apples too!! I love apples so it's not hard to eat apple style. Find a vegan muffin recipe and add 1/2 a cup of apple chunks- mm! Apple pie, apple roses and apple swans(last two from Threadbanger on Youtube)- just apple dishes are lovely to me! Apples help me calm down a bit. ^_^ Dunno why.

 

[John Wick]

I live on potato dishes and pasta.
Coconut curry is nice, with chickpeas, or a nice basil and chickpea pasta salad.