Save time in the kitchen with these easy and quick vegan dishes so you can spend more time with family and friends. All of these quick vegan dishes take 30 minutes or less to prepare! We also highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App — with over 20,000 delicious […]
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Save time in the kitchen with these easy and quick vegan dishes so you can spend more time with family and friends. All of these quick vegan dishes take 30 minutes or less to prepare!
We also highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App — with over 20,000 delicious recipes it is the largest meatless, vegan, plant-based, and allergy-friendly recipe resource to help you get healthy! And, don’t forget to check out our Quick Meals Archives and our Quick & Easy Recipe Archives for more ideas!
1. Pina Colada Mocktail
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This Pina Colada Mocktail by Carol Clayton is a refreshing drink the whole family will love. Made rich and sweet with coconut cream and frozen pineapple, it’s decadent enough for special occasions but healthy enough for breakfast!
2. Marble Oatmeal Banana Bread
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Words cannot express how good this banana bread is and how impressed everyone will be when you bake a batch. This Marble Oatmeal Banana Bread by Jillian Glenn looks almost too good to eat, but it’s deceptively simple and has some healthy hidden ingredients inside! It’s free of white sugar, uses minimal oil, and includes overripe bananas and maple syrup for sweetness and moisture. We substitute some of the flour for oats in this recipe, making it much more filling while giving it a light and fluffy texture. Bake this loaf for your family and be prepared for everyone to be amazed!
Credit: Reprinted with permission from Healthy Vegan Breakfasts and Lunches by Jillian Glenn. Page Street Publishing Co. 2023. Photo credit: Jillian Glenn.
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SUMMER: Stunning Plant-Based Recipes to Enjoy All Season When the Sun’s Out is the only cookbook you need this summer! This cookbook will be your savior this summer. You can now enjoy your mouth-watering meals without spending hours prepping in a hot kitchen. With 75 plant-based, refreshing recipes featuring classic summer flavors, this will be your guide to breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner, with some cooling indulgences! You’ll also find plenty of BBQ and grill recipes that are guaranteed to impress everyone at your next summer barbeque outing! This cookbook features recipes like BBQ Chickpea Sliders with Pineapple Slaw, Watermelon Salad with Fried Tofu and Basil-Lime Dressing, Dragon Fruit Lemonade Frappé, and a Nectarine and Mango Summer Tart that will make your summer a memorable one!
3. Grapefruit Peach Sangria
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Can you think of anything better than citrus with wine on a day with friends and family? Don’t even try to answer that, just throw all of these ingredients in a pitcher, invite some people over, and taste it for yourself The star of your summer will be this super refreshing Grapefruit Peach Sangria by Liz Martone!
4. Strawberry Quinoa Salad
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Looking for a healthy salad for lunch that is easy and delicious? Give this super simple salad a try! This Strawberry Quinoa Salad by Jillian Glenn has all the macronutrients you need to power you through the afternoon: healthy carbs from the berries and cucumbers; plant protein from the quinoa, chickpeas, and pumpkin seeds; and healthy fats from the homemade white balsamic dressing. Plus, it’s fiber-filled! This is the perfect balanced salad for busy weekdays and it travels well. Credit: Reprinted with permission from Healthy Vegan Breakfasts and Lunches by Jillian Glenn. Page Street Publishing Co. 2023. Photo credit: Jillian Glenn.
5. Orange Creamsicle Smoothie
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This Orange Creamsicle Smoothie by Mariko Sakata is packed with vitamin C from using a generous amount of oranges and lots of vitamins and minerals from the banana and dates. It’s the perfect smoothie to help repair sun damage when the summer arrives! Drinking this Orange Creamsicle smoothie will bring back all of those childhood memories of eating the classic treat on hot summer days! This version is a healthier alternative that you can make at home. Just dates, oranges, a banana, plant milk, ice, and vanilla! So refreshing!
6. Protein Pasta Chips
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These Protein Pasta Chips by Tara Sunshine are a high-protein gluten-free spin on the viral TikTok pasta chips. They’re wonderfully crunchy, super easy to make, and bizarrely addictive.
7. Chinese Cold Sesame Noodles
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The main ingredient in this Chinese Cold Sesame Noodles by Pavani Nandula is Chinese-style sesame paste which is very different from Middle Eastern tahini. This is made with roasted sesame seeds. The recipe is very simple with a no-cook sauce. All the ingredients are mixed into a sauce and then tossed with the cooked noodles. You can add more vegetables if you like.
8. Birthday Cake Smoothie
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A nutritious veggie & protein-packed smoothie that tastes like birthday cake? This Birthday Cake Smoothie by Tara Sunshine may sound too good to be true, but this crowd-pleasing combo is low in sugar (well, minus the sprinkles!) and loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber, healthy fats, and plant-based protein!
9. Pistachio Pesto Green Beans
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These Pistachio Pesto Green Beans by Cameron Keller are it. Simple to make, wonderfully tasty to eat, and an elegant side to have on the dinner table, this awesomely delicious platter of green bean goodness is hard to pass up.
10. Fried Biscuits with Cinnamon and Sugar
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Your family will eat these Fried Biscuits with Cinnamon and Sugar by Lydia Filgueras before they can be properly plated! Super easy and delicious, these fried biscuits are a wonderful sweet snack or dessert!
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