Vegan Habichuelas Guisadas (Puerto Rican Stewed Beans)
Traditional Puerto Rican stewed beans typically contain oil and pork, but in this healthier version, you don’t need any animal products or oil. This twist on the classic Caribbean dish still has all the delicious flavors and textures of the original. Serve with brown rice or quinoa and your favorite plantain side dish.
This Puerto Rican seasoning blend is used in many traditional dishes. Its unique balance of spices and herbs creates a bold and complex flavor profile essential to authentic dishes. With its versatile use and long shelf life, Homemade SazĂłn is an easy way to bring Puerto Rican cuisine into your kitchen.
Simple and healthy, these crazy delicious Chipotle Mushroom Tacos are all that with their smoky, aromatic seasoning and hearty, “meaty” texture.
Roasted Cauliflower Steaks With Lemon
These oil-free roasted cauliflower steaks can be served as a healthy, flavorful side dish packed with delicious spices and a tangy splash of lemon. They can also be enjoyed as a main dish. Either way, it’s a great choice for incorporating more vegetables into your diet.
This whole food, plant-based vegan pasta puttanesca is prepared without oil. It is a flavorful and nutritious dish, perfect for those looking for a healthy, low-fat meal. The recipe is easy to prepare and features a tangy herb-infused sauce that you can adjust to delight your taste buds.
Oil-Free Easy French Hummus Dressing
This tangy, effortless dressing comes together in five minutes or less—not bad for a delectable, nutritious substitute to conventional dressings! It’s an excellent way to incorporate creaminess and flavor into your salads, roasted vegetables, and other dishes.
This Oil-Free Kung Pao Tofu is packed with excellent umami flavor. Along with sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, umami is one of the five basic tastes. Often described as savory, it’s a common element of Asian cuisine.
Did you know you can prepare sweet hummus? Everything tastes better with chocolate, and this hummus recipe proves it. It’s succulent and easy to make—a dessert that goes with everything, even breakfast!
These delicious lemon bars have a secret ingredient: beautiful Japanese sweet potatoes! These frozen delights are creamy, sweet, and loaded with fresh lemon and coconut flavors.
With both chickpeas and pasta, this dish has a wholesome hardiness that’s hard to beat. It’s also super easy to prepare—you’ll be enjoying its rich barbecue deliciousness within half an hour! And make sure not to skip the nutritional yeast, which gives it a touch of nuttiness.
Sometimes you need a leisurely breakfast casserole to impress your guests. This simple recipe uses oil-free frozen hash browns, which I always have on hand. For the vegetable filling, feel free to substitute any of your favorite veggies, such as broccoli, zucchini, peppers, and asparagus.
A crispy, delicious snack for any time of day! These nuggets come together in minutes. And because they’re made with chickpeas and oats, they’re nutritious too.
Comfort in a bowl. You can serve it as a rustic soup with the veggies intact or a more refined blended soup with a creamier texture.
Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cookies
These cookies are decadent, bold, and dreamy! The combination of chocolate and raspberries is perfect for Valentine’s Day, but I enjoy them all year round!
Old-Fashioned Fig Roll Cookies
Fig Newtons are a classic cookie from the past, but these reinterpreted gems are much healthier and tastier than anything store-bought. In these bars, delicious gluten-free cookie dough is layered with a thick, rich, jammy fig puree, a perfect pairing. Figs are honey-sweet and have a unique, slightly berry-like flavor that makes these cookies almost magical. They’re great as a breakfast, snack, or dessert.
Loaded Nachos with BBQ Jackfruit
Loaded nachos are the ultimate game-day appetizer for sharing with family and friends. These crispy oil-free corn tortillas are piled high with BBQ jackfruit, vegan nacho sauce, and of course, an assortment of veggie toppings. You can customize this recipe with all the toppings your family loves.
Calling all buckwheat lovers! We’ve got a fabulous cake coming in hot from the oven. This easy gluten-free cake has it all: a delicate, fluffy texture; a lightly sweet flavor; and wholesome, delicious ingredients! Enjoy it by itself, or make it an extra special holiday treat by adding jam, fresh fruit, and our Sweet Cashew Glaze. Sweet and simple or decadent and lavish, this tasty cake is sure to please.
Pull out your skewers because it’s time for fondue! Who knew healthy could be this good? There’s almost nothing you won’t want to dip in this creamy, cheesy sauce. Cashews and potatoes create a creamy foundation, perfectly seasoned with just the right balance of sour and salty. Fondue is romantic, social, and just plain fun—I hope this recipe inspires you to throw a party.
When a sauce is this delicious, it has to take center stage! This whole food, plant-based twist on a classic Spanish sauce is finger-licking good! You’ll want to put it on everything.
“Cheesy” Jalapeño Poppers
Stuffed jalapeño poppers never tasted so good! These creamy, smoky, slightly spicy mini peppers will have you reaching for more. Once you prepare the delicious plant-based cheesy filling, you can quickly fill your sweet or spicy peppers and bake. These are the perfect appetizers for any occasion.
Decadent Chocolate Cranberry Energy Bars
These tasty granola bars are chewy with a bit of a crunch, chocolatey, complex tasting, and not cloyingly sweet. With nutritious ingredients that replenish your energy without weighing you down with fat, they are terrific after a sports meet, a workout, or a run—and they also travel well, so take them with you to fuel your bike ride or hike.
Plant-Based Mexican 7-Layer Dip
This homemade Mexican 7-Layer Dip is perfect when you don’t want to cook anything too intense. It’s always a favorite at parties and usually the first dish to disappear.
These intense fudgy bites hit the mark when that yen for chocolate comes calling. They’re perfect for a light dessert or snack, with super nutritious cacao, roasted kabocha squash, black beans, oat flour, and sweet dates. To jazz things up, swap the vanilla for another extract or your favorite liqueur, or add a pinch of ground chipotle peppers.
You can make burgers from almost any bean, but I always have chickpeas and black beans on hand. This burger is a great alternative to the usual black bean burger found on the menu of almost every restaurant I visit. It is full of flavor and easy to prepare.
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