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Easy Plant Based Recipes

Hi, I’m Debra Klein, Holistic Health Coach and Culinary Instructor, inspiring healthy choices with seasonal plant-based recipes. I’m also passionate about Transforming Traditional Jewish Foods into dishes that are nutritious, delicious, beautiful and satisfying. Let’s get into the kitchen and have some fun.

Healthy Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

Here’s what’s on MY Thanksgiving table this year…cozy sides, show-stopping vegan mains and desserts nobody will guess are dairy-free. Trust me, even your most traditional guests will be back for seconds!

  • White bowl of mashed acorn squash, garnished with thinly sliced scallions. There is a festive blue dish towel and a few cinnamon sticks in the frame as well.
    Mashed Acorn Squash Recipe
  • Cast iron pan filled with green beans almondine. There are almond slices, cloves of garlic and crushed red pepper scattered around the pan and a grey napkin tied around the cast iron handle.
    Easy Recipe for Green Beans with Almonds
  • Beautiful Platter with individual sized butternut squash stuffed with veggies and quinoa.
    Stuffed Butternut Squash Recipe
  • Golden brown whole roasted cauliflower, sprinkled with fresh herbs.
    Whole Roasted Vegan Cauliflower Recipe
  • Close up of baked apples, stuffed with oatmeal in a glass pie plate.
    Healthy Baked Apples with Cinnamon and Oat Filling
  • Side view of a perfect slice of pumpkin pie.
    Vegan Pumpkin Pie with Easy Homemade Dairy-free Crust
  • Stack of three apple pie bars with tiny pieces of apples in a thick jammy sauce, nestled between layers of flakey vegan crust.
    Vegan Apple Pie Bars
  • Plate piled with pecan pie bars, with a pie crust, caramel layer and pecan halves decorating the top.
    Vegan Pecan Pie Bars (no corn syrup)

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Cozy Winter Dinners

Soup, stew and stuffed-pepper season is here! These are the cozy, hearty dinners I make on repeat all winter long.

  • Dutch oven filled with thick and chunky tomato based stew.
    Hearty Vegan Stew with Peanut Butter and Lentils
  • Chunky minestrone soup with veggies, beans, pasta and wilted kale in a dutch oven.
    Fall Minestrone (Vegan Autumn Soup)
  • Bright red bell pepper, with the top cut off, then stuffed with quinoa, lentils and Italian spices, and roasted with the top put back on. All on a white round plate, scattered with stuffing and fresh herbs.
    Vegan Stuffed Peppers with Lentils and Quinoa (Italian Style)
  • Vegan Yellow Split Pea Soup

Healthy Hanukkah Recipes

Latkes, kugel and jelly donuts…all the Hanukkah classics, made a little lighter (and still just as delish!)

  • Crispy potato latkes on a platter with a small dish of sour cream in the center.
    Grandma’s Potato Latkes Recipe
  • Baked Sufganiyot (Jelly Donuts) with Raspberry Chia Jam
  • Side view of a piece of vegan potato kugel coming out of the pan.
    Crispy Vegan Potato Kugel without Eggs
  • Vegetarian chopped liver in a bowl surrounded by matzo crackers and raw vegetables.
    Vegetarian Chopped Liver Recipe with Mushrooms

See more Hanukkah recipes

Easy Healthy Vegan Dinner Ideas

What’s for dinner? I’m here to help you do better than take-out with these quick and easy dinner recipes that are also healthy…to leave you satisfied and nourished. The goal is to eat more plants…and I’m here to support you, in all the delicious ways.

  • Vegan ground beef in a cast iron skillet with wooden spoon, showing textrure.
    Vegan Ground Beef Recipe with Mushrooms & Lentils
  • Cast iron skillet filled with marinara sauce and vegan meatballs.
    Baked Chickpea and Pinto Bean Vegan Meatballs
  • Large portobello mushroom cap stuffed with veggies and herbs.
    Vegan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
  • Skillet with zucchini, mushrooms, corn and edamame.
    20-minute Vegan Zucchini Skillet dinner.

Reader Favorites

The most popular recipes on this site that are trending.  These healthy plant-based recipes are easy to make, delicious and satisfying.

  • Chopped cauliflower, cabbage, dates and nuts on a round plate with limes and fresh herbs.
    Raw Cauliflower Salad with Lime
  • Small jar with bamboo lid filled with orangish spice mixture with label that says "taco seasoning blend" across the center.
    No Salt Taco Seasoning Recipe
  • Roasted eggplant with fresh herbs and a tahini sauce.
    Mediterranean Roasted Eggplant with Tahini
  • Labeled ingredients for pumpkin pie spice: ginger, nutmeg, pepper, cinnamon, cloves.
    Substitute for Pumpkin Pie Spice

Easy Vegan Comfort Food

Comfort food can be nutritious AND delicious. Vegan recipes to satisfy your cravings so you can move along with your life.

  • Bowl filled with creamy tomato soup with chickpea croutons and basil garnish.
    Dairy-free Tomato Soup Recipe
  • Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread cooling on a wire rack on a white countertop.
    Healthy Vegan Zucchini Bread with Applesauce
  • White plate of crispy sweet potato fries, sprinkled with fresh herbs, surrounding a small dish of ketchup.
    Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
  • Three homemade twix bars lined up on a plate with one turned sideways across the top so you can see the three layers.
    Healthier Homemade Twix Bars

Trending Recipes

These are the delicious recipes that people are looking for on the internet right now. Fresh ingredients, simple preparations, everyday recipes that work.

  • wooden salad bowl filled with colorful chopped salad: tuscan kale, purple carrots, red peppers, purple cabbage, cucumbers and marcona almonds
    Tuscan Kale Chopped Salad Recipe
  • Wedges of whole roasted golden beets and red beets with balsamic, sea salt and chopped fresh parsley.
    Whole Roasted Beets with Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • Spoonful of homemade applesauce on a jar of chunky applsauce.
    No Sugar Applesauce Recipe
  • Large white bowl filled with thick and creamy red lentil soup that also has chunks of cauliflower and carrots.
    Vegan Cauliflower Soup with Red Lentils

More Healthy Vegan Recipes –>

New Recipes

  • Gold spoon serving up some beans, tomatoes, artichoke hearts from a skillet topped with crispy quinoa.
    Lemony Tuscan White Bean Skillet with Crispy Quinoa (Oil-Free)
  • Pumpkin thumbprint cookies filled with salted caramel and a pecan cooling on a wire rack.
    Vegan Pumpkin Thumbprint Cookies
  • Cast iron pan filled with vegan Swedish meatballs in a creamy sauce.
    Baked Vegan Swedish Meatballs with Beans
  • Leek patties on a bed of swiss chard, drizzled with tahini sauce and sriracha.
    Leek and Swiss Chard Patties (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Recently Updated Recipes

  • White bowl filled with thick soup. Bright yellow broth with chickpeas, rice, carrots, lemon wedge and sprinkled with chopped parsley, salt and pepper.
    Brothy Lemon Chickpea and Rice Soup with Miso
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  • Crispy baked Brussels sprouts latkes topped with applesauce and dairy-free sour cream, with dipping bowls on the side.
    Crispy Baked Brussels Sprouts Latkes
  • Savory Spiced Nuts Recipe

Popular Vegan Recipes

Eating more plants can be delicious and fun with these easy vegan recipes that everyone will adore.

  • Rows of square cut blondies with chocolate chips.
    White Bean Vegan Blondies
  • Flatbread Pizza with pesto, hummus, yellow and red tomatoes plus fresh basil and red onions. One slice shown up close and a few others partially shown on a wooden cutting board.
    No Yeast Flatbread Pizza Recipe
  • Small jar of creamy caesar dressing with a wooden spoon showing it's thickness.
    Creamy Tahini Caesar Dressing Recipe (vegan)
  • Baked quinoa scooped into a bowl, topped with yoghurt and berries.
    Easy Quinoa Breakfast Bake Recipe

More Vegan Recipes–>

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If you have allergies or dietary preferences you can search recipes with these categories.

  • Gluten Free
  • Grain Free
  • No Oil
  • Vegan
  • Kosher for Passover

Eat more plant based

Must have kitchen staples to whip up plant-based meals.
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About Debra

Hi, I’m Debra, Holistic Healthy Coach and Culinary Instructor inspiring healthy choices with seasonal plant-based recipes. I’m passionate about transforming Traditional Jewish Foods into dishes that are nutritious, delicious, beautiful and satisfying. Let’s get into the kitchen and have some fun.

Learn more about me →

Main Dishes

Hearty and satisfying plant based main dishes that are perfect for a healthy dinner or lunch. 

  • Bowl of pasta with kale, zucchini and artichoke hearts in a creamy green sauce.
    Zucchini Pasta with Artichoke Hearts & Kale
  • SKillet with creamy tomato sauce, chickpeas, sun dried tomatoes and fresh basil.
    Marry Me Chickpeas in a Creamy Vegan Sauce
  • Tossing together a vibrant pasta salad with colorful veggies in a wooden bowl.
    Vegan Pasta Salad with White Beans and Italian Vinaigrette
  • Saucy fettuccine alfredo with green peas and crushed red pepper flakes.
    15-minute Vegan Fettuccine Alfredo

See more main dishes →

Side Dishes

Veggies don’t have to be boring!  Vegetables can be fun and I’m here to show you how to make healthy plant-based side dish recipes that everyone will enjoy.

  • Sweet potato casserole with maple pecan topping, scooped onto a plate.
    Maple Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole (Vegan + Gluten-free)
  • Bowl of roasted butternut with purple cabbage, onions, broccoli and fresh herbs.
    Roasted Butternut Squash with Tasty Veggies
  • Jeweled rice with colorful pomegranate, caramelized onions, carrots, nuts and scallions.
    Easy Jeweled Rice Recipe
  • Delicata squash half moons, roasted with spices.
    Quick Roasted Delicata Squash Slices

See more side dishes →

Salads

These healthy salad recipes are creative, tasty and meal prep friendly.  Delicious salad recipes plus homemade salad dressings are easy to make with simple ingredients.

  • Large white bowl with kale and apple salad, roasted sweet potatoes and figs plus apple vinaigrette
    Fall Harvest Salad with Easy Apple Vinaigrette Recipe
  • Chunks of raw broccoli and cabbage with a miso dressing, topped with scallions, almonds and dried cherries.
    Raw Broccoli Salad with Miso Dressing
  • Large rimmed white plate with lemony arugula salad. Thinly sliced radish, quartered artichoke hearts, thinly sliced avocado plus pomegranate seeds and lemon slices decorate the simple salad.
    Arugula Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
  • Dressing poured over a crisp green salad with radish, cucumber and capers.
    Easy Green Salad Recipe with Capers

See more salads →

Healthy Desserts

Life’s too short to skip dessert!  These dessert recipes taste incredible and totally satisfying and are also always dairy-free and without refined sugar.

  • Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies on a plate.
    No Refined Sugar Chickpea Chocolate Chip cookies (Vegan, GF)
  • Slice of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting on a white plate.
    Flourless Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipe
  • Stack of three chocolate brownies topped with chocolate chips and nuts.
    Moist and Flourless Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies
  • Individual pumpkin pie, cooling on a wire rack.
    Mini Pumpkin Pies (vegan & gluten-free)

See more desserts →

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