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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 Fall Recipes

Delicious vegan recipes for cozy days and chilly nights begin with simple wholesome, seasonal ingredients.

  • Spoonful of homemade applesauce on a jar of chunky applsauce.
    No Sugar Applesauce Recipe
  • Bowl of creamy yellow soup with sauteed mushrooms, scallions and red pepper floating on top.
    Dairy-free Leek Soup without Potatoes
  • Close up of baked apples, stuffed with oatmeal in a glass pie plate.
    Healthy Dairy-free Baked Apples
  • 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

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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.

  • 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
  • Vegan ground beef in a cast iron skillet with wooden spoon, showing textrure.
    Vegan Ground Beef Recipe with Mushrooms & Lentils
  • SKillet with creamy tomato sauce, chickpeas, sun dried tomatoes and fresh basil.
    Marry Me Chickpeas in a Creamy Vegan Sauce
  • Crispy cubes of tofu plus pineapple, green peppers, onions and red peppers with sweet and sour sauce over rice.
    Saucy Sweet and Sour Crispy Tofu
  • Saucy fettuccine alfredo with green peas and crushed red pepper flakes.
    15-minute Vegan Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Skillet with zucchini, mushrooms, corn and edamame.
    20-minute Vegan Zucchini Skillet dinner.
  • Rice, bbq tofu, red peppers, broccoli and red onions.
    Sheet Pan BBQ Tofu and Veggies

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
  • Crispy potato latkes on a platter with a small dish of sour cream in the center.
    Grandma’s Potato Latkes Recipe
  • Roasted eggplant with fresh herbs and a tahini sauce.
    Mediterranean Roasted Eggplant with Tahini

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

New Recipes

  • Leek patties on a bed of swiss chard, drizzled with tahini sauce and sriracha.
    Leek and Swiss Chard Patties (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
  • Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies on a plate.
    No Refined Sugar Chickpea Chocolate Chip cookies (Vegan, GF)
  • Bowl of pasta with kale, zucchini and artichoke hearts in a creamy green sauce.
    Zucchini Pasta with Artichoke Hearts & Kale
  • Cabbage with caesar dressing and crispy quinoa in a serving bowl and on a plate.
    Vegan Cabbage Caesar with Crispy Quinoa

More Dinner Recipes–>

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 Beet Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • 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
  • Black and White checkered napkin with a glass pitcher of avocado dressing plus cilantro and lime.
    Dairy-free Avocado Lime Dressing Recipe

More Healthy Vegan Recipes –>

Recently Updated Recipes

  • Bowl filled with colorful small cubes of roasted veggies like beets, carrots, onions, sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts.
    Oven-Baked Vegan Tzimmes (No Added Sugar)
  • 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)
  • Collage of chopped liver, apple cake and two kugels with the words "healthy recipes for Rosh Hashanah" written across the center.
    Rosh Hashanah 2026 (Healthy Recipes and Menu Ideas)
  • Greens plus riced cauliflower and broccoli with pomegranate, pistachios and sumac.
    Grain-free Raw Tabbouleh Salad 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
  • Wooden bowl with rice noodles and crunchy vegetables tossed with tahini dressing.
    Cold Sesame Noodles with Tahini
  • Small glass pitcher filled with bright yellow salad dressing with specks of red and green. In the background is a bowl of salad and some squeezed limes.
    Easy Vegan Mango Salad Dressing

More Vegan Recipes–>

Browse By Diet

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

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

Eat more plant based

Must have kitchen staples to whip up plant-based meals.
Photo of Debra Klein in the kitchen, smiling, tossing a salad.

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. 

  • Tossing together a vibrant pasta salad with colorful veggies in a wooden bowl.
    Vegan Pasta Salad with White Beans and Italian Vinaigrette
  • Tofu egg salad on sourdough, stacked with green lettuce in between and chips on the side.
    Vegan Tofu “Egg” Salad No Mayo
  • Pasta, white beans, olives and capers with tomatoes and fresh parsley.
    White Bean Vegan Pasta Puttanesca
  • Tofu with lemon caper sauce and a side of carrots and asparagus.
    Sheet Pan Tofu Steaks with Lemon Caper Sauce

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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.

  • Roasted red radishes and scallions with a pistachio parsley drizzle.
    Roasted Radishes Recipe with Pistachio Parsley Vinaigrette
  • Sweet potato casserole with maple pecan topping, scooped onto a plate.
    Maple Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole (Vegan + Gluten-free)
  • Side view of a piece of vegan potato kugel coming out of the pan.
    Crispy Vegan Potato Kugel without Eggs
  • Round, braided challah, some strands with sesame and poppy seeds.
    Sweet Round Challah Bread Recipe

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.

  • 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
  • Dressing poured over a crisp green salad with radish, cucumber and capers.
    Easy Green Salad Recipe with Capers
  • 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
  • Black and White checkered napkin with a glass pitcher of avocado dressing plus cilantro and lime.
    Dairy-free Avocado Lime Dressing Recipe

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.

  • Plate of matzo crack balls dipped in chocolate and then drizzled with more chocolate.
    Matzo Crack Balls dipped in Chocolate
  • Slice of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting on a white plate.
    Flourless Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipe
  • Bowl of chocolate frosting.
    5-minute Vegan Chocolate Frosting Recipe
  • Spoonful of baked pear, showing juices oozing out and melty chocolate and golden almonds filled into center cavity.
    Simply Baked Pears with Almonds and Chocolate

See more desserts →

Jewish Holiday Recipes

Traditional Jewish Holiday Recipes with a modern, healthy twist.

  • Small spatula placing a slice of cauliflower kugel onto a white rimmed plate with other pieces of kuel already on it. The kugel has a thin slice of cauliflower on the top of the piece along with a fresh oregano leaf.
    Cauliflower Kugel Recipe
  • Platter of stuffed cabbage rolls with tomato sauce and one up close.
    Meatless Vegan Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Vegetarian chopped liver in a bowl surrounded by matzo crackers and raw vegetables.
    Vegetarian Chopped Liver Recipe with Mushrooms
  • Spoonful of homemade applesauce on a jar of chunky applsauce.
    No Sugar Applesauce Recipe

See more Healthy Rosh Hashanah recipes

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