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54 Vegan Recipes That Are Healthy, Hearty, and Delicious

No meat, no eggs, no dairy, no problem.
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These aren't just great vegan recipes. They're great recipes, period. From gingery ramen noodles to grain salads, squash soup, and chocolate mousse for dessert, you'll be sure to please everyone at your table using one of these recipes.

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    Photo by Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Amy Wilson
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    Rice Noodles al Pomodoro With Chili Oil

    We’ve got bursting, jammy cherry tomatoes that make their own sauce, and chili oil that upends the typical Italian flavor profile.

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  • Scallion ramen noodle bowl
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    Ginger Scallion Ramen Noodles

    The noodles are just a vessel for this savory, gingery, simple weeknight sauce. Double the batch, and you’ll always have a way to brighten up simple grilled or pan-roasted chops, roasted veggies, or grain bowls.

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    Vegan Butternut Squash Soup

    If you've always thought you needed hours to make a luxuriously silky puréed vegetable soup, well, this recipe is here to say you don't! 

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    Photo by Alex Lau, food styling by Chris Morocco, prop styling by Emily Eisen
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    Crispy Tofu With Maple-Soy Glaze

    Whenever you’re cooking tofu, here’s one of our no-fail techniques: Draining the tofu, then squeezing out as much water as possible (without smashing it), is the key to the crispiest cubes.

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    Photo by Alex Lau, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Megan Hedgpeth
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    Coconut-Ginger Chickpea Soup

    The dal is vegan but full of hearty protein thanks to the chickpeas, lentils, and coconut milk.

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    Photo by Alex Lau, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Emily Eisen
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    Coconut-Chocolate Mousse

    Choose a chocolate that does not exceed 64% cacao for a mousse with the smoothest texture. If you want the mousse to be fully non-dairy, look for a vegan chocolate bar, though the flavor may differ slightly.

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    Coconut-Creamed Corn and Grains

    Turmeric, chiles, and chewy-nutty cooked grains balance the sweetness of fresh corn in this loose vegan riff on creamed corn.

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  • A single serving bowl of spring stew with white beans bright chopped green vegetables and shaved radish coins with a...
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    White Bean and Spring Vegetable Stew

    This stew recipe is all about those lovingly cooked and seasoned dried beans and the glorious (vegan!) broth they create.

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    Vegan Coconut Lentil Soup

    The most flavorful, hearty, and warming meal you've ever made with (almost) exclusively pantry staples.

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    Ratatouille

    Great produce doesn't need much to make it sing—try this vegan stew with hearty bread.

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  • Simple Khichari recipe
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    Simple Khichari

    This restorative stew, from Divya’s Kitchen, features a rotating cast of hard and soft vegetables.

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  • A brothy tofu recipe with shaved radishes carrots and greens in a bowl with slabs of seared tofu.
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    Crispy Tofu in Shiitake Broth

    You're going to want to make a double or triple batch of the umami-rich dashi to freeze for later.

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    Curried Tofu Wraps

    If the cooked tofu isn’t as hot as you’d hoped, amp it up by tucking a slice or two of Fresno chile into your wrap.

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    Roasted Broccoli

    It's a staple! Master the technique and you'll never have to look at a recipe for roasted broccoli again.

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    Caponata with Pine Nuts

    We won't judge if you make a dinner out of this.

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    Brothy Beans

    When your beans are tender, take them off the heat and focus on the cooking liquid, doctoring it with good olive oil, salt, and pepper, tasting and seasoning it until the liquid itself is straight-up delicious.

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    Vegan Umami Broth

    Roasting the vegetables, along with a trio of umami-rich ingredients (miso, mushrooms, and kombu), give this meat-free broth a deep, satisfying flavor.

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    Coffee Cashew Vegan Ice Cream

    For an even deeper, nutty flavor, toast the cashews first (or buy them that way, but make sure they’re unsalted). Skeptical? Think hazelnut coffee, but with cashews instead.

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Senior Associate Web Editor. When she’s not torturing herself by grinding coffee beans by hand and making her own butter, Rochelle writes about cooking techniques and seasonal eating for bonappetit.com. She comes to BA by way of a small farm in Central New York, where she worked as a farmhand ... Read More
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