11 Easy Plant-Based Dinner Recipes

If you’re new to the plant-based world, I promise dinner doesn’t have to be complicated.

Whipping up plant-based recipes for breakfast, lunch, and especially dinner can be quick and easy

All of the traditional dinner meals you love including spaghetti, burgers, and cuisine from Thai to the Caribbean all have recipes that are vegetarian, healthy, and veggie-approved.

Sometimes coming up with a plan for dinner that is either plant-based or whole-food diet-approved comes with a little bit of thinking outside of the box and I am doing that for you.

This family-friendly, kid-approved list of dinner recipes are made with easy-to-find, affordable ingredients, using everyday cookware. Meaning we’re going with the cooking basics: pots and pans.

You won’t see a supper recipe that asks for hours of your time with multi-hundred cooking equipment. It just doesn’t need to be that way.

If you need dinner ready ASAP, check out 30-Minute Plant-Based Dinner Recipes.

If you want to accompany your dinner with dessert, try out chocolate devil’s food cake, gluten-free oven sheet pan pancakes, or coffee banana smoothie bowl.

Vegan Butter Chicken Recipe

Vegan Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

A creamy, savory, rich vegan "butter chicken" recipe made with tofu. This recipe is 100% meat-free and packed with insane flavor. Pair this dish with rice, naan, or roti.

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Sin Carne Guisada (Vegan “Beef” Stew) Recipe

Vegan Carne Guisada (Meatless “Beef” Stew)

A Puerto Rican classic, turned vegan! A plant-based, vegan beef stew, also known as "carne guisada." Made with mushrooms caps, carrots, olives, and spices.

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Oil-Free Vegan Fried Rice Recipe

Oil-Free Vegan Fried Rice

A delicious, oil-free healthy vegan fried rice recipe loaded with your favorite veggies along with tofu scramble!

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Black Beans (No Soak)

How To Cook Dry Black Beans (No Soak)

Tender black beans with a pop of flavor cooked over stovetop. No soaking necessary. Dry black beans are the perfect way to include affordable plant-based protein to your diet.

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Stewed Mushrooms And Onion

Stewed Mushrooms And Onion

Flavor-packed, stewed mushrooms and onion recipe made with tomato sauce Puerto Rican flavors. A delicious dinner dish using only 7 ingredients and 30 minutes. It's plant-based, gluten-free, using easy-to-find, affordable ingredients. Serve it up with white rice!

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Vegan Smoke Mac And Cheese Recipe

Smoky Vegan Mac and Cheese

Get your spoons ready and dig into this smoky vegan mac and cheese. It's a healthy, oil-free alternative that's kid-friendly and out-of-this world good!

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10-Ingredient Vegan Broccoli Curry

10-Ingredient Vegan Broccoli Curry

Easy, delicious vegan broccoli curry using easy-to-find, affordable plant-based ingredients including fresh broccoli, spices, and coconut milk.

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Stovetop Vegan Tofu Meatballs

Stovetop Vegan Tofu Meatballs

Sometimes, a classic, cozy dinner recipe is everything we need at the end of a long day. We’re going plant-based for our homemade vegan tofu meatballs recipe to accompany our piled-up spaghetti. 

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Vegetarian Tofu Bean Chili

Vegetarian Tofu Bean Chili

Spiced-up vegetarian tofu bean chili made with easy-to-find, affordable pantry items, along with tofu for added protein and “meatiness.”

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20-Minute Black Bean Soup

20-Minute Black Bean Soup

Get your bellies ready – this 20-minute black bean soup recipe is perfectly tender, slightly smoky, with layers of umami from reserved black bean sauce, and spices. 

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Tomato Braised Mushrooms

Tomato Braised Mushroom

If you're looking for flavor – you came to the right place. This tomato braised mushroom recipe is cooked until golden and then simmered in an umami-packed tomato sauce.

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There you have it – 11 plant-based dinner ideas that’ll make everyone at home asking for seconds!

If you’re craving dessert, try out this easy, moist chocolate cake recipe.

Did you try any of the recipes on the list?

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