75+ Healthy Vegan Recipes | Simple, Healthy, Tasty, Plant-Based Meals (2024)

Crunchy chickpeas and savory tomatoes meld perfectly in this delicious (and totally vegan) chickpea tomato soup. It’s even topped with crunchy chickpeas instead of croutons!

This Thai Pumpkin Soup with coconut milk is a long-time reader favorite. Serve this fragrant soup with a swirl of coconut milk and fresh coriander (cilantro) for a delicious and healthy vegan recipe.

These vegan "crab cakes" are made with garbanzo beans, artichoke hearts and hearts of palm. They're light and refreshing, and so easy to make!

This family-friendly dish features farro, an incredibly healthy ancient grain that's packed with fiber, protein, and antioxidants. It's tossed with a zesty sun-dried tomato pesto and fresh eggplant. And it's ready in just 30 minutes.

This hearty Tuscan Bean Soup is so warming and nourishing – it’s loaded with fresh veggies and protein-packed beans. It’s sure to cure whatever ails you!

This incredible (and healthy!) vegan pho soup puts a new twist on the classic Vietnamese noodle soup. It’s bursting with flavor, and simple to prepare in just 30 minutes. Plus, it’s 100% vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free!

This slow cooker vegan chili is packed with flavor and loaded with protein. Let it cook all day in the crock pot, and it’s ready for dinner when you are! This is one of my personal go-to dishes when I need an easy and healthy vegan recipe.

This deliciously rich healthy vegan chili is packed with the goodness of mushrooms, black beans, and spices. Make a huge batch because it is even better the next day when the spices have had a chance to mingle overnight!

If you don’t love cauliflower – this healthy vegan recipe will convert you. This curried cauliflower soup is low-carb, healthy, entirely vegan, and loaded with so much flavor you won’t even know it’s made from cauliflower.

This sweet potato chili is easy, delicious, nutritious, and you can make it in the slow cooker for an easy weeknight meal!

Yep, I said taco soup. It’s a thing. This healthy vegan taco soup is simple to make in under 30 minutes.

I love making soup in my Instant Pot, and this healthy vegan recipe is one of my new faves. It’s a hearty plant-based dish, full of flavor and packed with protein.

This healthy okra recipe is another awesome vegan dish for that Instant Pot or slow cooker. The okra comes out perfect – no slimy texture in this one!

These beautiful, nourishing sweet potato Buddha bowls with lentils and kale are super easy to cook up in just 30 minutes. It’s a healthy vegan recipe that’s perfect for weeknight dinners!

This Quinoa Lentil Chili is delicious, nutritious, inexpensive, and has an easy vegan option. It’s super hearty for an easy make-ahead meal.

It doesn’t get much easier or healthier than this cabbage soup. Just drop everything in the slow cooker and give it some time.

This healthy vegan soup recipe is light in calories but heavy on the nutrition. And it’s easy to adjust the spice level and veggies to your personal taste.

don’t know about you, but there are no words that annoy me more as a vegetarian than hearing “but they have salad”. I can’t tell you how many times I have explained to my friends and family that lettuce is not dinner.

Except sometimes it is. 😉

All of these healthy vegan recipes are super hearty and impressive enough to serve as a main dish. Trust me.

This Apple Walnut Salad is a great sweet, salty and crunchy salad. It makes a great packable vegan lunch or a perfect light dinner. It’s also one of the most popular recipes on the blog!

This delicious and substantial salad makes a wonderful healthy vegan meal and I think it would also make a fantastic picnic dish. It’s an amazing alternative to the old-fashioned (and calorie rich) green bean casseroles!

This Moroccan carrot and chickpea salad is one of the most popular healthy vegan recipes on the site. It’s jam-packed with spices, crunchy carrot, sweet dates and a honey lemon dressing!

This simple vegan orzo salad is bursting with flavor from fresh veggies and a homemade Italian dressing. It’s easy to make with basic ingredients, and almost no cooking at all! Perfect for a lazy weeknight dinner.

This hearty Mushroom, Lemon and Lentil Salad is a nutritional powerhouse! Even better it only needs a handful of ingredients you probably already have in your pantry!

This healthy vegan potato salad is a great alternative to the mayo-rich traditional version. The lemon dill dressing is fresh and flavorful!

This Mexican Black Bean Salad is a healthy vegan recipe that you’ll want to keep on standby for those busy evenings. It’s filling and nutritious, and packs a punch thanks to a lime, cumin and smoked paprika dressing.

This healthy vegan lentil salad is a staple in our house. It truly comes together in just 5 minutes, making it one of the easiest dinner recipes in my repertoire!

A hearty quinoa salad with caramelized butternut squash, lime, and chili. This healthy vegan recipe is loaded with zesty flavor.

This Avocado,Black Bean, and Corn Salad is fast, easy, fresh and colorful! No cooking required. Do healthy vegan meals get easier than that?

Did someone say superfood? This kale salad is packed with all my favorite healthy ingredients- avocado, apples, cucumbers, pecans, and a creamy citrus tahini dressing. Yummy.

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Chickpeas are so versatile – they’re one of my favorite things to cook with. This healthy vegan recipe pairs them up with lemons and shallots for a a super easy plant-based meal.

This healthy Waldorf salad is a vegan take on the classic Waldorf salad – much lighter and healthier than the original. Deliciously creamy apple cider vinegar dressing is used instead of mayonnaise in this dairy-free recipe.

More butternut squash recipes? Yes, please. This Butternut Squash Kale Salad with Farro is a tossed in a sweet, tangy apple cider dijon dressing! It’s easy, vegan, and totally dinner-worthy.

All the flavor of Green Goddess Dressing without the mayo! This healthy vegan recipe makes a fabulous salad dressing or dip, a topping for power bowls or tacos, or a marinade for roasted veggies.

This Cauliflower Lemon Basil Salad features crunchy cauliflower and sweet cherry tomatoes tossed with fresh basil, toasted capers and a light lemon vinaigrette. It’s vegan, paleo and Whole 30 friendly.

Seriously. I can’t think of any food I love more than pasta.

But of course my waistline doesn’t always agree. Here are some of my favorite healthy vegan recipes to turn to when the pasta cravings are real.

Risotto is what dreams are made of. This healthy vegan version is made with quinoa for a healthier twist on the classic dish. Packed with flavor from thyme and mushrooms, and so creamy that you’d never know it’s dairy free.

All you need is 15 minutes and a handful of ingredients to make this super simple Vegan One Pot Creamy Mushroom Pasta! This dairy-free version is so much healthier and lighter than traditional cream-based pasta sauces. It’s a long time reader favorite that you can’t miss.

Here’s the first Vegan Mac and Cheese that you don’t need to feel guilty about! This healthy mac and cheese is actually packed with hidden veggies, but it’s so creamy and delicious that you’d never know. And it’s ready in under 30 minutes from start to finish!

Another healthy vegan recipe – this zucchini alfredo is lightened up with zucchini noodles and a dairy-free alfredo sauce.

It’s no secret that I love Thai flavors Vegetarian Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodles are an easy low carb meal packed with zoodles and veggies in a delicious Thai peanut sauce!

It doesn’t get much healthier than this kale pesto with zucchini noodles. It’s super low carb, and super nutritious. And it can be in just 10- minutes!

This Vegan Burrito Bowl is so quick easy to make! It’s packed with wholesome ingredients like black beans and fresh veggies, and topped off with homemade guacamole. It’s 100% vegan and gluten-free. And you can make it even lighter by subbing riced cauliflower for the rice!

The British classic gets a healthy vegan makeover with mushrooms and cauliflower. The result is a delicious low carb vegetarian shepherd’s pie recipe that the whole family will love! This is a favorite holiday dish at our house.

Baking really amps up the flavor in this roasted cauliflower. It’s short on carbs but high on flavor, slathered in a nutty Tahini Sauce and topped with pomegranate seeds and toasted almonds. This is a healthy vegan recipe that’s fit for a dinner party.

This Instant Pot spaghetti squash is a simple low carb, gluten-free, vegan alternative to pasta. And it’s so tasty, you won’t even miss the noodles. Top it with your favorite sauce, fresh veggies, or dairy-free cheese for a hearty plant-based meal.

These Grilled Eggplant Kebabs are lightly caramelized and tossed in a tahini marinade. A fun and healthy twist on traditional satay that is vegan, nut free & gluten free.

This makes for a delicious, quick and easy vegan dinner. This healthy vegan chickpea curry features coconut poached romanesco cauliflower. Serve with your favorite rice, quinoa, or riced cauliflower. And it’s vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free!

This vegan butternut squash curry is one of the most popular new recipes on the blog. It brings together traditional Indian spices with iconic Thai red curry for an incredible fusion of flavors. And it’s loaded with nutritious veggies.

This healthy vegan instant pot curry is packed with Indian-inspired spices and loaded with fresh veggies. Plus, it cooks up in less than 20 minutes in the Instant Pot.

Yep, another curry. I just love it too much. This golden curry is delicious and the vegan version is so much lighter and healthier than the original dairy-heavy dish.

Sweet potatoes are one of those perfect veggies that are good enough to eat completely on their own. They’re super nutritious too. But if you want to get a bit fancy – this loaded sweet potato makes a great simple vegan dinner. It’s stuffed with a spicy black bean filling, and topped with lime-cashew cream. It’s easy, healthy, 100% vegan, and gluten-free!

These Sweet Potato & Quinoa Bowls are quick, healthy, and delicious. And they’re loaded with flavor from roasted sweet potatoes, fresh veggies, and garlic-yogurt dressing. Just use coconut or dairy-free yogurt for a 100% plant based meal.

How pretty are these stuffed squash halves? They’re packed with low-carb riced cauliflower and easy to cook up quickly in the instant pot. They’re Vegan, Gluten-free and even Keto-friendly.

This healthy vegan recipe is the best version of black eyed peas I’ve ever come across. Cajun seasoning, coconut milk, and pineapple salsa bring a ton of flavor and the quinoa packs a punch of protein.

This vegan dish is super nutritious and low fat too. Don’t be scared off by the appearance – it actually tastes great too.

If you like eggplant, you’ll love this Moroccan eggplant with flavor-packed chermoula. It’s a healthy vegan recipe that’s fit for a Mediterranean feast.

Looking for a tasty, vegan meal that’s a snap to make? This savory lentil dahl is rich, hearty, and delicious, but also super simple and inexpensive to make.

This simple vegan recipe comes together quickly for a light weeknight dinner. Plus, it freezes well – so go ahead and make a double batch! This one is Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Paleo, Low Carb, and Whole 30 friendly. Woah.

Falafel is one of my all-time faves. This baked version is so much healthier than the original, without losing any of the flavor. It makes for a quick & easy meatless dinner recipe! And it’s freezer-friendly too.

This vegan zucchini lasagna is light, healthy, and bursting with flavor from fresh veggies, tangy marinara, and creamy vegan ricotta. Yum!

These healthy pumpkin muffins are loaded with nutritious pumpkin, delicious pumpkin spice, and sweet maple syrup. Plus, they’re 100% vegan and gluten-free, and easy to make in under 30 minutes. They’re also perfect forvegan meal prep– make a big batch for the week!

This healthy vegan recipe for chickpea pancakes is super nutritious – and beautiful too! They make an awesome healthy vegan breakfast, but I’m guilty of eating them for dinner too.

These vegan scrambled eggs are one of my all time favorite breakfast recipes, and they're easy to pull together in just 20 minutes. For a heartier meal, try stuffing them inside avegan breakfast burrito.

This vegan porridge is comfort food at it’s best, plus it’s Whole 30 and Paleo friendly.

This sweet potato hummus puts a spicy twist on the classic hummus, which is already a healthy vegan recipe in its own right. This version adds roasted sweet potato for a nutritional kick and a whole lot of spices. It’s totally addictive!

If you need a little something to munch on, but without all the extra not-so-good stuff that comes in store bought snacks, this is a perfect treat. This white bean dip is a healthy vegan recipe – serve it with home made sea salt chips. Yum!

Another one of my favorite snacks – this healthy vegan dip is loaded with fresh eggplants for a nutritious pick-me-up. Add a fragrant mix of spices, a dollop of dairy-free yogurt and roasted garlic – and you have a beautiful and addictive dip that is far too easy to devour.

Have you gotten an air fryer yet? If you have, these Air Fryer Chickpeas are going to be your new best friend. They make a quick, easy, and healthy vegan snack recipe.

Whether you enjoy this vegan batter-dipped cauliflower as a simple side dish or a veggie-based snack, you’ll find them completely addictive!

I love a good dip- and this healthy vegan bean dip does not disappoint! Make it even healthier by serving with fresh veggies for dipping.

A healthy alternative to french fries, these vegan squash fries are roasted in the oven and served with a chipotle garlic dipping sauce. Yummy!

These perfectly seasoned Crunchy Roasted Chickpeas make a great healthy vegan snack or even a salad topper! They’re 100% vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, & sugar-free!

These Tahini Caramel Buckwheat Balls are a wonderful chocolatey treat that are actually super nutritious too!

With just a few simple ingredients you can serve up this creamy and delicious Vegan Banana Pudding! Full of sweet banana flavor, this pudding is sure to be a hit with the whole family.

This silky-smooth homemade Nutella is so rich and decadent, and it's made with just 7 simple ingredients! Use it to dip fresh fruit, or as a spread, for frosting for desserts, and more.

Decadent maple syrup and sweet dates make a smooth and creamy filling for these Vegan Pecan Pie Bars. Add some nutty chopped pecans, and a delicious shortbread crust – it’s an insanely good dessert that you can feel good about eating.

This vegan strawberry ice cream is made mostly from cashews! It has a super creamy consistency, and is so much healthier than traditional ice cream.