Plant Based Dinner Recipes

Feed everyone at the table with plant based dinner recipes that deliver big flavor and easy prep. This collection highlights hearty mains, colorful grain bowls, and vegetable-forward classics that prove vegan meals can be satisfying and simple. Try reader favorites like hearty Lentil Shepherd's Pie or my Vegan Stuffed Shells that are so good, you'll never believe their dairy-free! For easy weeknight dinners that are nourishing and budget-friendly try my Chickpea and Cauliflower Curry or my Lentil Tacos.

A fork has pulled spaghetti squash noodles out of a ring of roasted squash

How to Cook Spaghetti Squash in the Oven

Close up of crispy baked sweet potato fries in a small blue bowl.

Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Vegan Pumpkin Black Bean Chili

Easy Pumpkin Chili (Vegan!)

Blender Pumpkin Bisque

Blender Pumpkin Bisque

Roasted Apple and Pumpkin Farro Salad

Roasted Apple and Pumpkin Farro Salad

Lentil Vegetable Soup

Easy Lentil Vegetable Soup

Overhead shot of chickpea and Flaxseed Homemade Pasta noodles, ready for boiling

Homemade Chickpea Pasta

Overhead of dressed cucumber onion salad in a bow with a wooden spoon and fresh dill garnish.

How to Make an Easy Cucumber Onion Salad

Sweet Potato & Chickpea Veggie Burgers

Roasted Sweet Potato and Chickpea Veggie Burgers

Lentil Walnut Veggie Burgers

Lentil Walnut Burgers

Sour cream made from cashews on top of chili in a blue bowl.

Dairy-Free Sour Cream

A white bowl is filled with a colorful salad dressed with dairy-free cashew ranch dressing.

Dairy-Free Cashew Ranch Dressing

Cauliflower and Quinoa Power Bowls

Cauliflower and Quinoa Power Bowls

Pumpkin Black Bean Burger sits on a white plate.

Pumpkin Black Bean Burgers

Sweet Potato Lentil Shepherd's Pie in a Dutch oven

Sweet Potato Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

Vegan Antipasto Pasta Salad

Vegan Antipasto Pasta Salad

Beer Soaked Sweet Potato Fries

Beer Soaked Sweet Potato Fries

Overhead shot of a white bowl filled with Summer Roasted Vegetable Pasta.

Summer Roasted Vegetable Pasta

Cucumber tomato salad in a white bowl on a teal backdrop

Herbed Cucumber Tomato Salad

A wooden serving tray lined with parchment paper with colorful grilled bell peppers piled high.

How To Make Grilled Bell Peppers

Stock Your Freezer with These 3 Awesome Veggie Burgers

Stock Your Freezer with These 3 Awesome Veggie Burgers

Lentils

One Bag of Lentils: Three Meals

portabella fajitas

portabella fajitas

Vegan Stuffed Shells

Vegan Stuffed Shells with Cashew Ricotta and Parmesan

Turquoise bowl of fettucine noodles in a vegan cashew alfredo sauce.

Vegan Cashew Alfredo Sauce

Overhead of serving bowl full of finished split pea salad with wooden serving spoon scooping up the first serving.

Summer Split Pea Salad Recipe (Vegan)

Split Pea Curry sits in a bowl over rice. Naan bread sits nearby.

Easy Vegan Split Pea Curry Recipe

Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry in a white bowl with rice, with a spoon nearby

Chickpea and Cauliflower Curry

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Apples and Walnuts in a white bowl with a fork.

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Apples and Walnuts

A wooden bowl of cooked chickpeas on a wooden table.

How to Cook Chickpeas

Close up of a pile of green split peas.

How to Cook Split Peas + Our Best Split Pea Recipes!

White plate filled with spaghetti, vegan meatballs, and marinara sauce on a blue background.

Easy Vegan Meatballs

Cuban Slaw

Cuban Slaw

Red and golden beets with balsamic glaze on a white plate.

Balsamic Roasted Beets

Overhead of a plate full of three vegetarian tacos on a kitchen linen with fresh lime and cilantro.

Meatless Lentil Tacos (Vegan Tacos Option)

Garlic roasted potatoes garnished with chopped flatleaf parsley.

Quick And Delicious Garlic Roasted Potatoes

A spoon scoops red pepper sauce from a small glass jar.

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Recipe

Close view of four grilled corn on the cob piled on a round wooden cutting board.

Easy Grilled Corn On The Cob Recipe

Avocado Bell Pepper Salad sits in a white bowl on a white background. A Lemon sits nearby.

Avocado Bell Pepper Salad

Vegan one pot pumpkin curry served over a bed of rice noodles, in a black dish on a light blue table.

Vegan One Pot Pumpkin Curry

Chile-Lime Salad Dressing

Chili Lime Vinaigrette

Fresh Corn and Basil Salad

Fresh Corn and Basil Salad