Category: Mains

Make this recipe as-is for a hearty side, or double the recipe and enjoy it as a main meal. There’s no hiding it, squash is the star of the show here and for good reason! It makes a delicious casserole combined with other vegetables, cashew cheese, and fresh herbs. Enjoy it with summer squash during the spring and summer and butternut squash during the fall and winter. Either way, the squash is lending a hearty dose of vitamin C, phytonutrients, and fiber towards your health!

These Southwest Veggie Burgers are perfectly grillable! Even though you won’t notice the squash, it’s playing an essential binding role with its fiber and moisture (not to mention its nutritional value). Make them ahead of time and enjoy them all week long for lunch or freeze them (separated between parchment paper) so that you have the burgers as you want them in the weeks ahead.

Take the fiesta to-go with this mason jar taco salad. Not only are mason jar salads easy to assemble, but they’re also very pretty! Antioxidant-rich salsa, protein-packed beans, carotenoid-containing corn, fiber-loaded lettuce, and monounsaturated fat-filled avocado create a flavorful and oh so nutritious salad in a jar!

More of the savory breakfast type? Then you’re going to love this plant-based version of sausage and eggs! Lentil “Sausage” Scramble is super satisfying and will keep you energized all morning long with plenty of plant-based protein from the tofu and lentils, and abundant healing nutrients in the garlic, turmeric, cumin, fennel and sage.

Who needs fast food when you can make these Drive-Thru Potatoes? One bite of the layered lentils, potatoes, and savory sauce will make you more than happy to stay at home and out of that long line of cars.

Enjoy the flavors of garlic bread (without the baguette!) in this simple zucchini noodle dish, and feel good knowing that you’re getting lots of disease-fighting carotenoids from the zucchini, fiber and protein from the chickpeas, and immune-supporting phytonutrients from the garlic.

Do you love Indian flavors as much as we do? This samosa-inspired burger tastes very similar to the fried appetizer you may know and love, however, it's much healthier! Chickpea and Potato Samosa Burgers are baked instead of fried and fiber-rich. Really, they’re one big delicious and crispy veggie and chickpea patty. Enjoy them as is or top them with your favorite chutney.

This tempeh bacon has a sweet smokiness and can be used in many ways. Make a tempeh “BLT” (or “TBLT”) sandwich, add to grain bowls, crumble into salads, enjoy alongside a tofu breakfast scramble or eat it all by itself as a snack!

The options for making hearty, dense, and satisfying plant-based burgers are endless, including these Beet Burgers made with beans and beets in between some buns (can you say that three times, fast?). Burgers don’t get much healthier than this — beets for phytonutrients and vitamins, beans for plant-based protein and fiber, and spices that offer tons of nutrition with just a very tiny amount. One way you can make this healthier? Use a crunchy, nutrient-packed collard green as your bun!