Vegan Entrees

Knock dinner out of the park every night with one of these easy vegan recipes! Each recipe features easy to find ingredients, minimal steps, and tons of flavor!

From 30-Minute Vegan Sloppy Joes to Almond Butter Crispy Baked Tofu to 30-Minute Chickpea Vegan Curry, find the perfect meal to please your family!

Creamy Spinach Artichoke Vegan Lasagna (Gluten-Free)

By Stacey Homemaker on March 30, 2020 25 Comments

Are you craving comfort food? This incredibly creamy spinach artichoke dip lasagna is exactly what you need! This truly is the best vegan lasagna, it features layers of savory spinach artichoke dip, flavorful tomato sauce, roasted garlic mushrooms, and perfectly cooked (gluten-free) no-boil lasagna noodles. This family-friendly recipe is a winner!

*This recipe was originally posted on 10/14/18, but I updated it with better recipe instruction on 3/30/20.

What makes this recipe for vegan lasagna unique? It’s special because every layer is filled with the most delicious and creamy vegan spinach artichoke dip! Don’t get me wrong, a classic lasagna is great, but this spinach dip lasagna is something really special!

My vegan spinach artichoke dip recipe is one of my most popular recipes, it gets rave reviews, like:

“Wish I could give this recipe ten stars! It was outstanding!!! Made a huge casserole dish full – took some to my neighbors in lockdown and took some to my friend in the nursing home. Everyone absolutely loved it! Thank you for this amazing recipe!” -Erin

“Such a great recipe! Thank you! It was a hit as one of our pre-dinner snacks at Christmas. The vegans and non-vegans in my family really enjoyed it. As someone who really does not have a knack for cooking, this was super simple and it tasted great! I’m transitioning into veganism, so my taste hasn’t changed much yet but this was very delicious.” -Ryan

The spinach dip is so tasty that I also use it as a filling for stuffed shells! I highly recommend that you give that recipe a try after you make this easy vegan lasagna recipe. I think you’ll love it as much as I do!

In addition to the thick layers of spinach and artichoke dip, I also added layers of tomato sauce for even more flavor. I really love the flavor combination of the creamy white dip blended with the tomato sauce. The tomato sauce also serves as the saucy component for the uncooked lasagna noodles to absorb while it’s cooking.

This family-friendly lasagna is definitely a crowd-pleaser, it’s easy to make, and it makes a lot so you won’t have to cook dinner again for a few days!

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Flatbread Quinoa Pizza Crust Recipe (Gluten-Free)

By Stacey Homemaker on January 4, 2020 6 Comments

This gluten-free quinoa flatbread pizza recipe is going to be your new favorite quick and easy vegan dinner! You don’t need to knead the dough or wait for it to rise, this homemade pizza is ready to eat in just 40 minutes! Crispy on the edges, soft in the center, and topped with meaty mushrooms, artichoke hearts, baby arugula, and the creamiest vegan garlic aioli!

*This recipe was originally posted on 1/20/18, but I updated it with better recipe instructions on 1/4/20.

I love pizza, It’s one of my favorite foods of all time! Doesn’t everyone love pizza? For me, it’s right up there with creamy vegan mac and cheese, the best vegan scalloped potatoes, and hearty vegan meatloaf…YUM!

If you’re like me and you also like to make pizza from scratch at home, then I think you’re going to love this recipe just as much as I do! This easy flatbread pizza recipe so quick and simple to make and it only requires 5 ingredients to make the dough!

My issue with making homemade pizza dough is that you have to make the dough, wait for it to rise, and then you have to knead it. I really don’t like kneading the dough, even if it means I get pizza after doing it. Kneading dough is time-consuming, it makes a mess on the counter, and it hurts my hands.

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Having to wait for the dough to rise means that you have to plan ahead if you want pizza for dinner. I don’t always remember to plan ahead and prep the dough earlier in the day so I can eat the pizza at a decent dinner time.

That’s how this delicious quinoa flatbread pizza recipe came to fruition! You can blend this quick no-knead pizza dough in just a few minutes and then you can bake it right away! You don’t have to wait for the dough to rise, knead the dough, or even cook the quinoa! It’s so quick and convenient!

To be fair, this isn’t a traditional pizza dough, it’s more of a thin flatbread pizza. However, because it’s made with quinoa, the dough is naturally gluten-free and it gets perfectly crisp while it bakes. It’s quite tasty!

You don’t even need one of those special perforated pizza trays, all you need is a regular old sheet pan. Just blend, bake, and eat! Homemade pizza crust doesn’t get any easier than this!

Related Post: Vegan Zucchini Pizza Bites

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Vegan Black-Eyed Pea Soup

By Stacey Homemaker on December 31, 2019 2 Comments

Kick off the New Year the right way with this hearty and flavorful smoky black-eyed pea and collard green soup! Every bite is loaded with earthy black-eyed peas, vegan sausage, tender collard greens, and loads of vegetables! Gluten-free and slow cooker instructions included.

I’ve been making this vegan black eyed pea soup with sausage for our New Year’s Day dinner for the last few years, so I thought that it would be perfect timing to share it with you on the last day of 2019! It’s a tradition that we really enjoy and I hope that you try it for your first meal of 2020!

Do you know why it’s traditional to eat this soup on January 1st? In the South, black-eyed peas are considered to be very lucky, collard greens represent money, and cornbread represents gold coin and wealth. When this Southern meal is eaten on the first day of the new year, it’s supposed to bring prosperity and good luck for the rest of the year!

Traditional black eyed pea soup with collard greens is made with a ham bone, ham hocks, bacon, or hog jowls for extra flavor. Obviously, this vegan version doesn’t contain any animal products, so I used minced mushrooms to give that meaty flavor to the soup. I also added sliced vegan sausage to make this soup extra hearty!

While this new years soup is perfect to eat on the first day of the year, you really could enjoy it at any time of the year! It’s easy to make, it tastes delicious, and it’s especially tasty on a cold winter night.

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Roasted Portobello Mushrooms with Green Pea Pesto Lentils

By Stacey Homemaker on December 16, 2019 9 Comments

This flavorful vegan meal features tender slices of roasted balsamic portobello mushrooms served on top of protein-packed green lentils that are swimming in the most flavorful green pea basil pesto sauce! This delicious dish is easy to prepare and it’s super satisfying!

*This recipe was originally posted on 6/17/17, but I updated it with better recipe instructions and republished it on 12/16/19.

This savory mushroom lentil recipe is inspired by a delicious meal that I had for dinner (multiple times!) on our Disney cruise honeymoon a few years ago! I loved how the roasted portobello mushrooms were seasoned and the way they were sliced made it look just like pieces of chicken on top of a hearty pile of filling lentils.

What really put it over the top for me was the flavorful green pea pesto sauce! I love making different variations of pesto at home, but I had never tried a green pea version before! Who knew that basil and green peas would be such a delicious combination?!

After you try this green pea pesto recipe, you should try these pesto quinoa stuffed tomatoes, pistachio pesto pasta, or this zucchini tomato pesto bake next!

I plated the meal like this because it’s exactly how they served it on the ship, isn’t it such a pretty presentation? Every time I make this dish, I feel like I’m back on the Disney Fantasy and sitting at a table in the Enchanted Garden restaurant!

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