Stacey Homemaker

Easy Vegan Recipes

Roasted Portobello Mushrooms with Green Pea Pesto Lentils

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Tender slices of garlicky roasted portobello mushrooms and protein-packed lentils swimming in a flavorful green pea basil pesto sauce. Vegan.

I had this delicious dish for dinner when we were on our Disney cruise honeymoon last month.

I couldn’t believe the texture of the roasted portobello mushrooms, it was so meat-like. I had to double check the menu to make sure that my vegan dinner wasn’t really sliced chicken or pork!

Nope, it was definitely a portobello mushroom. Delicious, garlicky, perfectly-cooked roasted portobello mushrooms sitting on top of a mountain of lentils surrounded by a moat of pea pesto sauce.

It was so darn good.

I knew that I had to try recreating it once I got home.

Recreate it, I sure did!

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Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff

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Vegan mushroom stroganoff has the creamiest sauce that coats every bite of this mushroom-loaded dish! The shredded jackfruit takes the place of beef chunks and it’s oh-so-satisfying. Vegan, & dairy-free. 

When I was little I wouldn’t touch a mushroom with a 10-foot pole.

Then, I woke up one day and thought, “hmmm I think I like mushrooms now.” It didn’t take me trying a dish with mushrooms in it or my mom forcing me to eat one, I just woke up one day craving them. Isn’t that strange?!

It’s been a love affair ever since.

Mushroom pasta at The Cheesecake Factory, pesto stuffed mushrooms, holy shitake mushroom pizza at Mellow Mushroom, balsamic portobello mushroom wraps, mushrooms burgers at Shake Shack…

I want it all!

Especially now that I’m on the road to being a full-time vegan, I’ve started using mushrooms much more than I did before. The portobello mushrooms are so big and thick that they can easily take the place of meat in a dish. Crimini and button mushrooms are perfect for filling out soups, salads, and roasted veggie dishes. I prefer crimini mushrooms over button mushrooms, I just think they have more flavor.

Did you know that crimini mushrooms are just small portobello mushrooms? If they are left to grow longer then they’ll grow into the large portobello mushrooms that we all know and love!

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The Best Healthy Breakfast Bowl

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Starting the day with the best healthy breakfast bowl will kickstart your booty into high gear! Quinoa bowls topped with sautéed garlic spinach scrambled eggs, tomatoes, avocado and caesar dressing. Vegetarian + dairy-free + gluten-free.  

During the week, Travis usually skips breakfast because he’s not hungry that early and I eat a light breakfast while I watch the news and Live with Kelly in the mornings. I rotate between my favorite avocado toast (or buffalo avocado toast), pomegranate smoothies, or mango cherry chia seed pudding.

On the weekend, I like to make breakfast a little bit later, around 11 am, so Travis is hungry and we can sit down and eat together. We like quick but hearty and protein filled breakfasts, like, egg tacos, egg mcmuffin sandwiches or crockpot peanut butter chocolate oatmeal.

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Broccoli Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Vegan Cheese Sauce

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The only way to make baked purple sweet potatoes anymore delicious is to stuff them with roasted garlic broccoli and the creamiest vegan cheese sauce! Dairy-free and gluten-free.

Potatoes stuffed with broccoli and drenched in ooey-gooey cheese sauce was one of my favorite meals when I was little. I would request less broccoli and more cheese, please! I don’t think that ever happened but I still tried.

My mom aways made us very healthy dinners, so, cheesy broccoli stuffed potatoes were more of a treat meal on special nights when we got to request something for dinner. Like, if we got a good grade on a test or did something extra nice for someone.

Old school cheesy broccoli stuffed potatoes aren’t exactly the healthiest meal but I still loved it. Now, that I’m a vegetarian trying to transition to being a full time vegan, I have to come up with replacements for certain things that I used to love aka cheese.

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