Vegan Winter Dinners

When it's cold and blustery out, you need a delicious and cozy vegan meal to fill your belly! Any of these crowd-pleasing recipes will do the trick.

From the Best Vegetable Lasagna Soup to Tempeh Chili to Creamy Ginger Carrot Sweet Potato Soup, find the perfect meatless recipe to whip up on a cold winter night.

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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Slow Cooker Vegan Chicken Wild Rice Soup

By Stacey Homemaker on December 15, 2019 2 Comments

This vegan wild rice soup is super creamy and loaded with vegetables, nutty wild rice, and tender chunks of shredded jackfruit! Thanks to a slow cooker, you can get this cozy dinner on the table with barely any effort at all!

*This recipe was originally published on 11/13/17, but I updated it with new pictures and better recipe instructions on 12/15/19.

Surprise! This slow cooker vegan chicken wild rice soup recipe doesn’t have any chicken in it! You won’t miss it, I promise! I substituted tender chunks of shredded jackfruit for the chicken and it’s incredibly delicious.

If you’ve been hesitant about trying jackfruit, this is the perfect recipe for you to test it out. Why? Because this slow cooker soup is a dump dinner! That means that all you have to do is cut up the vegetables, rinse the jackfruit, and throw it all into a slow cooker and let it cook for a few hours.

As the soup cooks, the jackfruit gets super tender and it starts to shred just like meat does. I think you’re going to fall in love with jackfruit after you try this soup!

If you like homemade soups with rice, then this recipe is definitely right up your alley! Wild rice is my favorite rice variety; it’s chewy, tender, and it has the best nutty flavor. The wild rice paired with vegetables and jackfruit in this soup is cozy, comforting, and the perfect easy dinner to make on a cool night.

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Vegan Bok Choy Mushroom Barley Soup

By Stacey Homemaker on December 5, 2019 4 Comments

This is the best vegan mushroom barley soup and it will be your go-to recipe during cold and flu season! This soup is brimming with immune system boosting ingredients and you can get it on the dinner table in 45 minutes!

*This recipe was originally shared on 1/25/18, but I updated it with better recipe instructions on 12/5/19.

This is the soup that I always make when I feel like I’m coming down with a cold. This mushroom barley soup is so nutritious and it’s an easy meal to make to give your immune system a healthy boost!

I try to focus on naturally boosting my immune system by eating a lof of whole foods and lots of leafy greens, and by taking supplements like vitamin C, zinc, black elderberry syrup, and oregano oil if I need a boost.

However, this soup is not just for when you’re feeling sick, this is a delicious soup to make for a super healthy, whole food plant based dinner! You could serve this soup with a roasted sweet potato and a big salad on the side for a very satisfying meal.

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Vegan Lemon Artichoke Orzo Soup Recipe

By Stacey Homemaker on December 3, 2019 4 Comments

This nourishing and satisfying vegan lemon orzo soup is loaded with tender artichokes, mushrooms, orzo, carrots, protein-packed great northern beans, and the most delicious golden lemon broth! This Mediterranean-inspired soup is perfect to make for a healthy dinner or if you’re feeling a bit under the weather!

*This recipe was originally shared on 12/16/17, but I updated it with better recipe instructions on 12/3/19.

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Soup is one of my favorite meals to cook, not just during the fall or winter season, but all year long! Especially comfort food soups like white bean chili or creamy vegan broccoli cheese soup.

Most people only want to eat soup during the cooler months of the year (like my husband) but I love it during any time of the year. Do you feel the same as me?

This lemon orzo soup is cozy, comforting, and perfect for a cool night. But it’s also a bright, lemon-infused, bowl of sunshine that’s much lighter than a creamy-based soup so it’s delicious during the summer too!

This is also my go-to recipe to make when I’m feeling sick. I love the lemon garlic flavor combination and it’s also great for your immune system. Forget chicken noodle soup, this is what you should make when you’re feeling under the weather!

This vegan soup is very easy to make and it’s ready in just 40 minutes! I think this soup is going to become one of your new family favorite recipes! Now let’s talk about how to make this delicious soup. …