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    Vegan Main Dish Recipes

    Looking for tasty vegan main meals? Look no further! Here you’ll find recipes perfect for all occasions, from holidays to comfort food to parties. Be sure to check out smoky cauliflower tacos and vegan chicken salad with soy curls!

    • Chickpea chicken salad on a piece of bread with lettuce. Top piece of bread is slightly to the side. A bowl of vegan chicken salad is in the background.
      Best Chickpea Chicken Salad (Easy Vegan Recipe)
    • Vegan chicken salad with soy curls being spooned onto a piece of bread with lettuce.
      Vegan Soy Curl Chicken Salad
    • Creamy butternut squash soup with a swirl of coconut milk on top, another bowl of soup is in the background along with lime wedges and ginger.
      Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut and Ginger
    • Thai vegan peanut noodles in a bowl with a hand with chopsticks. Background shows another bowl of the peanut noodles and a lime wedge.
      Vegan Thai Peanut Noodles
    • Maple dijon tofu cubes on a fork with more on a baking tray.
      Maple Dijon Tofu
    • Baked BBQ tofu nuggets in a bowl with a fork in one.
      Baked BBQ Tofu
    • Lentil sloppy joes on a hamburger bun with sesame seeds; more sloppy joe and buns are in the background.
      Lentil Sloppy Joes
    • Sheet pan gnocchi with broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, and tempeh on a pan.
      Vegan Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Tempeh
    • Nutritional yeast tofu nugget on a fork with more in the background in a bowl.
      Nutritional Yeast Tofu
    • Two halves of a sandwich filled with vegan buffalo chickpea salad stacked on top of one another on a plate with more buffalo chickpeas int he background with sliced carrots, celery, and crackers.
      Easy Vegan Buffalo Chickpea Salad
    • Cream colored ceramic bowl filled with black lentils with onion, a spoon is digging into the lentils and a Mediterranean grain bowl with black lentils is in the background.
      Black Lentils Recipe
    • Crispy golden tofu waffle with a blue and white striped cloth background.
      Tofu Waffles
    • Slice of vegan pizza with a fluffy gluten-free crust, more pizza is in the background.
      Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
    • Vegan egg salad on a piece of toast with a bowl of eggless egg salad in the background.
      Vegan Egg Salad
    • Hand holding a meatball mummy with a tofu eye, 3 more are in the background with a bowl of marinara sauce.
      Vegan Meatball Mummies
    • Slice of veggie pita pizza topped with arugula, tomato, onion, and tofu.
      Vegan Pita Bread Pizza
    • Vegan breakfast taco filled with tofu scrambled egg, black bean and corn salsa, avocado chunks, cilantro, and sriracha mayo; the toppings are in the background.
      Vegan Breakfast Tacos
    • Vegan BLT sliced in half and held by a hand with the BLT ingredients in the background.
      Vegan BLT Sandwich with Mushroom Bacon
    • Crispy bang bang tofu on skewers over arugula, drizzled with vegan bang bang sauce.
      Vegan Bang Bang Tofu
    • Three blackened tofu tacos with avocado lime crema drizzled on top lined up in a row with toppings in the background.
      Blackened Tofu Tacos
    • Blackened tofu and creamy vegan coleslaw sandwich being held up by a hand with more coleslaw in bowls in the background on top of a red and white gingham napkin.
      Blackened Tofu and Coleslaw Sandwiches
    • Blackened tofu pieces stacked on a plate with vegan coleslaw, a fork is holding up the first piece of tofu.
      Blackened Tofu
    • Hand taking a piece of vegan quinoa pizza with sliced tomato, basil, and vegan mozzarella from a sliced pizza pie.
      Quinoa Pizza Crust (Vegan Gluten-Free Recipe)
    • Kale salad in a bowl with apples, walnuts, and chickpea on top. Around the bowl is more kale, chickpeas, apples, and the balsamic dressing.
      Easy Vegan Kale Salad Recipe with Apples & Walnuts
    • Vegan chow mein on a plate with roasted spaghetti squash to the side and a pan of chow mein.
      Tofu Chow Mein with Spaghetti Squash
    • Chickpea lettuce wrap being held, filled with chickpeas, red pepper, mango, cilantro, green onion and drizzled with peanut sauce.
      Chickpea Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
    • Collage of gluten-free, vegan Thanksgiving recipes including gravy, salad, stuffed squash, mac and cheese, roasted carrots, soup, sweet potato pie, mashed cauliflower, and pecan pie.
      The Best Vegan Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes
    • Two halves of stuffed acorn squash on a baking tray.
      Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash
    • Zoe's braised white beans copycat in a bowl with a sprig of rosemary on top. The background is a blue and white striped cloth napkin with 2 more sprigs of rosemary lying on top.
      Zoe's Kitchen Braised White Bean Recipe
    • Vegan fall harvest salad in a bowl on top of a white cloth with apple chips and pepitas scattered around.
      Vegan Fall Harvest Salad with Maple Dijon Vinaigrette
    • Vegan taco past in a pot.
      One-Pot Creamy Taco Pasta with Black Beans (Vegan)
    • Vegan breakfast burrito with potatoes, beans, salsa, and scrambled tofu
      Vegan Breakfast Burritos (Make Ahead Option)
    • Baked jerk tofu in a bowl.
      Jerk Baked Tofu (oil-free)
    • Fork holding noodles coated with beet pasta sauce.
      Pasta with Creamy Beet Sauce (Vegan, GF)
    • Platter of vegan potato nachos are loaded with creamy queso, beans, tomatoes and green onion.
      Loaded Vegan Potato Nachos
    • Sweet potato black bean enchiladas on a plate with a casserole dish behind it.
      Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas
    • Vegan Thai coconut soup with chickpeas. in a bowl.
      Vegan Thai Coconut Soup
    • Roasted broccoli quinoa drizzled with red pepper sauce in a bowl.
      Roasted Broccoli with Quinoa & Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
    • Vegan pesto pasta with roasted tomatoes in a dinner bowl.
      Pesto Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes (Vegan, Gluten Free)
    • Serving of creamy butternut squash macaroni and cheese on a plate.
      Butternut Mac and Cheese (Vegan, Oil-Free)
    • Vegan black bean tortilla soup in a bowl.
      Black Bean Tortilla Soup
    • Three vegan jackfruit tacos on a plate.
      Vegan Jackfruit Taco Filling

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