Add This Winter Vegetable Medley with Paella-Style Orzo to Your Rotation
Good-quality saffron is the key to this dish.
Recipes
Searching for plant-based recipes made with whole, unprocessed foods? Welcome! Here you’ll find every recipe you need to follow a plant-based diet from morning until night. From vegetarian gluten-free recipes to vegan recipes and dairy-free recipes, Vegetarian Times offers original, triple-tested recipes that deliver solid nutrition, whatever your plant-based lifestyle looks like.
Our 25 Best Vegan Cookie Recipes for Peak Baking Season
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Vegan Moon Pie, That’s This Recipe
A nostalgic treat gets a plant-based spin
10 Essential Hanukkah Food Recipes for Celebrating the Festival of Lights
We've pulled together some of our favorite plant-based recipes for the holiday, from vegan sufganyiot to lots and lots of latkes.
Vegan Matzo Ball Soup to Ward Off Cold Days and Actual Colds
Our take on "Jewish Penicillin" – without the schmaltz
These 15-Minute Tempeh Tacos Are Here When You’re Too Tired to Cook Anything Else
A nearly-instant answer to "what's for dinner?"
Walk Down Candy Cane Lane for this Plant-Based Peppermint Chocolate Mousse
Crushed candy canes give this easy dessert a festive feel
Celebrate Hanukkah with Celeriac and Potato Latkes with Dill Yogurt and Pear Sauce Two Ways
A gluten-free, egg-free, vegan-friendly update to the traditional latke to bring everyone together
This Butternut Squash Barley Risotto with Crispy Sage Is Everything for Chilly Season
This butternut squash barley risotto is the essence of cold-weather comfort food.
A Vegan Southern Thanksgiving Menu by Chef Bryant Terry
Acclaimed chef, cookbook author, and publisher Bryant Terry created this menu of plant-based takes on Southern holiday staples
The 34 Best Vegetarian Soup Recipes to Get You Through Winter
All the spoonable, slurpable goodness to warm you from within
Butternut Squash Lasagna with Cashew Cauliflower Béchamel: A Plant-Based Show-Stopper
You had us at 'cashew cauliflower béchamel'
Make Space for These Plant-Based ‘Chicken Meatballs’ with Cranberry-Orange Glaze on Your Holiday Table
It's 1970s ski chalet meets classic Thanksgiving, in all the best ways
Gluten-Free Lentil Quinoa Taco Pie Is Low-Effort, High-Reward
Assembling the fillings for this retro casserole takes just a few minutes. Then you just toss it in the oven and move on with your life.
Our Favorite Cranberry Sauce Recipes for Thanksgiving
A whole bog-load of sauces, relishes, and chutneys
Our 28 Best Muffins, Buns, Waffles, and Other Holiday Breakfast Treats for Sweet Mornings
A little magic to start your day
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How to Nail a Holiday Dinner Party Without Meat—or Alcohol
Who says you need either to enjoy a meal with your loved ones?
30 Vegetarian and Vegan Thanksgiving Pies and Desserts
The biggest meal of the year calls for a grand finale of pies and desserts aplenty. Here's what to make.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Shiitake ‘Bacon’
The ideal veggie side-dish for any fall or winter meal
58 Green Bean, Brussels Sprout, Carrot, and Other Vegetable Side Dishes for the Holidays
You need something green (or orange, or purple, or...) for the table. We've got dozens of veggie suggestions.
40 Ways to Do Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving and Beyond
We're sweet on sweet potatoes
How to Cook Potatoes for Your Holiday Feast? Try These 43 Ideas
For us, it's less a question of "if" potatoes, and more a question of "how" – and maybe "how many"
Our 14 Best Vegetarian and Vegan Stuffing Recipes for Thanksgiving
Dedicated to all those who believe stuffing is the true star of the Thanksgiving meal
Miyoko Schinner’s Chestnut Filled Cabbage Rolls with Red Wine Sauce
Thanksgiving recipes from our favorite plant-based chefs
What Our Favorite Plant-Based Chefs Make for Their Own Families on Thanksgiving
Chefs and authors Miyoko Schinner, Shenarri Freeman, Andy Zambrano, and Salima Saunders share Thanksgiving recipes from their own family tables
Andy Zambrano’s Vegan Mac and Cheese with Soy Chorizo
Thanksgiving recipes from our favorite plant-based chefs
Shenarri Freeman’s Vegan Lasagna
Thanksgiving recipes from our favorite plant-based chefs
Salima Saunders’s Mother-in-Law’s Corn Souffle
Thanksgiving recipes from our favorite plant-based chefs
This Vegan Creamed Spinach Will Get Veggies on the Pickiest Eater’s Plate
Bonus: It also works as a dip
A Gluten-Free and Vegan Pumpkin Pie for Everyone to Enjoy
A traditional family recipe gets modernized with miso and cayenne
The Ultimate Holiday Baking Guide: 54 Cookie, Cake, and Pie Recipes for the Season
It's the most wonderful time of the year to do some baking
If Carmela Soprano Were Vegan, She’d Make This Ricotta Pie
A fluffy vegan ricotta cheesecake (rigot pie, if you're from New Jersey) that you won't want to refuse
This Holiday Stuffing with Tempeh Is Smoky and Sweet
Dried fruit and smoky tempeh bacon fill out a side dish that will have everyone asking for seconds.
Try a Shrikhand Tart for an Updated Festival Tradition
I swapped the fried puri that often accompanies shrikhand for a crumbly crust in this elegant holiday dessert
The 38 Best Vegetarian Thanksgiving and Holiday Recipes from the VT Archive
The best mains, sides, pies, and more for all your holiday gatherings
Start Your Plant-Based Holiday Meals with This Game Plan
Four principles to keep in mind for the perfect holiday feast – and recipes for each
This Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake Might Be the Perfect Holiday Dessert
This tofu-based cheesecake gets all the flavors of the season in one sweet-but-not-heavy slice
Bake These Cranberry Muffins for Cozy Mornings
The Thanksgiving morning breakfast of our dreams
These Diwali Food Recipes Will Light Up Your Celebrations
Some favorite sweet and savory dishes for the festival of lights
Turn on the Oven, it’s Celery Root, Pear, Potato Gratin Time
Grab a casserole dish, we're making gratin
10 Vegetarian Pasta Recipes for Every Occasion
We've picked a pack of the best vegetarian pasta recipes for your palate pleasure.
Our Vegan Chili Supreme Is the Hearty Spoonful You Need Right Now
We call this recipe 'supreme' because it has three beans, mushrooms, and seitan – and because you'll reign supreme at any chili cook-off
This Oyster Mushroom and Kabocha Squash Pasta Is a Perfect Swirl of Fall Flavors
This creamy vegan pasta recipe is ready for sweater season
This Vegan Jeweled Rice Recipe Really Sparkles
The bright hues of saffron rice, green onions, and pomegranate seeds give this dish its name.
Fill Your Fall Table with This Stuffed Acorn Squash
Stuffed with quinoa, cranberries, and walnuts, this hearty entree is fancy enough for a dinner party and easy enough for a Tuesday night
Our Most Magical Mushroom Recipes for Funghi and Fun Gals
Some of our faves for National Mushroom Day – or any day
These Vegan Chilaquiles Are My All-Time Favorite Breakfast
My vegan chilaquiles recipe is a red salsa macha chilaquil topped with cilantro, shallots, and tofu cotija. It's everything I want to start the day.
Budget Vegan: Making Cajun Rice with Lentils and Meatballs for $9
Eating vegan can seem daunting, expensive, and inaccessible. In Budget Vegan, Chef Biju Thomas shares easy, healthy meals you can make from ingredients available around the corner.
You’re Not Going to Believe the Depth of Flavor in This Vegan French Onion Soup
The off-the-charts flavor of this soup comes from slowly (slowly!) caramelizing the onions
The Tofu Laap at Chef Shayn Prapaisilp’s Chao Baan Is a Customer Fave. He Told Us How to Make It at Home.
At acclaimed Thai restaurant Chao Baan in St. Louis, this tofu laap is one of the hottest-selling items on the menu. Chef Prapaisilp can thank his aunts for the idea.
Dip Your Spoon in This Luscious Caramelized Banana Pudding Parfait
This is 'close your eyes, savor a bite, and smile around the spoon like the model in a yogurt commercial' levels of good
How to Cook Beans from Dried – and Why You Should
Does it take a little more time than opening a can? Yes. Is it totally worth the effort? Also yes.
Vegan Minestrone with Chickpeas
This Italian-grandma-inspired soup gets a boost of healthful protein from cooked chickpeas.
House of Better Chef Trevor Logan’s White Bean Dip with Fire-Roasted Green Chiles Is Definitely Better
On the menu at his Napa Valley resort restaurant House of Better, this vegan shareable is worth a trip
These Spiced-Salt Sweet Potato Wedges Are Semi-Circles of Delight
Paprika- and cumin-laced kosher salt flavors these crispy wedges.
Bake This Gluten-Free Pumpkin Bread and Become the Autumn Person This Decorative Gourd Season Deserves
This gluten-free pumpkin bread recipe is also dairy-free and can easily be made vegan. You can thank us later.
Chayote Upgrades This Corn Pudding to Main-Dish Status
Wrinkly chayote gives corn pudding a new spin
A Vegan Fennel and Pumpkin Potage for Chilly Autumn Evenings
Potage is the French term for a blended soup that’s usually served at the start of a meal.
Almost-Instant Vegan Black Bean Tacos for Weeknight Dinner Emergencies
The secret ingredient in these easy tacos is... soup?
These Mushroom Pita Sandwiches Have All the Umami
The filling gets a savory flavor boost from mushroom powder
This Creamy Vegan Squash Pasta with Blistered Tomatoes and Bitter Greens Is Sweater Weather in a Bowl
Cozy up with a comforting bowl
Eat the Rainbow with This Colorful Swiss Chard Salad
Roasted chickpeas seasoned lightly with curry powder make a crunchy topper for this orange-infused salad.
This Vegan Zucchini Lasagna with Cashew Cheese Filling Is Chef’s Kiss-Worthy
Healthy, vegan, and delicious? Mwah!
The Best Veggie Wing Recipes for Game Day (or Any Day)
We'll take a super bowl of these recipes on any given Sunday
Yes, You Can Eat Cookie Dough – If It’s These Vegan Cookie Dough Bars
The ultimate treat
Our Smoky-Spicy Take on Classic Beans and Rice
Chipotles in adobo give these black beans a little extra something
Crunch This Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Apple When You Want Fall Flavors in a Fresh Package
Autumn flavors combine in a fresh, light salad for a no-cook dish that spans the seasons
This Cashew-Based Cream of Mushroom Soup Is a Multi-Tasking Meal-Starter
Made with cashews instead of cream, this rich and velvety soup is soup-er versatile
My Family Is Obsessed with These Sweet, Spicy, Crunchy Broccoli Tacos
The special sauce on this quick weeknight dinner is made from pantry staples I always have on hand
A Dairy-Free Corn Chowder with Roasted Green Chilies to Bridge Between Summer and Fall
Sweet corn, meet sweater weather
Whole-Wheat Hummingbird Muffins Are a Sweet (But Not Too Sweet) Way to Start the Day
Toasted pecans offer some crunch to these wholesome muffins
These Spicy Peanut Noodles Will Make You Forget All About Those Little Microwave Noodle Boxes from Trader Joe’s
Easy, portable, and full of flavor
Celebrate the Jewish New Year with These Vegetarian and Vegan Rosh Hashanah Recipes
Plant-based dishes to ring in the year 5782
Make the Most of Late Summer Veg with This Versatile Succotash
Use those great seasonal veggies in this sunny succotash that works served hot or cold
Creamy Vegan Carrot Bisque
High fiber, low-fat potatoes add the creamy texture to this cozy soup
Don’t Let Summer Melt Away Without Making These Frozen Treat Recipes
Ice cream, popsicles, and other delights you can make (and yes, they're all vegan)
Chickpea Salad is the Champion of Easy, Peasy, Anytime Eating
Keeping a batch of this roasted poblano-studded chickpea salad in the fridge opens the door to multiple quick, easy, affordable meals
Savor the Last Bits of Summer by Grilling Portobello Burgers with Peach, Cashew Cream, and Chimichurri
Upgrade your grilled portobello with peach, arugula, chimichurri, and a creamy vegan sauce. You won't regret it.
This Napa Cabbage and Tempeh Salad Is How Regenetarians Eat
A delicious way to reduce food waste
Chimichurri Tofu Skewers Are an Underrated Grilling Essential
These chimichurri tofu skewers are one of those dishes that's so simple, yet so flavorful and satisfying