Made with chickpeas, vegan mayo, avocado, and bell pepper, this plant-based version of "tuna" salad makes for a tasty, easy vegan meal. I'm all about healthy, easy dinners. Ok ok, that statement seems like a duh. I mean, how can you not be into easy dinners that are also nutritious? The truth is, I really love to cook and create homemade meals. But I also am a busy working mom, which means I often don't have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen whipping up dinner. Enter today's easy, vegan meal idea. This chickpea avocado salad is a plant-based version of tuna salad that takes just a few minutes to whip up. All you need is a handful of ingredients, and it's best to use a high-powered food processor or blender, though you can also make it by hand (it's just ... [Read More]
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30-Minute Lentil Coconut Curry
This lentil coconut curry is a flavorful plant-based meal packed with veggies like sweet potato and baby spinach - and it takes just 30 minutes to whip up. [vegan + gluten free] We've been really into lentils in my household lately. I mean, what's not to love? They're tiny legumes that pack a powerful nutritional punch, and they can be incorporated into so many dishes - from lentil soup and plant-based shepherd's pies to Indian-inspired dishes like my recipe today. Benefits of Lentils Lentils have A LOT to offer. One perk is that they're loaded with polyphenols, which are active compounds that fight against harmful agents in the body, including cancer and heart disease. Lentils are also high in protein, iron, fiber, folic acid, magnesium, and calcium, to name a few ... [Read More]
Roasted Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos {vegan}
These roasted sweet potato tacos are a healthy, delicious way to satisfy taco cravings - plus they require just a handful of simple ingredients! I'm constantly looking for new ways to reinvent dishes that I make often. One go-to dinner in my household is TACOS! Tacos with roasted zucchini, peppers, and guacamole; tacos with plant-based crumbles; tacos loaded with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese... you name any kind of vegetarian taco, chances are high that I'm a fan! Today's recipe is inspired by the baby purees I've been making for my 8-month old. Lately I've been buying a lot of potatoes to make her, and one puree that I've whipped up a bunch is a cinnamon sweet potato variety. One day I decided to roast sweet potatoes for both us adults and baby for dinner, and while thinking ... [Read More]
Vegan Italian Zucchini Meatballs
Who else has a thing for pasta? Pasta is definitely a go-to type of dinner in my house. Whether I'm whipping up a veggie-packed pasta primavera, or making a simple broccoli pasta with a bit of garlic and oil, we like to carb up in my household. I kid - well kinda sorta. It's all about moderation my friends, and pasta is something that I wouldn't want to give up. This leads me to today's recipe. This veggie-packed "meat" ball recipe is the perfect pairing for when you're in the mood for a flavorful marinara sauce with spaghetti or your favorite type of pasta. These zucchini meatballs take spaghetti with sauce up a notch from both a flavor and nutritional standpoint. Adding a few zucchini meatballs to your pasta gives your mealtime a major veggie boost. Not only are 4 zucchini packed into ... [Read More]
5 Healthy Asian-Inspired Dishes to Make for Dinner [all vegan!]
If I had to pick one dinner theme of 2019 thus far, the answer would be easy: Asian inspired dishes. We could maybe chalk it up to #pregnancycravings, but the combination of delicious carbs combined with nutritious veggies and some sort of flavorful sauce has been at the top of my mind when I come up with dinner ideas for the week. Plus it's easy to throw a plant-based protein into the mix, like beans or tofu. And we can't forget one of my favorite parts: adding chopped peanuts, cashews, or sesame seeds on top! Get your sauté pans out, because today I'm sharing 5 awesome Asian dishes that I've been making lately (Bonus: All of these ideas are vegan Asian recipes!). Vegan Pad Thai with Tofu & Peanut Sauce. I created this recipe for Shape a couple of months ago, and it's ... [Read More]
5 Easy Meatless Monday Dinner Ideas I Make Often
I find that people often ask me, "Do you have any easy dinner ideas to share?" The truth is, a lot of my weekday dinners are 30 minute or less meals - but this doesn't mean that I'm scrimping on nutrition and flavor. After all, eating mostly bland homemade dinners would make me a crappy foodie and food blogger, don't ya think? One thing I like to stress to those that ask me this question is that easy meals do not need to equate to unhealthy meals. I have a lot of simple go-to vegetarian dinner ideas, and in the spirit of easy, delicious, & nutritionally well-balanced dinners, today I'm sharing 5 of them with you. You'll notice that my dinners tend to put an emphasize on veggies - I'm all about real food! Rice & beans. I'll admit it that I'm not a huge meal prepper, ... [Read More]