Vegan and plant-based Italian recipes
Just look at this rich hearty sauce! Totally vegan and totally plant-based – no fake vegan meats involved in this recipe! This easy but hearty vegan spaghetti has a rich sauce that is satisfying and throws together super quick and easy because it uses jarred pasta sauce, steamed lentils (you […]
This Lasagna with Cashew Bechamel (Vegan) is comfort food at its finest! This dish is what we always cook for homecomings and special occasions in my home. The recipe is somewhat labor intensive but well worth the effort for its flavorful, creamy, saucy, plant-based goodness. The lasagna is oil-free (depending […]
Do you crave the bruschetta taste but don’t want the oil and refined carbs? If so, then this Potatoes Bruschetta recipe is for you! It is a meal – not a snack. The bruschetta sauce is made without oil. Instead of carby white bread, you layer the bruschetta onto seasoned […]
These Easy Mini Calzone Pizza Dippers are kid friendly and easy to make. You can make them up to a couple of days before, keep in the fridge and pull out for an after school snack, or throw in a lunch box. Eat the pizza dippers now, or save to […]
Roasted Chickpeas are a nutty little snack that is actually good for you! This Italian Roasted Chickpeas recipe is a spin-off from my super versatile Italian Marinated Chickpeas recipe. You can use those tasty little marinated tidbits in salads, on pizza, or as a filler ingredient in other recipes such […]
By the end of summer, my garden-loving friends are usually begging me to take “just a few” zucchini off their hands. In fact, August 8th is National Zucchini Day, probably in an effort to get cooks thinking about ways to use the overwhelming amount of zucchini that comes with the […]
These versatile little Italian Marinated Chickpeas can be eaten as a snack, used as a salad accoutrement , thrown on top of a pizza, or mashed up as a filler in my Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats. They are vegan, plant-based, and oil free. Plus they really are tasty! Start with […]
When I first started eating plant-based, I thought I was going to have to say good-bye to some of my favorites… like “cheesy” pastas. This couldn’t be further from the truth! Tofu, eggplant, and nutritional yeast make for a convincing creamy ricotta “cheese”. These Stuffed Shells with (Vegan) Ricotta Cheese […]
This home-made pasta sauce is not challenging to throw together. It is plant-based, oil free, and vegan. Because I use canned tomatoes and (mostly) dried herbs, it’s a snap to assemble the ingredients, simmer for a bit and just like that, you have homemade pasta sauce you can be proud […]
These Italian Potatoes definitely belong in the quick and easy category. They were a natural extension of my Little Potato Meal Hack but I decided to make them a little fancier. They are plant-based, oil free, gluten-free, and of course vegan. My original meal hack with The Little Potato Company […]
Vegan parmesan cheese? Say what? The one thing a lot of non-vegans say holds them back is the cheese. Some things you just eventually realize you don’t need – you “get over” it. Other food items you don’t want to get over. A particular food might hold an important memory, […]