10 of Our Top High Protein Plant-Based Recipes from February 2024!

Protein is the word on everyone’s lips when it comes to vegan nutrition! It’s an important building block for the human body and everyone needs it. We are here to help you discover the power of plant-based protein through these simply amazing recipes!

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1. Farro and Bean Soup

Source: Farro and Bean Soup

This Farro and Bean Soup by Taavi Moore is a comforting, warming, and flavorful farro and bean soup. Filled with warming spices, vegetables, hearty beans, and farro.

2. Vegetable Chana Curry (Vegan Chickpea Coconut Curry)

Source: Vegetable Chana Curry (Vegan Chickpea Coconut Curry)

Chickpeas (white chana) are an excellent source of plant-based protein. In Indian cuisine, they are commonly used to make a variety of curries and other dishes. This Vegetable Chana Curry (Vegan Chickpea Coconut Curry) by Hina Gujral is a typical modern-day creamy chickpea curry packed with vegetables and flavored with coconut milk—a wholesome, fulfilling curry perfect for the weeknight family dinner. Credit: Reprinted with permission from The 100 Best Curries for Your Instant Pot by Hina Gujral. Page Street Publishing Co. 2022. Photo credit: Hina Gujral.

3. Mushroom, Black Bean and Barley Soup

Source: Mushroom, Black Bean and Barley Soup

This Mushroom, Black Bean, and Barley Soup by Julie Zimmer, which is almost like a stew, is made with mushrooms, black beans, barley, and basic vegetables. It is so good! Filled with savory umami flavors, it is the perfect meatless winter meal in a bowl.

4. Meyer Lemon Rice Soup with Tofu

Source: Meyer Lemon Rice Soup with Tofu

Elegantly simple and great for when you have leftover rice loitering around in the old ice box, this Meyer Lemon Rice Soup with Tofu by Cameron Keller is a tasty and pleasantly citrusy bowl full of wondrous plant-based ingredients: chunks of pressed extra firm tofu; strips of kale; grated carrot; and of course, the semi-sweet heavenly juice of the Meyer lemon.

5. Moroccan Loubea Salad

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This is not the three-bean salad you grew up with at every weekend barbecue! The Moroccan Loubea Salad by Planted and Picked has a creamy tahini dressing that is flavored with lemon and dill and pops with flavor.

6. Crispy Tofu Katsu

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Vegan tofu katsu is the perfect accessory to stir-fry noodles, on top of a fluffy bed of rice, or shared with a light soup. This Crispy Tofu Katsu by Barbara Zackey can be air-fried, baked in the oven, or seared on a skillet – whatever way you choose, this may become your favorite way of enjoying tofu.

7. Bang Bang Tofu

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This Bang Bang Tofu by Tara Weir is the healthier, vegan-friendly spin on the well-known Chinese deep-fried sweet & spicy Bang Bang Chicken.  It can be made in the oven or air fryer.

8. One-Pot Spicy Three Bean Chili

Source: One-Pot Spicy Three Bean Chili

Since this One-Pot Spicy Three Bean Chili by Danielle Clark takes only forty minutes total, you still have plenty of time to get whatever work you have done. And all you gotta do when you’re ready to eat it the next day is heat it and go! Serve it with some tortilla chips!

9. Mashed Chickpea Salad

Source: Mashed Chickpea Salad

This simple Mashed Chickpea Salad by Maria Koutsogiannis is a great alternative to tuna salad and goes great in a sandwich, in a wrap, with veggies or crackers, or on its own.

10. ‘Chicken’ Thai Red Curry With Fried Rice

Source:  ‘Chicken’ Thai Red Curry With Fried Rice

This ‘Chicken’ Thai Red Curry With Fried Rice by Andri Neocleous is a beautiful fragrant Thai curry served with veganized egg-fried rice.

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