10 of Our Top High Protein Plant-Based Recipes from March 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. Pumpkin Protein “Mousse”

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This Pumpkin Protein “Mousse” by Tara Sunshine is great on its own but it also works well as a dip for fruit or a topper for oats, chia pudding, pumpkin bread, or even toast!

2. BBQ Chickpea Wraps

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Get ready to launch the ultimate chickpea wraps with quick BBQ chickpeas, marinated red onions, and creamy tahini dressing all wrapped up and ready to be devoured. It’s all here in this recipe for BBQ Chickpea Wraps by Denise Perrault: Chickpeas with ingredients you probably already have on hand; quick marinated red onions; and lemon-tahini dressing that makes everything better. Let’s get to it!

3. Baked Beans

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These Baked Beans by Hannah Sunderani are the perfect blend of savory and sweet, smoky spiced, and comforting! Truly, you will never buy baked beans from a can again. Once you try the baked beans from scratch there is no going back.

4. Spicy Chipotle Rice and Beans

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If your diet consists of beans and rice (like ours does), then you need to have this in your recipe book on hand at all times! It’s not just your typical beans and rice, but it adds LOADS of flavor for not that much more work. This Spicy Chipotle Rice and Beans by Kristen Genton will jazz up your weekly beans and rice kick. It’s great on its own, but in tacos or burritos, it would shine!

5. Sweet Potato Lentil Stew

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This Sweet Potato Lentil Stew by Nele Liivlaid is a delicious plant-based weeknight dinner ready in 30 minutes. It’s one of those delicious recipes that are perfect for meal prepping.

6. Meatballs

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These amazing Meatballs by Olga Kouloufakos truly embody what a meatball should be. Crafted with exceptional ingredients, like mushrooms, oats, and walnuts, they maintain their perfect shape, boast an incredible texture, and delight the taste buds like no other.

7. Sticky Lemon Orange Tofu

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This Sticky Lemon Orange Tofu by Jeunesse Pouchet is baked, crispy tofu bites tossed in a sweet, tangy, and sticky, lemon-orange sauce.

8. Curry Chickpea Mashed Potato Bowl

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This Curry Chickpea Mashed Potato Bowl by Shanika Graham-White is the perfect easy weeknight meal! Ready in no time, this flavorful dish comes with a creamy coconut + turmeric-based curry, chickpeas, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, and spinach; all atop velvety vegan mozzarella and butter mashed potatoes. It’s a killer combo, indeed!

9. Red Lentil Tikka Masala

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Everything about this Red Lentil Tikka Masala by Kristen Genton is wonderful. The flavors are on point, the texture on point, the satisfaction on point … everything! Red lentils are cooked in a creamy, spicy sauce that will delight your palate and keep you full. Plus, it cooks in just 30 minutes! Such a delicious and filling meal––you have to try it!

10. Weeknight Red Beans and Quinoa

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35-minute Weeknight Red Beans and Quinoa by Denise Perrault with easy ingredients, flavor staples, and your favorite hot sauce for a healthy, plant-based dinner. You have to try this Weeknight Red Beans and Quinoa!

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