15 Plant-Based Biotin-Rich Recipes

Biotin is an essential V vitamin that helps the body convert food into energy and plays a crucial role in maintaining healthy skin, hair, and nails. Therefore, it is important to consume foods that are rich in biotin. Here are 15 delicious plant-based recipes that are loaded with Biotin!

1. Spicy Peanut Noodles

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We’ve been obsessed with knife-cut noodles since being introduced to them through social media. Maybe you’ve seen videos of chefs effortlessly slicing noodles off a big block of dough directly into a pot of boiling water. These famous Asian noodles are prized for their texture, which is chewy but soft. When shopping for them in markets or online, look for dao xiao mian, knife-cut noodles, or knife-shaved noodles. These Spicy Peanut Noodles by Tiffani Thompson and Larone Thompson are creamy, crispy, tangy, and spicy. In this case, the chili crisp is not optional! Swap the regular sesame oil for sesame chili oil if you want to dial up the heat even more.

2. Fluffy Oil-Free Sweet Potato Pancakes

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There is nothing like fluffy flapjacks in the morning, right? These Fluffy Oil-Free Sweet Potato Pancakes by Jasmine Briones are definitely a recipe you’re going to fall in love with! Made from oat flour and sweet potato purée, this yummy breakfast is not only gluten-free and free from refined sugar, it’s also oil-free!

3. Sun-Dried Tomato, Basil & Balsamic Bucatini

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This simple Sun-dried Tomato, Basil & Balsamic Bucatiniby Rebecca Hincke turned out to be a favorite dish in this cookbook. The secret ingredient is balsamic vinegar, which adds a rich and tangy depth of flavor that takes this pasta to the next level. Reprinted with permission from The Vegan Pasta Cookbook by Rebecca Hincke. Page Street Publishing Co. 2022. Photo credit: Rebecca Hincke.

4. 30-Minute Spicy Peanut Soup

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This 30-Minute Spicy Peanut Soup by Kirsten Kaminski will be your new favorite. Hearty and creamy, it’s packed with tender butternut squash, collard greens, and tofu. So healthy and flavorful! This vegan peanut soup is perfect for freezing so you can have leftovers on busy days — it’s also a great way to stretch your dollar because it uses filling and affordable ingredients and can last longer by serving with grains.

5. Red Pepper and Sun-Dried Tomato Chickpea Shakshuka

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This Red Pepper and Sun-Dried Tomato Chickpea Shakshuka by Amy Lanza is packed with flavor, color, and texture and only takes 25 minutes to make. It’s a great all-around dish perfect with hunks of bread for brunch or with rice and potatoes for dinner.

6. Creamy Green Broccoli Soup 

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Soups have so many great benefits. They are quick to make, you can pack and hide tons of vegetables in them and if blended, they are pre-digested which makes them easier to absorb. This Creamy Green Broccoli Soup by Olivia Budgenis easy to make and has wonderful health benefits!

7. Broccoli Noodle Soup 

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Digging into a warm bowl of savory broth filled with oodles of noodles is very comforting–it’s no surprise that noodle soup is such a classic comfort food. Unfortunately, noodle soup often contains large amounts of sodium, MSG, and other harmful ingredients that can wreak havoc on your health, but this Broccoli Noodle Soup by Kristina Humphreys  will nourish your body and soul.

8. Sweet and Spicy Spinach and Lentil Curry

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Wholesome and delicious food does not have to be time-consuming or difficult! This Sweet and Spicy Spinach and Lentil Curry by Maria Koutsogiannis is a perfect example of how easy it can be to eat well, even when you’re on a tight schedule. This healthy dish is filled with beautiful and exotic spices balanced out by creamy coconut milk. This hearty curry is guaranteed to keep you warm, cozy, and satisfied during the chilly weather.

9. Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese With Spinach 

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In Sara Hohn‘s Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese With Spinach, sweet potatoes serve as the base to make the cheesy orange sauce that we all know and love. The spices and mustard balance out the sweetness, to create the ultimate mac.

10. Thai Peanut Cauliflower Wings

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If you love fresh modern vegan eats or all things Thai, you’re going to love these new vegan oven baked Thai Cauliflower Wings by Gabrielle St. Claire! There are so many perks to this recipe – quick and easy batter, crisp on the outside, they don’t get soggy, the sauce features staple ingredients, notes of sweet, notes of heat, it’s perf for any season, great for entertaining, can easily be made in bulk, can easily be made gluten-free, have aesthetic appeal with the toppings, and are such an affordable dish!

11. Baked Cauliflower Tandoori

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This Baked Cauliflower Tandoori by Molly Patrick is flavorful and comes together so simply! Even if you’re not a fan of cauliflower, you have to try this cauliflower!

12. High Protein Tempeh Chili

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Allie Penner‘s High Protein Tempeh Chili with sweet potato, pinto beans, plenty of chili spice, and cocoa powder is the ultimate game day chili. Serve with quinoa, vegan yogurt, pickled jalapeños, cilantro, and cornbread.

13. Beer Butter Mushrooms

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We start our food journey with Dana Sandonato‘s Beer Butter Mushrooms. Beer and mushrooms are an inspirational combination and these beer “butter” mushrooms are the perfect building block for pretty much anything else you want to do in the kitchen. These mushrooms are textured exceptionally and walk the line between buttery and salty perfection.

14. Sweet Potato Katsu Curry

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This delicious vegan Sweet Potato Katsu Curry recipe by Jenny Connelly is completely plant based, made from apples, celery and spring onions. It’s really easy to make and takes only 30 minutes from start to finish.

15. Seitan Satay With Spicy Peanut Sauce

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This Seitan Satay With Spicy Peanut Sauce by Johanne Rosenthal is a delectable veganized version of chicken satay that far surpasses the stuff you would get out of a grubby paper delivery bag. The homemade seitan is smokey, moist, and delicious and the spicy peanut sauce is creamy and delicious – plus it doubles as a marinade for the seitan so there’s less work for you.

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