15 Recipes Featuring Plant-Based Sausage

Vegan sausages are only getting better and better, and this list will prove it. From Jambalaya to sausage rolls to a spicy sausage breakfast burrito, you’ll have plenty of options to get your sausage fix. Here are 15 sausage recipes you’re going to want to make over and over again.

1. Rustic Cassoulet With Veggie Sausage

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This classic French dish usually calls for an abundance of different types of meat, of course, this version is plant-based. It’s a warm and comforting meal, full of seasonal vegetables and delicious smoked sausage. Perfect for big gatherings! You have to try this Rustic Cassoulet With Veggie Sausage by Plant Tribe!

2. Italian Sausage on Baguette

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This Italian Sausage on Baguette by Lori Hirsch Stokoe is spectacular!

3. Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

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This recipe for Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms by Gretchen Price will have even your most carnivorous friends begging you to make them again and again! You can make them giant as a single-serving appetizer or even the main course, or just grab a couple of dozen smaller ones for bite-sized finger food for your next gathering.

4. Farro Bowl with Butternut Squash, Sausage, and Radicchio

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This Farro Bowl with Butternut Squash, Sausage, and Radicchio by America’s Test Kitchen showcases the bounty of an Italian harvest with crunchy, bitter radicchio and sweet roasted butternut squash over a base of nutty, pleasantly chewy farro (an ancient Mediterranean grain beloved in Italy). Gorgeous ripe figs give the bowl a honeyed sweetness that’s balanced by the piquant Dijon–balsamic vinegar dressing. In keeping with the theme, we combine our homemade Italian sausage seasoning with plant-based meat and top each bowl with the resulting sausagey, savory crumbles.

5. Jambalaya with Sausage

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This Jambalaya with Sausage by Dominique Ebra is a meatless twist to a Cajun favorite! The spicy flavors meld together with rice and beans for a great one-pot meal. Beans, rice, and vegan sausage take center stage in this hearty vegan jambalaya. Traditional Cajun comfort food can dish out as much or as little heat as you’d like. For an added kick, use vegan Cajun sausage and even fire-roasted tomatoes.

6. Tofu Sausage Crumbles

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These delicious homemade Tofu Sausage Crumbles by Denise Perrault quell your sausage cravings with bites of savory, smoky satisfaction with an easy plant-based recipe.

7. Garlicky Cheddar Biscuits With Sausage Gravy

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Vegan diner dishes, and aren’t we blessed to have so many vegan diners popping up all over the United States? Gravy is the star of this dish, no matter how good the biscuits are, but these Garlicky Cheddar Biscuits With Sausage Gravy by Dustin Harder have a biscuit that complements the gravy just as much as the gravy complements the biscuit. What’s even better is that you can serve these biscuits by themselves because they are jam-packed full of flavor!

8. Sausage Rolls with Sweet Potato and Caramelized Onion

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Irresistibly snackable, delicious, and sure to please all of your guests, even the meat-eaters. The filling is prepared with a favorite homemade sausage recipe, full of smoky flavor and herbs. The sausages are blended with baked sweet potato to make the sausage meat and layered up with caramelized red onion. Encased in flaky puff pastry, these Sausage Rolls with Sweet Potato and Caramelized Onion by Harriet Porterfield are sure to be a hit at your festive table this season!

9. Cheesy Sausage Patties With Fries

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For the days when you just don’t feel like putting much work in, try these Cheesy Sausage Patties With Fries by Melanie Sorrentino. Using your favorite vegan sausage recipe, shape the batter into patties, then grill it on both sides until golden brown. Top it with melty vegan cheese, and throw in some lettuce, and golden oven-baked fries for a budget-friendly, simple meal that is the embodiment of comfort food.

10. Sausage & Beans on Toast

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Although baked beans are very cheap, they usually have a lot of added sugar. This Sausage & Beans on Toast recipe by Aaron Calder is still cheap and serves 3-4 with no added sugar!

11. Seitan Sausage With Mac and Smoky Cheddar Cheese

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This is in the running for the most decadent version of mac and cheese we have ever seen. The rich, cheesy sauce is flavored with chipotle pepper in adobo to give it an irresistible smoky flavor and then you add in the succulent, homemade seitan sausage and eat the whole thing on a bed of pasta. This Seitan Sausage With Mac and Smoky Cheddar Cheese by Melanie Sorrentino is as delicious as it sounds – trust us.

12. Sausage Gumbo Red Bean Burgers With Quick Pickled Okra

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These savory patties could be eaten as a stand-alone breakfast staple, but when dressed up with all the fixings of hearty okra gumbo, you’ll never want to waste time cooking it the old-fashioned way again. Let the good times roll and get these Sausage Gumbo Red Bean Burgers With Quick Pickled Okra by Hannah Kaminsky on the table before the band starts to play! “Real Food Really Fast: Delicious Plant-Based Recipes Ready in 10 Minutes Or Less” by Hannah Kaminsky is full of amazing and easy recipes. Check it out from Skyhorse Publishing!

13. Sausage Pesto Pasta Bake

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A hearty vegan pasta bake recipe for a satisfying dinner. This delicious Sausage Pesto Pasta Bake by Hayley Canning will have everybody coming back for more. Pasta is mixed with vegan sausage, tomato sauce, and onion, and then topped with pesto and vegan cheese! Once it comes out of the oven, you won’t want to wait for your guests to arrive for dinner to start.

14. Hearty Vegetable Sausage Soup

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Cold days call for a warm, delicious soup! This Hearty Vegetable Sausage Soup by Robin will fill you up with lots of nourishing ingredients.

15. Spicy Sausage and Tofu Breakfast Burrito

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This Spicy Sausage and Tofu Breakfast Burrito by Steven Seighman is exactly what you need to start your day off right. Mildly spiced tofu scramble pairs perfectly well with spicy seitan sausage and melty vegan cheese for a hot and spicy, protein-packed breakfast.

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