Cutting out meat is a great step to help animals and the environment. Like any change, the beginning might be a bit of a challenge. But, with help from One Green Planet, the transition should be pretty smooth! Whether you want to cut down on your meat consumption or cut meat out entirely, you can make plant-based meals that mimic the taste and texture of many meat dishes. They are full of flavor and much better for animals as well as the environment. There are so many ways to make and prepare vegan meat! Just head to the grocery store and figure out what your favorite alternatives are!
Try making one of these vegan meat recipes for a meaty taste and texture. They’re super delicious, easy to make, and cruelty-free! They’re great options for transitioning your taste buds to vegetarianism or veganism.
1. Seitan and Mushroom Bourguignon
Porcini mushrooms and Life Smart Bacon give this rich dish a meaty texture. Make this when you want to impress someone, and pair it with the suggested Boxer wine.
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Get the taste and texture of sloppy joes in this vegan take, using tempeh. Getting the protein content of meat is easy with tempeh, a fermented soybean product. One cup provides a whopping 31 grams of protein, one of the highest among plant sources.
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3. Pineapple Jack BBQ sandwiches
This BBQ sauce is sweet and tangy because of the drained crushed pineapple and Jack Daniel’s Whiskey. The author says the recipe makes enough sauce for 1 pound of seitan, tofu, tempeh, or 6 large portobello mushrooms
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4. Lentil Loaf
Lentils provide 18 grams of protein per cup and are a good, healthy food to eat regularly on a vegan diet. Other ingredients include onion, flax seed, and olive oil. Top with BBQ sauce or ketchup.
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5. Vegan Bolognese Sauce
If you miss spaghetti and meat sauce, look no further than this vegan recipe, which includes mushrooms, lentils, and tempeh. All three give a meaty texture, and when combined, you might be 100 percent fooled it’s a fake take.
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6. The Vegan Gutbuster Sandwich
The name is inspired by a 3/4-pound pizza slice the author used to gorge on in college. Don’t think about buying fake meat; this recipe shows you how to make vegan Italian sausage from scratch, as well as the “gut buster” inside fillings.
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7. Homemade, Veggie-Full Ground “Meat”
Instead of buying a packaged meat alternative, try making your own faux ground beef out of plant foods like walnuts, cauliflower, and olive oil. The recipe calls for soy sauce, but you can omit for a soy-free “fake meat” to put in lasagna.
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8. Reuben Burger
Complete with sauerkraut, this Rueben Burger is meaty and hearty. The recipe calls for a blend of eight spices on the patty for one kicked-up sandwich. The burger patty itself is made with texturized vegetable protein, vital wheat gluten, onion dill pickle juice, and tomato paste.
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9. Vegan Tofu “Scallops”
Are you a pescetarian who wants to go full-out vegetarian? This recipe mimics seafood. The “scallops” are made with tofu, tamari, and vegetable broth. Serve over pasta or in a scampi to help you stop eating fish.
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10. Vegan Spinach “Chicken” Curry
This chicken alternative has a high protein content and fewer calories than real chicken. Try this if you love Indian curries made with chicken.
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Lead image: Vegan Philly Cheezsteak Sandwich
Well bloody cheers for that, sodding hungry now, bang goes my bloody diet! Seriously though these look spectacular and I will look forward to trying to cook them (with varying degrees of success I’m sure) at some point very soon.
Looking forward to trying the ‘scallops’.
Every time someone posts the word “vegan” after the world “meaty” … an angel gets its wings.
~ MeatyVegan.com