Learn to cook healthy, plant-based food on a budget with these free recipes. All are vegan and vegetarian and many are gluten free. For more recipes and cooking tips, subscribe to the newsletter or join the Cook for Good project as a supporting member!
Free Organic Vegan Recipes
Something-for-Nothing
- How to Make Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
- How to Make Homemade Aquafaba from Dried Beans
- How to Make Peanut Butter J-Style and get “free” peanut oil
- How to Make Homemade Syrup from Cherry Pits or Peach Pits!
- How to Make Stoup, A Free Lunch!
Entrees
- Barbecued Kale with Chickpeas
- Black-Eyed Vegetable Stew (a one-pot meal!)
- Black Lentil Burgers (Gooshy Burgers)
- Cashew and Kale Strata (veggie lasagna)
- Chickpea Nomelets with Greens and Mushrooms (eggless omelets)
- Cuban Black Beans
- Cold-Nix Soup (Chickpea Vegetable Noodle Soup)
- Coconut-Vegetable Curry
- French Flageolet Beans with Herbs
- Fresh Black-Eyed Peas with Summer Vegetables
- Fresh Corn and Black-Bean Salad with Daylilies
- Holiday Chili
- Instant Pot Pinto Beans
- Mighty Miso Stir-Fry
- One-Bowl Tomato Sauce with Kale, Raisins, and Walnuts
- One-Pot New Year’s Day Feast for Two (black-eyed peas, sweet potato, and greens)
- Orange Broccoli Bowl with Ginger and Cashews
- Potato-Adobo Tamales
- Rogan Josh Vegetable Curry
- Sloppy Pintos
- Smoky Vegan Sausage, Chard, and Apples on Sweet Potatoes
- Spicy Sombrero Salad
- Summer Pasta with Olives and Vegetables
- Win-Win-Win Hummus
- Vegan Shepherd’s Pie
- Viking Spaghetti Squash Bowls
- Yooper Fantasy Stew
Sides
- Easiest Cinnamon Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Carrot and Red Cabbage Slaw
- Chilled Mediterranean Green Beans and Tomatoes
- Collards in Peanut-Lime Sauce
- Collards with Carrots and Tahini
- Cranberry Sauce
- Creamy Orange Broccoli Soup with Ginger
- Greek Chickpea Salad (works as a main dish too)
- Greek Collard Roll (works as a main dish too)
- Italian Summer Squash and Red Cabbage
- Kale and Cabbage Seven Ways
- Kraut-Chi or How to Make Vegan Probiotics
- Light Cashew Cream (with Eggplant!)
- Massaged Kale Salad with Bell Peppers and Raisins
- Millet
- Organic Cranberry Sauce
- Precious Spice Carrots
- Rabbit-Nest Sun Carrots with Rainbow Chard
- Red Cabbage Sauerkraut
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts
- Roasted Winter Squash, plain and with sauce (butternut, kobucha, and more!)
- Thanksgiving Stuffing
- Tuxedo Rice
- Vegan Mushroom Gravy with Mashed Potatoes
- Whipped Coconut Cream
- Yuca with Red Onions and Lime
Sauces
- Avocado-Lemon Sauce
- Cashew Cream
- Creamy Cilantro Dressing
- Golden Thai Dressing or Sauce
- Lemon-Spinach Pesto
- Open-Sesame Salad Dressing
- Rich Mushroom Sauce
Desserts
- Almond Thumbprint Cookies
- Apple Walnut Crumble
- Baked Apples and Sweet Potatoes (no added sugar or oil, so works as a side, too!)
- Bang Bang Carrot Spice Cookies
- Best Vegan Chocolate Brownies
- Blueberry Pie
- Carrot Cake with Tangy Frosting
- Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles
- Chocolate Pudding with Oat Milk
- Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes with Basil Frosting
- Hot Italian Cocoa Cookies
- Kabocha Spice Cake (like a crustless pumkin pie!)
- Mexican Grilled-Peach Sorbet
- Mini-Pavlovas
- Queenie’s Apple Strudel
- Slow-Cooker Peach Sauce
- Sneaky Wheat Vegan Pie Crust
- Vegan Apple Pie
- Vegan Chocolate Cherry Ice Cream
- Vegan Mini-Pavlovas
- Vegan Pumpkin Pie with Gluten-Free Crust
- Vegan Rolled Cookies with Hazelnut Flour to cut into shapes for Christmas, Easter, and more
- Vegan Strawberry Shortcake – Classic Biscuit Style
- Sweet Heart, Strong Heart Chocolate Cake
- Sweet Heart, Strong Heart Chocolate Frosting
Breakfast
- Chickpea Nomelets with Greens and Mushrooms (eggless omelets)
- Chickpea Nomelets with Kale
- Fruit-Salad Overnight Oatmeal in Mason Jars
- Strong-Bones Smoothie
- Tomato Tahini Toast
- Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
Appetizers and Snacks
Beverages
Bread
- Corny Cornbread
- Easy No-Knead Bread (with videos)
- How to Make Bread in a Bread Machine
- Chia Seed Crackers
Core
- How to Cook Beans (with video)
- How to Steam Eggplant for Pizzas, Sauces, and Stir-Fries
- How to Soak Raw Cashews: Quick, Green, and More
- Mushroom and Garlic Cubes
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- A printable copy of baking cheat-sheet I have taped inside my cupboard doors
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