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Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie II Recipe - This is a hearty combination of lentils and barley baked with carrots and onions, topped with mashed potatoes.

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Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie II

This is a hearty combination of lentils and barley baked with carrots and onions, topped with mashed potatoes.

By souliere

Vegan Bean Taco Filling Recipe and Video - Black beans mingle with onions, peppers, garlic, cornmeal, and spices in this tasty taco filling. Try it in burritos or as a dip for tortilla chips. No black beans? Red, pink, or pinto beans are great subs.

Vegan Bean Taco Filling

Black beans mingle with onions, peppers, garlic, cornmeal, and spices in this tasty taco filling. Try it in burritos or as a dip for tortilla chips. No black beans? Red, pink, or pinto beans are great subs.

By BandE

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Breaded, Fried, Softly Spiced Tofu Recipe and Video - This tofu recipe is completely gorgeous. Tofu is soaked in vegetable broth, then breaded with flour, sage, and cayenne, and deep fried. Serve with a relish or a dip of some sort (I love this with plain yogurt mixed with eggplant brinjal).

Breaded, Fried, Softly Spiced Tofu

This tofu recipe is completely gorgeous. Tofu is soaked in vegetable broth, then breaded with flour, sage, and cayenne, and deep fried. Serve with a relish or a dip of some sort (I love this with plain yogurt mixed with eggplant brinjal).

By Miss Sriri

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Spicy Tahini Sauce with Kale, Sea Vegetables, and Soba Noodles Recipe - This vegan-friendly recipe combines the flavors of arame seaweed, tahini, and kale in a soba noodle dish with a spicy, nutty flavor.

Spicy Tahini Sauce with Kale, Sea Vegetables, and Soba Noodles

This vegan-friendly recipe combines the flavors of arame seaweed, tahini, and kale in a soba noodle dish with a spicy, nutty flavor.

By Spiderwoman77

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Traditional Style Vegan Shepherd's Pie Recipe and Video - Shepherd's pie is pure comfort food, and this vegan version will satisfy the taste buds of the vegetarians in the crowd.

Traditional Style Vegan Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's pie is pure comfort food, and this vegan version will satisfy the taste buds of the vegetarians in the crowd.

By VeggieChefLaura

Vegan Arepas Made with Polenta Recipe - Layers of polenta, tofu, bananas, avocado, and mango salsa combine for a surprising and simple meal.

Vegan Arepas Made with Polenta

Layers of polenta, tofu, bananas, avocado, and mango salsa combine for a surprising and simple meal.

By angloesque

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Seitan Makhani (Vegan-Style Indian Butter Chicken) Recipe - Seitan is a meat substitute made from wheat protein (gluten). It makes a terrific substitute for chicken in this vegan curry recipe. Serve over hot rice or with naan, if desired.

Seitan Makhani (Vegan-Style Indian Butter Chicken)

Seitan is a meat substitute made from wheat protein (gluten). It makes a terrific substitute for chicken in this vegan curry recipe. Serve over hot rice or with naan, if desired.

By soapymayhem

Vegan Lasagna I Recipe and Video - A thick tomato-based sauce is cooked up with hints of garlic, onion, parsley, and basil, and layered with a tofu and spinach filling.

Vegan Lasagna I

A thick tomato-based sauce is cooked up with hints of garlic, onion, parsley, and basil, and layered with a tofu and spinach filling.

By jessica

Vegan Fajitas Recipe - Zucchini, yellow squash, bell peppers and onion are marinated and then sauteed. Serve with tortillas or rice, if desired.

Vegan Fajitas

Zucchini, yellow squash, bell peppers and onion are marinated and then sauteed. Serve with tortillas or rice, if desired.

By TYGSD

Spicy Vegan Potato Curry Recipe and Video - Abundant spices make this better than any restaurant curry I've tasted.

Spicy Vegan Potato Curry

Abundant spices make this better than any restaurant curry I've tasted.

By MeganLee

Chickpea Curry Recipe and Video - Chickpeas are simmered in a fragrantly spiced curry sauce mixture and garnished with fresh cilantro.

Chickpea Curry

Chickpeas are simmered in a fragrantly spiced curry sauce mixture and garnished with fresh cilantro.

By AMINAH A. RAHMAN

Ginger Veggie Stir-Fry Recipe and Video - This recipe calls for broccoli, snow peas, carrots, and green beans, but you can use any of your favorites. The vegetables are stir fried with garlic, ginger, and soy sauce. Serve over your favorite rice.

Ginger Veggie Stir-Fry

This recipe calls for broccoli, snow peas, carrots, and green beans, but you can use any of your favorites. The vegetables are stir fried with garlic, ginger, and soy sauce. Serve over your favorite rice.

By veggigoddess

Marrakesh Vegetable Curry Recipe and Video - This curry is full of veggies: sweet potato, eggplant, spinach, zucchini, red and green bell peppers, carrots, and onion. It's mixed with blanched almonds, chickpeas, raisins, and spices. Serve with brown rice or couscous.

Marrakesh Vegetable Curry

This curry is full of veggies: sweet potato, eggplant, spinach, zucchini, red and green bell peppers, carrots, and onion. It's mixed with blanched almonds, chickpeas, raisins, and spices. Serve with brown rice or couscous.

By NIBLETS

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Lentils And Spinach Recipe - This is my own adaptation of an Indian recipe. It doesn't look like much, but it is surprisingly yummy. Serve this for dinner over hot rice or a diced baked potato. Pair with carrots, cauliflower, or a fresh sliced tomato for a full meal.

Lentils And Spinach

This is my own adaptation of an Indian recipe. It doesn't look like much, but it is surprisingly yummy. Serve this for dinner over hot rice or a diced baked potato. Pair with carrots, cauliflower, or a fresh sliced tomato for a full meal.

By bobawood

Tofu and Veggies in Peanut Sauce Recipe and Video - This is a quick and easy way to make a well balanced, delicious meal. Broccoli, red bell pepper and mushrooms are sauteed with tofu in a savory peanut sauce. Serve over your favorite rice.

Tofu and Veggies in Peanut Sauce

This is a quick and easy way to make a well balanced, delicious meal. Broccoli, red bell pepper and mushrooms are sauteed with tofu in a savory peanut sauce. Serve over your favorite rice.

By Anne Buchanan

Mexican Pasta Recipe - Pasta tossed with a quickly cooked sauce of tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, corn, black beans, salsa and taco seasoning.

Mexican Pasta

Pasta tossed with a quickly cooked sauce of tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, corn, black beans, salsa and taco seasoning.

By PIAZZA

Spinach Chickpea Curry Recipe - A quick delicious Indian-style curry with spinach, chickpeas, onions, and/or whatever veggies you have. I have added cauliflower, potatoes, and sweet potatoes to this recipe in the past. All were very good. Serve with nan, pita or rice if desired.

Spinach Chickpea Curry

A quick delicious Indian-style curry with spinach, chickpeas, onions, and/or whatever veggies you have. I have added cauliflower, potatoes, and sweet potatoes to this recipe in the past. All were very good. Serve with nan, pita or rice if desired.

By BELLACOOLA

Quick Black Beans and Rice Recipe - This ones pretty straight forward. Brown rice, black beans, stewed tomatoes, a bit of onion and oil, and in about fifteen minutes you have a hearty, delicious meal. Serves four.

Quick Black Beans and Rice

This ones pretty straight forward. Brown rice, black beans, stewed tomatoes, a bit of onion and oil, and in about fifteen minutes you have a hearty, delicious meal. Serves four.

By Kathy Miller

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Easy Masoor Daal Recipe - This recipe brings the authentic flavor of India into your kitchen. It's a delicious combination of red lentils (masoor daal), ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper, onion and cumin. Serve over plain or spiced rice.

Easy Masoor Daal

This recipe brings the authentic flavor of India into your kitchen. It's a delicious combination of red lentils (masoor daal), ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper, onion and cumin. Serve over plain or spiced rice.

By Cathy

Cuban Beans and Rice Recipe - Kidney beans simmered with onion, bell pepper, garlic, tomato paste and rice. You can substitute black beans, if you prefer.

Cuban Beans and Rice

Kidney beans simmered with onion, bell pepper, garlic, tomato paste and rice. You can substitute black beans, if you prefer.

By Chris Barila

Avocado Tacos Recipe - Lightly seasoned avocados and diced onions are spread on toasted tortillas and served with cilantro and jalapeno sauce.

Avocado Tacos

Lightly seasoned avocados and diced onions are spread on toasted tortillas and served with cilantro and jalapeno sauce.

By Karyn Ulriksen

Garbanzo Stir-Fry Recipe - Fresh herbs are sauteed with garlic in olive oil, then cooked with garbanzo beans, zucchini, mushrooms and tomatoes. This can be served either as a main dish or side dish. If you like, you can add raisins or pine nuts to the garbanzos in the beginning.

Garbanzo Stir-Fry

Fresh herbs are sauteed with garlic in olive oil, then cooked with garbanzo beans, zucchini, mushrooms and tomatoes. This can be served either as a main dish or side dish. If you like, you can add raisins or pine nuts to the garbanzos in the beginning.

By JDS

Rice with Black Beans Recipe - Good rice, beans, and tomato dish that takes about 20 minutes to prepare.

Rice with Black Beans

Good rice, beans, and tomato dish that takes about 20 minutes to prepare.

By Rebecca Tally

Crust for Veggie Pot Pie Recipe - This recipe makes enough dough to fit an 11x7 inch dish - top and bottom. Perfect for all your savory pies.

Crust for Veggie Pot Pie

This recipe makes enough dough to fit an 11x7 inch dish - top and bottom. Perfect for all your savory pies.

By PATTECAKE

Barbeque Tempeh Sandwiches Recipe - I hate tofu but love tempeh and this sandwich is tangy and tasty. My boyfriend and I eat this all the time. It's great because it's vegan for him and I still like it (even though I'm not a vegetarian).

Barbeque Tempeh Sandwiches

I hate tofu but love tempeh and this sandwich is tangy and tasty. My boyfriend and I eat this all the time. It's great because it's vegan for him and I still like it (even though I'm not a vegetarian).

By JENNX