Zucchini Involtini with Basil Pesto & Almond Ricotta
This Zucchini Involtini recipe is wildly decadent, despite being 100% dairy free. This vegan involini recipe features fresh basil pesto and plant-based almond ricotta cheese.
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Italian Vegan Recipes
Check out my vegan Italian recipes category, where you’ll find ways to veganize popular Italian dishes. Traditional Italian dishes often get their flavor through melty cheeses and slow-cooked meat sauces. But you can achieve mouth-watering vegan Italian dishes with a little patience and creativity.
- Vegan pizza. Cheese? Please! There are so many different ways to create a vegan pizza. Check out my general vegan pizza category, which includes some of our favorite homemade dough recipes, as well as tricks to making vegan pizza taste as good as you remember from your omnivore days.
- Vegan Lasagna. Gone are the days of the post-lasagna food hangover. In our Italian vegan food recipes category, we offer up lighter, plant-based lasagna preparation alternatives. Instead of thick seminola wheat noodles that take forever to digest, line your lasagna with thin layers of zucchini and/or eggplant. Swap out gooey mozzarella for a cashew cream sauce and ground beef with good-for-you red lentils.
- Vegan Pasta. Instead of loading up your plate (and your gut) with meat sauce, try a lentil bolognese. Or a creamy cashew alfredo. I’ve searched this dish to dinner guests (first, of course, identifying any food allergies) and they’ve not been able to tell the difference. And don’t forget to load up your vegan pasta dish with tons of vegetables – they add flavor, texture and additional nutritional benefits. Then top the whole thing off with a nut-based vegan parmesan cheese. Yup! That’s a thing! And done right, it will make your vegan pasta dishes sing with flavor.
- Vegan Soup. Don’t forget warm & comforting dishes like vegan minestrone. It’s a quick & easy vegan recipe that offers up a light vegan lunch or vegan dinner – perfect when the weather starts to change in the fall.
Vegan Sundried Tomato Pesto
I’ve never met a pasta dish I didn’t like, but I especially love pasta dishes with strong flavors. Robust tomato sauces; creamy, heavy-on-the-garlic Alfredos; briny Puttanescas. They’re all divine, but this Sundried Tomato Pesto sauce is near the top of my list.
Vegan Pasta Puttanesca
Looking for a quick & easy, wholly satisfying vegan dinner? You need to add this puttanesca pasta recipe to your repertoire. This carb-tastic, plant-based meal is the perfection combination of salty, sweet and acidic, featuring chunky tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, capers and crushed red pepper.
Vegan Tuscan White Bean Soup
Get cozy (and dairy free) with this healthy, vegan Tuscan white bean soup. Boosted with nutrition, this Italian white bean soup features protein-packed cannellini beans, carrots, celery and kale. An Instant Pot makes this dish so easy, bringing the white beans to tender in under an hour. This Tuscan white bean soup is then finished in the slow cooker for a tasty vegan recipe that will make the whole family happy!
Creamy Cashew Alfredo with Vegan Pancetta and Peas
Nothing says comfort food like this Creamy Cashew Alfredo with Vegan Pancetta & Peas. This plant-based pasta uses a cashew alfredo sauce in lieu of traditional alfredo sauce. Blended cashews, combined with nutritional yeast and fresh lemon juice, make a thick, creamy dairy-free alfredo substitute. Pancetta is replicated by pan-frying mushrooms in a sticky maple “bacon” sauce made with tamari and maple syrup. This vegan pasta recipe is the perfect plant-based dinner when the weather is gloomy!
Vegan Caprese Salad
Keep your summer cool with this vegan caprese salad recipe! With a twist on the traditional, this easy caprese salad features avocado, grape tomatoes, English cucumbers and a vegan pesto. Serve it as an appetizer or a vegan side dish.
Chickpea, Spinach & Sundried Tomato Pasta Vegan Style
This Vegan Sundried Tomato Sauce with Chickpeas and Spinach is my favorite answer when the question: what’s for dinner? sneaks up on me. You know those days – the ones that get away from you and suddenly you’ve got a crowd of hungry people looking at you imploringly. Just tuck this sundried tomato sauce recipe in an easy-to-find spot and you’ll be all good.
Vegan Penne Alla Vodka
Nothing says comfort food like a big bowl of pasta with a rich, homemade vodka sauce. And now, with this vegan vodka sauce recipe, plant-based eaters can get the same satisfaction. This dairy-free vodka sauce is creamy, bright and so easy to make!
Vegan Croutons
Up the ante on your vegan soups and salads with this vegan crouton recipe. These vegan croutons are easy to make and while they may be dairy free, they aren’t flavor free!
Vegan White Bean Stew
This Vegan White Bean Stew is so easy to make…and so tasty! This slow-cooker vegan white bean soup comes out so thick and creamy, you’ll be hard-pressed to convince someone that it’s dairy-free.