December is the month for giving, indulging, and trying new things. That’s why aligning your morals about kindness with food that is kind to animals, the planet, and your body is an apt decision to make this month. Further, having a mindset of abundance and filling your plate with some of the many combinations that plant-based foods can create is a palatable pleasure. Try vegan meals this December. Here’s 31 to get your journey started.
31 Vegan Recipes for a Perfectly Plant-Based December
1. Red Kuri & Beet Kale Salad With Cranberry Orange Balsamic Dressing & Pecan Parmesan
Despite how tempting indulging in all the vegan comfort foods is, sometimes a healthy dose of greens is the elixir to vitality and feeling up-beet. Or just have it as a side salad to your double vegan cheese Beyond Burger.
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2. Simple Chickpea Bolognese
December food does not have to demand time-consuming meals to have a delicious dish. Keeping it simple works just as flavorfully.
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3. Golden Beet Salad With Shallots, Parsley, and Orange Miso Dressing
This dish is golden in terms of present-ability, taste, texture, and more. No one likes dead beet dishes, anyway.
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4. Sweet Potato Lasagna
Anything with sweet potato is made for filling and oh-so-comforting warm fuzzies this month. This easy-to-make dish does just the trick.
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5. Mini Hasselback Potatoes With Roasted Garlic
It’s about balance. That’s why these potatoes are perfectly crisp on the outside and have a creamy soft inside.
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6. Pretty Beet Gnocchi With Pistachio Arugula Pesto
This dish is as aesthetically pleasing as it gets. Not to mention the impeccable taste.
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7. Garlic & White Wine Pasta With Brussels Sprouts
Garlic and white wine, name a more iconic duo. Don’t go easy on the golden brown Brussels sprouts, they complete the dish.
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8. Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole
Spice up your food traditions. This recipe takes a vegan and healthier twist on a formerly indulgent dish.
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9. Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms With Coconut Bacon
We won’t judge you if you skip offering these as a side just to eat them all as your main.
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10. Silken Tofu or White Bean Scalloped Potatoes
A deceptively indulgent take on scalloped potatoes sure to satiate the hungriest of guests.
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11. Christmas Tree Salad: Pomegranate, Pecans and Raw Chard.
Here’s the unique and unforgettable holiday dish you’ve been waiting for.
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12. Vegan Italian Garlic, Cannellini Bean, and Tomato Pasta Recipe
Super presentable, bursting with flavor, easy to make, and makes one heck of a great leftover.
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13. Slow Cooker Potato, Corn, and Jalapeño Soup
If we told you this dish is surprisingly healthy, simple to master, and brilliant for meal-prepping, would you love it as much as we do?
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14. Vegan Christmas Dinner Recipe: Kale Lovers’ Christmas Pie
A tasty representation of the fusion between health and holiday indulgence.
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15. Slow Cooker Vegan Enchilada Quinoa Chili
You won’t miss the meat or the gluten in this thick and hearty plant-strong dish.
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16. Maple Bourbon Sweet Potato Ribbon Casserole
The maple bourbon glaze coating the sweet potato ribbons is addictive.
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17. Coco-Almond Quinoa Risotto With Saffron Mushroom Gravy
It’s light, fluffy, has an Unami, earthy taste, and is the perfect family-friendly dish. The dish makes plain risotto look boring.
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18. Creamy Spinach and Artichoke Borek
These Boreks are a brilliant way to gently introduce everyone at your family dinner or potluck to how delicious plant-based food is.
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19. Vegan Parmigiana With Homemade Chicken Seitan Cutlets Recipe
For those who aren’t thrilled by strong meaty flavors, this dish nods to the texture of a traditional parmigiana but maintains a distinctly modern helm.
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20. Thyme & White Bean Pot Pies
Wear your best stretchy yoga pants whilst devouring these comforting morsels.
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21. Sweet Potato and Pineapple Vegan Casserole Recipe
Deliciously creamy filling with a crunchy crumble layer garnish. It’s just like eating dessert that is acceptable as a main.
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22. Contemporary Waldorf Salad
Waldorf salad may as well be the definition of comfort food. Good thing this recipe veganizes it and adds a healthier spin.
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23. Eggplant Lasagna Roll-Ups
There are only 10 ingredients, which makes for a sophisticated meal that satiates the soul.
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24. Chestnut and Cashew Nut Roast – Vegan Christmas Roast
Winner, winner, vegan Christmas dinner!
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25. Cremini Mushroom and Walnut Vegan Bolognese Pasta Sauce
This dish is worth every minute of the hour required to make it. Go get it, you ambitious home cook.
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26. Vegan Meatballs With Mushroom Miso Gravy
The dish that’s definitely worthy of becoming your holiday centerpiece is made from a humble selection of veggies.
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27. Curried Sweet Potato, Carrot, and Red Lentil Soup
Canned soup is easy but it has nothing on this stellar meal.
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28. Crispy Kale and Tofu Salad With Coconut
There’s something magical about how this simple collection of ingredients complement each other so harmoniously.
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29. Radicchio Salad With Cranberry Orange Dressing
This recipe takes a welcomed fresh take on the classic sweet and sour marriage.
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30. Spicy Bean Soup
Beans have a muted flavor on their own, this dish has given them a kick into flavor stardom.
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31. Spicy Tofu and Meaty Mushroom Vegan Korean BBQ Stir-Fry
Sweet and savory flavors with a zesty kick make this dish outstanding.
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