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Baked Sweet Potatoes Stuffed with Chickpea Chili

Easy vegan Baked Sweet Potatoes with Chickpea Chili. So delicious, hearty, filling and healthy. Oil-free and perfect for dinner or lunch! I am so excited about this recipe. For one, it’s incredibly delicious and easy. Two, it contains chickpeas, which I’m normally not a huge fan of. But when deciding to create a really simple…

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bowl of corn black beans avocado and lime dressing

Southwest Lime Corn Salad

Southwestern corn salads are a fairly popular dish for the warmer weather. I honestly can’t get enough of them. I created my own favorite version. Most versions seem to have tomatoes and onions and I don’t care too much for them raw in this type of dish, so I just stuck with lots of bell…

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6 Ingredient Roasted Poblano Pepper Potato Soup

Yeppers, you only need 6 ingredients for this easy peasy delicious soup! Roasted poblano peppers and potatoes and me are buddies. Combine them and you have an amazing, filling and easy soup! I have poblano peppers a few times in other recipes on the blog. They have a bit of heat to them though, so…

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yellow bowl of vegan black bean chili with roasted potatoes and avocado

Cocoa Black Bean Chili with Roasted Potatoes

Vegan Cocoa Black Bean Chili with Rosted Potatoes is hearty, filling, oil-free and loaded with black beans, red bell pepper, spices and cocoa powder for a rich depth of flavor! Today I am combining 2 of my favorite things….cocoa and chili. I’m sure most of  you have seen chili with chocolate in it before, I…

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Vegan Oil-free Zucchini Fritters

These Vegan Oil-free Zucchini Fritters are not only oil-free, but baked, not fried and also gluten-free and just 8 easy ingredients and topped with a Creamy Lemon Pepper Sauce! VEGAN OIL-FREE ZUCCHINI FRITTERS Finally! You can eat a vegan corn zucchini fritter without oil or frying them. There are a bazillion zucchini cake or fritter…

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Low-fat Nut-free Creamy Garlic Sauce

An incredibly, creamy Vegan Low-fat Nut-free Garlic Sauce that is so healthy, yet so satisfying. By using hearty potatoes as the base, it keeps the meal filling, yet light at the same time. Thanks to it’s nut-free, low-fat base, you won’t be left with a lethargic heavy feeling. The sauce is incredibly versatile and tastes…

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oil-free barbecue pesto in white bowl with fries

Oil-free Vegan Barbecue Pesto

Say whattttttt?! Barbeque pesto?? YES. Forget traditional basil pesto, I have created a new kind of pesto. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love classic pesto, but I love barbeque sauce and the idea of creating a pesto/sauce out of homemade barbeque sauce sounded really good to me. Guess what…it is delicious and I’m sharing…

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Healthy Vegan “Frito” Pie

Remember that amazing 5 Minute Cheez Whiz sauce I posted last week? I promised a delicious recipe coming featuring it. Here it is, the classic American Frito Pie. Easy, fast, healthy, delicious. Healthy Vegan Frito Pie. Homemade “fritos” are much healthier and are still tasty. They are much less salty than actual Fritos and don’t…

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Mexican Sweet Potatoes with Mexican Tahini Sauce

I live in Texas, where people love their Mexican food. I grew up eating it and what’s not to love? Spices, aromas, melty cheese…..just total comfort food. Well, I eat a plant based diet now, so no more traditional cheese. But, I do make a cheesy sauce and have found there is virtually a way…

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Cumin Lime Pea Soup

This Vegan Cumin Lime Pea Soup is so delicious, is dairy-free, oil-free and requires just 5 ingredients (+ salt & pepper) to make it! It is loaded with protein and flavor and takes just minutes to prepare! Did you eat a lot of candy last night on Halloween? We took my daughter, Olivia, for the…

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