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In this collection, you will find my best vegan main course recipes.

From weeknight dinners like my vegan mushroom stew, harissa chickpea bowls, and sweet potato cakes to quick and wholesome vegan meals like zucchini involtini and creamy avocado pesto pasta. Some of my personal favourites in this category include vegan mushroom meatballs, vegan buffalo cauliflower pizza, and sweet potato tacos.

For even more vegan main course recipes, The First Mess Cookbook has plenty of inspiration.

An up close, overhead shot of an individual serving of a creamy broccoli, barley and white bean dish.

Cheesy Vegan Broccoli & Barley with White Beans

An up close, overhead shot shows sticky marmalade tofu in a non-stick skillet. The tofu cubes are swimming in a bit of the marmalade glaze and is garnished with chopped chives.

Sticky Marmalade Tofu

An up close, overhead shot shows a finished vegan cabbage roll skillet with french lentils, chopped tomatoes, rice, walnuts, and spices. The skillet is topped with fresh dill and a jar of vegan sour cream is seen nearby.

Vegan Chopped Cabbage Roll Skillet

An overhead shot of an individual serving of brothy beans in a bowl. The beans are topped with chopped herbs and there is a piece of bread being dipped into the broth.

One-Pot Brothy Beans with Herbs & Lemon

An overhead shot of a serving of broccoli rabe risotto in a wide light grey and white bowl. The risotto is topped with a roasted wedge of radicchio and vegan "parmesan"

Broccoli Rabe Risotto with Balsamic Roasted Radicchio

An overhead shot of a veggie sausage white bean skillet with lots of wilted kale. The skillet consists of a thick, stew-like mixture with browned slices of veggie sausage on top.

Veggie Sausage White Bean Skillet with Kale & Sun Dried Tomatoes

An overhead shot of roasted cauliflower in a coconut tomato sauce. The dish is garnished with fresh cilantro, nigella seeds, and ground chillies.

Spice-Roasted Cauliflower in Coconut Tomato Sauce with Lentils

An up close, overhead shot shows a braiser pot filled with creamy butternut coconut noodles mixed with fresh basil, green onions, and crunchy bits of smoky coconut on top.

Butternut Coconut Noodles with Greens, Herbs & Smoky Coconut Crunch

An overhead shot of a kale, arugula and butter bean salad with pickled red onions and crunchy garlicky bread crumbs on top. The salad is in a large, organically shaped bowl with wooden serving tons sticking out.

Kale Arugula Butter Bean Salad with Mustard Tahini & Garlicky Bread Crumbs

An overhead shot of a baking sheet filled with crispy baked tofu bits. A wooden handled fish spatula is lifting some of the pieces off of the baking sheet.

Crispy Baked Tofu Bits

An overhead shot of a bowl of pale orange chickpea soup that is topped with ground pepper, a few rosemary leaves, and drizzles of chili oil. A piece of crusty bread is dunked into the top towards the right of the bowl.

Simple Chickpea Soup with Rosemary & Garlic

An overhead shot shows a pot of vegan sweet potato walnut chili in a Dutch oven with puffed up cornmeal dumplings on top. The dish is garnished with chopped parsley and cilantro.

Sweet Potato Walnut Chili with Corn Dumplings

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