Top 11 Muscle Building Vegan Recipes – Healthy & Tasty!!

Only because you are cutting down on meats and eggs from your nutritional diet doesn’t mean you are restricted to a life of feeding bean sprouts and bland lettuce in your meal.

However, there are a variety of protein-rich vegan recipes approved foods. And, if these recipes are prepared correctly, they can be as delicious as any juicy or cheesy omelette.

So, in this blog, we will provide you with awesome muscle building vegan recipes prepared by the top plant-based dietician.

Top 11 Awesome Muscle Building Vegan Recipes

These muscle-building vegan recipes are not only for those bodybuilders who have newly switched to the vegan lifestyle but also for those who have been living this lifestyle for a while with a desire of getting some new ideas about a vegan diet to enhance muscle mass.

However, if you really want to incorporate vegetables into your diet, believe me, these recipes will surely not disappoint you.

So, are you ready for mouth-watering vegan recipes for muscle building?

Then let’s start…

#1.  High Protein Breakfast Shake (By Andy Bellatti)

To serve: 1 person

Ingredients used:

• Unsweetened non-dairy milk – 1 cup
• Frozen sliced banana – 1 Piece  [Remember you are preparing a high protein shake, so always choose soymilk]
• Peanut butter (powdered) – 2 tablespoons
• Hemp seeds – 2 tablespoons
• Maca powder – 1 tablespoon
• Chia Seeds – 1 tablespoon
• Protein Powder (vegan) – 1 scoop

Steps to prepare:

• Place all the above-mentioned ingredients in the juicer.
• Blend until it gets smooth.

#2. Tofu Scramble (By Vandana Sheth)

To serve: 2 person

Ingredients used:

• Chopped Onion – ¼ Cup
• Chopped red bell peppers – 1 Cup
• Chopped green bell peppers – 1 Cup
• Olive oil – 1 Teaspoon
• Spinach – 1 Cup
• Crumbled ounces of tofu – 12 to 14 pieces
• Salt – As per taste

Steps to Cook:

• Put oil in a pan and heat it.
• After that, add peppers and onions.
• Sauté the vegetables until they get softened.
• Add crumbled tofu, spinach, pepper and salt.
• On medium heat, cook it for a few minutes.
• Now, it is ready to serve.

#3. Red pepper & Chickpea Salad (By Kylee Fournier)

To serve: 8 to 10 people

Ingredients used:

• Chickpeas (salt-free, drained and rinsed) – 1 15oz Cans
• Lemon juice – 1 lemon
• Himalayan salt – A pinch of
• Fresh ground pepper – A pinch of
• Finely diced red peppers – 3 peppers
• Chopped leaf parsley (approx..  ½ bunch) – 1 Cup
• Chopped Cilantro (approx.. 1 bunch)
• Minced garlic (as per preference) – 1 to 3 gloves
• Whole wheat pita (as per starving)

Steps to Cook:

• Mix all the ingredients together in the larger bowl.
• Cover the bowl and chill it for at least 2 hours.
• Wait till the flavours come together.
• Once gets chilled for 2 hours, take it out from the fridge.
• Spoon this mixture into the whole wheat pita.
• And now it is ready to serve.

#4. Southwestern Quinoa Power bowl (By Vandana Sheth)

To serve: 1 person

Ingredients used:

• Cooked Quinoa – ½ Cup
• Diced tomato – 1 tomato
• Cooked black beans – ½ Cup
• Firm tofu – 6 oz.
• Greens (as per choice) – 2 cups
• Chopped bell peppers – ½ Cup
• Chopped cilantro – ¼ Cup
• Green Onions – ¼ Cup
• Salt and pepper – As per taste

Steps to Cook:

• Put quinoa, beans and all veggies in a bowl.
• Toss using lime juice.
• Add salt, and pepper as per your taste.

#5. Tofu Salad lettuce Wraps (By Kylee Fournier)

To serve: 4 to 6 Lettuce wraps

Ingredients used:

a) For the dressing:-

• Vegan Mayo – 1/3 Cup
• Cumin – ¼ teaspoon
• Turmeric – ¼ teaspoon
• Apple cider vinegar – ½ teaspoon
• Relish – 1/3 Cup
• Salt and Pepper – As per taste

b) For the Salad:-

• Tofu crumbled and drained (minimal 15 min) – 10 ounces extra firm
• Celery Stalks (sliced and finely chopped) – 3
• Red Onion – ¼th onion

c) For the Wraps:-

Iceberg lettuce leaves – 4 to 6

Steps to Prepare:

• Toss all the dressing and salad ingredients together in a bowl.
• Spoon the mixture onto lettuce leaves.
• And serve chilled.

#6. Tempeh Joes (By Andy Bellatti)

To serve: 4 person

Ingredients used:

• Olive Oil – 1 tablespoon
• Chopped onions – ¾ Cups
• 8 oz. package tempeh (of any variety) – 1 packet
• Canned and rinsed chickpeas (Low- sodium) – 1 Cup
• Minced garlic – 4 cloves
• Chopped green peppers – 1 Cup
• Cut tomatoes (prefer with jalapeno peppers) – 1 Can (diced or petite)
• Chilli powder – 2 teaspoons
• Paprika – ½ teaspoon
• Cumin – ¼ teaspoon
• Whole Grain buns – 4

Steps to Cook:

• Place chickpeas in a bowl and smash them.
• Cut tempeh into thick slices and steam it for approx. 15 minutes.
• Or stir fry it by using 1 teaspoon olive oil for at least 10 minutes.
• Once tempeh gets fried or steamed, then cut it into small pieces.
• Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan.
• Add onions, and garlic and stir it frequently till gets lightly browned.
• Add peppers, chickpeas and tempeh.
• Cook it on medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, chilli powder, cumin and paprika.
• And again increase the flame and cook it for 5 minutes.
• Put tempeh Joe mixture on the buns.
• Now, it is ready to serve.

#7. Vegan Chili (By Vandana Sheth)

To serve: 1 person

Ingredients used:

• Olive Oil – 1 Teaspoon
• Chopped Onion – 1 small onion
• Kidney canned and rinsed beans – 1 Cup
• Canned and rinsed back beans – 1 Cup
• Defrosted or frozen Corn – ½ Cup
• Garlic Powder – 1 Teaspoon
• Cumin – 1 to 2 teaspoon
• Chilli powder – 2 Tablespoon
• 8-16 oz. diced and crashed tomatoes – 1

Steps to Cook:

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add onions, and sauté until get softened for at least 5 minutes.
• Add all the other remaining ingredients to it.
• Cover the pan and cook it for a minimum of 15 to 20 minutes.
• Now it is ready to feed.

#8. Seitan Stir-Fry (By Andy Bellatti)

To serve: 2 person

Ingredients used:

• Diced green pepper – 1 small pepper
• Diced garlic – 3 gloves
• Diced orange pepper – 1 small pepper
• Olive oil (extra virgin) – 1 tablespoon
• White wave seitan (bite-size) chunks – 1 Container
• Paprika powder – as per taste
• Avocado – 1
• Cooked quinoa – 2 Cups
• Pepper – As per taste
•  Salt (optional) – to taste

Steps to Cook:

• Heat oil at medium heat in a medium-sized pan.
• Toss the diced garlic in it and stir it frequently.
• Once the garlic became golden in colour, add diced peppers.
• Increase the heat and cooked it for at least 5 minutes.
• Now, add seitan chunks and again stir it frequently.
• Add pepper and paprika powder as per taste.
• Stir for 2 minutes and again lower the heat to medium to cook it for 5 minutes.
• Remove it from the heat.
• Cut ripe avocado into fine slices and place scoopful quinoa in the serving bowl.
• Do the topping with seitan (stir fry) and avocado slices.
• Now it is ready to serve.

#9. High Protein Pasta (By Vandana Sheth)

To serve: 1 person

Ingredients used:

• Marinara sauce
• Olive oil
• Black bean pasta/chickpea pasta – 4 oz.

Steps to Cook:

• Boil pasta according to the prescribed prescription on the packet.
• Drain pasta, and add it to the pan.
• Add oil & sauce to the pan.
• Toss until it gets combined.
• Add salt and pepper as per your taste.
• Hot yummy pasta is ready to serve.

#10. Hemp Energy Balls (By Kylee Fournier)

To serve: Minimal 18 balls

Ingredients used:

• Oats – 1 Cup
• Shredded Coconut (Unsweetened) – ¼ Cup
• Hemp seeds (extra for roll balls) – ¼ Cup
• Maple syrup – ¼ Cup
• Peanut/almond butter – ½ Cup
• Dark chocolate chips (vegan) – ¼ Cup (optional)

Steps to Cook:

• Stir all the dry ingredients together.
• Once all the ingredients get combined, add butter, chocolate and maple syrup.
• And mix them well together.
• Use an ice cream scoop with the mixture and try to roll them with your palm.
• After rolling, coat it using hemp seeds all around.
• Place the roll in a container and put it in the refrigerator.
• Once it gets chilled, it is ready to feed.

#11. Sweet Vegan Spread (By Kylee Fournier)

To serve: 2 to 4 person

Ingredients used:

• Nut butter of your choice – 2 tablespoons
• Molasses – 1 tablespoon
• Maple syrup – ½ tablespoon
• Hemp seeds – 2 to 3 tablespoons
• Whole wheat bread / Rice cakes – Vegan
• Sliced banana (optional)

Steps to Cook:

• Use a bowl to mix molasses, maple syrup and nut butter until it gets well combined.
• Spread the mixture on rice cakes or on toast.
• Topped it using banana slices and hemp seeds.
• Now, sweet vegan spreads are ready to eat.

So, this was all about the top 11 awesome muscle-building vegan recipes. The above-mentioned foods contain high protein and fiber that will surely help you in getting shredded muscles and body.

So what are you waiting for…

Try these awesome muscle building recipes that will make your meal plan healthy, tasty, yummy and even more delicious.

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