Lose Weight With These 60+ Satisfying and Delicious Plant-Based Recipes (Yes, Dessert is Included!)

You'll fall hard for those tender smashed chickpeas, the creamy avocado, and those crunchy salted sunflower seeds. Plus, this "chicken" salad is mayo-free, so aside from being vegan, it's low in cals and saturated fat.

Calories: 485
Protein: 14 grams

Get the recipe: chickpea salad

The filling is made with crumbled tempeh, sautéed onions, red peppers, and corn. It's perfectly soft and tender, and slightly spicy — even meat eaters will be instant fans! Honestly, my meat-loving husband said the tempeh texture was so much like ground beef.

Calories: 330 (for two tacos)
Protein: 16.4 grams

Get the recipe: tempeh tacos

Similar in calories, carbs, protein, and the sweet fudgy flavor and chewy texture to RXBARs, these bars are so easy to make. Plus, you can doll up this basic recipe depending on the flavor you like (hello, chocolate chips!).

Calories: 223
Protein: 12 grams

Get the recipe: vegan RXBAR

This recipe is a game changer because it offers almost 17 grams of protein. The secret? Mashed beans. And your taste buds won't be able to detect them because they just add to the smooth, creamy texture, and they take on the sweet vanilla almond raspberry flavor.

Calories: 371
Protein: 16.8 grams

Get the recipe: high-protein vanilla almond raspberry oatmeal

Light, sweet, and dairy-free, this citrus smoothie tastes like joy in a jar.

Calories: 336
Protein: 27.3 grams

Get the recipe: creamy citrus smoothie

When you're craving spaghetti with meat sauce, cook up these maple cumin lentils over spaghetti squash.

Calories: 323
Protein: 15.5 grams

Get the recipe: maple cumin lentils over spaghetti squash

This bowl tastes perfect on its own, but adding a little crunchy texture with some chopped salted cashews makes it even more delicious.

Calories: 366
Protein: 19.5 grams

Get the recipe: sweet potato, tofu, and avocado bowl

A cross between oatmeal cookies and brownies, these chocolaty bars are so insanely delicious that you won't even guess there's protein powder added to the batter.

Calories: 145
Protein: 5 grams

Get the recipe: protein-packed brownies

This recipe includes all the essentials you need for losing weight: protein, healthy fats, and fiber. And the best part is it's a one-pan meal, so it's easy to make and even easier to clean up!

Calories: 368
Protein: 35.5 grams

Get the recipe: tofu, broccoli, and cauliflower sheet-pan meal

This sweet strawberry milkshake smoothie is only made with six ingredients so it's easy to whip up and tastes like melted strawberry ice cream.

Calories: 397
Protein: 26.8 grams

Get the recipe: strawberry milkshake smoothie

Protein powder, soy yogurt, and flaxmeal combine to give this vegan banana bread a powerful punch of nutrition.

Calories: 188 (1 slice)
Protein: 8.2 grams

Get the recipe: vegan banana bread

Massaged kale is topped with warm maple-cinnamon roasted butternut squash, white beans for protein, cucumbers and almonds for a satisfying crunch, and raisins for a little added sweetness.

Calories: 426
Protein: 19.1 grams

Get the recipe: maple-roasted butternut squash, kale, and white bean salad

All you need is a food processor or high-speed blender, and you'll be biting into these soft, cookie dough-like protein balls in a matter of minutes.

Calories: 273
Protein: 9.9 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate chip peanut butter protein balls

For the overnight-oats-obsessed, here's a variation you have got to try that's high in protein and lower in carbs!

Calories: 364
Protein: 19.1 grams

Get the recipe: overnight hemp seed cereal

Why not serve a little breakfast for dinner? This tofu scramble with kale and sweet potatoes is packed with protein.

Calories: 270
Protein: 18.8 grams

Get the recipe: tofu scramble with kale and sweet potatoes

Creamy, smooth, subtly sweet, and high in protein, this banana milkshake smoothie offers over 20 grams of protein, but it's not made with protein powder or dairy products. Oh no! White beans are the star, so aside from protein and iron, you also get a ton of fiber.

Calories: 335
Protein: 20.3 grams

Get the recipe: banana milkshake smoothie

These are chewy, fudgy, and perfect for satisfying your deep chocolate cravings.

Calories: 149
Protein: 5.9 grams

Get the recipe: black bean brownie bites

Instead of ricotta, the creaminess in this lasagna comes from blended tofu flavored with garlic and fresh basil. The velvety consistency will floor you!

Calories: 444
Protein: 17.3 grams

Get the recipe: vegan lasagna

Mix up your grains to beat boredom, and make farro with black beans and maple-cumin tofu.

Calories: 381
Protein: 18.3 grams

Get the recipe: farro with black beans and maple-cumin tofu

Sometimes you crave pancakes for dinner!

Calories: 308 (4 pancakes)
Protein: 16 grams

Get the recipe: gingerbread "buttermilk" pancakes

This dish has become a family fave for three reasons: One, it's absolutely delicious. Two, it's a cinch to make and clean up because it involves one pan. And three, it's packed with protein, fiber, and complex carbs, so I feel satisfied after a bowl.

Calories: 254
Protein: 19.3 grams

Get the recipe: cinnamon date roasted butternut squash, parsnips, and tofu

Quinoa is anything but boring in this sesame-ginger salad with protein-packed edamame, crunchy cabbage, and rich sesame oil. Eating the colors of the rainbow is always good for your health, and all the different flavors in this salad work perfectly together.

Calories: 363
Protein: 15 grams

Get the recipe: sesame ginger quinoa salad

For a pre- or post-workout snack, banana smeared with peanut butter couldn't be easier — here's how to add more protein.

Calories: 158
Protein: 13.6 grams

Get the recipe: banana and PB snack

These lemon protein balls are made with just five ingredients: raw almonds, vanilla protein powder, juicy dates, lemon juice, and unsweetened coconut. How simple is that?

Calories: 147 (3 balls)
Protein: 7.2 grams

Get the recipe: lemon coconut protein balls

Made with only four ingredients, this smoothie tastes more like a luscious vanilla milkshake — seriously!

Calories: 328
Protein: 17.4 grams

Get the recipe: vanilla milkshake smoothie

For a little sweet comfort food for dinner, make this veggie-packed oatmeal recipe.

Calories: 386
Protein: 23.7 grams

Get the recipe: banana cinnamon zoats

All you need for this recipe are basically three ingredients, one pan, and your oven.

Calories: 419
Protein: 34 grams

Get the recipe: roasted tofu, sweet potato, and pepper savory breakfast

The only thing better than the maple-pecan-vanilla flavor is the fact that it follows the nutritionist-designed breakfast formula for weight loss.

Calories: 366
Protein: 20.5 grams

Get the recipe: maple vanilla overnight oats

Made with only three ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen, these protein balls couldn't be easier to whip up.

Calories: 141 (3 balls)
Protein: 8.1 grams

Get the recipe: 3-ingredient protein balls

Aside from protein, this recipe packed with fiber and healthy fats and is under 10 grams of sugar, so it's perfect if you're trying to cut back on refined sugars or if you're looking to drop a few pounds.

Calories: 308
Protein: 18.4 grams

Get the recipe: high-protein oatmeal

This invigorating, dairy-free smoothie offers tons of fiber, protein, and healthy fats, perfect to keep you full all morning long and help you lose weight.

Calories: 353
Protein: 36.4 grams

Get the recipe: 350-calorie smoothie

You looked at this photo and thought it was a bowl of oatmeal, right? Hee-hee. Well, it's not. It's actually — get ready for this — cauliflower. It sounds a little weird, but trust me. It tastes delicious.

Calories: 351
Protein: 15.1 grams

Get the recipe: cauliflower porridge

This tofu scramble is bursting with an addictive savory-sweet flavor, and since it's made with high-protein tofu, kale, and sweet potatoes, you can feel good reaching for seconds.

Calories: 264
Protein: 18.8 grams

Get the recipe: tofu scramble with sweet potatoes and kale

These satisfyingly chewy bars are the perfect snack before or after a workout, but they taste so sweet and cookie-like, your taste buds will easily call them dessert.

Calories: 166 (1 bar)
Protein: 12.8 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate almond protein bars

If you have an obsession with all things chewy, and you also have a love affair with chocolate, then allow me to introduce you to your soul mate — these coconut-covered chocolate almond protein balls.

Calories: 159 (3 balls)
Protein: 7.8 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate almond coconut protein balls

This protein-packed vegan ice cream is made with frozen fruit and protein powder.

Calories: 204
Protein: 15.1 grams

Get the recipe: protein-packed vegan ice cream

Sweet and creamy and such a gorgeous vibrant color, this breakfast will remind you of cheesecake drizzled with blueberries.

Calories: 350
Protein: 15.9 grams

Get the recipe: blueberry cheesecake smoothie

This basic recipe is flavored with maple syrup and warming gingerbread spices; plus, the toppings add extra sweetness and crunch.

Calories: 307
Protein: 13.5 grams

Get the recipe: gingerbread chia pudding

Spice up your quinoa salad routine with a Mexican tempeh quinoa salad.

Calories: 353
Protein: 17.4 grams

Get the recipe: Mexican tempeh quinoa salad

Maybe eating half a pan of brownies for breakfast isn't the best of ideas since you'll feel pretty crappy afterward, but this oatmeal? Yes. Yes, you can and totally should inhale this chocolate overnight oatmeal. It's so perfectly creamy and chocolaty — kind of like brownie batter.

Calories: 361
Protein: 19 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate overnight oatmeal

Save calories without having to turn on your oven with this smoothie reminiscent of all the warm, spicy flavors of luscious, moist, and creamy carrot cake.

Calories: 290
Protein: 19.1 grams

Get the recipe: carrot cake smoothie

Packed with fiber and protein, this bread is naturally sweetened with sweet potato, banana, and applesauce. And it tastes like dessert!

Calories: 225
Protein: 10.4 grams

Get the recipe: sweet potato banana protein bread

Zoats? Sounds like a new slang word all the young kids are saying, but it's not. It's breakfast. And it's good.

Calories: 386
Protein: 23.7 grams

Get the recipe: banana cinnamon zoats

With protein to help your muscles recover after a long run or grueling strength-training workout, this smoothie makes a perfect dairy-free alternative to the popular post-workout chocolate milk.

Calories: 150
Protein: 15.6 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate almond smoothie

You want cookies for breakfast. We get it — we want them, too. So make this breakfast cookie!

Calories: 328
Protein: 20.8 grams

Get the recipe: chewy, cinnamony breakfast cookie

You'll love this low-sugar, high-protein overnight oatmeal recipe that's oh so creamy and naturally sweet. The secret? Mashed chickpeas and banana.

Calories: 368
Protein: 15 grams

Get the recipe: low-sugar, high-protein overnight oatmeal

You'll love this smooth, chocolaty pudding.

Calories: 146
Protein: 7.3 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate protein pudding

Sip on this smoothie that tastes so luscious, so naturally sweet, you'll crave it after every workout.

Calories: 145
Protein: 15 grams

Get the recipe: hydrating smoothie

These chocolate peanut butter overnight oats offer all that delicious sweet taste you crave, but since it's oatmeal, it's totally PC to down this entire jar.

Calories: 403
Protein: 15.2 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate peanut butter overnight oats

When you want your house to feel as cozy as slipping on a sweater in the Fall, turn on your oven and bake this pumpkin bread.

Calories: 200
Protein: 9.2 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate chip protein-packed pumpkin bread

Think chocolate is off-limits when you're trying to lose weight? Think again!

Calories: 354
Protein: 22.1 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate milkshake smoothie

If you've got a slow cooker, making this vegan butternut squash lentil soup will be a breeze. This recipe makes eight servings, so you can make enough for dinner, lunch, and then some.

Calories: 253
Protein: 18.3 grams

Get the recipe: vegan butternut squash lentil soup

If you're watching your carbs or trying to cut back on your sugar intake — even natural sugars — grab your blender and whip up this subtly sweet and creamy smoothie.

Calories: 303
Protein: 22.3 grams

Get the recipe: berry smoothie

If you grew up scooping out spoonfuls of raw cookie dough while baking chocolate chip cookies with your grandma, you're going to fall hard for this cookie dough freezer fudge.

Calories: 140
Protein: 5.8 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate chip cookie dough freezer fudge

This hearty chickpea and kale stew is packed with hunger-satiating protein and fiber.

Calories: 502
Protein: 23.9 grams

Get the recipe: chickpea and kale stew

This smoothie is perfectly creamy and made with simple ingredients you probably already have in the kitchen.

Calories: 331
Protein: 16.1 grams

Get the recipe: strawberry banana spinach smoothie

This protein-packed vegan split pea and sweet potato soup is hearty and satisfying, and it makes great lunch leftovers.

Calories: 254
Protein: 19.3 grams

Get the recipe: vegan split pea and sweet potato soup

This one-pan recipe is perfect on its own, but can also be served over regular rice, cauliflower rice, greens, quinoa, or in a wrap.

Calories: 370
Protein: 16.3 grams

Get the recipe: tempeh with sweet potatoes

This hearty bowl powers you up with clean, quality nutrition — hello, energized afternoon!

Calories: 541
Protein: 21.9 grams

Get the recipe: edamame barley bowl

Roasting fiber-filled soybeans brings extra crunch and flavor and makes a satisfying post-workout snack.

Calories: 153 per serving
Protein: 13.4 grams

Get the recipe: roasted edamame

The almonds in this berry smoothie add healthy fats, fiber, and protein to keep you full, and with a good blender, you won't even notice that they're there.

Calories: 358
Protein: 15 grams

Get the recipe: almond strawberry banana soy yogurt smoothie