14 High-Protein Vegan Recipes to Fuel Your Fitness Goals

This creamy mushroom garlic pasta features a cashew-cream sauce and uses ingredients like miso paste and nutritional yeast for a perfect umami flavor. The addition of mushrooms give this dish a meaty texture addition, sans actual meat. Mushrooms are also an impressive source of many nutrients, including riboflavin and niacin, which help to provide energy by breaking down proteins, fats and carbohydrates. They are also the produce aisle's only natural source of vitamin D. Plus, they provide ergotheionine, a naturally occurring antioxidant that may help protect the body's cells.

Each serving provides 18 grams of protein.