Discover 35 healthy whole grain recipes that are 100% plant-based, vegan, and vegetarian. Featuring quinoa, brown rice, farro, oats and more from top food bloggers!
35 Best Whole Grain Recipes (Vegan, Healthy, Plant-Based Meals)
Looking to add more whole grains to your diet without sacrificing flavor or variety? This roundup of 35 amazing whole grain recipes is packed with plant-based, vegan, and vegetarian meals that are both nourishing and satisfying. Whether you’re craving quinoa skillets, brown rice bowls, hearty farro salads, or comforting oat-based breakfasts, this collection has something for everyone. Sourced from some of the top food bloggers (including moi!), each recipe highlights a good source of whole grains, while staying true to healthy, real-food ingredients you can feel good about.
Whole grains are good for you in so many ways. You know that nutty, crunchy taste is so delicious in breads, baked goods, and savory dishes, but did you know that you can reduce your risk of multiple chronic diseases by feasting on these whole, plant-based food superstars? That’s right! Aim for at least three servings of whole grains a day (even more depending on your energy needs based on age, gender, and activity levels) for optimal health. That means more whole grain wheat, rye, barley, oats, teff, buckwheat, millet, sorghum, amaranth, quinoa, and rice in all of your meals. This collection of 35 AMAZING Plant-Based Whole Grain Recipes will inspire you to fill your plate with grains, from breakfast right on through to lunch, dinner and even dessert! Get on the whole grain wagon today!
35 Best Whole Grain Recipes
Breakfast
Blueberry Oatmeal Bake, Kelli Shallal, MPH, RDN, Hungry Hobby (shown above)
Coconut Mango Barley Breakfast, Kristine Duncan, RDN, Veg Girl RD (shown above)
Lemon Blueberry Pancakes, Lori Rasmussen, My Quiet Kitchen (shown above)
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Oatmeal, Colleen Woods, RDN, Zest Nutrition
Whole Grain Millet Breakfast Bowl with Berries and Greens, Ginger Hultin, RDN, Champagne Nutrition
Salads
Brown Rice Chickpea Kale Salad with Ginger Tahini Dressing, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Citrus Winter Farro Salad, Melissa Macher, RDN, Grateful Meal
Crunchy Pomegranate Quinoa Salad, Hadia Zebib Khanafer
Roasted Asparagus Salad with Harissa-Spiced Sorghum, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Winter Roasted Vegetable Bowl (with Tahini Lime Dressing), Sarah Schlicter, RDN, Bucket List Tummy (shown above)
Soups
Butternut Squash Quinoa Chili, Megan Ann, Short Girl, Tall Order (shown above)
Curried Lentil Quinoa Soup, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian
Quinoa Corn Chowder with Beans, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Slow Cooker Mushroom Barley Stew, Lizzie Streit, RDN, It’s A Veg World After All (shown above)
Entrees
Burrito Millet Grain Bowl, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta with Capers And Dill, Veronika Sykorova, The Healthful Ideas (shown above)
Edamame Bok Choy Rice Bowl, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Mexican Quinoa Skillet, Cindy Newland, Intentionally Eat
Mexican Bowl, Alana Haldan, Sprouts and Krauts (shown above)
One Pan Pasta with Chickpeas and Tomatoes, Melissa Altman-Traub, RDN
Squash Filled with Herbed Quinoa and Cranberries, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian
Muffins, Breads
Chocolate Banana Bread, Lori Rasmussen, My Quiet Kitchen (shown above)
Dinner Rolls, Nicole Stevens, Lettuce Veg Out
Oatmeal Raisin High Fiber Muffins, Chelsea Jackle, RDN, Chelsea Dishes
One Bowl Chocolate Banana Muffins, Kelli McGrane, RDN, The Healthy Toast (shown above)
Strawberry Banana Muffins, Renee DeLeon, Veeg
Desserts
Cranberry Apple Hazelnut Crumble, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
German Chocolate Cake, Kaila Proulx, Healthy Helper Kaila
Persimmon Cake with Spices, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies, Rebecca Pytell, Strength and Sunshine
Red Raspberry Crumble Bars, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Simple Oatmeal Protein Cookies, Megan Byrd, RDN, The Oregon Dietitian
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