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    HEALTHY MIDWESTERN GIRL

    Utterly delicious whole food, plant-based recipes for folks who love life and live to eat. Everything's 100% vegan and oil free. Most recipes are naturally low calorie and gluten free, too. So dig in y'all.

    Popular Recipes

    Check out these favorite recipes readers can't get enough of.

    • eggplant Parmesan slice.
      Easiest Vegan Eggplant Parmesan
    • Pesto jar and spoon.
      Easy Vegan Oil Free Pesto
    • vegan alfredo sauce in a bowl.
      Easy Vegan Chickpea Alfredo Sauce
    • Vegan Mushroom Walnut Bolognese
    • Dish of sauce and spoon.
      Chickpea Cheese Sauce
    • Jar of mayo and spoon.
      Vegan Oil Free Mayonnaise - 4 Ways
    • chile relleno with cheese drizzle.
      Healthy Vegan Chile Relleno
    • Lemony lentil turnip chowder bowl.
      Lemony Lentil Turnip Chowder [Vegan]

    See more popular recipes →

    What's New

    Need a little inspiration? Here's what we've been cooking up lately.

    • Close up bowl of aquafaba whipped cream.
      Aquafaba Whipped Cream
    • almond flour mug cake with spoon and whipped topping.
      Almond Flour Mug Cake
    • Vegan Pound Cake with Lemon Icing
    • Tofu chicken breasts.
      Crispy Tofu Chicken Breasts [Vegan]

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    Quick & Easy

    Short on time? No worries! These simple, healthy recipes will help you get the food on fast.

    • Vegan molasses ginger cookies on marble countertop.
      Vegan Molasses Ginger Cookies
    • Bowl of soy sauce with spoon and towel.
      Low Sodium Soy Sauce [Vegan]
    • Beet soup bowl with spoon and baguette slices.
      Creamy Vegan Beet Soup [Hot or Cold]
    • Close up of tofu with spicy soy dressing.
      Silken Tofu with Spicy Soy Dressing

    See more quick & easy recipes →

    Main Dishes

    • Vegan chicken and dumplings.
      Vegan Chicken and Dumplings
    • sofritas on a sheet pan
      Sofritas [Sheet Pan Recipe]
    • vegan enchilada casserole
      Easiest Vegan Enchilada Casserole
    • close up of pesto pasta.
      Vegan Red Pepper Pesto (Oil Free)

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    Appetizers & Snacks

    • guacamole overhead image.
      Ultimate Vegan Guacamole (+ time saving tips)
    • Pinterest image.
      Healthy Vegan Appetizers
    • overhead image.
      Vegan Italian Stuffed Mushrooms
    • Spicy Oil Free Hummus

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    Soups, Stews & Chilis

    • curry stew in a white bowl with rice, fresh herbs sprinkled on top, with limes, towel, gold spoon, basil leaf and small dishes of herbs.
      Butternut Squash and Chickpea Curry with Coconut Milk
    • close up of bowl.
      White Bean and Kale Soup
    • Vegan Broccoli Cheddar Soup
    • Bowl of African peanut stew with spoon, lime slice, chopped peanuts and cilantro.
      African Peanut Stew

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    Hi, I'm Elizabeth Shah

    My husband calls me his "healthy Midwestern girl," because I LOVE TO EAT! Fortunately, I also love to cook. I'm so excited to share my 100% vegan, whole food, plant-based, no oil recipes with you! MORE...

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    Favorite Recipes

    Dish of sauce and spoon.

    Chickpea Cheese Sauce

    Jar of mayo and spoon.

    Vegan Oil Free Mayonnaise - 4 Ways

    Pesto jar and spoon.

    Easy Vegan Oil Free Pesto

    Vegan Mushroom Walnut Bolognese

    vegan alfredo sauce in a bowl.

    Easy Vegan Chickpea Alfredo Sauce

    Lemony lentil turnip chowder bowl.

    Lemony Lentil Turnip Chowder [Vegan]

    eggplant Parmesan slice.

    Easiest Vegan Eggplant Parmesan

    almond ricotta in ramekin with crusty bread on the side.

    Almond Ricotta Cheese

    chile relleno with cheese drizzle.

    Healthy Vegan Chile Relleno

    Best Vegan Chili

    Best Damn Vegan Chili

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