I went vegetarian when I was 10 years old, and I’ve tried a lot of vegan food over the years. I can tell you some of the best snacks and frozen meals to buy, and I can also point you to some incredible recipes. While I was looking for great recipes on YouTube, these 15 videos really caught my attention.
YouTube is a great place to find delicious meals to cook, and being walked through how to make a dish in a cheery video can make cooking it more fun. Every recipe on this list has been viewed over half a million times, and the biggest has racked up an astonishing 12 million views. These vegan dishes are more than worth watching, saving, and making on repeat.
Lentil patties that are so good they have 12 million views behind them
We Cook Vegan’s lentil patties recipe video has over 12 million views, and you can tell why from the first bite you take. The patties are crispy on the outside, yet tender and packed with flavor on the inside. They come together with simple pantry skeptics
Rainbow Plant Life’s red lentil curry has 3.7 million YouTube views and over 2,000 five-star reviews. Nisha Vora built her entire platform around the idea that vegan food should be extraordinary, and this curry delivers on that promise completely. It’s rich, deeply spiced, and creamy without a drop of dairy. Vora says she would cook to impress anyone who thinks vegan food is boring. Serve it over basmati rice with a piece of naan and prepare to field requests for the recipe all night long.
Chickpea and vegetable casserole with 3.1 million views that belongs in every kitchen
Food Impromptu makes a delectable chickpea and vegetable casserole. Hearty chickpeas and tender vegetables come together in a deeply flavorful sauce to create a really yummy dish. Casseroles get a bad rep, but really tasty ones like this casserole are worth putting on a regular menu rotation. Three million people have already discovered this one, and the comments are full of praise. And, if you don’t feel like watching the video, there’s a detailed written recipe in the description box of this video.
Plant-based vegan burger secrets from a Chickpea curry that is (almost) perfect and has 2.2 million people who agree
Rainbow Plant Life’s chickpea curry video is one of the most technically instructive and genuinely entertaining recipe videos on all of YouTube, which is exactly why 2.1 million people have watched it. It also helped some home cooks realize they had been underestimating chickpeas their whole lives. Nisha Vora walks you through every layer of flavor in great detail in this video, and the result is a truly tasty curry.
Vegan meatloaf with 1.7 million views that redefines comfort food completely
Mark Stache’s vegan meatloaf video took the internet by surprise in the best possible way, racking up 1.7 million views from people who loved the idea of trying a plant-based version of this comfort food classic. It’s rich, hearty, and missing none of the nostalgia that comes with the original version, and its glaze is so good. It’s also a dish that would be great for a holiday table where people have different dietary needs.
Vegan lasagne from a professional chef that has 1.6 million people obsessed
Gaz Oakley trained as a professional chef before going vegan and building Avant Garde Vegan into one of the most popular plant-based cooking channels on YouTube, and his vegan lasagne demonstrates exactly why people love his recipes so much. Layer after layer of rich, deeply flavored filling, silky plant-based béchamel, and perfectly cooked pasta sheets combine for a meal that’s indistinguishable from the Italian original in every way that matters. It’s perfect as a weekend meal that’s Crispy fried oyster mushrooms with 1.2 million views that taste like the real thing
Wil Yeung’s crispy fried oyster mushroom recipe is one I wasn’t sure I would love since mushrooms aren’t my favorite ingredient, but he totally won me over. The technique he uses to achieve that incredible golden crunch without any meat is fun to learn, and the flavor that comes from the simple marinade and seasoning is scrumptious.
Vegan steak with 1.1 million views that is truly better than it sounds
Veggie Rose’s vegan steak recipe earned its 1.1 million views by showing home cooks how to make a plant-based steak with real texture, depth of flavor, and a satisfying chew that holds up to any steak you’ve tried. Whether you are cooking for yourself or trying to impress someone who thinks plant-based food cannot be exciting, this is fun to make and eat.
The 5-star pasta recipe with 951K views that you genuinely will not want to stop eating
Andrew Bernard of The Nard Dog Cooks built his channel around the idea that great food should be accessible, joyful, and completely plant-based, and this 5-star pasta recipe is the one that captures that philosophy very well. It’s created from ingredients that most people already have in their kitchen, and it’s easy to make. Nearly a million people have watched this video, and the comment section is full of people saying they have made it multiple times in the same week.
Vegan ramen from a professional chef that has 662,000 people saying it is the best they have ever had
Gaz Oakley makes a great vegan ramen, and this video is thorough and fun to watch as you prepare this great take on ramen. The broth alone is worth the watch. It’s built from layers of umami-rich ingredients that create a depth of flavor most people assume is impossible without meat or fish.
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Crispy fried oyster mushrooms with 1.2 million views that taste like the real thing
Wil Yeung’s crispy fried oyster mushroom recipe is one I wasn’t sure I would love since mushrooms aren’t my favorite ingredient, but he totally won me over. The technique he uses to achieve that incredible golden crunch without any meat is fun to learn, and the flavor that comes from the simple marinade and seasoning is scrumptious.
Vegan steak with 1.1 million views that is truly better than it sounds
Veggie Rose’s vegan steak recipe earned its 1.1 million views by showing home cooks how to make a plant-based steak with real texture, depth of flavor, and a satisfying chew that holds up to any steak you’ve tried. Whether you are cooking for yourself or trying to impress someone who thinks plant-based food cannot be exciting, this is fun to make and eat.
The 5-star pasta recipe with 951K views that you genuinely will not want to stop eating
Andrew Bernard of The Nard Dog Cooks built his channel around the idea that great food should be accessible, joyful, and completely plant-based, and this 5-star pasta recipe is the one that captures that philosophy very well. It’s created from ingredients that most people already have in their kitchen, and it’s easy to make. Nearly a million people have watched this video, and the comment section is full of people saying they have made it multiple times in the same week.
Vegan ramen from a professional chef that has 662,000 people saying it is the best they have ever had
Gaz Oakley makes a great vegan ramen, and this video is thorough and fun to watch as you prepare this great take on ramen. The broth alone is worth the watch. It’s built from layers of umami-rich ingredients that create a depth of flavor most people assume is impossible without meat or fish.
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