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    Nutritious Plant Based Low Calorie Recipes

    Bringing you utterly delicious, plant based recipes including gluten free and oil free options. All of our recipes use wholesome ingredients, and are kept under 400 calories per serving, with occasional cheat days included.

    Popular Recipes

    Our readers are currently loving these tried and true recipes!

    • close up of cooked spaghetti squash sliced in half with parmesan cheese and parsley garnish on top.
      Air Fryer Spaghetti Squash [Healthy+Low Cal]
    • Tray of buffalo cauliflower bites with bowl of ranch dip in the middle.
      Vegan Cauliflower Buffalo Wings – Oven or Air Fryer
    • plate with large hash browns and fruit scattered around the dish
      Air Fryer Hash Browns From Scratch [Oil Free Option]
    • Roasted pineapple slices on white plate.
      Air Fryer Pineapple (Tastes Like Grilled)
    • White bowl filled with cooked chickpeas and blue towel beside it.
      Instant Pot Chickpeas No Soak!
    • Close up of baked apples in white serving dish.
      Air Fryer Baked Apples [Tastes like apple pie!]
    • Oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips on cooling rack.
      Air Fryer Oatmeal Cookies
    • stack of vegan pancakes with banana slices on top and syrup dripping down.
      The Fluffiest Vegan Pancakes Ever [and SO easy!]
    • 3 cookies in a stack
      Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies [Gluten Free]
    • Three glass jars filled with pesto with lids off
      Oil Free Pesto – Three Ways [Nut Free Too!]
    • Plate of spaghetti, zucchini and mushrooms with basil on top.
      Easy Mushroom Zucchini Pasta
    • Close up of vegan shortbread cookies on cooling rack.
      Healthier Shortbread Cookies

    It’s Fall Y’all!

    The weather is changing and that puts us all in the mood for cozy autumn food, right? Here are our reader favourites for fall, or check out all our autumn recipes here.

    • close up of fettuccini pasta in pumpkin sauce
      Vegan Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
    • close up of bowl of broccoli potato soup
      Healthy Broccoli Potato Soup
    • glass jar filled with powdery substance labeled soup mix
      Vegetable Bouillon Powder Soup Mix
    • Plate of diced air fried eggplant with fork on the side.
      Healthy Air Fryer Eggplant [Oil Free]
    • tower of muffins on brown plate with the top one cut in half
      Healthy Banana Pumpkin Muffins
    • White bowl of stew with mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, peas, lentils, corn.
      Instant Pot Vegan Stew [Oil Free]
    • cooked beans in sauce spilling over the side of purple bowl
      Smoky Slow Cooker Baked Beans
    • Gravy boat filled with golden colour gravy resting on dish towel.
      Miso Gravy in just 10 minutes! [Gluten Free Option]
    • Blue bowl filled with broccoli and sweet potato soup.
      Roasted Broccoli Sweet Potato Soup [Healthy + Easy!]
    • Blue bowl filled with green soup and avocado slices on top.
      Dairy Free Broccoli Soup [So Easy!]
    • serving spoon scooping out mac and cheese from baking dish
      Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese
    • White bowl with orange dip inside and chocolate chips on top.
      Pumpkin Spice Hummus [Tastes Like Pumpkin Pie!]

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    Oil Free Recipes

    Browse dozens of oil-free vegan recipes (or easily made oil-free with a simple swap). These healthy recipes are perfect for a WFPB diet.

    • Vegan cornbread squares stacked on black cutting board.
      Oil Free Vegan Cornbread [Healthy]
    • Slice of vegan lemon loaf being held above cutting board with remaining loaf.
      Healthy Vegan Lemon Loaf
    • Air fried onions and potatoes in white serving dish.
      Air Fryer Potatoes and Onions
    • Vegan chicken salad in serving bowl with serving spoon inside.
      Vegan Chicken Salad w/ Roasted Jackfruit
    • Hand holding up chocolate almond ball above plate with more of them.
      Chocolate Almond Balls
    • Vegan bean salad in white serving bowl.
      Vegan Bean Salad [Oil-Free]

    Browse more oil free recipes →

    About Rosa

    Vegan Recipe Developer, Food Photographer

    Hi, I’m Rosa! Welcome to This Healthy Kitchen where you’ll find tasty and nutritious, plant-based recipes. I’m an avid home cook who believes food is medicine. Each recipe is made using wholesome ingredients and under 400 calories per serving with many gluten-free and oil-free options. Occasional cheat days included. 😉

    Learn more about me →

    Instant Pot Recipes

    When it’s too hot for the kitchen or you want a hands-off dinner, these plant-based Instant Pot recipes are the perfect go-to!

    • Loaded sweet potato with baked beans and guacamole.
      Vegan Loaded Sweet Potato with Baked Beans
    • Bowl filled with orange soup with fresh dill on tpo.
      Carrot Cauliflower Soup with Dill [Instant Pot Option]
    • Bowl of soup with quinoa and vegetables.
      Instant Pot Quinoa Soup with Veggies
    • Instant Pot brown rice risotto in white plate.
      Instant Pot Brown Rice Risotto w/ Veggies

    Browse more Instant Pot recipes →

    Air Fryer Recipes

    Another fantastic way to keep the heat out of the kitchen! Plus, you can get all the crispy, amazing flavour, without the fried! 🥳

    • Close up of air fried diced potatoes in serving dish.
      Air Fryer Diced Potatoes [Oil-Free]
    • Close up of white plate with marinated air fryer tomatoes.
      Air Fryer Tomatoes [Oil-Free]
    • Cauliflower steak with vegan parmesan cheese on top in white plate.
      Air Fryer Cauliflower Steak
    • Air fried squash cubes in white dish.
      Air Fryer Acorn Squash

    Browse more Air Fryer recipes →

    Vegan Cheese Recipes

    Cheese is one of the hardest things to give up when going vegan, but with these amazing vegan cheese options, you won’t need to miss anything!

    • Potato wedge being dipped into vegan cheese sauce.
      Nut Free Vegan Cheese Sauce [No Oil]
    • hand holding strawberry dipped in cheesecake dip
      Gingerbread Vegan Cheesecake Dip
    • Bowl with handles filled with vegan mac and cheese.
      Vegan Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese [Oil Free]
    • Vegan spinach dip in white corningware serving dish.
      Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip [Oil Free]

    Browse more Vegan Cheese recipes →

    Dips, Sauces & Spreads

    A good dip or spread can take a meal from ordinary to extraordinary. From savoury to sweet, you’ll find tons of incredibly tasty options here.

    • Collage of 4 hummus recipes.
      Oil-Free Hummus Recipes
    • Jar of spicy vegan mayo with spoonful of it beside the jar.
      Spicy Vegan Mayo [Two Ways-Oil Free]
    • Spoonful of strawberry jam being held above the jar.
      Sugar Free Strawberry Jam [No Pectin!]
    • Carrot being dipped into bowl of dill pickle hummus.
      Dill Pickle White Bean Hummus [Oil Free]

    Browse more dips, sauces & spreads →

    Rosa’s Favourites

    These are some of my personal favourites that I make again and again!

    • lentil pancakes stacked on plate with fruit on top and syrup dripping down.
      Banana Lentil Pancakes [Oil Free]
    • White bowl of mushroom barley soup with parsley garnish.
      Mushroom Barley Soup [Instant Pot or Stove Top]
    • close up bean salad
      Oil Free Cowboy Caviar [Dip or Salad]
    • pasta and zucchini meatballs in plate with cashew cheese sprinkled on top
      Sneaky Zucchini Meatballs [Vegan+GF+Oil Free]
    • Plate with two waffles, with banana slices and blueberries on top.
      Vegan Coconut Milk Waffles [Oil Free]
    • Hands breaking a chocolate chip cookie in half.
      Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies [Oil Free]
    • Sandwich resting on cutting board with chickpeas, tomato, celery, peppers and dill.
      Chickpea Salad Sandwich No Mayo!
    • Glass jar filled with homemade nutella.
      How to make Healthy Nutella [Oil + Sugar-Free]

     

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