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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!

    • Roasted pineapple slices on white plate.
      Air Fryer Pineapple (Tastes Like Grilled)
    • 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]
    • Oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips on cooling rack.
      Air Fryer Oatmeal Cookies
    • White bowl filled with cooked chickpeas and blue towel beside it.
      Instant Pot Chickpeas No Soak!
    • stack of vegan pancakes with banana slices on top and syrup dripping down.
      The Fluffiest Vegan Pancakes Ever [and SO easy!]
    • Close up of baked apples in white serving dish.
      Air Fryer Baked Apples [Tastes like apple pie!]
    • close up of bowl of broccoli potato soup
      Healthy Broccoli Potato Soup
    • 3 cookies in a stack
      Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies [Gluten Free]
    • Veggie Lentil Nuggets on plate with tray of nuggets behind
      Baked Lentil Veggie Nuggets
    • chia pudding in glass mason jar with fresh berries on top
      Overnight Chia Pudding – Plus 10 Flavours!

    Spring is in the air!

    Woo hoo! Warming weather calls for FRESH and delicious food. Here are some of our reader favourites for spring, or check out all our spring recipes here.

    • Risotto with asparagus in round bowl with lemon on the side.
      Asparagus Lemon Risotto [Instant Pot or Stove Top]
    • Lemon pie with lemon slices and blueberries on top.
      Healthier Vegan Lemon Pie [Oil Free]
    • Green dip in glass jar with raw veggies surrounding it.
      Avocado Green Goddess Dressing [Oil Free]
    • Baked zucchini tater tots in white, oval serving dish.
      Baked Zucchini Tater Tots [Oil Free]
    • White bowl of salad with rows of avocado, grape tomato, mushrooms, corn and red onion with dressing on top.
      Vegan Cobb Salad with Tangy White Bean Dressing [Oil Free]
    • Cast iron pan with rotini pasta, cherry tomatoes and spinach in a white sauce.
      Easy Tofu Pasta Sauce [Oil Free]
    • Roasted potatoes in white tray with lemon wedges and parsley garnish.
      Roasted Greek Lemon Potatoes
    • Carrot muffin sliced in half with more muffins below it.
      Healthy Banana Carrot Muffins [Oil Free]

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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 frittata in pie plate with asparagus and red peppers inside.
      Asparagus Vegan Frittata [Oil Free]
    • Bottle of yellow sauce labelled honey mustard.
      Vegan Honey Mustard [Healthy + Oil Free]
    • Stack of buckwheat pancakes on plate with banana and blueberries on top.
      Buckwheat Banana Pancakes
    • White serving dish filled with rotini pasta, cherry tomatoes, lentils and slivered almonds.
      Lentil Pesto Pasta Salad
    • Soy curl being held over dipping bowl with ranch inside.
      Crispy Buffalo Soy Curls
    • Plate with rice on one half and mongolian tofu on the other half.
      Mongolian Tofu [Oil Free]

    Browse more oil free recipes →

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    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 with tons of gluten free and oil free options too! Always made using wholesome ingredients, and under 400 calories per serving. 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! 🥳

    • Air fried squash cubes in white dish.
      Air Fryer Acorn Squash
    • Close up of air fryer beet chips in white serving plate.
      Air Fryer Beet Chips [Oil Free]
    • Pita wedges with spices on top in white plate.
      Air Fryer Pita Chips
    • Air fried corn ribs with bbq sauce on top in white plate.
      Air Fryer Corn Ribs

    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!

    • 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]
    • White bowl with orange dip inside and crackers and pretzels scattered around it.
      Vegan Beer Cheese Dip

    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.

    • Bowl of BBQ sauce with silicone spatula inside and bottle of more sauce beside it.
      No Cook Vegan BBQ Sauce
    • Oil Free Refried Beans
    • Spoonful of blueberry jam being held above jar of jam.
      Healthy Blueberry Chia Jam – No Pectin!
    • Slice of honeydew being dipped into bowl of dip.
      Healthy Vegan Fruit Dip

    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]
    • Chocolate chip cookies on cooling rack with chocolate chips on the side.
      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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