46 Soy Free Vegan Dinner Recipes (2024)

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Created On: May 24, 2018&nbsp|Updated: December 2, 2018| 27 Comments

I’ve rounded up 46 of my favorite Soy Free Vegan Dinner Recipes! They’re so many delicious recipes to choose from and they’re all easy to make!

I feel like soy if a very controversial ingredient. I personally do eat soy products but try to limit them to a few times a week. I’ve seen so many conversations where one person is saying how terrible soy is for you and another person is saying that all those studies have been disproved.

I’m not here to tell you whether or not you should eat soy and if so how much. I am here to provide you with 46 soy free vegan dinner recipes though! If you’re in search of soy free vegan dinner recipes I hope you find these recipes helpful and delicious!

One thing I do want to point out: Soy can be hidden in all kinds of ingredients that you might not expect it to be in, such as vegetable broth, BBQ sauce, enchilada sauce and even some store-bought hummus. Just because I call for a certain ingredient in one of my recipes doesn’t mean that all store-bought versions are soy free. Make sure to read your labels carefully and know what to look for when avoiding soy.

Southwestern Pesto Pasta with Crispy Chickpeas

Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili with Summer Vegetables

Crispy Baked Tacos with Summer Vegetables

Spring Vegetable Pasta with Lemon and Dill

Roasted Root Vegetable Buddha Bowls

Southwestern Butternut Squash and White Bean Soup

Curried Lentil Quinoa Soup

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Bowls with Cilantro Lime Pesto

Roasted Vegetable and Chickpea Bowls

BBQ Shepherds Pie with Chickpeas and Lentils

Loaded Kale Caesar Salad

Vegan Lentil Meatloaf Cups

Sweet Potato, Lentil and Kale Salad

Curried Vegetable Pot Pie

Smoky Pumpkin and Black Bean Chili

Jackfruit and Pinto Bean Baked Taquitos

Zesty Pumpkin Mac N Cheese

Guacamole Pita Pizzas

One Pot Coconut Curry Lentil Quinoa and Sweet Potatoes

30 minute Red Beans and Cauliflower Rice

Spiralized Sweet Potato Enchilada Bowls

One Pot Creamy Vegan Caprese Pasta

Crispy Potato Tacos

BBQ Cauliflower and Chickpea Burgers

Tex Mex Sweet Potato Bowls

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Paula McNorton says
May 24, 2018 at 5:47 pm

Aren’t edamame SOY???
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- She Likes Food says
  May 24, 2018 at 9:10 pm
  
  Oops, I totally didn’t even think about that, thank you!! I’ve removed that recipe 🙂
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Heather says
September 19, 2018 at 10:29 am

Please tell me you have a cookbook!! =)
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- She Likes Food says
  September 19, 2018 at 10:10 pm
  
  Haha, I wish! Maybe someday 🙂
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Cheryl Chamberlain says
January 14, 2019 at 9:28 pm

I just made the guacamole pita pizza. SO DELICIOUS!!!! Most of the recipes look so good I can’t wait to try them all!!!
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- She Likes Food says
  January 14, 2019 at 10:38 pm
  
  Yah!! I’m so glad you enjoyed them! I hope you find others you like too!
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Jane says
June 27, 2019 at 4:05 pm

Thank you so much for this list! I have a soy allergy and it’s always hard to find soy free vegan ideas.
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- She Likes Food says
  July 1, 2019 at 2:47 pm
  
  I hope you find some that you enjoy!
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Anna says
September 19, 2019 at 1:16 am

Thank you so much for posting all of these! I recently got married and my husband was severe IBS, and can’t eat soy, gluten, or most dairy products. He also has a hard time processing most meats, leaving us with vegan meals as essentially his only option for food that won’t keep him in pain constantly and make him lose weight like crazy. My parents never taught me how to cook and I know next to nothing about vegan meals. This list has been a lifesaver for us! It’s given me a long list of meals I can make for him and has helped me better understand what kind of foods he can have.
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- She Likes Food says
  October 5, 2019 at 2:26 pm
  
  I’m so glad you are finding these recipes to be helpful!! It can be so intimidating cooking for someone who can’t eat certain foods but once you get the hang of it it gets easier!
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Maddie Wright says
October 14, 2019 at 4:58 pm

Yum these all look sooo good! I have been on a tofu run for a while and I have been wanting to mix things up. Can’t wait to try some of your recipes out! Thank you for sharing 🙂
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- She Likes Food says
  October 16, 2019 at 11:03 pm
  
  Awesome! I hope you find some you enjoy!
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Vee says
December 16, 2019 at 11:08 am

Omg! I am so happy I found these recipes. I am going Vegan January 1st 2020 I am so excited to take this journey. I have lost about 45 lbs but I need to lose more and I want to go plant based because I feel that is what God intended from the beginning anyways God is in control!
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- She Likes Food says
  December 16, 2019 at 6:56 pm
  
  Yah! I hope you find some that you enjoy! And congrats on the huge weight loss, that’s awesome!
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margaret elrick says
January 12, 2020 at 10:45 am

Thankyou your recipes are so easy and uncomplicated, very healthy and so versatile, and find I have most of the ingredients in my cupboard
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- She Likes Food says
  January 14, 2020 at 4:52 pm
  
  I’m so glad you are enjoying them!
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John Hannam says
March 7, 2020 at 1:34 am

Thanks for this! Question, how come nutrition is only listed for some recipes? Also, the sodium content is rather high and the ones that have nutrition listed… Thoughts??
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- She Likes Food says
  April 27, 2020 at 4:47 pm
  
  Hi John, I haven’t had time to add the nutritional information to all my recipes yet but I’m working on it! I’ll check the sodium, I’ve heard that feedback before so I’m thinking it might be the program that I’m using.
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Mary Ann says
May 13, 2020 at 12:05 pm

I love the diversity in your recipes. With all of the allergies that are in my family, this will give me more options to cook healthy food for them. Thank you for making these recipes available to the world.
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- She Likes Food says
  June 3, 2020 at 11:58 am
  
  I’m so glad to hear that!
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- Nana Monty says
  April 22, 2021 at 4:14 pm
  
  Same here!
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Becky H. says
June 2, 2020 at 1:02 am

Thank you for these recipes!! I recently became vegan and have been eating tons but really simple food! I was looking for flavorful complex meal ideas to jazz it up (not to mention add some calories)! Hitting the store tomorrow and trying many of these recipes!!!
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- She Likes Food says
  June 3, 2020 at 11:45 am
  
  So glad you found this post helpful!
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Jennifer HIrayama says
July 18, 2020 at 2:05 pm

So thankful I came across your site. I though I’d print out a recipe for dinner then ended up printing a vast majority of them to try. They all look so good. Now I’m hungry and need to decide which one to start with.
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- She Likes Food says
  July 24, 2020 at 4:28 pm
  
  Yah!! I hope you find some you enjoy!
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Nana Monty says
April 22, 2021 at 3:39 pm

These look SO GOOD! It’s difficult being vegan, gluten-free, soy-free AND cauliflower-free (don’t ask why), so this will help me out tremendously! I also love the fact that you can prep everything for most of these and have your meals ready 2-3 days in advance :3
Thanks so much for your hard work!
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- She Likes Food says
  April 29, 2021 at 1:53 pm
  
  I’m so glad these recipes will be helpful to you!!
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