High-Protein Vegan Meals EVERYONE Should Know

Tip- The flavor of Quinoa is greatly improved by taking just a minute to toast it in a pan until the quinoa just starts turn color slightly and starts to make popping sounds. You must constantly keep it moving while toasting. Take off the heat immediately and cook as normal. This brings our a wonderful nutty flavor in the quinoa and to me is always worth the small amount of time.

I am here to help with the quinoa woes. My credentials: having a Peruvian mamá ;) First off: the package always give the wrong water to quinoa ratio which is guaranteed to give you mushy soggy quinoa. You want more like a 1.5-1.75 cup water to 1 cup quinoa ratio. Second: toast that quinoa with some oil in the pot before cooking it. Let it get all toasty smelling. The bonus to doing this is that when you pour in the water it goes straight to a boil and you just pop on the lid, turn the temp up until you hear it boiling and then reduce to simmer for 15-20min. Third: use a cast iron pot. I never could replicate the quinoa of my childhood until I was recently gifted a cast iron Dutch oven by my mamá. Now when I take the lid off it is fluffy and the kernals are popped and curly like they should be. Fourth: take the pot off the heat, I like to sprinkle a bit of lemon juice in and give it a stir, put the lid back on and let it sit for 5 min. It will be just perfect when you take the lid off again. I guarantee you will grow to love quinoa if you can cook it properly!

Nisha, your recipes are helping me pull myself out of depression. When my mental health suffers, I stop cooking for myself. I live off of packaged foods and delivery, feeling worse about myself each time. I recently started feeling better and started going to the gym again. My next step was learning new easy and nutritious recipes, and this video helped me make the first new dish in almost a year. Thank you so much! I know I’m going to try another one this week.

Your videos are constantly getting better! Its been such a treat to watch this channel grow :) Thank you for everything,

Something I love about this video is how you're showing how you are multitasking. I need to meal prep but it takes me so long. Seeing how you have a few "fires" going, even while you film is both fun and helpful

I'm currently pregnant and I've been trying to get extra protein in my diet without resorting to meat. These recipes are so great - thanks so much!!

Those recipes and tips in the kitchen on boiling pasta water, quinoa/sheet pan, etc., were fantastic. Thank you. And, great that you posted this video on a Saturday. So helpful to get my meals ready for the week.

Instead of whole-wheat pasta, I found edamame, lentil or black bean pasta because I'm gluten free, and it has 20g protein per serving. It has a slightly more chewy texture than a regular pasta, but it's really good! It makes any pasta dish much higher protein compared to wheat, corn, or rice noodles.

0:11 you're the best Nisha!! Every recipe of yours I've cooked was just perfect, thank you so much for everything ❤️

You are my FAVORITE chef on YouTube!!! So real & I laugh at least once during every video 😅 thank you so much for the yummy recipes ❤❤❤

Thank you! I’m definitely going to try these. Love that you include tips on versatility, and you cook with pépitas! Pickled veggies on top, yum!

I've been watching you for a few years now, and I see you're nearing one million subscribers! Hope you throw yourself a big celebration when you hit that number. You deserve it girl!

these are amazing! i’ve been making your recipes for a long time and recently have been in the gym and trying to hit 30+ grams of protein per meal. i love how these are so well thought out and put together and proves that i don’t have to eat dry bland food just to build muscle. please make more of these!

I love your videos because you are so organized from shopping & meal prep, easy & simple. Your recipes are so delicious!!!!!

All the recipes look great! For the pasta it might be helpful in this recipe to reserve some of the pasta water for the sauce as the starch in it will help with the creaminess. For the quinoa toasting it in olive oil will help improve the flavor and prevent it from clumping together.

My favorite cooking channel! You're a joy to watch and your recipes are always so delicious 😋 I get excited when a new video comes out every time! Yay 🎉

Thank you for delicious, easy, quick high protein meal options! I can't wait to try them all!

Love the humor, thanks for sprinkling in some silly personality! I’ve had to switch up my diet a bit so this protein video is right on time! Going to make the quinoa dish now 😊.

Exactly what I need in the new year, looking forward to try all of these. Thank you so much Nisha!

God, that tofu ricotta should be a 101 vegan dish for everyone. I can't believe how good and easy it is. Thank you!!