We're Loving These 15 Vegan Cookbooks for a Meat-Free Feast

With recipes approved by the experts at America's Test Kitchen, you know you can trust each and every recipe in this cookbook. And it will take you awhile to get through it too, with more than 200 recipes that cover just about every meal, course, and flavor profile. 

Say goodbye to soaking beans and long cook times with this Instant Pot cookbook that will help you accomplish even complex dishes more quickly. The multi-function cooking tool can make an entire meal, simmer sides while you work on the main dish, and also help you create homemade condiments like soy yogurt, almond milk, and marinara so you can control the ingredients in everything on your plate. 

This cookbook from the wildly popular Thug Kitchen website doesn't take itself — or vegan cooking — too seriously. It caters to home chefs who want to get more familiar with the produce aisle and less acquainted with the drive-thru. Try easy and unique recipes like pumpkin chili, roasted beer-and-lime cauliflower tacos, and grilled peach salsa all served with a side of humor. You might even find yourself reading it just for kicks. 

Let's face it: Most of us don't have hours to put together elaborate meals, vegan or not. Isa Chandra Moskowitz knows that, and will save your weeknights with this cookbook for vegan home chefs who are short on time. Her simple, speedy recipes work with ingredients almost everyone can find in their local grocery store and don't require expert cooking skills, either. You'll want to bookmark every other page. 

For kitchen experimenters who like to make their own staples, this intricate vegan cookbook is your new go-to. We're talking everything from a soup-er homemade stock to vegan sour cream, breads that don't taste vegan, and so much more. Say goodbye to processed purchased vegan substitutes and start stocking your kitchen with your own creations. 

No vegan cookbook collection is complete without this collection that followed the popular 2011 documentary of the same name. With more than 300 recipes that use ingredients you're probably already familiar with, it makes going vegan feel accessible for even dedicated meat-eaters. Whether you're trying to convert to a totally vegan diet or just eat more plants, add this one to your shelf. 

From the creator of the popular YouTube channel and Instagram account Avant-Garde Vegan comes this beautifully shot, modern cookbook with recipes that are chock full of flavor. It includes vegan dupes for a lot of your favorite comfort foods like lasagna and nachos, as well as recipes that live up to the chef's name, like tofu tikka kebabs and spicy sweetcorn and kale potato roti.  

After Angela Liddon of Oh She Glows traded low-calorie, heavily processed foods for whole grains, fruits and vegetables, nuts, and food she could actually recognize in the wild, she got her glow back – hence the name of her super popular website. This cookbook features more than 100 of her recipes for foods that are not only free of meat and dairy, but often avoid soy and gluten, too. 

When it first came out in 2003, this definitive vegan cookbook pioneered a movement. It helped bring vegan eating out of the niche market and into the mainstream, and vegan home cooks have relied on it for years. With more than 425 recipes, this revised edition can serve as your go-to for vegan bible. If you only buy one vegan cookbook, make it this one. 

If you think going vegan means you'll have to give up your favorite flavors, let Bryant Terry and this cookbook change your mind. This one has everything from potluck standards to Moroccan, Brazilian, and Southern classics so you'll never have to endure another boring meal again. 

Many people think of cooking vegan meals from scratch as an expensive lifestyle change reserved for those with money to burn. But it doesn't have to be that way. The creators of Well Vegan came out with this pretty cookbook full of recipes that use simple, affordable ingredients, no specialty store required. 

It doesn't get much better than coming home to a hot dinner all ready for you and your family to enjoy. While you may be used to using your slow cooker for long-cooking meats, it can also produce some amazing vegan meals. And because all of the recipes in this book take 15 minutes or less to prep, you can put them together before work and come home to a nutritious, delicious supper. 

Choose your own adventure with this diverse cookbook that includes recipes for one-bowl meals, those that require 10 ingredients or less, 30 minutes or less,  plus helpful hints for easier meal preparation. Many of the recipes are also gluten-free, so this is a great choice if you have food sensitivities in your household. 

Because it uses so many beans, legumes, and pulses, Indian cuisine already lends itself well to vegan cooking with few to no adaptations. This book includes many flavors you probably already recognize if you're familiar with Indian cuisine, as well as some new ones that will quickly make it into your regular rotation.  

Just because you've given up eggs doesn't mean you've got to forego dessert too. This definitive guide to vegan baking has recipes for cakes, pies, cookies, crepes, and so many more treats to satisfy your sweet tooth. And because they use no dairy, all of the recipes are safe for lactose-intolerant dessert lovers, too.