I'm a CrossFitter and These Are the High-Protein Vegan Dinners I Make Every Week

When you're craving spaghetti with meat sauce, cook up these maple cumin lentils over spaghetti squash.

Calories: 323
Protein: 15.5 grams

Get the recipe: maple cumin lentils over spaghetti squash

Massaged kale is topped with warm maple-cinnamon roasted butternut squash, white beans for protein, cucumbers and almonds for a satisfying crunch, and raisins for a little added sweetness.

Calories: 426
Protein: 19.1 grams

Get the recipe: maple-roasted butternut squash, kale, and white bean salad

Why not serve a little breakfast for dinner? This tofu scramble with kale and sweet potatoes is packed with protein.

Calories: 270
Protein: 18.8 grams

Get the recipe: tofu scramble with kale and sweet potatoes

Instead of ricotta, the creaminess in this lasagna comes from blended tofu flavoured with garlic and fresh basil. The velvety consistency will floor you!

Calories: 444
Protein: 17.3 grams

Get the recipe: vegan lasagna

Spice up your quinoa salad routine with a Mexican tempeh quinoa salad.

Calories: 353
Protein: 17.4 grams

Get the recipe: Mexican tempeh quinoa salad

This recipe includes all the essentials you need for losing weight: protein, healthy fats, and fibre. And the best part is it's a one-pan meal, so it's easy to make and even easier to clean up!

Calories: 368
Protein: 35.5 grams

Get the recipe: tofu, broccoli, and cauliflower sheet-pan meal

If you've got a slow cooker, making this vegan butternut squash lentil soup will be a breeze. This recipe makes eight servings, so you can make enough for dinner, lunch, and then some.

Calories: 253
Protein: 18.3 grams

Get the recipe: vegan butternut squash lentil soup

Mix up your grains to beat boredom and make farro with black beans and maple-cumin tofu.

Calories: 381
Protein: 18.3 grams

Get the recipe: farro with black beans and maple-cumin tofu

Sometimes you crave pancakes for dinner!

Calories: 308 (4 pancakes)
Protein: 16 grams

Get the recipe: gingerbread "buttermilk" pancakes

This dish has become a family fave for three reasons. One, it's absolutely delicious. Two, it's a cinch to make and clean up because it involves one pan. And three, it's packed with protein, fibre, and complex carbs, so I feel satisfied after a bowl.

Calories: 254
Protein: 19.3 grams

Get the recipe: cinnamon date roasted butternut squash, parsnips, and tofu

Quinoa is anything but boring in this sesame-ginger salad with protein-packed edamame, crunchy cabbage, and rich sesame oil. Eating the colours of the rainbow is always good for your health, and all the different flavours in this salad work perfectly together.

Calories: 363
Protein: 15 grams

Get the recipe: sesame ginger quinoa salad

This metabolism-boosting chickpea and kale stew is packed with hunger-satiating protein and fibre.

Calories: 502
Protein: 23.9 grams

Get the recipe: chickpea and kale stew

This bowl tastes perfect on its own, but adding a little crunchy texture with some chopped salted cashews makes it even more delicious.

Calories: 366
Protein: 19.5 grams

Get the recipe: sweet potato, tofu, and avocado bowl

For a little sweet comfort food for dinner, make this veggie-packed oatmeal recipe.

Calories: 386
Protein: 23.7 grams

Get the recipe: banana cinnamon zoats

This protein-packed vegan split pea and sweet potato soup is hearty and satisfying, and it makes great lunch leftovers.

Calories: 254
Protein: 19.3 grams

Get the recipe: vegan split pea and sweet potato soup

All you need for this recipe are basically three ingredients, one pan, and your oven.

Calories: 419
Protein: 34 grams

Get the recipe: roasted tofu, sweet potato, and pepper savory breakfast