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Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes

Potatoes can be an easy and versatile side dish to accompany just about any meal, but many of these potato recipes can also be served as an entree. If you're looking for a vegetarian or vegan potato or sweet potato recipe, you've come to the right place! Scroll through dozens of recipes for mashed potatoes, potato salad, baked sweet potato fries, roasted potatoes, scalloped potatoes and more!

Gourmet vegan mashed potatoes with cashew cream and fresh rosemary

A simple yet gourmet vegetarian and vegan recipe for gourmet mashed potatoes, prepared with a rich cashew cream and fresh rosemary.

Vegetarian Mashed Potatoes with Fresh Herbs

A recipe for vegetarian and vegan mashed potatoes with an abundance of flavors from fresh herbs, including basil, rosemary and fresh parsley. These vegetarian and vegan mashed potatoes are so flavorful on their own, you might want to eat them plain. Or, if you prefer, serve with your favorite vegetarian gravy.

Classic Potato Salad with Dijon and Vegetarian Bacon Bits

Classic Potato Salad with Dijon and Vegetarian Bacon Bits. American style potato salad, but a vegetarian version using vegetarian bacon bits. Serve this potato salad recipe at a barbecue, picnic or potluck.

Spicy Vegan Scalloped Potatoes with Chilies

Vegan scalloped potatoes using vegan margarine for an easy and healthier, cholesterol-free scalloped potato recipe. Scalloped potatoes are a warming side dish for any meal.

Vegetarian Stuffed Potato Skins

Cheesey Vegetarian Stuffed Potato Skins with Vegetarian Bacon Bits

Easy Crock Pot Potatoes with Cheese

A simple crockpot recipe for baked potatoes with parmesan cheese. If you need a quick side dish to make in your crockpot, try these easy potatoes. Chop them in the morning, and they're ready to go by dinner.

Oven-roasted vegetable mix

A vegetarian vegetable side dish of roasted wintery vegetables in a lightly sweetened sauce. This recipe combines sweet potatoes, cauliflowers and Brussels sprouts into a healthy and simple vegetable side dish to accompany any meal. Use vegan margarine instead of butter to make these vegetables vegan and a bit lighter. Suitable for those on a...

Vegan Colcannon with Kale

Vegan Colcannon with Kale

Vegan Sweet Potato Kugel Recipe

This vegetarian and vegan kugel recipe with sweet potatoes, apples and carrots, is cholesterol-free and lower in fat than a traditional kugel with eggs. Sweet potato kugel can be served as a vegetarian entree.

Fingerling Potatoes with Dulse Recipe

A vegetarian and vegan recipe for fingerling or new potatoes with cashew cream and crisped dulse flakes from The Conscious Cook by Tal Ronnen. Tal says: "This is an upgrade of a very easy, old-fashioned recipe—the twice-baked potato. In this version, you get the richness from cashew cream spiked with horseradish and the sea vegetable dulse."

Sweet Potatoes with Beans

Sweet potatoes are a great fall side dish. This recipe combines the flavors of Thanksgiving - sweet potatoes, cranberries and spices - with the filling fiber and protein of baked beans. Perfect for your holiday table, or any time.

Cheesey Stuffed Potatoes

Cheesey Stuffed Potatoes

Okinawa Sweet Potatoes

Okinawa Sweet Potatoes

Vegan Chili "Cheese" Fries

Vegan Chili "Cheese" Fries

Gluten-Free Potatoes with Olive Aioli

Gluten-Free Potatoes with Olive Aioli

Spicy Sweet Potato and Quinoa Salad

This sweet potato quinoa salad recipe is high in protein, low in fat, and high in spicy and sweet flavor! Whole grain quinoa cooks quicker than most grains and is an excellent source of protein with about 11 grams of protein per cup of cooked quinoa. This quinoa salad recipe makes for a great main dish or a salad. Bring quinoa salad to a picnic...

Creamy Vegan Mashed Potatoes with Chives

A potato recipe for creamy vegan mashed potatoes using non-dairy creamer, vegan margarine and fresh chives. If you like mashed potatoes, this dairy-free vegan mashed potato recipe won't dissapoint!

Crockpot sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes slow cooked with apples and spices in the crock pot makes for a healthy vegetarian and vegan side dish perfect for Thanksgiving or any day.

Hot German Potato Salad Recipe

Hot German Potato Salad Recipe

Twice Baked Potatoes with Vegetarian "SmartBacon" Recipe

Twice Baked Potatoes with Vegetarian "SmartBacon" Recipe

Aloo Dum - Indian Spiced Potatoes

Aloo Dum Indian Spiced Potatoes

Coconut Sweet Potatoes

Coconut Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potato veggie burgers

These award winning vegetarian and vegan sweet potato burgers were developed by blogger Nikki Haney.

Easy Low-Fat Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Easy Low-Fat Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Sweet Potato Coins (Vegan)

These sweet potato fries are a savory and salty alternative to french fries.

Crockpot scalloped potatoes

You can make these cheesy crockpot scalloped potatoes dairy-free and vegan by substituting a vegan cream cheese, such as Tofutti, for the regular cream cheese. Potatoes are a great vegetarian side dish to make in your crock pot or slow cooker.

Quick and Easy Green Bean Potato Salad

A quick and easy potato salad recipe with green beans in a light vinaigrette dressing.

Easy oven-roasted baby potatoes

A simple oven-roasted potato side dish using a pound of baby potatoes or new potatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper. If you have a gourmet salt blend or a fine quality olive oil, this is a great recipe to use them in.

Spiced Orange Sweet Potatoes - Vegan

This fat-free recipe uses orange marmalade rather than butter to add flavor, rather than fat.

Pralined Sweet Potatoes - Vegan

Southern-inspired side dish with orange flavored sweet potatoes, a touch of sugar, and pecans.

Irish Colcannon Potatoes and Cabbage

Colcannon is a traditional Irish side dish, and this version is both vegetarian and vegan. Make this recipe for St. Patrick's Day, or anyday that you are longing for a wee taste of Ireland.

Sage Potatoes

Vegetarian Sage Potatoes

Potato and Green Onion Frittata

Nutritional yeast provides a tangy flavor to this tofu-based vegan frittata. Similar to a quiche, this potato frittata recipe is perfect for breakfast or brunch. Try sprinkling some shredded cheese (dairy or soy) on top for even more flavor.

Artichoke Mashed Potatoes

Vegan Artichoke Mashed Potatoes

Vegan Scalloped Potatoes

Vegan Scalloped Potatoes

Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

This is an easy and flavorful vegetarian and vegan recipe for roasted potatoes with rosemary. If you can turn on the oven, you can make this recipe!

TVP, Potato and Carrot Stew

A vegetarian potato stew recipe with TVP for protein and carrots and veggies as well. A low fat and healthy potato stew recipe.

Pineapple and Potato Curry Recipe

An Indian-spiced potato curry recipe with pineapple and coconut milk. This indian curry recipe is both vegetarian and vegan.

Light and Creamy Dill Potato Salad

Light and Creamy Dill Potato Salad

Roasted Herb Potatoes

Chopped potatoes drizzled with olive oil and tossed with plenty of fresh herbs. This is a very simple ane easy vegetarian and vegan potato side dish.

Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup

Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup

Vegetarian Potato and Leek Soup Recipe

Vegetarian Potato and Leek Soup Recipe

Curried Split Pea and Potato Soup Recipe

Curried Split Pea and Potato Soup Recipe, a vegetarian and vegan potato and pea soup recipe

Cheesey Vegetarian Potato Soup Recipe

Cheesey Vegetarian Potato Soup Recipe

Greek Potatoes Ragout - Patates Yiahni

Greek potatoes ragout - or patates yiahini in Greek - makes for a simple vegetarian and vegan side dish. Or, serve with bread, cheese and a salad to make it a full meal.

Vegan potatoes au gratin

Vegan potatoes au gratin

Creamy vegan mashed potatoes with chives and cashew cream

Creamy vegan mashed potatoes with chives and cashew cream

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