30 Whole30 Recipes That Are Also Vegan & Vegetarian (2024)

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Roasted Cauliflower & Butternut Squash Tacos Asparagus, Kale & Lemon Risotto Roasted Butternut Squash, Broccoli & Kale Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing Celeriac Risotto with Butternut Squash & Kale Greek “Couscous” Salad Pesto & Roasted Tomato Stuffed Mushrooms Herby Couscous Stuffed Eggplant Rolls Butternut Squash Pasta with Alfredo Sauce BBQ Cauliflower Steak with Chimichurri Butternut Squash Noodles with Tahini Lemon Sauce Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein Butternut Squash Ravioli with Kale Pesto Roasted Cauliflower, Date & Red Onion Salad Kung Pao Cauliflower Green Bean & Roasted Fennel Salad Asian Grilled Eggplant Caramelized Fennel, Leek & Onion Gratin Creamy (or not) Tomato Soup Thai Curry Noodle Soup Cream of Mushroom Soup Grilled Portobello Mushrooms with Walnut Arugula Pesto Creamy Tomato Sauce with Zucchini Noodles The Best Cauliflower Mash Mexican Cauliflower Rice Eggplant Caponata Thai Butternut Squash Soup Asian Broccoli Salad Roasted Cauliflower & Garlic Soup Baba Ganoush Cauliflower Mac & Cheese Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Black Sesame Yogurt Sauce Thai Watermelon Salad Spicy Asian Green Beans Here are a few more Whole30 Resources you might enjoy: FAQs References

One of the most common requests I get is for recipes that are both Whole30 and Vegetarian or Vegan, so I put together a list of 30 dishes that are all packed with flavour and great for lunch, dinner or as snacks while doing a Whole30. All of the recipes are not only Whole30 and Vegan, but also Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Paleo and SCD Legal. The recipes are from this site as well as some of my other favourite healthy food blogs.

Roasted Cauliflower & Butternut Squash Tacos

You can find the recipe for this Roasted Cauliflower & Butternut Squash Tacos here on Every Last Bite(Vegan, Whole30, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Asparagus, Kale & Lemon Risotto

You can find the recipe for this Asparagus, Kale & Lemon Risottohere on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Roasted Butternut Squash, Broccoli & Kale Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing

You can find the recipe for this Roasted Butternut Squash, Broccoli & Kale Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing here on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Celeriac Risotto with Butternut Squash & Kale

You can find the recipe for this Celery Root Risotto with ButternutSquash and Kalehere on Every Last Biteto make the recipe Vegan skip the pancetta(Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Greek “Couscous” Salad

You can find the recipe for this Greek “Couscous” Salad here on Every Last Bite to make the recipe Vegan skip the pancetta(Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Pesto & Roasted Tomato Stuffed Mushrooms

You can find the recipe for these Pesto & RoastedTomato Stuffed Mushroomshere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Herby Couscous Stuffed Eggplant Rolls

You can find the recipe for these Herby Couscous Stuffed Eggplant Rollshere on Every Last Bite (Vegan, Whole30, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Butternut Squash Pasta with Alfredo Sauce

You can find the recipe for this ButternutSquash Pasta with 3 Ingredient Alfredohere on Every Last Bite to make the recipe Vegan skip the pancetta(Vegan, Whole30, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

BBQ Cauliflower Steak with Chimichurri

You can find the recipe for this BBQ Cauliflower Steaks with Chimichurrihere on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Butternut Squash Noodles with Tahini Lemon Sauce

You can find the recipe for this Butternut Squash Noodles with Tahini Lemon Saucehere on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein

You can find the recipe for this Spaghetti Squash Chow Meinhere on Every Last Biteto make the recipe Vegan swap the chicken for shiitake mushrooms(Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Butternut Squash Ravioli with Kale Pesto

You can find the recipe for this Butternut Squash Ravioli with Kale Pesto here on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Roasted Cauliflower, Date & Red Onion Salad

You can find the recipe for this Roasted Cauliflower, Date & Red Onion Saladhere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Kung Pao Cauliflower

You can find the recipe for this Kung Pao Cauliflower here on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Green Bean & Roasted Fennel Salad

You can find the recipe for this Green Bean & Roasted Fennel Saladhere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Asian Grilled Eggplant

You can find the recipe for this Asian Grilled Eggplanthere on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Caramelized Fennel, Leek & Onion Gratin

Creamy (or not) Tomato Soup

You can find the recipe for this Creamy (or not) Tomato Souphere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Thai Curry Noodle Soup

You can find the recipe for this Thai Curry Noodle Souphere on Every Last Bite to make the recipe Vegan swap the chicken for mushrooms(Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Cream of Mushroom Soup

You can find the recipe for this Cream of Mushroom Souphere on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Grilled Portobello Mushrooms with Walnut Arugula Pesto

You can find the recipe for this Grilled Portobello Mushrooms with Walnut Arugula Pestohere on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Creamy Tomato Sauce with Zucchini Noodles

You can find the recipe for this Creamy Tomato Sauce with Zucchini Noodleshere on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

The Best Cauliflower Mash

You can find the recipe for this Cauliflower Mashhere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Mexican Cauliflower Rice

You can find the recipe for this Mexican Cauliflower Ricehere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Eggplant Caponata

You can find the recipe for this Eggplant Caponatahere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Paleo, Grain Free, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Thai Butternut Squash Soup

You can find the recipe for this Thai Butternut Squash Souphere on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Asian Broccoli Salad

You can find the recipe for this Asian Broccoli Saladhere on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Roasted Cauliflower & Garlic Soup

You can find the recipe for this Roasted Cauliflower & Garlic Souphere on Every Last Bite (Whole30, Paleo, Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Baba Ganoush

You can find the recipe for this Baba Ganoushhere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Cauliflower Mac & Cheese

You can find the recipe for this Cauliflower Mac & Cheesehere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Black Sesame Yogurt Sauce

You can find the recipe for this Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Black Sesame Yogurt Saucehere on Strength & Sunshine(Vegan, Whole30, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Thai Watermelon Salad

You can find the recipe for this Thai Watermelon Saladhere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Spicy Asian Green Beans

You can find the recipe for this Spicy Asian Green Beanshere on Every Last Bite(Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal)

Here are a few more Whole30 Resources you might enjoy:

Top 30 Whole30 Dinner Recipes
Top 30 Whole30 Breakfasts
Top 30 Whole30 Side Dishes
Top 30 Whole30 Salad Recipes

If you make any of these recipes let me know in the comment section below, I would love to hear what you think or take a photo and tag me (@everylastbite_) on Instagram, I love seeing your photos!

30 Whole30 Recipes That Are Also Vegan & Vegetarian (2024)

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Can you do Whole30 as a vegan? ›

Since the origins of the Whole30 in 2009, one question has come up more than any other: “Can I do the Whole30 as a vegetarian or vegan?” In the past, the answer to this question was a bit complex. Today, the answer is easy–a resounding YES, thanks to our new Plant-Based Whole30 program.

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What is the vegetarian version of Whole30? ›

The Plant-Based Whole30 was launched in March 2022, after two years in development. The Plant-Based Whole30 does not include any animal protein and fats. It uses beans, lentils, peas, soy, compatible protein powders, nuts, and seeds to ensure adequate protein; and includes only plant-based fat sources.

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Why are beans not allowed on Whole30? ›

Whole30 doesn't allow beans based on the idea that they contain "anti-nutrients" like phytates. Phytates are compounds found in plants that can potentially block the body's absorption of important minerals like magnesium, iron, and calcium.

Are eggs allowed on Whole30? ›

Foods allowed on the Whole30 diet mostly consist of minimally processed foods, including: Meat, eggs, and poultry: beef, veal, pork, horse, lamb, chicken, turkey, duck, etc. Fish and seafood: fish, anchovies, shrimp, calamari, scallops, crab, lobster, etc. Fruits: fresh and dried fruits.

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Can you eat peanut butter on Whole30? ›

The Whole30 plan clearly says “do not eat legumes,” but the truth is that most of us don't know what legumes are. Whole30 clarifies that the plan does not allow “beans of all kinds (black, red, pinto, navy, white, kidney, lima, fava, etc.), peas, chickpeas, lentils, and peanuts. No peanut butter, either.

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What is a Whole30 substitute for butter? ›

Ghee, a type of clarified butter that has roots in South Asian cooking, is also Whole30-approved for the same reason. The difference between ghee and clarified butter basically comes down to cooking time, and the longer cooking time of ghee causes this type of clarified butter to have a sweeter taste.

Are potatoes allowed on Whole30? ›

Yes, you can eat potatoes of all colors under the new Whole30 guidelines, white varieties included. Mash 'em up, roast them, or throw them in the skillet to enjoy. Just don't eat them commercially deep-fried or in packaged chip form to stay Whole30-compliant.

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Can you eat oatmeal on Whole30? ›

When you're on Whole30, toast, cereal, and oatmeal won't fly. But that doesn't mean you have to eat a plate of boring scrambled eggs each and every day. These casseroles, egg cups, breakfast stacks, and more will have you looking forward to your morning meal—and full way beyond your morning commute.

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Is tofu allowed on Whole30? ›

Is soy allowed on Whole30? Soy is not allowed on the regular Whole30, but minimally processed forms of soy are allowed on the Plant-Based Whole30 – like tofu, tempeh, natto, and miso. Soy sauce and tamari are not allowed.

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Why do your pants get tighter on Whole30? ›

Sure enough, I was up 2.6lbs “overnight.” It's water retention and the beginning of the infamous “my pants are tighter” phase of Whole30 as the body continues expelling all the junk and getting used to a new way of eating. Day 8ish is usually a bit of a digestive adventure, so we'll see where things go.

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Are bananas OK for Whole30? ›

Yes, both pickles and bananas are allowed on Whole30. Yet if they are a potential trigger food for you (for instance, the sweetness of bananas sets off a craving for other treats or makes you want to binge on the fruit), then you may consider including them on your “don't eat” list.

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What are the negatives of the Whole30 diet? ›

The cons of Whole30:

Very restrictive, which may make eating out or socializing difficult.
May be difficult to get adequate calcium for bone health.
Restricts many cultural foods.
May be time intensive due to food label reading, meal planning and meal prep.

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Is monk fruit Whole30 approved? ›

Per the official program rules, you must eliminate all of the following for 30 days, no exceptions: Added sugar, real or artificial. This includes (but is not limited to) maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, coconut sugar, date syrup, stevia, monk fruit, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, and xylitol.

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Is popcorn allowed on Whole30? ›

IS POPCORN WHOLE30? No — popcorn is made from a whole grain (dried corn AKA popcorn kernels), and grains are eliminated on the Whole30 diet.

Is bacon OK on Whole30? ›

You can also eat processed meats as long as they don't include any artificial preservatives or added sugars. So when your bacon craving strikes, stick to sugar-free uncured bacon. A hearty meat-based stew with some nutrient-rich avocado makes a great Whole30® meal.

Is tofu allowed in Whole30? ›

The Plant-Based Whole30 program eschews all animal products but allows for legumes and minimally processed soy—think tofu, tempeh, and edamame. Textured soy products (TVP, used in many plant-based meats) and soy protein isolate (found in many protein powders) are not allowed.

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Is vegan cheese Whole30 approved? ›

Almond-based “ricotta” or “cream cheese,” cashew-based “queso” dips, and nut-based Alfredo sauces can be part of your Plant-Based Whole30 elimination, as long as their ingredients are compatible.

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Is almond milk allowed on Whole30? ›

It's got only four ingredients: water, organic almonds, organic acacia gum, and sea salt. You've seen this in literally every grocery store, and now you know: Yes, you can drink it while doing Whole30. Silk's unsweetened vanilla carton is fair game, too.

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Can you go partially vegan? ›

Generally, a 'part-time' vegan is a predominately plant-based diet, but with allowances for certain events or occasions to eat animal-based products. The label 'part-time vegan' refers to dietary rather than lifestyle changes, and works interchangeably with the more commonly known 'flexitarian' descriptor.

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