The Best Dairy Free Side Dishes | Ambitious Kitchen

Veggie-Packed Meat Sauce (freezer-friendly, great for kids!)

Monique — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:14:29 +0000

Veggie-Packed Meat Sauce (freezer-friendly, great for kids!)

This veggie-packed meat sauce, also known as ragu, is an ultra flavorful, easy recipe to keep in your back pocket (and freezer at all times!). Packed with protein from your favorite ground meat and loaded with FOUR different vegetables, this meat sauce boasts both delicious flavor and nutrition that everyone will gobble up! Great for

Smashed Cucumber Avocado Salad

Monique — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:00:02 +0000

Smashed Cucumber Avocado Salad

Easy smashed cucumber avocado salad made with simple ingredients for a beautiful side dish or addition to grain bowls and proteins! This fresh cucumber avocado salad packs plenty of flavor from lime juice, herbs, and a little jalapeño. It’s a beautiful, fresh, green salad! Made with 6 ingredients in just 15 minutes! And it’s the

Cucumber Jalapeño Cilantro Cabbage Slaw

Monique — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:00:57 +0000

Cucumber Jalapeño Cilantro Cabbage Slaw

Crunchy, fresh cucumber jalapeño cabbage slaw packed with vegetables and sweetened with a little rice wine vinegar and honey. This easy cucumber slaw has a kick of heat and is packed with delicious bright, delicious flavor! Enjoy it as a side dish or top sandwiches, burgers, and your favorite proteins. Remember my famous Best Healthy Coleslaw

Honey Lime Basil Peach Fruit Salad

Monique — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:00:56 +0000

Honey Lime Basil Peach Fruit Salad

Gorgeous honey lime basil peach fruit salad made with fresh peaches, blackberries, blueberries and pomegranate. This summer peach fruit salad recipe is lightly tossed with honey, lime juice and fresh basil leaves for a fresh summer side dish that’s perfect for bbq’s and parties! A few years ago I fell in love with peaches. Not

Healthy Summer Broccoli Salad

Monique — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:00:44 +0000

Healthy Summer Broccoli Salad

Healthy broccoli salad recipe made with simple ingredients like fresh blueberries, carrots, sweet dried apricots, toasted almonds and crunchy sunflower seeds. This easy, vegan and dairy free broccoli salad is made without mayo, is tossed in a light tahini dressing, and is perfect for summer parties or meal prep! If you happened to grow up

Sazon Grilled Chicken Thighs

Monique — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:00:10 +0000

Sazon Grilled Chicken Thighs

Flavorful sazon grilled chicken thighs marinated in a homemade sazon seasoning blend and grilled to juicy perfection. This easy grilled chicken thigh recipe is perfect for adding to tacos, salads, bowls and more! Have you ever heard of sazon seasoning? It’s one of my go-to favorite spice blends that my Mom puts on *literally* everything.

Homemade Slow Cooker Baked Beans

Monique — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:00:02 +0000

Homemade Slow Cooker Baked Beans

Delicious homemade slow cooker baked beans even better than the ones you grew up on! This easy baked beans recipe uses three types of canned beans, is perfectly sweet with a kick of heat if you’d like, and is easily made vegetarian. Add them to nachos or quesadillas, serve them as a dip and more!

Curried Chickpea Couscous Salad

Monique — Thu, 23 May 2024 09:00:59 +0000

Curried Chickpea Couscous Salad

Flavorful curried chickpea couscous salad filled with fresh herbs, crunchy nuts, and a little sweetness from dried fruit. Toss it all in the BEST creamy curry tahini dressing and enjoy the perfect plant-based lunch or side dish that stays good for days! Options to make it a fuller meal with grilled chicken or salmon. You

My Favorite Dairy-Free Substitutes

Monique — Fri, 17 May 2024 09:00:56 +0000

My Favorite Dairy-Free Substitutes

My favorite dairy-free substitutes for the most common dairy products! You’ll find my go-to brands for non-dairy milk, butter, cheese, cream cheese, and yogurt that can easily be used in baked goods and main dishes to keep them dairy-free. Recipe ideas included! Shortly after the birth of my second son, I discovered that he had

Garlic White Bean Basil Hummus

Monique — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:00:43 +0000

Garlic White Bean Basil Hummus

Delicious garlic basil white bean hummus made with flavorful garlic, zesty lemon juice, and fresh basil. This easy white bean hummus recipe is the perfect snack to pair with veggies, crackers, pita chips, and even to use as a spread or sauce! Buckle up kids, we’ve got a recipe from 2012 making its comeback. Besides

Vegan Caesar Salad

Monique — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:00:26 +0000

Vegan Caesar Salad

Fresh & delicious vegan caesar salad made with crisp romaine lettuce, crunchy roasted chickpeas, creamy avocado and the best vegan caesar dressing. This simple vegan caesar salad recipe is the perfect lunch on its own and makes a wonderful side for your favorite main dishes! This is one of those salad recipes that I start

Gigi’s Veggie-Packed Garlic Turmeric Rice

Monique — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:00:19 +0000

Gigi’s Veggie-Packed Garlic Turmeric Rice

My mom’s nourishing garlic turmeric rice filled with colorful veggies and fresh herbs and spices. This deliciously fluffy turmeric rice is the perfect side dish for your favorite proteins and mains! My Mama, Lynn, AKA Gigi to my kiddos, is the queen of coming up with flavor-packed meals and sides. If you’re new to AK,