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In 2025, these meals stood out as our highest-rated dinner recipes across the board. Readers kept coming back to dishes that were easy to prepare, full of flavor, and made with accessible plant-based ingredients.
These eight recipes earned the most saves, stars, and clicks on the PBN website, showing what home cooks relied on most throughout the year. You’ll find weeknight options, cozy seasonal meals, and high-protein favorites that work for any schedule.
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Each dish is straightforward, nourishing, and built for repeat cooking. If you’re looking for dependable dinner ideas, these top-rated recipes are a great place to start.
One-pot sun-dried tomato and chickpea stew
The first of our highest-rated dinner recipes is this one-pot sun-dried tomato and chickpea stew by Kate Friedman. A simple mix of chickpeas, tomatoes, and herbs cooks into a thick, flavorful stew.
Find the recipe here.
Lentil and sweet potato cottage pie
The next recipe is a fall-friendly sweet potato and lentil cottage pie by Niki Webster. It layers a savory lentil and vegetable base with smooth sweet potato mash, baked until the top is golden and the filling is bubbling.
Find the recipe here.
Squash, lentil, and apricot one-pot stew
For more lentils, try this apricot one-pot stew by Yasmin Khan. This recipe uses squash, red lentils, chickpeas, warm spices, tomatoes, and dried apricots for a sweet-savory stew that cooks in one pot.
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Lentils and rice with caramelized onions
Simple but tasty, this lentil and rice with caramelized onion recipe by Julius Fiedler is a must-try. A Levantine-style dish of brown lentils, basmati rice, and slow-caramelized onions cooked together with warm spices and finished with fragrant onion oil on top.
Find the recipe here.
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Vegan ribs
There’s nothing like these vegan ribs by Emani Corcran. Made with jackfruit and vegan ground beef, they bake into smoky, tender ribs covered in BBQ sauce for a convincing plant-based take on a classic.
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Marry me lentils
These marry me lentils by Gigi Grassia were another hit on our site. Creamy red lentils simmer with tomatoes, herbs, and spinach for a quick dish with plenty of flavor. A straightforward, saucy recipe that’s easy to portion and serve.
Find the recipe here.
Oven-baked butter chickpeas
This oven-baked butter chickpeas recipe by Katy Beskow also raked in good ratings. It mixes chickpeas, cauliflower, and potatoes in a coconut milk sauce with curry paste, mango chutney, and sultanas.
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Meat-free cottage pie with leek and cauliflower topping
Finally, this meat-free cottage pie by British Leeks was a standout amongst these high-ranking recipes. This version layers a vegetable-packed base under a creamy leek and cauliflower topping, creating a cozy cottage pie with mushrooms, herbs, and a smooth, dairy-free mash.
Find the recipe here.
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