Potatoes are a filling and satisfying starch that takes center stage for a potato reset. If you're looking for some new potato diet or potato reset recipes, you've come to the right place! Try these potato-only, sweet potato and potato and vegetable combinations you're sure to enjoy.
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All of these potato recipes are vegan, whole food plant-based and oil-free. We've listed some sauces to dress up your potatoes and give them loads of flavor!
Feel free to incorporate some of these recipes if you're doing a potato diet, potato reset or a Mary's Mini with potatoes as your starch of choice.
Just potatoes
Potatoes are easy to meal prep in bulk, so you always have prepped potatoes you can grab to satisfy your hunger. Here are several ways to prepare your potatoes alone. Eat these by themselves, with condiments or sauce, or alongside vegetables.
Meal Prep Baked Potato Halves
Whether you're feeding a crowd or meal prepping in a hurry, this recipe should be in your rotation. These Yukon gold baked potato halves are easy, tasty and perfect to grab and go! Make these taters in the oven or air fryer.
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Oil-Free Potato Wedges (air fryer or baked)
The perfect side, these quick, simple and easy potato wedges are oil-free and ready in under 30 minutes baked in the oven. They're even quicker (and more crispy) if you use your air fryer!
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3-Ingredient Vegan Mashed Potatoes (no vegan butter, oil-free)
This super simple, 3-ingredient mashed potato recipe is vegan, dairy-free and oil-free. It's naturally buttery (without adding any vegan butter!) from the variety of potato we're using.
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Crunchy Hash Browns (using frozen potatoes, without oil)
You can make crunchy homemade hash browns using frozen shredded potatoes without oil on the stove or in the air fryer! This crispy potato recipe is delicious on its own for an easy weekday breakfast or as a weekend plant-based brunch side.
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Instant Pot Steamed Potatoes
It's quick and easy to cook whole potatoes in the Instant Pot. Use the tender, steamed potatoes for mashed potatoes, potato salad, snacking, fries in the air fryer and any recipe that calls for pre-cooked potatoes.
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Potatoes and veggies
If you're doing a potato reset or Mary's mini with potatoes as your starch, these recipes will appeal to you. They pair potatoes with non-starchy vegetables, with or without an oil-free sauce.
Papas a la Mexicana (oil-free Mexican-style breakfast potatoes)
Spicy and flavorful, papas a la Mexicana are breakfast potatoes with jalapeño, onion, garlic, tomato and cilantro. A popular vegetarian breakfast taco filling, this healthy, easy, Mexican-inspired recipe is vegan, whole food plant-based and oil-free.
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Spinach Hash Browns Breakfast Bowl with Corn and Tomato
This spinach hash browns breakfast bowl is a filling and delicious way to get your greens in and fuel your body for the day. Using a non-stick pan is key to cooking up the shredded frozen potatoes without having to use oil.
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15-Minute Skillet Potatoes and Kale with Salsa (oil-free)
Quick and easy pan-seared skillet potatoes and curly kale seasoned with tomato salsa and garlic salt is ready in 15 minutes. This cheap, filling, oil-free meal is tasty as a one-pot meal, as a side dish or a filling for tacos or enchiladas.
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Vegan Broccoli Cheese Baked Potato
Comforting and filling, this vegan baked potato with broccoli and vegan cheese sauce makes for a delicious dinner. A plant-based spin on Wendy's broccoli cheese potato, minus the drive-through.
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Oil-free Roasted Potatoes and Onion with Cumin, Garlic and Chili Powder
Fluffy and full of flavor, these dry roasted diced potatoes and onion with cumin, garlic and chili powder are baked without oil. Make potato tacos with them or serve them as a side dish drizzled in salsa or ketchup.
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Spicy Air Fryer Mexican Potatoes with Jalapeño, Tomato and Onion (oil-free)
Spicy and flavorful, these air fryer Mexican potatoes with jalapeño, onion, garlic, tomato and cilantro are so good! Try this easy plant-based potato recipe by itself, as a side or as a taco filling. Papas a la Mexicana-style, but in the air fryer.
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Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes (no oil) with Steamed Broccoli
These quick, easy and tasty oil-free air fryer roasted potatoes are paired with steamed broccoli for a simple and filling lunch or dinner. Excellent for those on the potato reset, Mary's Mini, McDougall diet or any vegan, plant-based way of eating.
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Sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes are so delicious. They're great for satisfying your sweet tooth, too.
Perfect Baked Murasaki Sweet Potatoes (Korean Yam, Satsumaimo, Red Kūmara)
How to perfectly bake Murasaki sweet potatoes with white flesh and red/purple skins, which are also known as Japanese sweet potatoes, Korean yams, Satsumaimo and red kūmara. Nutty, mildly sweet and creamy, these sweet potatoes are absolutely delicious!
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Oil-free Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes with Cumin and Chili Powder
Tender and full of flavor, these oil-free roasted sweet potato cubes with cumin, chili powder and other spices are delicious in tacos, burrito bowls or enchiladas. Or, use them as toppings for nachos, tostadas or salad.
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Vegan Puréed Sweet Potato Pudding (no refined sugar)
My dad's favorite, try this 5-ingredient vegan puréed sweet potato pudding that's dairy-free, refined sugar-free and plant-based. Dress it up with sweet whipped cream and chopped pecans for a fall dessert. Or, top it with vanilla yogurt, berries and banana for breakfast!
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Instant Pot Steamed Japanese Sweet Potatoes
It's quick and easy to steam whole Murasaki sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot. Use the tender, steamed sweet potatoes for mashed sweet potatoes, snacking, easy meal prep and any recipe that calls for boiled or pre-cooked Japanese sweet potatoes or Korean yams.
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How to Grill Sweet Potatoes Whole
How to grill sweet potatoes whole over an open fire on an outdoor Weber grill. Throw these on the grill during a backyard BBQ or while camping and you'll have baked/roasted sweet potatoes with a hint of smokiness. Nutty, mildly sweet and creamy, Japanese sweet potatoes are absolutely delicious cooked this way!
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Sauces
Sauces can take a boring meal and turn it into something truly scrumptious!
Top your potatoes with oil-free sauces, salsa, condiments or even soup or chili! Pair one of these sauces with your potato meals to bring tons of flavor and take them to the next level.
Fauxveeta Vegan Cheese Sauce
Rich, creamy and velvety faux cheese sauce, made using real food. Totally plant based, vegan, oil free. This makes enough sauce to completely coat one pound of macaroni pasta, about 4 cups of sauce. Nut-free option in notes.
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Vegan Silken Tofu Sour Cream
Creamy and smooth silken tofu blends up into a thick and tangy sour cream. Dollop this vegan tofu sour cream (without cashews) on nachos, tacos, chili or potatoes.
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Venezuelan Cilantro Green Sauce (guasacaca criolla sin aguacate)
A tangy, bright green cilantro sauce common in Venezuela. A big punch of salsa flavor that's not spicy, guasacaca sin aguacate sauce is the perfect fresh herb condiment for arepas, empanadas, tequeños, tacos, and more. Try this staple of Venezuelan cuisine, a delicious sauce full of fresh flavors!
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Vegan Rotel Dip (dairy-free nacho cheese without cashews)
Silky, rich potato carrot cheese sauce mixed with spicy Rotel becomes a tasty vegan rotel dip. You and your family will love this dairy-free nacho cheese without cashews with tortilla chips.
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Low Fat Chipotle Mayo
Creamy, thick and spicy, this vegan chipotle mayo is perfect for slathering on sandwiches, tortas and wraps. Low-fat (almost completely fat-free), this whole food plant based chipotle mayo using silken tofu and chipotles in adobo sauce is also oil-free, egg-free and dairy-free.
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Vegan "Miracle Whip" Mayo
Creamy and thick, this vegan Miracle Whip copycat recipe, is perfect for slathering on sandwiches, mixing into potato salad and more. Low-fat (almost completely fat-free), this vegan mayo with silken tofu is also oil-free, egg-free and dairy-free.
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Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce
Creamy and garlicky alfredo sauce made from cauliflower (no cashews! no flour! no nutritional yeast!). This vegan cauliflower alfredo sauce is a whole food plant-based, oil-free pasta sauce for fettuccini alfredo or creamy white shells.
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Fresh Pico de Gallo (Salsa Fresca)
Super fast, easy and flavorful fresh salsa recipe for pico de gallo. Great as a dip or as a fresh topping for any TexMex meal!
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