Minestrone Soup

4-5 cups of veg broth
1 28oz can petite diced tomatoes, drained
2 carrots, diced
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 onion diced

2-3 cloves garlic
 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 half teaspoon sage (optional)
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper
1 can kidney beans drained

1 can great northern beans (any beans work, I sub black beans all the time)
1/2 cup ditalini pasta (shells, or other short noodle)
1 zucchini chopped
1- 1/2 pkg frozen spinach

Sautee onion and garlic. Add veggie broth.
Cook broth carrots, tomatoes, celery, thyme, sage, bay leaves, salt, pepper and beans. When veg are tender add ditalini, zucchini and spinach.

Other Veggies I add:

Potatoes

Yellow squash

Frozen corn

Frozen peas

green beans

Bell peppers

Broccoli

Califlower

usually whatever I have around, the more the better

Grilled Personal Pizzas

This is a great meal for when we have non-Vegan guests for dinner. (or for when my husband gets sick of eating Vegan, he's not as thrilled with it all as I am).
Because you make your own little pizzas, you can have topping for everyone.

Pizza dough: (basic Cuisinart recipe)
1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
2/3 cup warm water (105 to 115°F.)
1 2/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
¾ teaspoon salt

1. In a liquid measuring cup, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until foamy, about 3 to 5 minutes.
2. In a bowl combine flour, olive oil and salt.  pour the liquid mixture into the bowl. Mix, adding a bit more flour until you are able to knead the dough. Dough may be slightly sticky.
3. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and punch down. Roll into desired crust sizes.

Pizza Sauce:

Sautee 1 small onion, diced and a few cloves of garlic in a large skillet

Add 1 can diced tomatoes and

1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

Then, Add 1 tsp (or to taste) Italian Seasoning 
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon Earth Balance soy-free butter

To cook:
Grill one side of the pizza dough. (without any toppings on it yet!)
Add the sauce and toppings to the grilled side of the pizza and then take it back out to the grill to cook the other side. You may also cook it in the oven. (sometimes I like to put it under the broiler for a min or two even after its been grilled) The grill gives the dough a slightly crunchy texture and awesome flavor.

Baked Ziti

This is something I throw together on a night when I don't have much time to cook.
Kids always eat it too, so that's a plus.

1 pkg short noodles, cooked according to pkg directions
Sautee an onion, chopped small and a few cloves of minced garlic in a large skillet.
I also like to add some chopped mushrooms, and a zuchinni (you can puree any veggie you want in a food processor and add it to the sauce, carrots, broccoli, califlower, etc. I hide veggies all the time so my kids will eat them.)
Also, spinach is always good in pasta as well.
add:
If you have a jar of vegan friendly pasta sauce you can use that
or I usually use:
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 small tomato paste
Oregano, to taste (about 1 tsp)
Basil, to taste (about 1 tsp)
Salt and Pepper, to taste
1 tsp brown sugar makes it really tasty:)

Add noodle, stir, then transfer all to a 13 x 9 baking dish. Bake at 350 for about 15-20 mins.