Vegan Lemon Parmesan Zucchini Bean Skillet! Perfect for meal prep or an easy family dinner, this skillet meal is a delicious way to enjoy healthy eating without sacrificing taste.
Bursting with fresh, wholesome ingredients, this Vegan Lemon Parmesan Zucchini Bean Skillet is a nutritional powerhouse. Tender zucchini sautéed to perfection, combined with protein-rich beans, all drizzled with a zesty lemon sauce that adds a refreshing zing to every bite. The creamy vegan parmesan sprinkled on top elevates the flavors, making this skillet a delightful blend of tangy and savory.
Whole Food Plant Based, Vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.
Hi there, Ameera here!
If you’re a lemon lover like us, you’re in for a treat with this fresh and zesty dish that will make your taste buds sing! We absolutely adored every bite of this vibrant creation, and we believe you will too!
You gotta give this one a try!
Tips for Success:
- Flavor Profile: This budget-friendly Vegan Lemon Parmesan Zucchini Bean Skillet dish that is full of delicious and fresh lemon flavors with zucchini, spinach, and white beans. If you love lemon and beans, then you will enjoy this dish.
- Cannellini Beans: We used cannellini beans; however, feel free to use your favorite white bean.
- Fresh Baby Spinach: Chop the baby spinach into small pieces for a better mouth feel. Feel free to substitute for your favorite greens.
- Zucchini: We used a 10 oz. zucchini.
- Massaging the Lemon Zest: Rub the lemon zest into the topping mixture repeatedly until the topping is infused with fresh lemon flavor. This takes about 1 to 2 minutes of rubbing the lemon zest into the breadcrumb mixture.
- Fresh Lemon: We preferred the flavor from fresh lemon juice and fresh lemon zest.
- Lemon Flavor: This dish features fresh lemon flavors. If you are not a huge fan of lemony dishes, then consider skipping this recipe.
- Texture: This is a skillet dish that does not have a lot of broth. The dish is very moist and delicious. It is not dry by any means, but if does not have much broth.
- No Broiler: If you do not have a broiler (or do not wish to use one), simply place the Topping Ingredients into a dry skillet over medium heat. Stir constantly until lightly toasted, then spoon over top the skillet dish right before serving.
- Vegan Parmesan Cheese: We used our Vegan Parmesan Cheese It has wonderful flavor and texture. Feel free to use your favorite Vegan Parmesan Cheese recipe.
- Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
- Table Salt: If using table salt, you should use less table salt than the amount listed in the ingredients as sea salt crystals are larger than table salt crystals. Since table salt crystals are very fine, less table salt is required to season a dish. We would suggest starting with about 1/4 to 1/2 the amount of sea salt listed. You can always add more salt but cannot take it away. We recommend using sea salt as it is less refined than table salt.
Leftovers and Freezing:
Leftovers will generally keep 5 days in the refrigerator. Store in a covered container.
This dish can be frozen.
Pantry Products:
- Vegetable Stock: We use Pacific Organic Low Sodium Vegetable Stock. We love this brand because it is Whole Food Plant Based compliant, as it does not contain MSG, has no oil, and does not contain any highly-processed ingredients.
- Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
Kitchen Equipment:
- Large oven proof skillet (oven proof since the skillet is under the broiler for a few minutes)
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Vegan Lemon Parmesan Zucchini Bean Skillet
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 Minutes
- Total Time: 40 Minutes
- Yield: 4-5 Servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop, Oven
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Bursting with fresh, wholesome ingredients, this Vegan Lemon Parmesan Zucchini Bean Skillet is a nutritional powerhouse.
Ingredients
Skillet Ingredients:
- 1 cup yellow onions, fine dice
- 1 medium zucchini, small dice (10 oz.) *
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth *
- 2 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice *
- 2 – [ 15.5 oz. cans ] cannellini beans, drained and rinsed *
- 2 cups chopped baby spinach *
Spice/Herb Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried basil (+/-)
- Pinch black pepper (+/-)
- ¼ to 1 teaspoon sea salt (+/-) *
Topping Ingredients:
- ¼ cup panko (or breadcrumbs)
- 2 Tablespoons Vegan Parmesan Cheese *
- ½ teaspoon fresh lemon zest *
- 1/8 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt (+/-) *
Instructions
- Place the Spice/Herb Ingredients in a small bowl, mix well, set aside.
- Place the Topping Ingredients into a small bowl. Use your fingertips and massage the lemon zest into the panko/breadcrumb mixture. This infuses the topping with delicious lemon flavor, set aside.
- In a large oven-proof skillet, add the finely diced onions and diced zucchini sauté over medium-high heat for 7 to 12 minutes or until the onions are tender and the zucchini has reached the desired tenderness, add a splash of water, if needed to avoid burning.
- Then lower the heat to medium, add the minced garlic, sauté, stir constantly for one minute.
- Then add all the remaining Skillet Ingredients (except the beans and baby spinach) and the Spice/Herb Mix to the skillet, stir to incorporate, bring the mixture to a boil, then immediately lower to a simmer.
- Add the beans and baby spinach, stir to incorporate, then simmer over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes to allow the flavors to marry and the spinach has wilted.
- Set the oven to broil, place rack in the top third of the oven position.
- Remove the skillet from the burner, sprinkle the top of the dish with the Topping Mix. Place the skillet under the broiler for 3 to 5 minutes, watching carefully to avoid burning. When the topping is lightly toasted and golden, remove from oven and serve.
Notes
*Please reference the blog post for Tips for Success, Pantry Items Used, Storage and Freezing, and Kitchen Products Used.
*Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
*Servings: 4-5
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