High-Protein Vegan Kitchen

HIGH-PROTEIN VEGAN KITCHEN is your practical, flavorful guide to making plant-based meals that are satisfying, nourishing, and packed with protein—without complicated recipes, hard-to-find ingredients, or sacrificing the foods you love.

Written and photographed by vegan chef and food photographer Chef Bree Chumley, this cookbook was created to make high-protein vegan cooking feel approachable, exciting, and completely doable. After nearly 30 years of living vegan and years of culinary training, Chef Bree brings together the knowledge, techniques, and recipes she uses to build a kitchen where plant-based protein is anything but an afterthought.

If you’ve ever wondered, “But where do vegans get their protein?” this book is your answer.

Inside, Chef Bree breaks down the basics of protein and tackles some of the most common myths surrounding vegan diets. You’ll learn how to confidently build meals around naturally protein-rich plant foods and how to create a well-stocked pantry that makes high-protein cooking easier every day.

From tofu, tempeh, seitan, lentils, beans, nuts, seeds, nutritional yeast, and textured vegetable protein to high-protein grains, flours, mushrooms, plant-based milks, nut butters, fruits, and vegetables, you’ll discover the ingredients that can transform your everyday cooking. Along the way, Chef Bree shares practical tips for using these foods in delicious, creative ways.

And then comes the best part: the recipes.

This collection takes familiar comfort foods and gives them a high-protein, plant-based makeover. Start your day with Yogurt Parfaits with Agave Berry Compote or Overnight Oats with Apricots, Hemp Hearts & Seed Medley. Build a better lunch with a Tempeh Reuben or Chickpea “Tuna” Salad Sandwich. For dinner, dig into Lentil + Bean Chili, Spaghetti Bolognese with Lentils and Walnuts, Seitan Gyros with Tofu Tzatziki, or Fettuccine Alfredo with Broccoli and Creamy Cannellini Beans.

And because plant-based food should never mean giving up indulgence, Chef Bree brings the fun with recipes like Nacho Cheese made with Red Lentils, Spinach Artichoke Dip, Buffalo Cauliflower Dip, Bleu Cheese with Spirulina & Butterfly Pea Flowers, Black Bean Fudge Brownies, Cashew-Tofu Cheesecake, and Almond Butter Cookie Dough.

Beyond recipes, High-Protein Vegan Kitchen gives you the tools to make this way of cooking sustainable in your own home. A vegan protein cheatsheet, organized grocery list, weekly meal planner, kitchen notes, and practical advice for batch prepping, cross-utilizing ingredients, reducing food waste, and avoiding last-minute takeout help turn good intentions into everyday habits.

This isn’t about obsessing over numbers or following a complicated diet. It’s about learning how to recognize protein-rich ingredients, combine them creatively, and cook food that leaves you feeling genuinely satisfied.

Whether you’re a longtime vegan, plant-curious, newly embracing a vegan lifestyle, or simply looking for more protein-rich meals, High-Protein Vegan Kitchen will help you cook with more confidence, creativity, and deliciousness.

Welcome to Chef Bree’s kitchen—where plants bring the protein, and flavor brings everything together.