Tempeh recipes: 6 easy-to-cook tempeh dishes

Have you ever cooked a tempeh recipe? If you’re familiar with this protein‑packed cousin of tofu, our selection of tempeh recipes is sure to delight your taste buds! If you’ve never cooked tempeh before, these tempeh recipes will give you a tasty introduction! In this article, discover our best tempeh recipes for easy cooking.

Stir fry tempeh with sauce

A good sauce adds a lot of flavour to a tempeh recipe! We particularly love tempeh marinades, like hoisin sauce or orange marmalade!

Tempeh with hoisin sauce

Ready to eat in less than 20 minutes, these tempeh cubes with hoisin sauce perfectly accompany rice vermicelli and sautéed or steamed vegetables.

(Recipe in French only)

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Tempeh cubes in hoisin sauce in a bowl on a table — Tempeh cubes coated with hoisin sauce

Orange‑glazed tempeh

Here’s a quick and easy way to get started with tempeh recipes. The simple ingredients create a lovely blend of flavours, combining the salty touch of soy sauce, the slightly sweet taste of orange marmalade and a pinch of spiciness from the Sriracha sauce!

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Orange-glazed tempeh cubes with sliced hot peppers — Tempeh cubes glazed with orange marmalade

Pasta recipes with tempeh

With its subtly nutty, fermented taste, tempeh adds a delicious twist to pasta dishes. It’s particularly popular in lasagna and vegan meatballs, but it can accompany all types of pasta.

Tempeh lasagna

What better way to cook tempeh than in a lasagna? It easily replaces ground meat in a meat sauce and mixes so well that no one will suspect the sauce contains tempeh!

(Recipe in French only)

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Vegetarian lasagna with tempeh and tomato sauce — Vegetarian lasagna with tempeh

Vegan meatballs with tempeh

Meatball lovers, we haven’t forgotten you! But here, no meat. Tempeh is cooked with black beans and sunflower seeds. The texture of these 100% vegan meatballs is sure to remind you of meatballs.

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Pastas with tomato sauce and vegan tempeh meatballs — Pasta with tomato sauce and tempeh balls

BBQ tempeh recipes

Tempeh contains no cholesterol and is comparable to chicken in protein quantity and quality. It can also easily replace chicken, pork or beef in burger recipes or skewers!

Grilled tempeh burger

You’ll love this tempeh recipe prepared with BBQ sauce to make this tasty burger. This great tempeh recipe is absolutely perfect when you garnish it with a generous portion of vegetables for freshness in every bite!

(Recipe in French only)

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Burger with tempeh patty, lettuce, tomato and radish garnishing — Burger with tempeh in a BBQ sauce

BBQ tempeh skewers

Just one look at these BBQ skewers, and you’ll be craving a bite! They’re easy to eat but hard to share, and smoked tempeh grilled on the BBQ—we say yes!

(Recipe in French only)

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Skewers of tempeh in cubes cooked on the BBQ — Tempeh skewers cooked on the BBQ

More tempeh recipes (or not!) to discover

Tempeh remains a great vegetable protein for varying our diet. It’s easy to cook and makes a great addition to a Buddha bowl garnished with fresh vegetables. On the other hand, if its taste is not in your preferences, we have over 1,000 recipes for every taste on our website! We also have plenty of blog posts to help you get your culinary inspiration up and running. Let yourself be tempted by our easy‑to‑cook recipes 😊!