Scroll down this page and click on the links to get FREE printable recipes and videos for over 225 delicious dishes. If you don’t want to print each and every recipe, please buy my cookbooks “Cooking with The Step By Step Chef” and “How to Camp & Cook with The Step By Step Chef”. Also, check back often for new recipes and videos!
WELCOME TO THE ALL NEW AND DELICIOUS “HOW TO COOK WITH PLANT-BASED OR ‘FAKE’ MEAT RECIPES”!
If you don’t know how to cook with plant-based or “fake” meats, now’s the time to learn. Food producers are making a wide variety of plant-based beef, pork, chicken and even fish products that are delicious, nutritious and versatile. Sampling dozens of plant-based meats, I found many had flavors and textures that made it difficult to tell that they weren’t animal-based meats.
In this series, I’m posting free, printable recipes and videos that will show you how to cook fantastic plant-based meals. Among them, you’ll find a plant-based hamburger, plant-based meatball sub, plant-based beef taco and even a plant-based filet of fish sandwich that taste just like you get at your favorite restaurants. You’ll also find plant-based chicken used in a delicious vegetable-rich stir fry, savory baked chicken parmesan and fun chicken tacos.
If that’s not enough, when you cook plant-based meats using Step by Step Chef recipes, you’re also aiding in the fight against climate change and global warming. It takes a lot less fossil fuels and methane release to create plant-based meat than it does animal-based meat. Less fossil fuels and less methane mean less greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere, which in turn helps to reduce global warming. I explain the important role cooking plant-based meats plays in combating climate change and extreme weather events further in the video that introduces the “How to Cook with Plant-based or ‘Fake’ Meats” series.
I’m really excited about this how to cook with plant-based meat recipe series and hope you’ll join me on this adventure! Now, c’mon, let’s cook!
BREAKFAST
How to Cook a Plant-based Chorizo & Egg Breakfast Burrito Recipe
How to Cook a Plant-based Sausage, Onion & Pepper Omelet Recipe
How to Cook a Plant-based Sausage, Mushroom, Onion & Cheese Omelet Recipe
How to Cook a Plant-based Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuit Breakfast Sandwich
How to Cook a Plant-based Sausage, Egg and Refried Beans Breakfast Burrito Recipe
LUNCH
How to Make a Plant-Based Chicken Salad with Dill Sandwich
How to Cook a Plant-based Fish Filet Sandwich Recipe
How to Cook Crunchy Plant-based Beef Tacos Recipe
How to Cook a Plant-based Meatball Sub Recipe
How to Cook a Cajun Plant-based Chicken Biscuit Recipe
How to Make a Plant-based Chicken and Avocado Sandwich Recipe
How to Make a Plant-based Chicken and Pickles Sandwich (similar to Chik-fil-a)
DINNER
How to Cook Plant-based Chorizo Tacos al Pastor Recipe
How to Cook Plant-Based Beef Bolognese Spaghetti Sauce
How to Cook a Delicious Plant-based Impossible Burger (similar to a whopper)
How to Cook Plant-based Meatballs and Spaghetti Recipe
How to Cook a Plant-based Sausage Beef & Bean Chili Recipe
How to Cook Plant-based Chicken Stir Fry & Vegetables Recipe
How to Cook Crunchy Plant-based Chicken Tacos Recipe
How to Cook a Plant-based Chicken Parmesan Recipe
How to Cook a Spicy Plant-based Bean Burger Burrito Recipe
How to Make a Plant-based Sausage, Onion & Pepper Sandwich
How to Cook a Spicy Plant-based Sausage, Pepper & Onion Pasta Sauce Recipe
EXTRAS
How to Cook Delicious Tomatillo Salsa Verde — Green Salsa — Recipe
How to Make a Delicious Quick n Easy Pico de Gallo Salsa Topping Recipe
WELCOME TO THE HOW TO COOK & CAMP WITH THE STEP BY STEP CHEF SERIES!
The following 54 recipes on this page were created during a ten-week road trip that took me up the Appalachians and Smokies, across the Heartland, into the Rockies and the Canyonlands, across America’s Loneliest Road, and on up the Eastern Sierra and Cascade Range. I tent camped, hiked and cooked every day. When I got home, I wrote “How to Camp & Cook with The Step By Step Chef” to teach anyone who’s interested how to camp and cook.
You have to buy the book for the detailed camping tips — based on decades spent tent camping across America — but the FREE recipes in this section are the same as those in the book. It’s just easier to buy the book than to print each of them out. Also, here’s the link to the page that features the FREE How to Camp Videos. “How to Camp & Cook with The Step By Step Chef” also makes a great gift!
HOW TO COOK WHILE CAMPING: The following recipes are perfect for cooking while camping. The camping recipes are also great for making meals at home.
How to Make a Ham Mushroom & Cheese Omelet
How to Make a Classic Ham & Pickle Sandwich Recipe
How to Make a Crisp Summer Salad Recipe
How to Make a Great Outdoors Egg Scramble
How to Make a Grilled Ham, Cheese & Tomato Sandwich
How to Make Scalloped Potatoes with Ham
How to Make Perfect Pan Grilled Hotdogs
How to Make a Shrimp Salad Sandwich Easy Recipe
How to Make Cilantro Onion Relish Easy Recipe
How to Make Pico de Gallo Easy Recipe
How to Make Guacamole Easy Recipe
Versatile Pan Fried Chicken Easy Recipe
How to Make Blueberry Pancakes Easy Recipe
Easy Lobster & Asparagus Omelet Recipe
How to Make Buttery Scrambled Eggs Easy Recipe
How to Make Quick Camping Chili Recipe
How to Sautee Mushrooms, Onions & Garlic Easy Recipe
Sauteed Mushrooms, Onions & Garlic Burger Easy Recipe
How to Make a Pepper and Onion Burger Easy Recipe
How to Make Fresh Trail Mix Easy Recipe
Sausage, Peppers, Onion & Egg Scrambler
How to Make a Sausage, Peppers, Onion and Cheese Omelet Easy Recipe
How to Make a Red Hot Chili Burger — Easy Recipe
Southwest Spaghetti Sauce Easy Recipe
Italian-style Tuna Fish Sandwich Easy Recipe
Curried Chicken, Corn and Couscous Easy Recipe
Banana Pancakes with Walnut Syrup Easy Recipe
Mushrooms, Spinach & Tomatoes Vegetarian Power Dish
French Toast with Buttery Almond Syrup Easy Recipe
Chicken, Ginger & Vegetables Stir Fry Easy Recipe
How to Make Extra Crispy Bacon Every Time Easy Recipe
Make a Crispy Bacon and Cheese Omelet Easy Recipe
Curried Chick and Vegetables Easy Recipe
Crispy Bacon Breakfast Burrito Easy Recipe
Curried Chicken Sandwich Easy Recipe
Garlic Shrimp Scampi and Pasta Easy Recipe
Grilled Meatloaf Burger Easy Recipe
Spinach Rich Bolognese Spaghetti Sauce
Spicy Mushroom and Cheese Omelet Easy Recipe
Ham, Eggs, Cheese and Tomato Breakfast Sandwich Easy Recipe
Spicy Sauteed Mushrooms, Onions & Jalapenos Easy Recipe
Spicy Mushroom, Onion, Jalapeno and Cheese Omelet
Quick and Easy Chicken Soup Recipe
How to Fry an Egg the Easy Way
Ham, Egg and Cheese Bagel Breakfast Sandwich
Sausage, Egg and Cheese Crescent Breakfast Sandwich
Curried Tuna Fish Crescent Sandwich
Hot Sausage Chili Con Carne Easy Recipe
Bacon, Egg, Cheese and Tomato Breakfast Bagel Easy Recipe
Spicy Ham and Jalapeno Bagel Sandwich Easy Recipe
Spicy Beef Broccoli Stir Fry Easy Recipe – The Lost Episode!
WELCOME TO THE ORIGINAL SERIES OF STEP BY STEP CHEF HOME COOKING RECIPES!
THE NEW UPDATED COOKBOOK IS HERE! Why print each recipe off this site when you can have 177 of them in one convenient cookbook? (The last version had 114 recipes.) Click here or on the book cover below to buy your copy of “Cooking with The Step By Step Chef” on Amazon.com. Available in print or E-Book versions. Makes a great gift, too! (NOTE: This book does NOT contain the recipes featured in “How to Camp & Cook with The Step By Step Chef”.)
NEW EASY RECIPES NOW INCLUDED IN THE COOKBOOK!
Easy Japanese Ginger & Carrot Salad Dressing with Salad Recipe
Easy Italian Herbed Salad Dressing
Easy Broccoli & Cheese Sauce Recipe
Spicy Cajun Chicken Sandwich Recipe
Easy Mushroom Lemon Sauce Recipe
Homemade Macaroni & Cheese with Tomatoes Easy Recipe
Easy Fried Chicken Cutlet Recipe
Not Soggy Nachos Fresh & Easy Recipe
Easy Chicken Pesto Pasta Sauce Recipe
Easy Baked Pesto Chicken Recipe
Easy Fried Fish Filet Sandwich Recipe
Easy Pan Fried Fish Filet Recipe
Easy Pan Roasted Poblanos & Cheese Recipe
Easy Chicken Tacos with Homemade Crispy Taco Shells
Easy Ground Beef Tacos with Homemade Crispy Taco Shells
Easy, Quick & Real Baked Potato Recipe
Easy Garlic Lovers Pesto Recipe
Easy Curried Shrimp Salad Recipe
Easy ‘n’ Tasty Tuna Melt Recipe
Easy ‘n’ Delicious Tuna Noodle Casserole Recipe
Easy Tuna Salad with Celery and Red Onion Recipe
Easy Bacon, Egg & Cheese Croissant Sandwich Recipe
Easy Bacon, Egg & Cheese English Muffin Recipe
Juicy & Crispy Cheeseburger Easy Recipe
Juicy & Crispy Hamburger Easy Recipe
Easy Chicken Cacciatore Recipe
Easy Chicken & Fiesta Cheese Quesadilla Recipe
Easy Clams with White Pasta Sauce Recipe
Easy Spaghetti Sauce with Meat and Pasta Recipe
Easy Fiesta Cheese Quesadilla Recipe
Deeeeelicous Recipes! Click on the cover to see the cookbook!
Easy English Muffin Pizza with Fresh Tomato Recipe
Easy Refried Bean with Fiesta Cheese Quesadilla Recipe
Easy Juicy & Crispy Garlic Burger Recipe
Juicy, Crispy & Spicy Jalapeno Burger Easy Recipe
Classic Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato BLT Sandwich
Easy Crispy Bacon & Cheese Omelet Recipe
Mushrooms & Cucumbers Salad with Herbs Dressing
Shrimp, Herbs and Garlic Pasta
Garlic Lovers Baked Chicken Breast
Broccoli, Cauliflower and Carrots with Garlic and Herb Dressing
Shrimp Salad with Celery and Red Onion
Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary, Garlic and Onions
Garlic Lovers Garlic, Herbs & Olive Oil Bread Dip
How to Blanch Vegetables — Broccoli, Cauliflower & Carrots Medley
Pork Egg Foo Young Chinese Omelet
Chinese Barbecued Pork & Broccoli Stir Fry
Spicy Salsa Scrambler Breakfast Burritos
Chicken Cutlets with Mushrooms, Garlic & Shallots Sauce
Tilapia with Zesty Mushrooms, Shallots & Lemon Sauce
Indian-style Black Cardamom or Green Cardamom Rice
ALL THE EASY RECIPES BELOW ARE ALSO FEATURED IN THE COOKBOOK!
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BREAKFAST
Omelets:
Grilled Mushroom, Onion & Cheese Omelet
Grilled Steak, Mushroom, Onion & Cheese Omelet
Mushroom, Onion & Cheese Omelet
Shrimp, Asparagus & Cheese Omelet
Steak, Mushrooms & Cheese Omelet
Tomato, Potato, Mushroom and Cheese Omelet
Egg Dishes:
Ham & Egg Scramble Breakfast Burrito
Juevos Rancheros with a Fried Egg
Juevos Rancheros with Scrambled Eggs
Mushroom, Onion & Egg Scrambler
Perfect Fluffy & Buttery Scrambled Eggs
Pancakes & French Toast:
Banana Pancakes with Butter Pecan Syrup
Blueberry Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup
French Toast with Strawberry Syrup
Side Dishes:
Fried Potatoes with Onions & Peppers
LUNCH
Sandwiches:
Chicken, Avocado & Crispy Bacon BLT Sandwich
Grilled Cheese & Tomato Sandwich
DINNER
Beef:
Grilled Steak with Homemade Steak Rub
Italian Bolognese with Beef & Spinach Sauce
Steak Tacos with Homemade Seasonings
Chicken:
Chicken & Vegetables Pasta Prima Vera
Chicken Cacciatore with Spinach
Chicken, Mushrooms & Vegetables Rustic Rice Bowl
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Chicken, Squash & Tomatoes Italian Pasta Dish
Chinese Ginger Chicken with Vegetables
Green Thai Curry with Chicken & Basil
Grilled Chicken with Homemade Barbecue Sauce
Hot or Cold Chicken Pasta Salad
Indian Curry Chicken Fried Rice
Tomato Basil Pasta with or without Chicken
Whole Roaster Chicken with Garlic & Herbs
Pork:
Lemon Pepper Pork Green Beans Amandine
Seafood:
Baked Salmon with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
Mussels with White Wine Sauce Optional
Salmon & Asparagus with Homemade Teriyaki Rice Bowl
Side Dishes:
Herbed Stuffing for Every Occasion
Soups:
Homemade Chicken & Noodles Soup
Thai Tum Yum Soup with Shrimp and/or Tofu
Sauces & Seasonings:
Vegetable Dishes:
Asparagus with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
Grilled Zucchinis, Tomatoes & Onions
Mushrooms & Onions Sauteed in Butter
Puerto Rican Style Vegetarian Beans
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
DESSERTS
I hope you enjoyed StepByStepChef.com. You can have 177 of the recipes at your fingertips by purchasing my cookbook “Cooking with the Step By Step Chef.” Click here or on the book cover below to buy it on Amazon.com. Available in print or E-Book versions. Makes a great gift, too!
The Step By Step Chef: Teaching Millions to Cook One Step at a Time 
This is my go to cookbook because I wan’t to spend the least amount of time in the kitchen. I absolutely love it! The photos are great and so are you Larry for bringing this to all of us 😉
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Thank you, Jeanne! It makes my day to hear that the cookbook is getting good use!
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I absolutely love how you explain the techniques to make your dishes, i was able to fix my first omelet on how you explained it 😁 , i love to cook and i will be ordering your book for Christmas gifts, a couple of people in my family do not have a computer, soo this would be fantastic ! Thank you for helping all of us learn .
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Hi Theresa: Thank you for writing! I’m thrilled to hear that my recipe helped you to make your first omelet. As you’ve probably seen, I have several omelets listed on the site. I hope you’ll give them all a try! Finally, thank you for your interest in the cookbook. I should have the updated edition posted in November. Happy cooking! Regards: Larry
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