Vegan Pepper Steak With Onions made with Butler soy curls, sliced bell pepper, and savory onions cooked in a delicious Asian inspired brown sauce. Serve over rice for one of the easiest, most delicious, healthy, and unforgettable meals.
The next time you feel tempted to skip the cooking and order take-out, just don’t. Make this vegan pepper steak recipe instead. It’s tastier, far less expensive, healthier, and quicker than delivery.
Yes, you can enjoy a restaurant-quality meal in less than 30 minutes without leaving your home or going broke. Plus, you’re sure to impress the hell out of whoever is around at the time. This recipe will do that for you – if that’s your thing.
Ready? Let’s make some Vegan Pepper Steak with Onions!
How To Make Vegan Pepper Steak With Onions
This is one of the easiest, and healthiest, vegan pepper steak recipes. It uses very simple ingredients and comes together in less than 30 minutes including prep time.
First, preheat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. While the pan heats up, soak the Butler Soy Curls for 7-8 minutes. Then, drain them and set aside.
Once the pan is ready, add the onions and cook them until they’re slightly brown and soft. This usually takes about 4-5 minutes. Then, toss in the bell peppers let them cook for 2-3 minutes.
While the onions and peppers cook you can prepare the brown sauce and set it aside so it will be ready to go.
Add the low-sodium soy sauce, corn starch, maple syrup, water, onion powder, garlic powder, and ginger to a small bowl. Whisk everything together until it’s well combined.
This brown sauce is super easy to make, but it’s absolutely essential to the recipe. And, delicious!
Now, add in your soy curls to the peppers and onion. Toss everything to make sure it’s mixed together and season with a little salt and pepper. Let it cook for 1-2 minutes.
Finally, pour the brown sauce into the skillet, make sure everything is coated, and stir until the sauce thickens.
That’s it! Delicious Vegan Pepper Steak with Onions. Serve this Vegan pepper steak and rice together for a truly delicious and satisfying meal.
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- Mildly sweet
- Savory
- Hearty
- Filling
- Satisfying
- Easy to prepare
- Healthy
- Low-fat
- Delicious
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Vegan Pepper Steak With Onions
Vegan Pepper Steak With Onions. Tender strips of soy curls, sliced bell pepper, and savory onions cooked in a delicious Asian inspired brown sauce. Serve over rice for one of the easiest, most delicious, healthy, and unforgettable meals.
- Prep Time: 15 mins.
- Cook Time: 15 mins.
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Vegan
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
For the Pepper Steak
- ½ an 8-ounce bag of Butler Soy Curls
- 1 large onion sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced into medium strips
- 1 red bell pepper sliced into medium strips
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 2–3 Tbsp. of water for cooking, if necessary
- Salt to taste
For The Sauce
- ¼ cup of low-sodium soy sauce (use tamari to make gluten-free)
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp. maple syrup
- ½ cup of water
- 1 tsp. of onion powder
- 1 tsp. of garlic powder
- ¼ tsp. ground ginger
Instructions
- Preheat a nonstick skillet on a medium heat.
- Place the soy curls in a bowl and cover with water for 8 minutes. While the soy curls are soaking in the water slice the bell peppers and onion.
- Once the pan is completely heated add the onions and cook them until they are soft and begin to slightly brown. Add 1-2 Tbsp. of the water, if needed, to prevent them from sticking. Add the bell peppers, mix with onions, and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Assemble the brown sauce while the peppers and onion cook and set aside.
- Drain the soy curls, add them to the skillet with the peppers and onion, and toss to combine everything. Season with the black pepper and salt. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Pour the brown sauce into the skillet, make sure everything is coated, and stir until the sauce thickens.
- Serve hot over rice or enjoy by itself.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 97
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 389.8 mg
- Fat: 1.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 15.7 g
- Fiber: 3.2 g
- Protein: 5.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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I wish I could give this recipe more than 5 stars because it deserves more. This is a new favorite and I’ll be making it frequently!
I have jumped on the “Lego” lunch bandwagon and this dish freezes perfectly in my silicone molds and when thawed and reheated it tastes freshly made.
Love , love, love this dish!
Love this recipe! I always double it and look forward to the leftovers!
Delicious!! Had it over farro this time and it was wonderful. I’m going to take the other person’s comment about fajitas and try it that way next time. Thank you, Shane!
Delisch! I did add 1 1/4 tsp Annie’s vegan Worchestershire sauce and about 5 cloves of garlic sliced very thin. I had yellow and orange bell peppers so I added chopped parsley at end for added color. Another winner Shane! Thank you.
One of my favorites! I could not believe how delicious & flavorful this recipe was! It tastes very authentically Asian. Very simple to make and one I come back to frequently.
Amazingly simple and flavorful! Thank you!
Hi Shane! I wondered if this recipe would be that great. IT WAS! I didn’t have the green bell pepper, so I used jalapenos with the red. I was tired, didn’t feel like being in the kitchen, and this was quick and DEEEEEELishious. Thank you for another simple, healthy, flavorful meal. You rock!
Made this tonight for myself and had it with rice. So delicious and I love recipes with soy curls. Made it exactly as written and may use leftovers in a tortilla tomorrow. Thanks for another awesome recipe!
We use this recipe as a fajita/burrito filling and it’s perfect. We add lettuce, tomatoes, and black olives and they are AMAZING!
This was super easy and so delicious! Will definitely make this on rotation!
I made this for dinner last night. It is so easy to make & full of flavor. I noticed in the comments that several people said they doubled the Brown Sauce. My hubby likes sauces so I doubled it! It was fabulous & will definitely be made again & again! I think I will add cremini mushrooms next time.😄
Thank you!
Made this amazingly delicious and simple recipe as the first home cooked dinner in our new home. Lovely, unxious flavors. Thank you for all the goodness you put out there!
We love this recipe!!! I make it often, even my non vegan family love it!! Thank you so much!!
Wanted to know if I freeze it, what is the best way to reheat?
Thanks again!!❤️
Wow! Made this recipe tonight and it was delicious! I served it over brown rice but I think it would be great on its own as well. My husband even had seconds! This one is going into our regular rotation for sure! So tasty! Thank you for posting this!
Just made this. Easy, quick, delicious—love it and my non-vegan hubby likes it too! First time using soy curls and pretty excited about trying your other soy curl recipes too. (They now carry them at MOMS Organic Market in the bulk section—yay!) Will definitely make this again. Thanks again for all you do and your terrific recipes, Shane—much appreciated!!
My husband loved this one!
I made this last night for dinner and served it over brown rice. It was delicious! We used a little Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce as a condiment which was really good. I also think next time I make it, and there WILL be a next time, 🙂 I am going to add some pineapple tidbits and use some of the juice (in it’s own juice, no added sugar) from the can to make the sauce instead of water. I think it will be even more amazing with that little bit of fruit in it. Thanks for sharing your delicious recipes!
I’m sure I’ve already commented but since I made it again tonight, I just wanted to say again thank you. This is such a great weeknight meal. I’m so appreciative of all your recipes!!
Eva, you are welcome to say it as many times as you would like. LOL! Thank you!!!
Great recipe! Freezes very well too! Great over any grain and even Chinese noodles! Love it! Thanks!
Made this recipe several times. Each time I am amazed how quick, easy, and delicious it is. Definitely a favorite and on rotation. Love this site. Thanks, Shane!
This recipe has become a new favorite, for sure! My husband and I have never been a fan of onions and peppers, for one thing. But I tried this recipe, and we absolutely love it! And couldn’t be simpler. A quick and easy meal, and it tastes like I spent a lot of time on it. Thank you, Shane!
So yummy! My meat-loving husband called it scrumptious. 🙂 I threw in the whole bag of soy curls (8 oz). I added an extra bell pepper (total of 3), went heavy-handed on the black pepper and doubled the sauce. I even threw in a little (about a couple tbs or so) of chopped hungarian wax pepper for a little spice. It was sooooo good! Looking forward to left-over for lunch tomorrow. Thanks, Shane!
This is so quick and easy and delicious. I’ve made it at least 3 times now; also subbed steamed tempeh once, I think, and maybe added chickpeas that time. Your cooking sauces are so helpful, and reliably tasty! I see one person thought of adding pineapple chunks; sounds good to me, I’ll try it. But it’s terrific (and so reliably quick) just the way it is. Thank you, Shane. Lifesaver on a busy day. 🙂
Yum! Double the sauce!!!!
Sounds yummy !! Wonder if this would be good with no-sugar-added pineapple chunks added…. or would the flavors not be ok together?
I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. I live by the premise anything’s worth trying…at least once. LOL!
Excellent, quick and easy! Added broccoli florets and Kale that I needed to use up. Served over leftover quinoa. Delicious ❤️
Just made this recipe last night on top of brown rice. It was excellent! My husband wants this on the regular menu from now on. Had leftovers for lunch the next day wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla with some aioli on top! Another great meal! Thanks for such a great tasting recipe. Easy to make and quick! Keep the great recipes coming 😁
Wow, that’s awesome, Jen! Thanks so much for reaching out. Blessings.
This is a new family fav!! Just made it for the first time the other night and it was a hit. I never cooked with soy curls before and really liked the texture of them. My daughter thought it was chicken haha. I love your recipes. So simple and easy and flavorful. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Made this, (and so many of your other recipes), and it was gone before I could ask how the family liked it! Love your recipes and tips! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
we made this and loved it!
Awesome!!! Thank you!
Have tried to get Soy Curls in Australia but no success. Would you know an equivalent product. Thanks for your wonderful recipes.
There’s not an equivalent product. Possibly try amazon.
Very good! I’ll definitely make this again. Thanks for sharing!
Shane,
This recipe is a keeper for me. I made it for lunch today and now I wished I would have cooked rice with it. It is fabulous alone too. Thanks again for another great recipe.
I made this last night for dinner. It was delicious. I added some steamed broccoli for color and crunch. Served with basmati rice. I wanted more sauce, so I added some vegetable stock. Leftovers for lunch today were even tastier. This is a keeper. Thanks.
AMAZING!!!
Absolutely delicious!! So fast and easy. This s my first experience with soy curls and I am HOOKED. I, too, are almost the whole recipe myself. I’ll be on the lookout for more of your recipes using these tasty little morsels. Thank you!!
Sara, thank you so much!!!
Very easy and very tasty. I air-fried the soy curls before adding to the peppers and onions. I liked this better than regular pepper steak! Thanks, Shane.
Fantastic recipe. I served it over farro. This will be a regular. Thanks, Shane.
We loved this! I doubled the recipe to cover two nights and very good I did! It turned out to be a bit much for my large pan, but the flavor was great and we served it as the filling for fajitas. It tasted just like the chicken fajitas I used to make before giving up meat. This is the second time in a week you’ve helped with our dinner plans! Also thank you for introducing me to soy curls which I can think of lots of ways to use.
This is an excellent recipe. The leftovers aren’t nearly as good the next day, so don’t expect it to be. But freshly made, it’s delicious! The sauce is boss!
I just LOVE this recipe….have made it several times. So easy and fast. I too doubled the sauce, served it over rice and one time I threw in a package of “Seeds of Change” quinoa & brown rice when it was finished…which made it even easier. Yum! Thank you.
Thank you so much!!!
I finally made this and my husband and I loved it. Thanks much!
Excellent!
Wow!! Soy curls… who knew?? These are amazing! This recipe is SO GOOD!!! Thanks for another keeper Shane!
This was a winner for us. Been plant-based since February 2020, and I comb the internet for recipes that both hubby and I like. This one was spot on. And it was so easy with minimal cleanup. It will be a regular for us. Maybe you could come up with a few more stir fries with soy curls. Thank you for your recipes
Does this recipe freeze well? I was planning on doubling the recipe and freezing the leftovers 🙂
Store the leftovers in a freezer bag. Just be sure to squeeze out as much air as possible to prevent freezer burn.
I did not want to leave the house today so i searched “bell peppers” and “soy curls” on google and boy am I ever glad I found this recipe! Absolutely delicious. I will be scheduling this one in for twice a month. Super easy and tastes amazing! Thank you. I love strangers who post cool stuff on the internet and make my life flavourful and more interesting. Bless you!
This is so yummy! One of my favorite dishes now.
Thank you, Janice! Soy curls are probably the most amazing thing in the world:)
Made recipe as written. This was easy and delicious. Thank you for sharing!!
Hi there. I just got a hold of some soy curls and made your vegan pepper steak with onions, instant pot brown rice, I cooked peas on the side . Delicious. I also made chocolate peanut butter dessert hummus and had wedges of apples,bananas,and peaches. What a delicious satisfying meal. Thank you.👍 😊 They’re all five stars.
Made this tonight for my non vegan boyfriend. His comment was, it was better than he expected. As for me, I’ve had a 3 lb bag of soy curls in my cupboard for a few months so this was my first time trying them as well. Thank you for such a simple and delicious recipe for our first soy curl experience!
It says on the side of the package that its best to freeze or put in fridge, I freeze my soy curls if i know that I wont use them right away to keep them fresh.
I’m from Europe and ordering a bag of those soy curls cost me, with shipping about 87 dollars. A bit expensive for a humble meal.
So is there another way to make this meal? We have regular tofu, but I’ve never seen firm tofu or extra firm tofu if that is what you would suggest.
maybe you can order a bulk box of it instead of a small package. That’s what I do. It will still cost you more but less than buying multiple single packages. The bulk box has lasted me a year at least. Still taste just fine!
This is one of my FAVORITES – I actually had it four nights in a row a couple of weeks ago!
Delicious!!
OUTSTANDING!!! 1x recipe serves 4. Not so sure I was happy to catch that as I was about to polish off the entire pot myself. (Maybe it’s a “Carol” thing, as I see from the post above!). But I live alone, and it’s that delicious, so who’ll know …
Thank you!
Exactly. “Serves 4” is merely a “suggestion.” LOL! Thank you, Carol! Blessings.
Just polished off my first helping and going back for seconds! Thanks for another winner, Shane!
That’s awesome, Carol! So glad you enjoyed it…and enjoyed it:) Merry Christmas!
Just made it. Didn’t start the rice first and now have to wait! Yum.
Hi, Michelle! Good things come to those who wait:) Blessings.
This recipe is DELICIOUS! It is now one of my “go to” recipes. Took it to a pot luck and everyone loved it. I think it was even one of the favorites!
I LOVE this dish!!!! I doubled the sauce recipe and I threw the soy curls in the air fryer for a few minutes after soaking and squeezing to give them a bit more “tooth.” So delicious, and it gets even better the next day. Also makes a great sandwich filling.
Awww, no you di’int! Pamela, that sounds amazing! Thanks for reaching out and rating the recipe and sharing your ideas. I LOVE IT! Can’t wait to try the sandwich:) Blessings.
I made a double batch for my family last night. We are not vegan, but are choosing more plant-based options more often. Even my little omnivores loved this dish! My middle guy said it tastes just like the black pepper chicken from Panda Express…. only way better! Thank you!!!
Wow, Sarah! That is so great and makes me happy. I love to hear things like this especially when the little ones dig in:) Thanks again, Sarah. It’s hearing things like this that let me know what I do is helping and worth it. Blessings to you and your family. ~Shane
Got my soy curls in this afternoon and doubled the recipe. So quick to bring together and absolutely delish!! My husband who isn’t a fan of soy-anything, totally loved the meal. Thanks so much for a great recipe!
Wow, Trish! That is so awesome and so glad you all liked the recipe! Thanks for rating it and reaching out. Many blessing to you and yours.
I have never used soy curls, what’s up with them? Did they give the dish a meaty texture?
Lea, yes. They’re all the rage with the cool kids. LOL! They’re whole soybeans that are boiled and then dried. Once rehydrated that have the consistency of chicken. They adapt to whatever you’re cooking. Great source of protein as well. We LOVE them!
I just made a double batch of this today. It was delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
Wendy, thanks so much! It’s one of our faves in this house. Soy curls RULE! Rock on.
Ordered soy curls. Arriving Monday and will make this then. Looks delicious! I wish I could find soy curls in stores!
I hear ya, Trish! We order ours as well. Hopefully, they’ll be more accessible in the future. Hope you enjoy the vegan pepper steak.
Can’t wait to try this one!
Awesome! Hope you enjoy it. It’s one of our faves. Blessings.
We made this last night and it is so easy to make and absolutely delicious! Who knew that soy curls (that name! LOL) could be amazingly good! Thankful for this website and your encouragement; plant based eating isn’t the easiest to navigate. By the way, our daughter, Whitney Henderson, told us about your website and gave us our first bag of soy curls!!
Wow, Anne! That is awesome!!! Whitney if one of my favorite people in the whole world:)
Easy, quick, healthy, and delicious!