Hurry The Food Up Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes For Busy People 
There are a million reasons for going low carb – ranging from weight loss to the stabilisation of blood sugar levels, from reducing the risk of diabetes to just feeling less bloated and tired. Whatever your reason, we’re here to show you that low-carb meals can be absolutely awesome.
We’ve put together a complete compilation of our favourite vegetarian and vegan (plant based) recipes from around the world. All the recipes are easy to make, low in carbohydrates, taste great and more than a match for it’s high carb contemporary – as you’ll soon see. Enjoy!
Low Carb Breakfast Egg Muffins (25 Minutes, Vegetarian)
Carbs per serving: 15.8g
Delicious and Healthy Breakfast Egg Muffins. Simple recipe, great taste. Low carb and high in protein. Perfect as a full meal or filling snack.
Ready in: 45 minutes
Recipe by: OurLittleEverything
Carbs per serving: 11.4g
This Cheesy Cauliflower Soup is a delicious low-carb, vegetarian alternative to the popular cheesy potato soup that can easily be made gluten free as well!
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: ContentednessCooking
Carbs per serving: 6.0 g
Here is the recipe for my Low Carb Pizza with Kale Pesto. It’s an easy and delicious vegan, gluten-free, and paleo version of our favorite comfort food.
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe by: Strength&Sunshine
Carbs per serving: 14.2 g
Thick slices of cauliflower, rubbed with spices & grilled. Served with a tahini sauce, these grilled ginger cauliflower steaks need to hit your grill stat!
Carbs per serving: 14.7 g
Low Carb High Taste Zoodles. Italian style spiralized zucchini noodles ready in just 15 minutes, excellent for a quick lunch or dinner.
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe by: Glue&Glitter
Carbs per serving: 30.7 g
Breakfast Kale Salad is all the goodness of a breakfast sandwich without the bread. Instead, it’s all piled into a big, beautiful bowl.
Ready in: 40 minutes
Recipe by: AMummyToo
Carbs per serving: 8.6 g
A gorgeous twist on the traditional quiche, which swaps out the pastry for peppers and fills them with a classic mix of eggs, milk, cheese, made extra special with a pinch of sage. Fluffy,low carb,…
Ready in: 45 minutes
Recipe by: VegetarianGastronomy
Carbs per serving: 15.8 g
One spoonful of this soup and you’ll be BEGGING for the entire pot! This Velvety Zucchini Basil Soup is a wonderful surprise. All the subtle flavors, the velvety texture, vegan, gluten-free, and only…
Ready in: 44 minutes
Recipe by: TheRealisticNutritionist
Carbs per serving: 13.8 g
Craving a lower carb version of your favorite comfort food? Whip up a batch of this cauliflower mac n’ cheese!
Carbs per serving: 2.7 g
The 2 ingredient Low Carb Cream Cheese Pancakes. Just mix eggs and cream cheese to get delicious low carb, high taste pancakes. Ready in 10 minutes.
In fact, since it’s just two ingredients and you surely have these at home I encourage you to give these pancakes a try right now! Here is the recipe:
Ingredients
- ½ tbsp butter
- 2 eggs
- 3/5 cup cream cheese (3/5 cup = 2.5oz)
Instructions
- Add some butter to a pan and stick it on medium heat.
- Throw the cream cheese and eggs into a bowl and mix with a fork until creamy. If you’re planning to, now is the time to add some extras. But be careful! The batter is quite runny, so I wouldn’t add things like nuts.
- Alternatively you can use a blender, but remember to let the batter sit for a minute or two! It’ll cook better then.
- Off it goes into the pan. I usually make just one big pancake, but two medium-sized ones would also work perfectly fine.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: TheVegan8
Carbs per serving: 16.5 g
Finally, I’m finally sharing my nut-free vegan alfredo sauce. And for a fun twist, over zoodles (zucchini noodles). You will understand why later in the post. Ever since I posted my 20 Minute Alfredo…
Carbs per serving: 18.8 g
Loads of healthy veggies cooked with garlic and covered in cheese. Delicious!! A favourite low-carb meal.
Ready in: 18 minutes
Recipe by: CookinCanuck
Carbs per serving: 6.8 g
This mini quesadilla recipe will make snack time fun (and healthy!) Stuffed with hummus and avocado, they’re a breeze to make!
Ready in: 60 minutes
Recipe by: LucisMorsels
Carbs per serving: 28.6 g
Roasting is the easiest and most delicious way to get your needed daily dose of vegetables. I’ve roasted butternut squash, sweet potatoes, and cauliflower for quite a few recent family dinners back…
Ready in: 3 hours
Recipe by: WellPlated
Carbs per serving: 18.2 g
Crock Pot Low Carb Lasagna made with zucchini and eggplant in place of pasta. Healthy, gluten free, and your slow cooker does all the work!
Carbs per serving: 33.6 g
Asian Tofu Salad, High in Protein, Low-carb and Vegan. A crunchy and colourful mix of delicious vegan foods that look great and taste even better!
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: DomesticateMe
Carbs per serving: 28.5 g
Dust off that spiralizer, people. This simple vegan (and GF) Bolognese is a game changer.
Ready in: 35 minute
Recipe by: Veganosity
Carbs per serving: 35 g
Pan roasted Brussels sprouts with a smoky bacon flavor in a delicious tofu stir-fry. Makes a great breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Thank you for including my recipe among so much beautiful food!
Sure thing Becky! Glad you like the round up 😀
Thanks for including my recipe Howie! Love all the low-carb options! what a great roundup! Will share.
Thanks a ton Anjali!! 😀
which one is yours Anjali?
Nice work
Some interesting and delicious-looking vegan options like Mini Avocado & Hummus Quesadilla. Really happy I’ve stumbled upon this roundup, thank you for sharing!
Avocados are not vegan, as farmed bees are used to cultivate them.
Well, hmmm. Interesting point, Dave! But I’d argue many veg/fruits are cultivated with bees?
Oh my God shut up.
My daughter is vegetarian, has been for about 3 years, and the rest of our household is not. I struggle to find dishes to make for her that aren’t carb loaded and dishes the rest of our family will eat also. I’m tired of making separate dinners so I think a lot of these would be great for all!
Hi Nicole, glad we could help a bit! I’m sure you’ll find some great ideas for her. If you haven’t seen this section already, then this high-protein area has a lot (not all, but many) of lower carb recipes too. And taste great, in our humble opinion :). Maybe the others in the family will get jealous and want in, too. https://hurrythefoodup.com/category/recipes/high-protein-vegetarian-recipes/
Let me know if we can help at all!
The link for the green bean recipe no longer takes you to a recipe. Maybe see about that. But these are awesome and I will be using many of them! Thanks!
You’re very welcome, and thanks, too! Will find something to replace the green beans 🙂
Being a vegetarian really doesn’t stop you from having a wide spectrum of dishes to choose from and these low carb dishes are a real delight to enjoy.
This turned out amazing, I made a few modifications to stay within my carb limit and it was still fantastic!
I try almost your list recipe. It’s actually so good. Believe me! Thanks you much… hope you sharing more!
Thank you for the recipe. This list is so amazing and delicious. I’m wanting loss weight, I think this recipe will help me a lot.
Really glad to hear, Diya!! All the success with your weight loss journey!
Thank you so much for this well-curated collection. I am always searching for low-carb, vegetarian options for my family and have difficulty finding recipes that look good. I’ve printed several of these and can’t wait to get started.
You’re welcome Pam. I’m glad you’ve found a few ideas for you and the family. Low-carb isn’t always easy to find absolutely, but we’re keeping our eyes peeled! 😀