Lazy Vegan Recipes – Easy-Peasy Eats
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For everyone out there whose efforts at veganism are constantly thwarted by the need for quick, easy meals, these lazy vegan recipes are for you!
For a lot of people, the meals that spring to mind when time is short and you can’t be bothered to cook anything elaborate are not vegan.
Maybe your lazy dishes are omelette or mac n cheese.. Both of which are delicious, but not great if you’re cutting out dairy!
Well luckily, you’ve found Hurry The Food Up, where, as you can tell by the name, low-effort, time efficient cooking is pretty much our whole thing!
Lovely and lazy vegan recipes
We have gathered together 29 of the most easy-peasy quick vegan recipes, because sometimes elaborate cooking is the last thing you want to do – and that’s ok!
You can easily throw together some delicious, nutritious easy vegan meals, with minimal effort required.
Most of these lazy vegan recipes take under 30 minutes to make. If they take any longer, it’s because they require a few minutes prep and then a spell in the oven – making them very hands off!
We’ve got a mixture of hearty mains for speedy dinners and simple sweet treats for when the sugar craving hits!
Mains in minutes
It’s surprisingly easy to find quick vegan recipes for dinner that are as healthy as they are delicious (for quick vegetarian dinner ideas try these!).
Pasta dishes are, of course, a great option. Who knew there were so many vegan pasta sauces that aren’t just tomato based?
For example, this quick easy vegan meal of roasted red pepper pasta uses cashews to make a rich and creamy sauce that is ready in only 15 minutes.
Cashews are a useful ingredient in vegan cooking generally – you can use them to make creamy sauces like this one, cheese, cheesecake, milk and many other vegan alternatives.
Another great lazy vegan recipe is a traybake. These may take a bit longer to cook, but they are super low input. All you have to do is toss the ingredients in seasoning and whack them in the oven!
There are so many possible variations from a hearty butternut squash traybake, to a smoky BBQ tofu and veggie traybake.
It’s also worth mentioning the endless possibilities for lazy vegan recipes presented by the humble baked potato ( a great starter veganuary recipe is the good old baked potato).
Actually baking potatoes takes a long time, but pop them in the microwave and you’ve got a filling dinner ready in minutes.
Try our veggie king microwaved baked potato for inspiration!
Simple sweet treats!
Honestly, we think this is where lazy vegan recipes really come into their own.
Baking is a faff and if you want some sugary comfort food, it’s often not when you’re in the mood for all the mess and washing up that comes with making a cake.
Craving sugar late at night but have nothing in the house? Try a 2 ingredient peanut butter mug cake!
Fancy pancakes for breakfast this weekend, but can’t be bothered with frying each one individually and spending an hour washing up afterwards? Try baking your pancakes instead!
Or are you after a healthier snack – something to bring on a hike or eat post-workout maybe? Our 2 ingredient banana oat cookies will have you sorted in no time!
Lazy vegan desserts are a bit of a revelation!
So, we hope you enjoy discovering the easy side to veganism with 29 lazy vegan recipes.
Savoury
1. Creamy Garlic Mushrooms Recipe
Bonus: creamy, easy, delicious
326 calories per serving
There’s no better use for mushrooms than with garlic and cream – and it’s easily vegan-izable, just switch dairy cream for a non-dairy cream alternative!
2. Avocado Black Bean & Corn Salad
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe by: VeganHuggs
Bonus: zesty, fresh, colourful
291 calories per serving
Avocado Black Bean Corn Salad ~ fast, easy, fresh and colorful! No cooking required – just chop the veggies and toss with a zesty Cilantro Lime Dressing.
3. Sheet Pan BBQ Tofu
Ready in: 40 minutes
Recipe by: RunningToTheKitchen
Bonus: smoky, healthy, low-input
300 calories per serving
This baked BBQ Tofu is combined with broccoli, peppers, sweet potatoes, a BBQ dry rub and your favorite BBQ sauce for the ultimate vegetarian sheet pan dinner (more delicious vegetarian tofu meals this way!)!
4. Lemon Broccoli Chickpea Pasta
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: EasyChickpeasy
Bonus: zesty, crunchy, protein-packed
550 calories per serving
This lemon broccoli chickpea pasta has a perfectly balanced flavor with super simple ingredients. The bright, lemony sauce and the bitter, earthy broccoli make for a perfect pair. What’s more, this pasta has a healthful punch of protein and fiber thanks to the power of chickpeas (if you want more protein packed vegan chickpea dishes check these out)!
5. 15 Minute Teriyaki Noodles
Ready in: 15 minutes
Recipe by: ChoosingChia
Bonus: simple, tasty, gluten-free
250 calories per serving
These 15-Minute Teriyaki Noodles are perfect for a quick and easy no-fuss dinner! This recipe is healthier than your average teriyaki noodles and is also vegan and gluten-free.
6. White Bean ‘Pizza Beans’ Skillet
Ready in: 5 minutes
Recipe by: BucketListTummy
Bonus: protein-packed, simple, delicious
250 calories per serving
This vegan white bean skillet recipe is one we make every week (and if you like this, you need to check out these healthy vegetarian bean recipes too!). With a combination of white beans, tomatoes, veggies and pizza spices, it’s earned its recognized name as Pizza Beans!
7. Quick and Creamy Avocado Pasta
Bonus: creamy, filling, easy
494 calories per serving
Quick and creamy Avocado Pasta that’s healthy and vegan. High in fiber, vitamin C, iron and good fats. Easy to make in under 15 minutes.
8. Baked Sesame Tofu with Veggies
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: FannetasticFood
Bonus: high protein, colourful, full of veggies
160 calories per serving
This baked sesame tofu with veggies is an easy and healthy vegetarian sheet pan dinner (if you like this kind of thing, you should also try our vegetarian dishes for beginners)! The ginger soy glaze is delicious and flavorful.
9. Microwave Mug Macaroni Cheese
Ready in: 11 minutes
Recipe by: TinnedTomatoes
Bonus: ‘cheesy’, super speedy, comforting
323 calories per serving
Microwave mug macaroni is the perfect quick meal for one. It’s perfect for a comforting lunch or an easy dinner. Less dishes to wash too.
10. The Veggie King
Recipe by: HurryTheFoodUp
Bonus: hearty, filling, full of veg
415 calories per serving
So many vegetables, so little time to make. Hit your nutrient and vitamin count for the day with ease. No need to spend loads of time doing it, either.
11. Roasted Red Pepper & Chickpea Pasta
Ready in: 5 minutes
Recipe by: ASimplePalate
Bonus: creamy, simple, flavourful
382 calories per serving
Serving up a wholesome & protein packed chickpea pasta with a delicious & simple roasted red pepper sauce! This 15 minute meal is filled with flavor, has the creamiest cashew tomato sauce, and is vegan + gluten-free friendly.
12. One Pan Mexican Quinoa
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: ChoosingChia
Bonus: gluten-free, spicy, protein-packed
315 calories per serving
This One Pan Mexican Quinoa comes together in under 30 minutes, is easy to make, and uses minimal dishes! This recipe will quickly become one of your go-to weeknight dinners.
13. Vegan Broccoli Salad
Bonus: crunchy, sweet, nutty
210 calories per serving
Quick and delicious veggie side dish. High Protein, low carb, vegan and done within 10-12 minutes. In my opinion a must-have recipe.
14. Butternut Squash Traybake
Ready in: 40 minutes
Recipe by: ForkfulOfPlants
Bonus: comforting, low in-put, filling
360 calories per serving
Filled with delicious comforting flavours, this butternut squash traybake is the perfect vegan tray bake meal for easy weeknight dinners. It requires just one pan and is thrown together in minutes with simple and seasonal ingredients.
15. 20 Minute Chipotle Sofritas
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe by: Plant-basedAndBroke
Bonus: versatile, ‘meaty’, delicious
195 calories per serving
Make sofritas at home! These Chipotle-inspired sofritas are made with just a handful of ingredients and ready in 20 minutes. Whip up this quick and easy dish and add it to your bowls, tacos, burritos, or salads!
16. Pea and Potato Stew
Ready in: 40 minutes
Recipe by: VeganCocotte
Bonus: hearty, filling, rich
325 calories per serving
This easy vegan pea and potato stew is a simple yet satisfying dinner that’s quick to make in one pot. The rich tomato sauce makes it the perfect comfort food to pair with a chunk of fresh crusty bread that you can dip in the yummy juices.
17. Speedy Vegan Burrito
Recipe by: HurryTheFoodUp
Bonus: transportable, filling, tasty
316 calories per serving
The new vegan burrito is here, paving the way and setting the standard. Mega quick and perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
18. Easy Spinach and Broccoli Skillet
Ready in: 35 minutes
Recipe by: RefreshMyHealth
Bonus: healthy, full of greens, gluten-free
253 calories per serving
This skillet with spinach and broccoli (plus other veggies) is simply delicious, extremely healthy and 100% vegan. Learn how to cook spinach and broccoli to culinary perfection, in a very simple way.
19. Spicy Black Bean Salsa Burgers
Ready in: 15 minutes
Recipe by: VeggieInspired
Bonus: spicy, simple, versatile
263 calories per serving
These Spicy Bean Burgers might be the easiest veggie burgers you’ll ever make (check out these other top vegetarian burger ideas for more inspo). They can be on your table in 15 minutes and require only 4 ingredients!
20. Easy Hummus Pasta
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe by: VeggieInspired
Bonus: creamy, high protein, easy
385 calories per serving
With just 20 minutes a handful of ingredients, this creamy hummus pasta dish can be on your dinner table! Use homemade hummus for an oil-free version or grab a container of store-bought for an even quicker option.
21. Easy Red Lentil Dahl
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: FamilyFoodKitchen
Bonus: gluten-free, high protein, delicious
327 calories per serving
Easy Red Lentil Dahl is a perfect one pot plant based dish – tasty, healthy and ready in under 30 minutes. Red lentils are cooked with spices in this traditional Indian favorite, which is packed full of protein.
22. Black Bean Tacos
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe by: ASimplePalate
Bonus: crunchy, super speedy, adaptable
162 calories per serving
These crunchy black bean tacos are super fast to make and a delicious plant-based dinner! You’ll only need 10 minutes for cooking and 7 simple ingredients to make it all happen.
23. Pumpkin Cutlets
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: VegBuffet
Bonus: healthy, flavoursome, versatile
153 calories per serving
Pumpkin cutlet is a vegan healthy recipe to make small cylindrical cutlets using pumpkin, that can be shallow fried or deep fried (and if you are loving the pumpkin vibes, you need to try out our delicious pumpkin soup recipes!).
24. Vegan Chili
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: BePlantWell
Bonus: spicy, filling, wholesome
390 calories per serving
The best ever vegan chili recipe packed with flavor, quinoa, beans and corn. Easy to make and perfectly comforting and delicious.
Sweet
25. Peanut Butter Healthy Mug Cake
Ready in: 2 minutes
Recipe by: ScrummyLane
Bonus: easy, nutty, warm
276 calories per serving
This healthy peanut butter mug cake is the perfect solution to those pesky after dinner sweet cravings. It’s vegan, gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, and egg free. The best part? It’s hassle free, taking just 2 minutes to make!
26. Vegan Sheet Pan Pancakes
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: HomeCookedRoots
Bonus: tasty, adaptable, oil-free
214 calories per serving
Skip standing over the stove flipping pancakes and make these vegan sheet pan pancakes instead! They’re oil-free, refined sugar free and take just 30 minutes start to finish
27. Edible Brownie Batter
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe by: TheCookieDoughDiaries
Bonus: rich, indulgent, customizable
180 calories per serving
This edible brownie batter is easy, delicious, and takes 10 minutes to make! It’s rich, fudgy, and a super customize-able way to satisfy that brownie dough craving!
28. Vegan Mug Cake
Ready in: 5 minutes
Recipe by: TheCookieDoughDiaries
Bonus: gooey, moist, super speedy
350 calories per serving
This vegan mug cake for one is the perfect dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth (for more easy vegan pudding ideas check these out)! It’s ready in under 5 minutes and is soft, fluffy, and chocolatey. You can make it in the microwave or in the oven, and there are gluten free and refined sugar free options!
29. Banana Oatmeal Fitness Cookies
Bonus: healthy, simple, filling
26 calories per serving
There is no better snack than these healthy oatmeal banana cookies (rivalled only perhaps by some of these other delicious light oatmeal cookies)! They’re full of nutrients but they’re still easy and quick to make. Try them now!
Ingredients
- 2 ripe banana
- 1 cup rolled oats (oatmeal or porridge oats work really well)
Optional:
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 small handful raisins
- 1 small handful walnuts (crumbled)
- 1 small handful sesame seeds (toasted)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F)
- Get a bowl and and mash the bananas until they’re mushy
- Add the cup of oats and any of the optional ingredients
- Stir until everything is nicely mixed
- Put baking paper on the tray so the cookies don’t stick. If you don’t have that make sure to grease the baking tray with butter (or olive oil if you’re vegan)
- To make the cookie shape just grab a spoon and scoop a decent amount from the mixture onto the baking tray like I did in the photo above. It’s super quick and easy.
- Off it goes into the oven for about 15 – 20 minutes.
- Done!
NOTES
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Let us know which healthy easy vegan meals you enjoyed most in the comments below (then try some more fast vegan meals over here!)!
Dave Bell
I’m not a foodie, although I do love eating. I believe food should serve us and our goals, not hinder. Taking control and responsibility for what I eat is important to me. Lots of veggie protein is my way forward.
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James LeBaigue MSc
James has a Masters Degree in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Human Nutrition.
He loves combining his scientific knowledge along with food in the real world, and these recipes are the result.
He’s on top of all the latest evidence and guidelines to make sure our nutrition advice on the website is as accurate as it can be.
By day he works as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in a busy NHS GP Practice.
Each recipe is tested and then eaten (much to James’ delight), many times before it is deemed worthy to be published. Bon appetit!
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What an amazing roundup of recipes. Great for easy weeknight dinners.
Thanks Jacqueline! The recipes are easy indeed!