Easy Vegan Recipes

When someone is vegan, that means that they live in a way that avoids eating or using anything that came from animals. While going without meat may be the biggest difference, veganism also means not consuming things like fish, milk, cheese, eggs, cream, mayonnaise, honey, and more. Luckily, there are plenty of other foods that can be used to supplement these ingredients in recipes without taking away what makes the flavors, taste, and textures great. Veganism has plenty of nutritional and environmental benefits, and thanks to the big wide world of the Internet, it's become easier than ever to find delicious vegan recipes.

Breakfast

• Vegan French Toast: This easy five-minute breakfast has all of the makings of a delicious and sweet meal to start your day!
• Buffalo Tofu Scramble Breakfast Tacos: Herbs and spices help to create a zesty morning meal.
• Blueberry Pecan Quinoa: This simple vegan breakfast only requires a few ingredients, but it's enough to get a fresh and healthy start to the day.
• Pancake Calzone: Not only is this delicious recipe vegan, but it's also gluten-free, so you can share it with your gluten-free friends.
• Instant Pot Maple Pecan Oatmeal: If you have an Instant Pot in your home, you can whip up this easy vegan recipe using steel-cut oats, fruit, and nuts.
• No-Bake Carrot Cake Bites: It might feel like you're eating dessert, but these carrot cake bites are also packed with nutritious ingredients to give you a healthy meal.
• Smoked Tempeh Bacon: You only need four ingredients to make this flavorful bacon recipe: tempeh, soy sauce, liquid smoke, and maple syrup. They work together to create a smoky breakfast side that you can also add to any recipe.
• Vegan Zucchini Bread: This moist vegan zucchini bread is so delicious that you won't even realize it's filled with vegetables.

Lunch

• Roasted Chickpea Salad With Tahini Sauce: A healthy salad is easy to make and blends together rich layers of tastes and textures to create a delicious lunch you'll want more of.
• Ma Po Tofu Noodles: This fresh and filling tofu recipe combines fresh vegetables and smooth noodles in an Asian-inspired sauce.
• Chili Bean Soup With Avocado Salsa: Warm up when it's cold outside by having this savory soup for lunch.
• One-Pot Quinoa and Vegetables: This healthy dish is filled with whole grains and vegetables and has a flavorful kick that will have you coming back for more.
• Mushroom Shawarma Wraps: You don't need meat to have shawarma. In fact, mushrooms are full of essential nutrients, and they even have a meaty texture so you won't miss the meat!
• Tomato, Basil, and Chickpea Salad: This quick and healthy salad recipe is ready in ten minutes with minimal prep, and it's so fresh-tasting that it may very well become your go-to lunch.
• Falafel Burgers: Falafel makes for a healthy and filling burger, and it's simple to make.
• Hawaiian Jackfruit Pizza: Jackfruit may not be something you make often, but it's a great meat substitute and is delicious on Hawaiian pizza.
• Eating Less Meat Helps the Environment: This article from NPR includes a variety of great vegan recipes that are easy to make for lunch.

Dinner

• Creamy Mushroom Rice Soup: You can either make this delicious dinner in an Instant Pot or on the stovetop, but either way, it's flavorful, hearty, and a great meal for a cold winter night.
• Cacciatore Chickpea-Smothered Cauliflower Steaks: If you're craving a good steak but don't want the meat, try this tasty chickpea concoction instead.
• Edamame Pasta With Homemade Marinara Sauce: This delicious dinner is quick and easy to make and doesn't give you a blood sugar spike when you're done eating.
• Grilled Vegetable Ratatouille: This rich dish is a great way to use up vegetables while creating a healthy and savory dinner.
• Avocado Pesto Pasta: For a little bit of extra color, add some fresh or sun-dried tomatoes to this tasty pasta dish.
• Tempeh Sloppy Joes: Sloppy Joes can be a delicious and easy dinner, and you won't even miss the meat when you use this recipe.
• Sheet Pan Meals: One template for an easy meal can be adapted in countless ways to create a versatile topping for rice or quinoa.
• Stovetop Mushroom-Barley Paella: This nutritious recipe is hearty and filling, and you can substitute brown rice for barley if you don't have it on hand.
• Cajun Cauliflower Rice With Black-Eyed Peas for Health and Prosperity: It's best to serve black-eyed peas with greens to ensure prosperity, according to superstition; greens like collards, mustard, or turnips represent paper money, while black-eyed peas represent coins.

Dessert

• Pumpkin Pie: This delicious seasonal recipe doesn't need the usual fixings to taste as great as you remember; you can use all vegan ingredients to create a dessert everybody will be raving about.
• Vegan Pumpkin Spice Bread: Can't get enough pumpkin spice in your life? This pumpkin spice dessert is sure to satisfy your craving.
• Vegan Strawberry Milkshake: This milkshake is vegan, paleo, dairy-free, and sugar-free, so it's healthy as can be while still tasting as good as a regular strawberry shake.
• Vegan Puppy Chow: Also known as muddy buddies, this delicious dessert or snack only requires four ingredients, and it's perfect for feeding a crowd on a tight schedule.
• Vegan Date-Sweetened Oil-Free Brownies: These gluten-free brownies are easily made in a food processor and are super-rich and chocolatey.
• Sweet Potato Pie Bars With Ginger Cookie Crust: This sweet, smooth, and creamy pie bar is busting with fall flavor, and the touch of ginger is a great complement to the fillings.
• Vegan Avocado Key Lime Pie Bars: Key Lime pie is a great dessert, and this bar version doesn't require any baking, making it a cool and refreshing summer treat.
• Chocolate Cherry Nut Bark: Not only is this antioxidant-rich treat vegan, but it's also dairy-free, gluten-free, and has no refined sugars, so you can indulge in this delicious treat any time you want!