Lazy Vegan Recipes, Smart, Quick & Easy
Lazy? Smart, quick and easy, that’s how we like to think about these tasty easy vegan recipes
Need some new ‘go to‘ vegan recipes for when you’re in a hurry or can’t be bothered to spend hours cooking in the kitchen?
All plant based, packed full of healthy vegan ingredients, these tasty meal ideas can be made in 30 minutes or less.
Quick and easy vegan meal ideas because being vegan shouldn’t be difficult
If you google what a ‘lazy vegan’ is, then you’ll find that it means that it’s someone who will still eat animal products.
Our lazy vegan recipes don’t include any animal products, they are purely plant based recipes.
We’ve called them lazy vegan recipes, which is tongue in cheek, they are quick, they are easy and most importantly they are really good.
Lazy vegan recipes = delicious, clever and fast
There was a time when being a vegan meant boring meals that had no depth, flavor and certainly no variety, we’re pleased to say that those days have long gone!
All of the following easy vegan recipes below can made in 30 minutes and under but if you think you’ve got a little more time on your hands then check out all of our tasty vegan meal ideas, where you can discover meals like a banging vegetable bhuna.
Super simple vegan recipes 15 minutes and under
Vegan Mi Goreng
This Vegan Mi Goreng is super easy to make and will be ready in just 15 minutes!
It’s a staple street food in Indonesia and can be personalised by adding soy sauce and delicious sambal.
Ready in: 15 minutes
Recipe from: Vegan Punks
Vegan saffron pasta with lemon and sundried tomatoes
Ready in just 15 minutes, this creamy saffron pasta with lemon is the kind of treat you never knew you needed.
It’s satisfying, delicious, and the perfect meal for those moments when only copious amounts of carbs would do.
Ready in: 15 minutes
Recipe from: Vegan Cocotte
Easy instant pot ramen
This recipe for Instant Pot Ramen is super easy, healthy, and full of great umami flavor!
With just a few simple ingredients, you can enjoy delicious Ramen noodles whenever the craving strikes.
Ready in: 5 minutes
Recipe from: Recipes from a Pantry
Chickpea Salad Sandwich No Mayo!
Grab some napkins and dig into this immensely flavourful, absolutely delicious chickpea salad sandwich.
All you need is 10 minutes and 10 ingredients! No mayo, no oil, just wholesome food, made delicious.
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe from: This Healthy Kitchen
Ramen Noodles Stir Fry
Enjoy Asian comfort food at home with this quick-cooking 10 Minute Ramen Noodles Stir Fry.
This vegetarian dish cooks quickly but is packed with flavor, and it’s easily customizable.
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe from: Budget Delicious
Super easy vegan recipes in 30 minutes and under
An explosion of fresh Thai flavors, lemongrass, chilli, fresh lime, mushrooms, Thai eggplant and coconut milk…
One of our perfect lazy vegan recipes with a Thai taste.
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe from: Splash of Taste
Bazella (vegan Lebanese stewed peas & carrots)
Bazella is a basic recipe of Lebanese stewed peas and carrots, it’s our family’s fall back recipe whenever we need something quick to make.
This recipe is vegan friendly, using peas and carrots in a tomato base (yakhni). Traditionally served over Lebanese vermicelli rice.
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe from: Plant Based Folk
Vegan Mongolian Beef
This vegan Mongolian beef is super easy, significantly healthier than its takeaway counterpart, and tastes just as good!
The perfect quick meal after a busy day.
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe from: Forkful of plants
Pasta e ceci (Italian pasta and chickpeas)
Pasta e ceci, aka pasta and chickpeas, is a traditional Italian dish full of flavour and ready in 20 minutes.
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe from: The Petite Cook
30 Minute vegan black bean chili healthy easy
Easy, protein packed, healthy, AND delicious too.
This is chilli is ready in only 30 minutes and perfect for making a big batch to pop in the freezer – lovely!
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe from: Bomveg
Vegan lentil meatballs
With protein-rich green lentils and flavorful spices, these lentil meatballs will pair perfectly with any of your favorite Italian pasta recipes.
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe from: The Daring Kitchen
Veggie pita pizza with pesto
Veggie Pita Pizza topped with lots of vegetables, sweet caramelised onions and a pesto even more vegetables.
Vegan, quick and easy!
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe from: Rainbow Nourishments
Mushroom stroganoff
Mushroom Stroganoff is really simple to make and is a real family-pleaser – plus it’s ready in just 20 minutes with 9 ingredients!
The paprika-infused creamy sauce is full of flavour and delicious over rice or pasta noodles.
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe from: Veggie Deserts
The Best Vegan Bolognese
All you need is 20 minutes and a love of Italian food with this vegan Bolognese.
Gently simmered with classic Italian herbs, fragrant garlic, and roasted tempeh “meat” this is sure to become your favorite vegan spaghetti sauce!
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe from: Happy Kitchen
Vegan shepherd’s pie
This vegan shepherd’s pie is packed with plant-based protein and incredible flavors! It’s so easy to make, and ready in under an hour.
Serve this for special occasions, a wintery dinner, or pack it for lunch. Great for meal prep, and suitable for freezing.
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe from: Little Sunny Kitchen
Incredibly easy vegan mushroom risotto
Made with dried porcini mushrooms, mushroom stock, arborio rice, coconut cream and nutritional yeast, this is a perfectly creamy, intensely flavourful vegan mushroom risotto.
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe from: A Mummy Too
On your plate in 22 minutes, cheap lazy vegan recipes have never tasted so good!
With a moth watering tahini sauce, mushrooms and vegan bacon bits, you must cook this tasty dish.
Ready in: 22 minutes
Recipe from: Splash of Taste
Lentil taco meat
Taco Tuesday’s are a well-known tradition in many homes.
That became more difficult in our home when we started our vegan journey. Until we came up with this lentil Taco Meat!
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe from: A Couple of Seeds
Sheet Pan Gnocchi
Sheet pan gnocchi with roasted vegetables is the perfect midweek meal.
All you need to do is toss the ingredients onto a baking tray and put it in the oven, and you have a tasty, healthy meal with minimal cleanup.
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe from: Daily Dish
Tropical vegan tacos
If you’re looking for a simple vegan taco recipe that will have you loving life, these easy vegan tacos were made just for you!
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe from: The Inspiration Edit
Chickpea Coconut Curry
An easy chickpea curry loaded with spices and finished with coconut milk and lime.
It takes less than 30 minutes to come together!
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe from: The Gourmet Rd
Pasta in coconut milk sauce
Creamy pasta in coconut milk sauce with tomatoes and basil. This vegan recipe requires just a few ingredients but it’s so full of comfort and flavor.
Ready in less than 30 minutes.
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe from: Where is My Spoon?
Keto Cauliflower Fried Rice
A delicious, easy cauliflower fried rice recipe – all the same flavors, much fewer carbs.
Make low carb keto fried rice in just 20 minutes, with simple ingredients.
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe from: Wholesome Yum
Mouthwatering vegetable stir fry
Truly awesome easy vegan fresh vegetable stir fry that’s insanely tasty!
This is one of those lazy vegan recipes that you’ll want to make again and again!
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe from: Splash of Taste
Vegan tofu bolognese sauce
This vegan tofu bolognese is a perfect, quick weeknight recipe that’s packed with protein!
Serve over pasta or zoodles!
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe from: Home Cooked Roots
Vegan Miso Ramen
When you want an easy and flavorful dinner recipe, noodles are the perfect option.
And it’s no exception with this miso ramen noodle dish. It is made from a simple vegetable broth full of earthy mushroom flavors.
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe from: Kitchen on the Avenue
Vegetable chow mein
Quick and easy vegetable chow mein that can be made in just 20 minutes that everyone will love.
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe from: Spoons of Flavor
Chana masala
This is a quick and easy recipe for chana masala that works for a weeknight dinner, make-ahead meal and also an indulgent weekend lunch.
Learn how to make chana masala gravy extra creamy with simple ingredients, whole spices and a little secret!
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe from: Go Healthy Ever After
Smoky black bean soup
You can make this smoky black bean soup using mostly pantry ingredients and in only 20 minutes!
This black bean soup has a deliciously smoky flavor from smoked paprika and cumin.
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe from: Nibble and Dine
Thai eggplant curry
Thai Eggplant are little green orbs, about the size of a golf ball, and they fit perfectly in this spicy curry dish!
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe from: Season and Thyme
We hope you’ve enjoyed our lazy vegan recipes and think that you’ll agree that just because they are quick and easy, that doesn’t make you a lazy vegan at all!
We’ve got loads more for you to try, so check out our other easy vegan recipes.
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