65 Easy Vegan Recipes for Beginners

Transitioning into and maintaining a vegan diet can have its challenges in the beginning. It can get overwhelming at times to replace some loved meals, try new ingredients, flavors and textures. Here are a few choice recipes from the blog to help you out! Many are 1 Bowl, 30 Minute easy recipes, some longer depending on your cooking experience. There are quick Pastas, Veggie bakes, Soups, Curries, Stir fries, noodles, Bowls, there are Burgers, tacos, pizza. Also breakfast- sweet and savory, and some desserts to please everyone. There’s something for everyone, many different flavors, cooking styles, ingredients, options.

Lets keep those plans we made in Jan to eat well rolling along. Do let me know in the comments about which recipes you found easy and accessible. Looking for something specific, check my Recipe index. Also check out my cookbooks for even more options and inspiration(available everywhere in the world and often also in libraries).

more

Pasta and Baked:

• Fettuccine Alfredo with mushrooms, GF option
• Garlic Sauce with Cajun Cauliflower GF option
• Fajita Pasta with Taco Spiced Veggies and Chickpeas. GF option
• Pesto Spaghetti with chickpea “meatballs”.
• Roasted Red pepper Sauce Pasta with black pepper chickpeas  SF
• Garlicky Korean Mac
• Portobello Mushrooms with Garlic Sauce GF
• Cauliflower Parmesan Pasta Bake

• Sundried Tomato Pasta with Garlic soy curls (pictured)
• Mushroom Tetrazzini SF
• Lasagna soup with Red Lentils. Instant Pot or Saucepan. SF (pictured)
• Mushroom Bourguignon with Potato Cauli mash(pictured) GF
• Sheet Pan Veggie Dinner with Miso Maple dressing. GF SF option pictured
• Lentil Bolognese. SF
• Rose Sauce with Farfalle and Roasted Veggies. SF

• Super Easy Mac and Cheese Mix for Instant Mac and Cheese. SF
• French onion Skillet lasagna
• Meaty Classic skillet lasagna
• Lentil curry casserole
• Wild Rice Mushroom Soup. GF SF

Asian inspired:

• 1 Pot  15 minute Peanut Sauce Veggies and Noodles GF
• Kung Pao Lentils GF
• Lentils & Veggies in Thai Peanut Sauce GF Soy-free
• Sweet And Sour Chickpeas and Broccoli GF
• Kung Pao Cauliflower
• Sticky Sesame Ginger Tofu Veggie Stir fry.  GF
• Celery Black Pepper tofu GF
• Chickpeas in Firecracker sauce with crunchy salad.GF
• Orange Tofu GF
• Chickpea Tofu with Sunbutter or peanut butter sauce. GF SF

Curries and Stews:

• Chickpeas in Turmeric Peanut Curry GF SF
• Jamaican Lentil and Bean Curry 1 pot 30 mins  GF SF
• 1 Pot Chickpea Sweet Potato Spinach Curry GF, Soy-free
• Massaman Curry Veggies GF
• Spanish Chickpea Stew. GF
• Minestrone GF option
• Baked Cauliflower Pea Curry
• Lentil Brown Rice Soup GF SF
• Japanese Curry. SF GF option
• Lentil Soup. SF GF
• African Peanut Lentil Stew GF SF
• Lentil Turmeric Spinach Dal GF SF

• Tofu in Spinach Sauce. Saag Tofu. GF
• Chickpeas and Soy Curls in Butter Sauce – Vegan Butter Chikin. GF
• Easy Kormas GF SF
• Butter Tofu – Tofu in Creamy Tomato Sauce GF, SF option (top left)
• Tofu Lababdar – . Tofu with Luscious Tomato Cashew Ginger Sauce
• Bombay Potatoes and Peas GF SF
• Tofu Amritsari Masala – Tofu in smoky tomato sauce. GF (bottom left)
• Tofu 65 – Indo-chinese style tofu veggie stir fry
• Baingan Bharta – Spiced Eggplant Mash
• 20 Instant Pot Recipes

Bowls: all GF

• Cajun Tofu Bowl with cilantro lime rice
• Peanut Butter Roasted Cauliflower Bowl
• Baked Chili Garlic Tofu Noodle Bowl
• Cajun Roasted Veggie Bowl with Garlic Sauce
• Turmeric Cauliflower Rice, Moroccan Chickpea Bowl
• Chana Masala (chickpea curry) and Spiced Potato Bowl.
• Turmeric Lentil Fritter Bowl.

Fried Rice and Noodle Stir fries:

• Spring Rolls in Fried Rice Form. 1 pot 30 mins GF
• Peanut Sauce Fried Rice. GF
• Tofu and Brown Rice noodles in Hoisin sauce GF
• Thai Basil Fried rice GF
• Curry Fried Rice. GF SF
• Veggie Lo Mein GF
• Masala Spiced Fried Rice GF

Tacos and Sandwiches

• Pulled Jackfruit Sandwiches.
• Cauliflower Taco “meat” Tacos. GF SF
• Jamaican Jerk Black Bean Tacos. GF
• Pinto Bean Fajita Veggie Tacos GF
• Avocado Chickpea Salad Sandwich or tacos – SF
• Samosa Wraps with Spiced Chickpeas. GF SF
• Tempeh Scramble , Jalapeno Popper Dip Wraps
• Jerk Jackfruit, Caribbean Black Bean Wraps
• Lentil Quinoa Loaf, slice and make sandwiches.
• 35 Vegan Veggie Burgers to make into sandwiches, burgers or serve over salads or bowls.

Pizzas

• Easy Pizza Crust, GF Pizza Crust.
• Dreamy Vegan Deep Dish Pizza
• Buffalo Chickpea Pizza with Celery Ranch
• Sriracha BBQ Tofu Pizza
• Samosa Pizza
• Mediterranean Pizza with almond feta

Breakfast

• Banana French Toast
• Chickpea flour Frittatas GF SF
• Cinnamon streusel Pancakes gf option
• Carrot Cake Pancakes GF option
• Banana Bread Chia Pudding GF
• Pumpkin Donuts Gf option
• Chickpea Chilaquiles Gf
• Turmeric Steel Cut oat Bowl GF
• Okonomiyaki – Veggie Pancakes GF option
• Toasted Walnut Coconut Banana Bread GF option
• Savory Oats Hash GF
• Aquafaba Cinnamon Rolls

Desserts- All have GF options listed in the recipe post

• Easy Chocolate Chip Cake
• Cinnamon Swirl Cake
• Easy Vegan Coffee Cake
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Marble Cake
• Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Lemon Cake
• Chocolate Layer cake
• Tiramisu fudge bars
• Easy Brownies, Gf brownies

Like these recipes, then Get my Cookbooks filled with amazing allergy friendly options. Some of these popular recipes are in the books.