Make Veganuary simple with these 40 plant-based dishes.
This handy line-up of Veganuary recipes includes breakfasts, sandwiches, salads, soups, and desserts.
Veganuary is a time when people resolve to eat vegan for the month of January. Hence, Vegan-uary.
Since Veganuary started in the UK back in 2014, it has only increased in popularity.
If you have decided that this is the year you want to give plant-based eating a whirl, here are some user-friendly and satisfying recipes that are sure to please.
This mouthwatering line-up includes breakfasts, soups, sandwiches, and more.
All of the recipes take 30 minutes or less. And most don’t require any special kitchen gadgets.
With 40 delicious Veganuary recipes, you’re sure to find dishes that will satisfy every craving.
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Breakfasts
With easy vegan recipes for breakfast burritos, roasted potatoes, and cozy chickpea scrambles, there are so many reasons to look forward to getting up.
Chickpea scramble
A chickpea scramble offers a hearty start to the day.
It’s protein dense, inexpensive, and quick to prepare.
Serve with toast or hash browns.
Tofu scramble
Tofu scramble is packed with peppers, onions, garlic, and kale.
Finish this savory breakfast with avocado, toast, and a splash of hot sauce.
Breakfast potatoes
Oven roasted breakfast potatoes with onions and peppers are cozy enough for weekends but hands-off enough for Mondays.
They’re a cinch to make in the oven or air fryer.
Eggy tofu
Eggy tofu is a 5-minute breakfast that is reminiscent of fried eggs.
I make this almost every day!
Grits
Vegan grits are so cozy & warming.
Enjoy them on their own with a dollop of vegan butter.
Or use them as the base of a bowl with BBQ jackfruit & collard greens.
Vegan egg in a hole
Vegan egg in a hole is a playful & fun breakfast dish.
Super firm tofu makes up the white part of the egg. And Just Egg fills in the yellow center.
Breakfast is ready in 10 minutes!
Toasted breakfast sandwich
You’ve got to love the ease & portability of a toasted breakfast sandwich.
Filled with eggy tofu, seitan bacon, and non-dairy cheese, it’s the perfect meal for on-the-go.
Peanut butter banana oatmeal
Peanut butter banana oatmeal is a great cold weather breakfast.
It warms you up from the inside out.
Plus, the flavors of banana & peanut butter were made for each other.
Breakfast quesadilla
This breakfast quesadilla has the flavors of a Denver omelet. But it’s totally plant-based!
Finish with a dollop of salsa & guacamole.
Vegan egg mcmuffin
This vegan egg mcmuffin is sure to satisfy any fast food cravings.
It’s made with eggy tofu, seitan ham, and vegan cheese on a toasted English muffin.
Smoothies
Get in those fruits & veggies by way of deliciously drinkable smoothies.
Cherry smoothie
This cherry smoothie is positively packed with cherry flavor.
Add a leaf of kale or collards for an extra boost of nutrients.
Blueberry smoothie
This blueberry banana smoothie is made with just five ingredients: blueberries, bananas, spinach, chia seeds, and cashew milk.
It’s so refreshing & delicious!
Peanut butter banana smoothie
This peanut butter banana smoothie is gloriously creamy, salty, nutty, and sweet.
It could be breakfast. Or it could almost be dessert!
Salads
These nourishing salads are substantive enough to be a full meal on their own.
Black bean taco salad
A taco salad is so delicious, you can eat the dishes!
The baked tortilla bowl is filled with spicy black beans, guacamole, and salad greens.
Cold peanut noodle salad
Cold peanut noodle salad is popping with the flavors of peanut butter, tamari, and brown rice vinegar.
With plenty of crisp, cool vegetables & a handful of nuts, you get a complete meal in one bowl.
Israeli couscous salad
Israeli couscous salad is loaded with flavor from artichokes, olives, basil, and garlic.
It works as a side dish with baked tofu or roasted chickpeas.
But it can also stand alone as a hot or cold lunch.
Vegan chef salad
You’ll feel like you’re in an old school diner with this vegan chef salad.
There are rows of seitan chicken, tomato, cucumber, vegan cheddar, and avocado.
Finish it off with a generous drizzling of vegan ranch dressing.
Pasta salad
Vegan pasta salad can be a mouthwatering side dish or convenient packed lunch.
It’s made with noodles and veggies in a creamy vegan mayo sauce.
Soups
I like to say that soup is winter’s salad.
You can squeeze in a lot of veggies, beans, and grains into one bowl.
Curry red lentil soup
Even when your pantry is bare, you probably have all the ingredients you need for this flavorful curry red lentil soup.
Ready in 25 to 30 minutes!
3 bean chili
Three bean chili with pinto, black, and Great Northern beans is the perfect warm-you-up dinner.
It’s a one pot meal that’s ready in less than half an hour.
Vegan ramen noodles
Jazz up that bowl of vegan ramen noodles for a deliciously good lunch.
Add tahini to the broth for silky texture.
Then finish with a variety of colorful toppings.
Tortilla soup
Vegan tortilla soup is filled with black beans, seitan, and corn in a flavorful broth.
Finish with crunchy tortilla strips and a squeeze of lime.
Sandwiches & wraps
When you want something fast & quick, look no further than these easy sandwiches & wraps.
Vegan tuna salad
Swap out tuna for chickpeas in this mouthwatering vegan tuna salad sandwich.
You won’t believe how much better it is than its non-vegan counterpart.
Plus, it takes only minutes to make!
Bagel sandwich
This easy bagel sandwich is ready in no time.
Just toast a bagel.
Then top it with a slathering of homemade hummus and fresh, crunchy sliced vegetables.
So simple but so good!
Chili dog
Sometimes I get a craving that only a chili dog can satisfy!
It is loaded with three bean chili, non-dairy cheese, pickles, and mustard for good measure.
Serve it on a pretzel bun.
Pizza bagels
This pizza bagel recipe is so simple, you could get the kids involved with it.
Everyone can add their own toppings to these personal pizzas.
Lunch is ready to go in 10 minutes using the air fryer or oven!
BBQ jackfruit sandwiches
BBQ jackfruit sandwiches have wonderful bite, plus sweet and savory flavor.
It’s a fun & easy way to use a canned jackfruit.
Veggie wrap
This handy veggie wrap is one of my favorite easy vegan lunches.
It’s filled with vegan chick’n strips and veggies. (The strips from Trader Joe’s are one of my favorite TJ’s vegan products.)
Then it’s finished with a drizzling of lemon tahini dressing.
Tacos & burritos
Tacos and burritos are always crowd-pleasers.
Plus, they’re full of filling possibilities.
Black bean tacos
Black bean tacos are one of my go-to weeknight dinners.
By using canned black beans, they come together lightning fast.
Refried bean tostada
Craving a dish with crunch? Make vegan tostadas!
Crunchy corn tortillas are topped with refried beans, avocado, and salsa.
They can be made in the air fryer, oven, or pan fried.
Lentil taco meat
Vegan lentil taco meat has a wonderful bite & flavor.
Add it to tacos or burritos for a protein-packed filling.
Plus, when you use cooked lentils as the base, it comes together in no time flat.
Chickpea tacos
Chickpea tacos are loaded with delicious spices & flavor. Plus, garbanzo beans have fabulous bite.
Finish with your choice of toppings.
Burritos with beans & tots
Hello, comfort food!
Vegan burritos with beans, chorizo, and tater tots are wonderfully decadent.
It’s a meal the whole family is sure to love!
Bowls
Dig in to one of these colorful, veggie-packed bowls!
Falafel bowl
There are so many flavors & textures in one bowl!
Pesto rice bowl
Pesto rice is the perfect weeknight meal.
It uses just 10 ingredients & takes about 8 minutes to make.
Eat it on its own, as a side dish, or as a base for delicious pesto rice bowls with your favorite toppings!
Burrito bowl
This burrito bowl is packed with flavor.
With lentils, black beans, guacamole, and pico de gallo, there’s a tantalizing mix of tastes – bite after bite.
Easy desserts
Craving something sweet? Indulge in one of these easy vegan desserts.
Vegan rice crispy treats
You’ll feel like a kid again with sweet & gooey vegan rice crispy treats.
They’re made with just 3 ingredients.
And you can use the microwave for a minimum of work & clean-up.
Banana bread cookies
Can’t stand to wait for banana bread to bake? Make banana bread cookies instead. They cook in a fraction of the time.
They’re so pillowy, light, and sweet.
Nice cream
Chocolate banana nice cream is wonderfully creamy & smooth.
Who would guess it’s made with a base of frozen bananas?
Chocolate covered oranges
Dessert doesn’t get easier than chocolate covered orange slices.
Chocolate is melted in the microwave. Then orange slices are dipped into it, and refrigerated until the chocolate hardens.
Content updated December 31, 2022. Originally posted January 10, 2017.
