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This collection of easy vegan 30 minute meals will cover all your plant-based lunches and dinners. Perfect for Veganuary! Plant-based eating made delicious and simple!

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Make Veganuary fuss-free! These easy vegan meals take 30 minutes only!

Veganuary – for those of you who have not heard of it before. It is a yearly campaign that supports people through a month of eating vegan food in January. This is a movement that has grown over the past few years and it is expecting record-breaking signup numbers in 2021! Let’s do this!

A plant-based diet can not only be an incredibly healthy way to live but also an incredibly delicious and fuss-free way of eating! Here are 15 recipes to prove this point! All of them take 30 minutes or even less to prepare but taste as if you had spent hours slaving away in the kitchen! You can use these any month of the year for lunch or dinner inspiration but I find they are especially delicious during the cold months!

 

15 Quick and Easy Vegan 30 Minute Meals for all moods and budgets!

One- Pot Soups & Stews :

One Pot Peanut Sauce Noodles

4.86 from 54 votes
One pot peanut sauce noodles, Ready in 20 minutes! Brown Rice Noodles, Veggies, Peanut or Almond Butter, spices, flavors, boil and done. Easy Vegan Gluten-free Oil-free Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipe
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Turmeric Miso Soup With Ginger, Garlic and Tofu

4.78 from 27 votes
Turmeric Miso Soup With Ginger, Garlic and Tofu. Kick that cold with this soothing, anti inflammatory, brothy soup. Vegan Gluten-free Nut-free Recipe.
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Instant Pot Mushroom Masala. Easy Mushrooms and peas in Creamy Sauce made in an Instant Pot. Add chickpeas for a hearty meal. #Vegan #Gluten-free #Soyfree #Recipe. Can be #nutfree  #VeganRicha

Instant Pot Mushroom Masala

4.93 from 28 votes
Instant Pot Mushroom Masala. Easy Mushrooms and peas in Creamy Sauce made in an Instant Pot. Add chickpeas for a hearty meal. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe. Can be nutfree
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Vegan Chipotle Corn Chowder

4.91 from 20 votes
This sweet, satisfying chowder is made with frozen whole kernel corn. The garnish of pimientos and parsley adds a dash of color. (Recipe from Cook the Pantry © 2015 by Robin Robertson. Used by permission Vegan Heritage Press LLC.)
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Sandwiches & Salads:

Our Chickpea Tahini Saladi n a Sandwich on wood board

Chickpea Tahini Salad Sandwich

5 from 19 votes
Amazing Chickpea Tahini Salad Sandwich. Summery, crunchy and refreshing Chickpea Salad with pecans, celery, onion, tahini and shawarma spice! Serve in lettuce wraps or sandwiches. Vegan Soyfree Recipe. Can be made nut-free Gluten-free
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Cold Soba Noodle Salad Recipe. Noodle Salad Bowl with Peppers, Carrots, Zucchini, Green Onion and Sesame Lime Ginger Dressing. Refreshing Summer Salad. #Vegan #Nutfree. #Glutenfree Option, #SoyfreeOption #veganricha #recipe

Cold Soba Noodle Salad Recipe with Sesame Lime Ginger Dressing

4.98 from 44 votes
Cold Soba Noodle Salad Recipe. Noodle Salad Bowl with Peppers, Carrots, Zucchini, Green Onion and Sesame Lime Ginger Dressing. Refreshing Summer Salad. Vegan Nutfree. Gluten-free Option, Soy-free Option
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5 minute Tofu “Egg” Salad Sandwich

4.91 from 30 votes
This Tofu Egg Salad Sandwich comes together in 5 minutes, uses pantry ingredients, is super easy. Vegan Egg-less Recipe. Quick Breakfast or Lunch
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Tuscan Pasta Salad with Lemon Garlic Herb Vinaigrette

5 from 9 votes
Tuscan Pasta Salad with Lemon Garlic Herb Vinaigrette. Farfalle Pasta Salad with sun dried tomato, cucumber, spinach, vegan feta and Tuscan/Mediterranean flavors. Vegan Soyfree Recipe. Can be nutfree and glutenfree.  
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Pasta:

Avocado Pasta with Smoky Pecans. This 20 Minute Creamy Avocado Basil Sauce is great over spaghetti or zoodles. Serve with smoky spicy pecans for amazing flavor.  #Vegan #Soyfree #Recipe. Can be #nutfree. #veganricha | VeganRicha.com

Avocado Pasta with Smoky Pecans

4.84 from 12 votes
Avocado Pasta with Smoky Pecans. This 20 Minute Creamy Avocado Basil Sauce is great over spaghetti or zoodles. Serve with smoky spicy pecans for amazing flavor.  Vegan Soyfree Recipe. Can be nutfree. 
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Vegan Lemon Asparagus Pasta - 30 mins! Creamy Lemon Alfredo style sauce with tofu with fettuccine and pan roasted garlic asparagus and more lemon. #Vegan #Nutfree #Recipe. Can be Glutenfree #VeganRicha #LemonAsparagusPasta 17 gm of protein

Vegan Lemon Asparagus Pasta

4.99 from 51 votes
Vegan Lemon Asparagus Pasta – 30 mins! Creamy Lemon Alfredo style sauce with tofu with fettuccine and pan roasted garlic asparagus and more lemon. Vegan Nutfree Recipe. Can be Glutenfree. 17 gm of protein
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Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Garlic Soy curls. Vegan Tuscan Garlic "Chicken" And pasta. #Vegan #Recipe Can be Gluten-free, Soyfree, nutfree #VeganRicha

Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Garlic Soy curl

4.91 from 32 votes
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Garlic Soy curls. 20 Gm of Protein Vegan Tuscan Garlic “Chicken” And pasta. Vegan Recipe Can be Soyfree with Mushrooms or Seitan. 30 Mins. Gluten-free and nutfree option
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Easy Stir-fries & One Skillet-Dinners

Sticky Ginger Sesame Tofu and Veggies 1 Pot

4.94 from 29 votes
Sticky Ginger Sesame Tofu and Veggie stir fry with vermicelli or maifun noodles. Easy weekday Dinner. Vegan Gluten-free nut-free Recipe. Use chickpeas or more veggies to make Tofu-free
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Kung Pao Lentils over brown rice on a black plate with chopsticks

Kung Pao Lentils

4.91 from 73 votes
Spicy, sweet, and sour Kung Pao Lentils come together with a delicious kung pao sauce, veggies, and cooked lentils. This is a super easy one pot, 30 minute weeknight dinner that is gluten-free and vegan.  The earthy lentils and Asian flavors of garlic, ginger, and soy sauce work perfect together.  Serve these vegan lentils with brown rice to turn it into a complete meal!
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Chickpeas in Turmeric Peanut Butter Curry Recipe 1 Pot

4.94 from 106 votes
Chickpeas in Turmeric Peanut Butter Curry. Easy Nut Butter Curry with Summer veggies and Chickpeas. Serve over rice or cooked grains. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe
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Vegan Orange Tofu Recipe

4.91 from 32 votes
Easy Orange Tofu Recipe. Quick 30 Min Weeknight Meal. Baked Crisp Tofu with a Delicious Orange Sauce. Serve over rice/grains and with blanched broccoli or veggies. Vegan Glutenfree Nutfree Recipe
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Whether you are doing Veganuary, simply trying to eat less meat, cook more plant-based, or consume more colofrul local and seasonal produce, I hope that these easy Vegan 30 Minute Recipes help inspire you on your journey to a more delicious 2021. Vegan food never has to be boring or bland! And trust me, if it tastes delicious, no one will ever miss the meat!

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About Richa

Hi, I'm Richa! I create flavorful plant based recipes that are inspired by my Indian upbringing, including many gluten-free, soy-free, and oil-free options.

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3 Comments

  1. Terry Snyder says:

    Thanks for the recipes! I have been following you for some time now and I find your recipes uncomplicated and easy to follow. I found you when I had just started my vegan journey. I have my friends reading you, too.
    Thanks so much

    1. Richa says:

      That’s awesome! Thank you for trying the recipes!

  2. Régine says:

    I grew up on pan bagnat (I grew up in Provence), and was a bit skeptical. Obviously, it is impossible to replicate the taste of tuna, and the egg is missing, but the texture was pretty good, and the chickpeas mixture very flavourful (even with the unlikely addition of cilantro). This was a really tasty, fresh and crunchy sandwich, and easy to make. Thanks for a very satisfying lunch.