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    30 Easy Vegan Dinner Recipes

    Published: Jun 15, 2016 · Modified: Apr 6, 2018 by Richa 16 Comments

    Easy Weeknight Vegan Dinner Recipes for quick and flavorful meals. 1 pot stove top Easy Vegan meals.  1 pot Peanut Sauce noodles, Pb Lentils, Bombay Potatoes, Orange Tofu and more. Gluten-free and Soy-free Options. Pin this post.

    Easy Weeknight Vegan Dinner Recipes for quick and flavorful meals. 1 pot Peanut Sauce noodles, Pb Lentils, Bombay Potatoes. Gluten-free and Soy-free Options | VeganRicha.com

    It is finally getting a bit warmer. I want to spend less time in the kitchen heat but still crave filling, hot, and flavorful meals that are not salads. Here are some Weeknight meals that you can mostly whip up in 1 pot  and ready within 30 to 40 minutes with lesser active time. 

    What are your favorite Weeknight meals for Summer?

    One pot peanut sauce noodles, Ready in 20 minutes! Brown Rice Noodles, Veggies, Peanut or Almond Butter, spices, flavors, boil and done. Easy Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipe | VeganRicha.com

    1 Pot  15 minute Peanut Sauce Veggies and Noodles GF

    1 Pot Chickpea Sweet Potato Spinach GF, Soy-free

    Sweet And Sour Chickpeas and Broccoli GF

    Peanut Sauce Fried Rice. GF

    Chickpeas in Turmeric Peanut Butter Curry. Easy Nut Butter Curry Sauce with Summer veggies and Chickpeas. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe | VeganRicha.com

    Chickpeas in Turmeric Peanut Curry GF SF

    Kung Pao Lentils GF

    Lentils & Veggies in Thai Peanut Sauce GF Soy-free

    Tempeh Butternut in Date Sweetened Teriyaki Sauce GF

    1 Pot, 30 Minute Veggie Spring Rolls Fried Rice! Fridge clean up fried rice with cabbage, carrots, bell pepper,  with rice or other cooked grains for a quick weeknight meal. Vegan Gluten-free Nut-free Recipe | VeganRicha.com

    Spring Rolls in Fried Rice Form. 1 pot 30 mins GF

    Cauliflower Gratin, 1 Skillet, No bake. Stove top gratin.  SF

    Jamaican Lentil and Bean Curry 1 pot 30 mins  GF SF

    Vegan Garlic Pasta with Roasted Cajun Cauliflower. Cauliflower is tossed in homemade cajun spice blend and baked, then served over easy creamy Garlic sauce Penne Pasta. Vegan Recipe. Can be Nut-free gluten-free | VeganRicha.com

    Fettuccine Alfredo with mushrooms, GF option

    Garlic Sauce with Cajun Cauliflower GF option

    Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Curry. GF SF

    Sticky Sesame Ginger Tofu Veggie Stir fry.  GF

    If you like EASY, DELICIOUS, VARIED Meals like these, get my Everyday Kitchen Cookbook! 100 Recipes of just Meals and more combinations! Some Breakfast, Dessert and Awesome Sauces make up the rest 40+ recipes. Loafs of GF SF options (See full details here).

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    Massaman Curry Veggies GF

    Celery Black Pepper tofu GF

    Chickpeas in Firecracker sauce with crunchy salad. GF

    Tofu Broccoli Bok Choy Stir fry with Garlic Sesame Soy Sauce

    Avocado Chickpea Salad Sandwich or tacos – SF

    Vegan Minestrone - White Bean Soup with Elbows, Veggies, Basil and vegan parmesan. Can be gluten-free, nut-free. Soy-free Vegan Dairy-free Recipe | VeganRicha.com

    Spanish Chickpea Stew. 

    Minestrone


    Tofu and Brown Rice noodles in Hoisin sauce

    Cajun Tofu with Cilantro Lime Rice. Baked Cajun Spiced Tofu, over greens, cilantro lime rice, and tomatoes. Easy Spicy Bowl. Vegan Gluten-free Nut-free Recipe. Use Chickpea tofu to make soy-free. | VeganRicha.com

    Cajun Tofu Bowl with cilantro lime rice

    Jamaican Jerk Black Bean Tacos. 

    Pinto Bean Fajita Veggie Tacos

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    Spicy Orange Tofu and Peppers. GF

    Sweet and Spicy Gochujang Chickpea Wraps GF

    Fettuccine with Tomato Cream Sauce and garlicky Asparagus SF

    Black pepper Mac and Cheese SF

    Grilled Burritos with Black Beans Rice, avocado and Salsa Crema – veggies don’t bite

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    Chickpea Choriza, Quinoa shells in tomato sauce.

    Lentil Brown Rice Soup FG SF

    African Peanut Lentil Stew GF SF

    Lentil Turmeric Spinach Dal GF SF

    One Pot Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca – yup its vegan

    Vegetable Carrot Fried Rice with Indian spices. Carrot Veggie Brown Rice Pilaf. Colorful flavorful side for Easter or Holidays. Vegan Glutenfree Soyfree Recipe | VeganRicha.com

    Spiced Carrot Veggie Fried Rice GF SF

    Veggies in spiced Chickpea flour sauce GF SF

    Palak Tofu – Tofu in spinach Curry GF

    Cauliflower in cilantro onion sauce GF SF

    30 minute Mexican Chili – the vegan 8 – GF SF

    Vegan Bombay Potatoes and Peas | https://veganricha.com Easy Indian Spiced Potato and Pea curry. #vegan #glutenfree #soyfree #Indian

    Bombay Potatoes and Peas GF SF

    Mung Bean Brown Rice Kitchari GF SF

    Southwestern Pasta Salad. 

    Lentil Kidney Bean Chili. GF SF

    1 pot Morrocan Quinoa with lentils – yup its vegan– GF SF

    More Meals here and Indian options here.

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    1. Chris K

      June 15, 2021 at 8:33 pm

      This is so delicious!! I love to try different variations and also experiment on my own, but I really love this one! Thank you for another wonderful recipe!!

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        June 17, 2021 at 4:30 pm

        experimenting is amazing

        Reply
    2. Jan

      December 30, 2017 at 5:56 am

      My niece, home from college for the holidays, switched from vegetarian to vegan…. No cheese! I can cook great Italian food if I can only use cheese. What to do… what to do. So happy I found your blog. I love Indian food; it’s my favorite. Niece not too fond of Indian, but who knows if there is even decent Indian food up at Binghamton, NY? So she may not have experienced good Indian food. At any rate, so many ideas for nicely spiced food, which is kind of like fusion. I can’t imagine she would not enjoy so many of these recipes. Printing them out and will start cooking them immediately as she is home for another two weeks. Very inventive recipes.

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 30, 2017 at 11:36 am

        Thats awesome! Yes, try some of the indian fusion meals that use spices in meal types that she likes and go from there. Eventually try my butter tofu. Good luck!

        Reply
    3. Stephanie

      June 22, 2017 at 1:46 am

      These all look great. I am so excited about your new cookbook! I cannot wait to get it in my kitchen and use it daily <3

      Reply
    4. Rita Johnson

      March 04, 2017 at 1:05 pm

      I bought your book from Amazon and love it. I just discovered your blog. How do I get the receipts? Any help would be appreciated. I love vegan Indian food but am new at cooking it. Thanks.

      Reply
      • Richa

        March 04, 2017 at 10:16 pm

        Hi Rita. All the recipes are on the posts. If you scroll down, there is a box which has the recipe and a print button. You can use the print button to print the recipe out if needed.

        Reply
    5. Christine

      December 29, 2016 at 3:57 pm

      The first blogpost I’ve seen where literally every recipe looks amazing. I love that you linked other recipes outside of Vegan Richa as well. I have so many recipes to try now. Thanks for sharing!! <3

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 29, 2016 at 7:46 pm

        yay!

        Reply
    6. Anastasia

      August 12, 2016 at 2:40 am

      I made this last night. Lovely and creamy with a nice spicy kick. Great!
      (Chickpea Choriza, Quinoa shells in tomato sauce.)

      Reply
    7. Sophia | Veggies Don't Bite

      June 16, 2016 at 9:01 pm

      What a fantastic roundup of recipes! Oh man, I want every single one. Thank you so much for including me in this great post!!

      Reply
    8. Izzy bruning

      June 16, 2016 at 11:20 am

      They all look so good!!!!
      Izzy

      Reply
    9. Shannon

      June 16, 2016 at 6:24 am

      Thanks so much for including my recipes in your roundup, Richa! I’ve personally tried many of yours that are listed here and have yet to be disappointed by a single one.. I praise your greatness with the quick and easy stovetop meals!

      Reply
    10. Priya

      June 15, 2016 at 10:05 pm

      hi..
      Very nice blog…
      Thank you for sharing..
      My congratulations to the growth of your blog…

      Reply
    11. Cassie

      June 15, 2016 at 4:59 pm

      There are wayyyyyy too many recipes that I want to try in this roundup! The peanut butter curry, orange tofu, kung pao lentils and massaman curry veggies are seriously calling my name!

      Reply

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