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15 Quick & Healthy Plant-Based Recipes

Published: Jan 17, 2021 · Modified: Jul 1, 2023 by Bianca · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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15 Quick & Healthy Plant-Based Recipes

Whether you're looking for ideas for busy weeknight dinners or simple lunch recipes, I've got you covered! In this post, you'll find my favorite 15+ Quick & Healthy Plant-Based Recipes, including soups, curries, pasta, and rice-based dishes.

15 Quick & Healthy Plant-Based Recipes

While I usually love standing the whole day in the kitchen and cooking up a storm, sometimes I just can't be bothered with too much cooking. This is when these quick & healthy recipes come in handy!

The recipes in this post can either be prepared in 45 minutes or less or you can freeze the basic components (like the falafel for the falafel curry) and make the meal with a few preparations in a really short time. All of the dishes are vegan (obviously) but many of them are gluten-free too.

If you want more vegan recipe ideas that can be made in 30 minutes or less, please check out my eBook "Everyday Vegan", which you can download for free if you subscribe to my weekly newsletter.

I've grouped the recipes into the following categories:

  • Soups
  • Curries
  • Pasta
  • Rice-Based Recipes
  • Legumes & Kale

Soups

Easy Vegan Broccoli Soup
Broccoli Soup - vegan & gluten-free - 25 minutes
Roasted Pumpkin Soup
Roasted Pumpkin Soup - vegan & gluten-free - 45 minutes
Miso Udon Noodle Soup with Mock Abalone | ElephantasticVegan.com
Miso Udon Noodle Soup with Mock Abalone - vegan - 25 minutes

Curries

15-Minute Chickpea Curry Vegan
Chickpea Curry - vegan & gluten-free - 15 minutes
Vegan Falafel Curry
Falafel Curry - vegan & gluten-free - 20 minutes if you have the falafel ready
15 Quick and Healthy Plant-Based Recipes | ElephantasticVegan.com
Quick and Dirty Palak Tofu - vegan & gluten-free - 15 minutes
Vegan Dal Makhani
Dal Makhani - vegan & gluten-free - 45 minutes

Pasta

A fork digging into Tomato Olive Pasta
Tomato Olive Pasta - vegan - 15 minutes
Carrot Bolognese
Carrot Bolognese - vegan - 20 minutes
Tofu & Rice Noodle Bowl with peanut sauce
Tofu & Rice Noodle Bowl - vegan - 30 minutes
creamy vegan pasta salad
Pasta Salad - vegan - 20 minutes
Avocado Basil Cream Sauce tossed in pasta with olives and tomatoes
Avocado Basil Cream Pasta - vegan - 25 minutes

Rice-Based Recipes

Vegan Fried Rice with "Egg" Tofu Scramble
Vegan Fried Rice with 'Egg' - vegan - 15 minutes
15 Quick and Healthy Plant-Based Recipes | ElephantasticVegan.com
Healthy Carrot Rice - vegan & gluten-free - 20 minutes
Hoisin-Glazed Tofu Stir-Fry with White Rice
Hoisin Glazed Tofu Rice Bowl - vegan & gluten-free - 30 minutes

Legumes & Kale

Kale Falafel
Kale Falafel - vegan - 20 minutes
15 Quick and Healthy Plant-Based Recipes | ElephantasticVegan.com
Green Power Bowl - vegan & gluten-free - 30 minutes
15 Quick and Healthy Plant-Based Recipes | ElephantasticVegan.com
Green Falafel - vegan & gluten-free - 20 minutes

More delicious Everyday Meals

Everyday Vegan - simple vegan recipes | ElephantasticVegan.com

In my eBook "Everyday Vegan" I've compiled my favorite quick recipes and some exclusive recipes that you won't find anywhere else. All of the recipes are delivered in one handy PDF-document, which you can access from your tablet, smartphone, or use on your notebook.

The recipes in the eBook can be made in 30 minutes or less and are perfect for busy lunches or quick dinners :) And the best part is that you can download it for free if you subscribe to my weekly newsletter. Find out more about "Everyday Vegan" here.

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  1. Strength and Sunshine says

    January 15, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    All wonderful!!! No one should ever say plant-based is hard!

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    • Bianca says

      January 15, 2016 at 6:58 pm

      or expensive! I totally agree. It may seem hard and restrictive from the outside, but after a few days in it's simple pleasure and feeling good :D

      Reply
  2. Natalie says

    January 15, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    Mmm the rice based section is my favorite I think, all of those sound amazing! You are so good at healthy and easy meals Bianca!

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    • Bianca says

      January 15, 2016 at 7:01 pm

      Aww thank you Natalie, that is so sweet of you! I feel lucky to have a lot of time to cook, but even with limited time midday or in the evening, it's still possible to create wholesome & yummy plant-based meals - at least that is what I wanted to show with this post :)

      Reply
  3. Jacky Montgomery says

    July 15, 2017 at 5:40 pm

    Please get rid of spiderman, I can't see the recipe :(

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    • Bianca says

      July 21, 2017 at 8:11 pm

      so sorry about the ad, Jacky - it sneaked through. It should be blocked now :)

      Reply
  4. Shanasy says

    February 03, 2019 at 5:52 pm

    Thank you so much for this quick and easy list of recipe ideas! I have featured them today on my "Super Quick Plant-Based Recipes" site - as I know my gang will LOVE these and your site! https://www.facebook.com/SuperQuickPBRecipes/

    Reply

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