• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Very Veganish
  • HOME
  • RECIPES
    • Whole Food Plant-Based
    • Oil-Free
    • Gluten-Free
    • Quick and Easy
    • Comfort Food
    • Tacos, Tostadas and Burritos
    • Pasta and Noodles
    • Breakfast
    • Kid Friendly
    • Salads
  • CUISINE
    • TexMex
    • Italian
    • Texas and Southern
    • Asian
    • Caribbean
    • Indian
  • ABOUT
    • Cooking Classes
    • Contact
menu icon
go to homepage
  • 20-Minute Dinners
  • Recipe Index
  • Books
  • Shop
  • SUBSCRIBE
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • 20-Minute Dinners
  • Recipe Index
  • Books
  • Shop
  • SUBSCRIBE
×
Home » Recipes » Recipes

Meal Prep and Batch Cooking Plant-Based Recipes

Batch cooking saves me so much time every week! We always have food on hand to throw together a quick meal. Whether you want to meal prep and package individual meals to grab and go or batch cook starches as the basis for easy meals, check out these recipes! Definitely start with Instant Pot Steamed Potatoes! Having pre-steamed potatoes in the fridge all week has changed my life.

  • Packed over the top grain and celery copycat Costco salad recipe in a Kirkland plastic container with homemade apple cider vinaigrette dressing in background
    Grain Celery Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette (Costco Copycat!)
  • white bowl with steamed rice and almond milk mushroom gravy and green peas
    Almond Milk Mushroom Gravy (dairy-free vegan)
  • cinnamon sticks with finished dessert
    Vegan Puréed Sweet Potato Pudding (no refined sugar)
  • simple honey mustard oil-free dressing in jar with bowl in background
    4-Ingredient Honey Mustard Salad Dressing (oil-free)
  • noodles in bowl
    Easy Sesame Oil Noodles (using spaghetti)
  • finished serving on white plate with fork
    Creamy Spinach, Black Bean and Corn Enchiladas
  • cilantro lime jalapeno crema in small bowl with lime, cashews and jalapeno on the side
    Vegan Cilantro Lime Jalapeño Crema
  • white plate full of rice and pigeon peas with cashew sour cream on side
    30-Minute Jamaican Rice and Pigeon Peas with Coconut Milk
  • white bowl full of orzo pasta salad and spring mix
    Orzo Pasta Salad with Tangy Honey Mustard Dressing
  • white bowl of kale orzo salad with cranberries and pecans with spoon resting on side
    Orzo Kale Salad with Cranberries
  • closeup of creamy rich saag tofu with tofu "paneer" in white bowl served with basmati rice
    Vegan Saag Paneer (with Tofu Paneer!)
  • six eggplant meatballs with marinara sauce in a white bowl over a purple napkin with fresh basil garnish and fresh basil leaves on table
    Baked Eggplant Meatballs (no egg)
  • vegan creamy mushroom pasta with asparagus
    Vegetarian Gigli Pasta with Mushroom and Asparagus
  • creamy dairy-free mushroom soup in bowl with cashew cream swirled in
    Vegan Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (dairy-free substitute)
  • white bowl with apple pie oats topped with vanilla yogurt and pecan granola
    Apple Pie Oatmeal
  • ginger lime tofu cubes in a bowl with lime wedges
    Ginger Lime Roasted Tofu
  • pouring syrup
    Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup (without pumpkin puree)
  • diced potato and onion after baking with spices on a parchment paper lined sheet pan
    Oil-free Roasted Potatoes and Onion with Cumin, Garlic and Chili Powder
  • white bowl full of tomato vegetable soup with a spoon resting inside and oyster saltine crackers on the purple napkin next to the bowl
    Easy Tomato Vegetable Soup
  • fluffy grated vegan parmesan substitute in glass mason jar with blue towel in background
    Easy Vegan Parmesan Cheese Substitute with Almond Flour
  • plate of tofu
    Sweet Chili Air Fryer Tofu Slices
  • creamy shell pasta in a bowl with a fork
    Shell Pasta in Cauliflower Béchamel Sauce with Kale and Corn
  • plate of vegan potato and egg tacos with tomato salsa, extra flour tortillas and filling in the background
    Potato and "Egg" Vegan Breakfast Tacos (from a Texan)
  • glass full of premium blackberry pie filling and overnight oats with spoon and fresh blackberries on side
    Blackberry Pie Overnight Oats
  • stack of baked tostadas on sheet pan
    How to Make Homemade Tostada Shells (air fryer or oven baked without oil)
  • cooked cumin seed rice in white bowl
    Basmati Rice with Cumin Seeds (oil-free jeera rice)
  • spoonful of potatoes
    3-Ingredient Vegan Mashed Potatoes (no vegan butter, oil-free)
  • purple sushi multigrain rice in green chopsticks over bowl
    Multigrain Purple Sushi Rice (Instant Pot)
  • white bowl full of cooked pigeon peas with a white and blue striped towel
    Instant Pot Pigeon Peas
  • 5 banana oatmeal cinnamon cookies stacked on cooling rack
    3 Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies (no egg, no flour)
  • vegan beet burger with ketchup, mayo, lettuce, pickled and tomato on a sesame seed bun
    Vegan Beet Burger (James May Oh Cook! Copycat Recipe)
  • creamy pasta dish with broccoli in white bowl
    Gigli Pasta with Broccoli and Vegan White Sauce
  • finished cream
    Vegan Sunflower Seed Sour Cream
  • small bowl of vegan choriqueso with cilantro on top
    Vegan Chile con Queso with Soy Chorizo (choriqueso)
  • cooked chickpeas with bay leaf in instant pot insert with water
    Instant Pot Chickpeas (no soak)
  • bowl of roasted potatoes with steamed broccoli
    Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes (no oil) with Steamed Broccoli
  • Dipping warm pita bread into a bowl of hummus
    Homemade Oil-free Hummus
  • pouring vegan cheese sauce from ladle into saucepan
    Fauxveeta Vegan Cheese Sauce
  • glass baking dish with baked banana oat bars topped with chocolate chips, dried cranberries and pepitas
    Banana Oatmeal Cranberry Bars with Chocolate Chips and Pepitas
  • Spicy Roasted Chili Sweet Potatoes on lined tray
    Oil-free Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes with Cumin and Chili Powder
  • air fryer basket full of spicy potatoes
    Spicy Air Fryer Mexican Potatoes with Jalapeño, Tomato and Onion (oil-free)
  • white plate full of papas a la mexicana (spicy Mexican-style breakfast potatoes) with two corn tortillas on the side
    Papas a la Mexicana (oil-free Mexican-style breakfast potatoes)

Posts pagination

1 2 3 Next page

Primary Sidebar

Abi Cowell smiling in her kitchen

Hi! I'm Abi, certified in plant-based nutrition, mom of two hungry boys, caregiver, plant-based food blogger and cooking instructor from Houston, Texas. I help busy women create simple & healthy vegan meals in under 30 minutes so they spend less time in the kitchen cooking and cleaning. Join me as we make quick & easy vegan comfort food you and your family will love (no matter how they eat).

More about me →

Badge showing that Abi Cowell has graduated from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate Program at eCornell.

Trending

  • 5 banana oatmeal cinnamon cookies stacked on cooling rack
    3 Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies (no egg, no flour)
  • pot of yukon golds
    Instant Pot Steamed Potatoes
  • plate of kale crunch salad on white plate
    Kale Crunch Salad Chick-Fil-A Copycat
  • stack of baked tostadas on sheet pan
    How to Make Homemade Tostada Shells (air fryer or oven baked without oil)
  • closeup of cooked and seasoned black beans with white rice
    Quick and Easy Seasoned Vegan Black Beans
  • closeup of pasta with fork
    Vegan Mac and Cheese (without cashews)
  • 5 small banana oat peanut butter cookies stacked on rack
    4-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
  • pouring vegan cheese sauce from ladle into saucepan
    Fauxveeta Vegan Cheese Sauce

Very Simple

  • avocado cucumber salad with lettuce and pepitas in a blue bowl
    Avocado Cucumber Pepita Salad with Creamy French Dressing
  • holding a baked leftover mashed potato pancake dipped in ranch dressing
    Potato, Broccoli and Corn Fritters (baked, no egg, oil-free)
  • tostada with refried beans, dairy-free mexican street corn esquites, sour cream and cilantro on a wooden board with a lime in the background
    Tostadas with Vegan Mexican Street Corn
  • diced potato and onion after baking with spices on a parchment paper lined sheet pan
    Oil-free Roasted Potatoes and Onion with Cumin, Garlic and Chili Powder
See more Very Simple →

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • About
  • Books
  • Privacy Policy

Newsletter

  • Sign Up! for emails and updates

Contact

  • Contact

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2025 Brunch Pro on the Brunch Pro Theme