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Super Simple Vegan, Plant-Based Recipes

Low on time, energy, or motivation to cook? But, still want to nourish yourself with good food? Super simple plant-based recipes to the rescue! These "lazy" vegan recipes can be ready to eat with as little as 5 minutes of hands-on time. Discover healthy convenience foods to grab at the store and ways to make them taste better. Start with this strawberry banana couscous, quick and easy seasoned black beans or 5-minute lemon pepper asparagus.

  • two pieces of cherry tomato toast on white plate
    Fresh Cherry Tomato Toast
  • closeup of vegan ceviche tostada
    Vegan Ceviche Tostadas with Heart of Palm and Avocado
  • noodles in bowl
    Easy Sesame Oil Noodles (using spaghetti)
  • three avocado tostadas on wooden board
    Easy Avocado Tostadas
  • light blue bowl with golden hash browns and cooked spinach, corn and tomato on the side with BBQ sauce drizzled on top and fork in the bowl
    Spinach Hash Browns Breakfast Bowl with Corn and Tomato
  • 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
  • plate of tofu
    Sweet Chili Air Fryer Tofu Slices
  • glass full of premium blackberry pie filling and overnight oats with spoon and fresh blackberries on side
    Blackberry Pie Overnight Oats
  • avocado cucumber salad with lettuce and pepitas in a blue bowl
    Avocado Cucumber Pepita Salad with Creamy French Dressing
  • spoonful of potatoes
    3-Ingredient Vegan Mashed Potatoes (no vegan butter, oil-free)
  • 5 banana oatmeal cinnamon cookies stacked on cooling rack
    3 Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies (no egg, no flour)
  • holding a baked leftover mashed potato pancake dipped in ranch dressing
    Potato, Broccoli and Corn Fritters (baked, no egg, oil-free)
  • closeup of cooked and seasoned black beans with white rice
    Quick and Easy Seasoned Vegan Black Beans
  • pasta dish in white bowl, garnished by basil
    Gemelli Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes and Spinach
  • bowl of roasted potatoes with steamed broccoli
    Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes (no oil) with Steamed Broccoli
  • finished bowl of chili with cream and green onions and cornbread muffins on top
    Lazy Vegan Chili (instant pot or stovetop)
  • 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
  • Spicy Roasted Chili Sweet Potatoes on lined tray
    Oil-free Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes with Cumin and Chili Powder
  • Vegan Tostadas with Refried Beans, Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado and Crema with lime slices and cilantro on a wooden board
    Tostadas de Frijoles (Tostadas with Refried Beans)
  • white plate of potatoes and kale, with lime and avocado
    15-Minute Skillet Potatoes and Kale with Salsa (oil-free)
  • creamy tomato shell pasta in pan with fresh basil
    Conchiglie Rosa with Vegan Rose Pink Pasta Sauce
  • pretty glass with layers of premium cherry pie filling and vegan overnight oats
    Cherry Pie Overnight Oats (vegan)
  • pretty glass with matcha overnight oats and sliced strawberries on top
    Matcha Strawberry Overnight Oats
  • pretty glass with matcha overnight oats and thawed, frozen raspberries on top
    Matcha Overnight Oats with Frozen Raspberries
  • glass with matcha latte overnight oats in it
    Matcha Overnight Oats (vegan)
  • glass cup with apricot preserves, overnight oats and dried apricots
    Apricot Overnight Oats
  • overnight oats with sliced banana in glass
    Banana Overnight Oats (vegan)
  • mason jar with blueberry flavored oats and fresh blueberries on top
    Blueberry Jam Overnight Oats
  • glass with vegan overnight oats and fresh peaches on top
    Vegan Peach Overnight Oats
  • blackberry jam overnight oats with fresh blackberries on top in a mason jar
    Blackberry Overnight Oats with Jam
  • glass with overnight oats and fresh strawberries
    Fresh Strawberry Overnight Oats
  • mason jar with cherry flavored overnight oats and fresh pitted halved cherries on top, with three cherries on the counter beside the jar
    Cherry Overnight Oats (frozen or fresh cherries)
  • glass with overnight oats and chocolate chips
    Chocolate Chip Overnight Oats
  • glass full of premium blueberry pie filling and overnight oats with fresh blueberries on side
    Blueberry Pie Overnight Oats
  • four glasses of vegan overnight oats with fresh fruit
    Basic Vegan Overnight Oats Ratio
  • closeup
    Oil-Free Potato Wedges (air fryer or baked)
  • closeup full tray
    Meal Prep Baked Potato Halves
  • finished tofu scramble in pan
    Eggy Tofu Scramble with Black Salt
  • closeup
    Roasted Curried Cauliflower (oil-free)
  • pot of yukon golds
    Instant Pot Steamed Potatoes
  • bowl of oats
    Cherry Berry Oatmeal
  • finished bowl
    Couscous Breakfast Bowl with Fruit

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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).

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    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

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  • white bowl full of soup with saltine crackers on top
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