20 Easy Vegan Recipes with simple pantry ingredients!

There are so many easy vegan recipes you can make with simple canned foods, frozen vegetables, and other pantry staples when you don’t have any fresh food on hand! So I bundle together my favorite 20 savory & sweet delicious store cupboard recipes!

My favorite 20 Easy Vegan Recipes

These easy vegan food recipes can help you to plan your meals on busy days. So if you can’t go to the supermarket every day or just want to use up leftovers, these recipes are what you need! You can easily make simple but delicious vegan recipes with canned, frozen or dried foods and other shelf-stable foods you have on hand. So if you need a bit of inspiration, simply scroll through this blog post to take a peek.

My favorite savory leftover food recipes contain usually a combination of complex carbohydrates, vegetables, plant-based protein, and healthy fats. Here is a quick guide on how you can build a simple vegan lunch or dinner bowl with canned, frozen and other pantry food.

Carbohydrates: Potatoes, Pasta, Rice, Quinoa, Oats
To make ahead & freeze: Gnocchi, Homemade Pasta, Ravioli, Pizza Dough, Vegan Naan, Tortillas, Bread

Vegetables: Cauliflower, carrots, broccoli, pumpkin, frozen spinach and peas, canned tomatoes or passata and corn

Protein (canned or dried): Lentils, beans, chickpeas, tofu

Fats: Olive oil, canola oil, coconut oil, vegan butter, nuts and seeds

The best easy vegan recipes

I personally think that cooking and creating something delicious for yourself and your family is one of the best things to do. Besides savory simple lunch or dinner recipes, I’ve also included some sweet cakes and desserts into this round-up.

Some of the following easy vegan recipes call for fresh ingredients like bell peppers, tomatoes or fresh herbs. However, you can simply leave them out or substitute with canned or frozen veggies and dried herbs. Vegetables like potatoes, cauliflower and carrots are very long-lasting if you store them properly in a dark cool room. Most of these recipes are perfect to make ahead and freeze well. Just check out the recipe notes of the recipe you would like to make.

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1. Vegan Mac and Cheese

2. Vegan Tortilla Casserole

3. Vegan Potato Cakes

4. Vegan Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry

5. Lentil Meatballs in Curry Sauce

6. Creamy Pumpkin Risotto

7. Hasselback Potatoes

8. Vegan Burritos Samosas

9. Spaghetti Carbonara (Vegan)

10. Creamy Potato Leek Soup

11. Creamy Vegan Cauliflower Soup

12. Vegan Sweet Potato Gnocchi

13. Best Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread

14. Vegan Carrot Cake

15. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

16. Best Vegan Brownies

17. Vegan Chocolate Mousse

18. Mole Cake

19. Vegan Raffaelo Coconut Balls

20. Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

I would love to hear from you! <3

I hope you’ll love these 20 easy vegan recipes as much as I do! If you try one of them, be sure to leave a comment and rating letting me know how it turns out! Your feedback is always super helpful for me and other readers who are planning to try the recipe. And if you take a photo of your savory dish or sweet dessert please tag me on Instagram @biancazapatka and use the hashtag #biancazapatka because I love seeing your remakes! Happy cooking or baking! 🙂

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