Weeknight Vegan Recipes

Are you interested in expanding your vegan cooking chops? Maybe vegan recipes that are a little more advanced, but still under an hour — something perfect for a weeknight meal? My weeknight vegan recipe category is designed to bring creative, vegan dishes to your table without having to spend your whole night in the kitchen.

Deconstructed Vegan Tamale Recipe with Jackfruit

Deconstructed Vegan Tamale Recipe with Jackfruit

Make tamales easy again with this deconstructed vegan tamale recipe! Learn how to cook jackfruit with this vegan-friendly bowl, featuring creamy polenta is its base. This easy vegan dinner option is topped with fresh avocado, cumin-spiced black beans, sweet corn, poblano peppers and fresh tomatoes.

Vegan Coq Au Vin

Vegan Coq Au Vin

Forget the coq! If you like vin, this Vegan Coq au Vin over Creamy Polenta, is the vegan recipe for you! A flavorful “bacon” sauce and red wine are used to make this vegan comfort food rich and savory! This vegetable-loaded, this vegan-friendly ragu is combined with polenta so creamy, you won’t believe that it’s vegan. French cuisine at its finest!

Citrus-Marinated Portobello Fajita Recipe

Citrus-Marinated Portobello Fajita Recipe

Don’t tell tacos, but this vegan fajita recipe will have you picking favorites. This veggie-forward fajita recipe is easy and healthy, featuring citrus-marinated portobello mushrooms, tri-colored peppers and a sweet, spicy fajita seasoning! Bring this Mexican darling to your dinner table in a vegan-friendly way!

Miso Glazed Tofu

Miso Glazed Tofu

This Baked Tofu with a Miso Glaze recipe will make you a vegan faster that you can say “Meatless Monday.” Plant-based newbies are often wondering how to cook tofu and this easy, tasty recipe is a great way to introduce it. Crispy tofu bites are baked in the oven and then broiled with a homemade miso marinade rendering them sticky, sweet, salty and oh.so.delicious.

Plant Based Lasagna

Plant Based Lasagna

Lasagna makes pretty much everyone happy and, with this Easy Vegan Lasagna Recipe, now even vegans and plant-based eaters can enjoy this ultimate comfort food. This lasagna recipe is dairy free, replacing cheese with an easy cashew cream sauce. This also makes it a no tofu vegan lasagna. The noodles get swapped out with zucchini, making it a healthy, gluten-free option as well.

Veggie-Loaded Easy Vegan Ramen Soup

Veggie-Loaded Easy Vegan Ramen Soup

This easy vegan miso ramen soup will have you trading in your takeout for homemade ramen any day of the week! A rich miso broth, paired colorful vegetables and chewy al dente ramen rice noodles make this ramen soup the ultimate in vegan comfort food.

Vegan “No Chicken & Biscuits”

Vegan “No Chicken & Biscuits”

This Vegan No Chicken and Biscuits is an easy way to introduce this creamy comfort food to your table in a cruelty-free manner. Featuring a cauliflower soup base and stocked with savory vegetables, this vegan soup is a healthy alternative to traditional chicken and biscuits. This vegan No Chicken Soup is accompanied by Minimalist Baker’s Best Damn Vegan Biscuits for a real, Southern comfort food inspired meal.

Vegan Thai Green Curry Noodle Bowl

Vegan Thai Green Curry Noodle Bowl

No vegan recipe collection is complete without a Thai green curry recipe! Green curry is spicy, rich and flavorful and makes for an easy vegan dinner option. I like to pack my green curry bowls with healthy vegetables and flavorful rice varieties to add in extra color and nutrition. For this green curry bowl, I added sautéed shiitake mushrooms, asparagus, broccolini and cumin-spiced sweet potatoes. I also swapped out the rice for ramen rice noodles to mix up my vegan dinner options.

Spicy Red Lentil & Roasted Cauliflower Vegan Tacos

Spicy Red Lentil & Roasted Cauliflower Vegan Tacos

This vegan taco bar includes a variety of taco topping recipes that are healthy, easy and designed for a crowd! Spicy red lentils and roasted cauliflower serve as the main ingredients, while homemade fresh tomato salsa, avocado crema, corn salsa, toasted pumpkin seeds and quick pickled red onions make this vegan taco bar the best vegan dinner option ever!