65 Best Lazy Vegan Recipes (From 5 to 40 minutes!)

Last Updated on January 24, 2023 by Sabrina Currie

For all those lazy days, when you don't want to have to get up and out to the store, I've collected the best lazy vegan recipes. These easy recipes are all less than 40 minutes (most only take 5-10 minutes of hands on time) and use basic pantry ingredients along with common fridge and freezer fruits and veggies.

Each of these lazy vegan meals has the prep time beside the title. Whether you're looking for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks or dessert, I promise you'll find recipes the whole family will love. Use the "jump to" button to find just what you're looking for, fast!

Breakfast + Brunch

This collection of lazy vegan recipes wouldn't be complete without including the most important meal of the day, breakfast. Whether relaxing in bed on the weekend or serving up some guests, these delicious vegan breakfast and brunch recipes are both fast and easy. Pancakes with 5 ingredients? Bring it! 4 ingredient overnight oats? Yum! Let's go!

PRO LAZY TIP: Flax eggs, Just Egg product and tofu all make eggcellent (and fast) egg substitutes! Scramble it up or make a quick frittata and serve it with a piece of toast for a delicious easy breakfast.

Easy Vegan Bisquick Pancakes (20 minutes)

This recipe makes easy vegan bisquick pancakes without eggs or milk. You only need 5 ingredients! They are so fluffy and great for breakfast.

Bisquick Pancakes

Easy Overnight Oats (5 minutes + 4 Ingredients)

These overnight oats without yogurt are made with 4 basic ingredients and in 5 minutes! They're creamy, delicious, and vegan and dairy-free!

Overnight Oats

Vegan Tofu Scramble (15 Minutes)

The Best Keto Tofu Scramble loaded with veggies is the best alternative to scrambled eggs even if you're on a low carb diet. It's incredibly easy to make, full of flavor, and high in protein. In just 15 minutes, make a perfect vegan breakfast that tastes like scrambled eggs. To those unfamiliar with…

Vegan Tofu Scramble

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats (5 Minutes)

Make your mornings a breeze with a delicious batch of Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats. It takes just 5 minutes to prep without any cooking - just combine and chill. It's the perfect grab-and-go meal to keep you going until lunch.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Sustainable Snacks

Everyone needs (and loves) snacks. Keep it lazy with these quick, easy and high protein vegan recipes that offer quick, comforting sustenance. Minimal time, maximum flavor!

3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls (10 Minutes)

These vegan 3-ingredient peanut butter oatmeal balls are ready to eat in just 10 minutes. They are such a delicious, healthy, and easy snack!

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls

Homemade Hazelnut Butter (15 Minutes)

An easy recipe that you can customize with chocolate, honey or seeds. Spread this nut butter on toast and muffins or add to your morning smoothie for extra protein, fiber and vitamins.

Hazelnut Butter

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons (40 minutes - 5 ingredients)

Delicious peanut butter bon bons with the crunch of rice crispy and covered in rich chocolate, this makes up for an awesome treat any time of year. These are a super fast and easy recipe for a quick treat, dessert or to give as gifts.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons

Starbucks Dragon Drink Recipe (5 minutes - 4 Ingredients)

Make a Starbucks Dragon Drink right at your home with this easy recipe! It is vegan, gluten-free, and can even be made caffeine-free. Throw these 4 easy ingredients into the blender and enjoy this easy shake in minutes.

Dragon Drink

Chocolate Protein Balls (10 minutes - Gluten Free + Grain Free)

No bake, no cook chocolate protein balls are a surprisingly decadent-tasting healthy snack. Packed with plant-based protein and healthy fats, these bite-sized chocolates are low in sugar, gluten free, dairy free, vegan, and grain free.

Chocolate Protein Balls

Lazy Vegan Soups

Soup is nourishing to the body and soul. A bowl of warm soup is pure comfort to hold and to eat. These soups are all under 40 minutes with only about 10 minutes of hands on time each. There are no hard-to-find or strange ingredients. Get one simmering on the stove and throw on your favorite movie for a lazy afternoon or evening.

LAZY PRO TIP: Portion out leftovers into reuseable, single sized containers and store in the fridge or freezer, for easy, grab and go lunches during the week.

Carrot Pumpkin Soup (25 minutes)

Carrot pumpkin soup is a creamy, warm and hearty vegan soup made with pantry staples. Make a big pot and enjoy it all week long.

Carrot Pumpkin Soup

Easy Vegan Wonton Soup for Colds (20 minutes)

A 20-min easy vegan Asian wonton rice noodle soup (GF) made in 1-pot: tastes so authentic, I wouldn't know it was vegan if I didn't make it!

Vegan Wonton Soup

Creamy Taco Soup (40 minutes)

With only 10 minutes of hands-on time and 30 minutes of simmering, this flavorful, easy, creamy taco soup will be done. It's made with simple veggies, canned beans and veggie stock then blended until smooth!

Creamy Taco Soup

Vegan Potato Leek Soup (4 ingredients - 40 minutes)

With less than a handful of ingredients, this is the laziest soup there is. Leeks and potato melt into a velvety smooth soup with tons of flavor. Throw your ingredients into the pot and the cook time does the rest.

Potato Leek Soup

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Summer Squash Soup (30 minutes + GF)

The best summer squash soup recipe with only 8 minutes of prep, 22 minutes of cooking and less than 10 ingredients. Creamy, silky smooth, and loaded with the flavors of summer. Serve warm or chilled. Gluten Free. Vegan.

Summer Squash Soup

Miso Dumpling Soup (15 Minutes)

The perfect, lazy soup that uses frozen dumplings and just a few veggies. This simple miso dumpling soup can be made in just 15 minutes! A cozy, delicious soup you will make over and over again.

Miso Dumpling Soup

Beans and Rice Taco Soup (30 minutes)

Beans and rice taco soup is a 30 minute meal made with only shelf-stable ingredients. Tomato soup with salsa, black beans, corn, rice, and taco seasoning. A perfect lazy supper recipe.

Taco Soup

Carrot and Lentil Soup (35 minutes)

This Carrot Lentil Soup is a meatless soup recipe packed full of flavor! Cumin, paprika and red chili flakes compliment the red lentils.

Carrot and Lentil Soup

Salads With Substance

Anyone can throw together a tossed green salad but when a craving hits, we want more. After a long day, these beautiful, flavorful salads are perfect. Loaded with fresh vegetables and all quick to make with minimal ingredients.

Easy Tofu Salad with Cucumber (30 minutes)

This cucumber tofu salad is composed of golden fried tofu, crunchy cucumber, and fresh herbs with a simple dressing. It is a quick, easy, and filling salad for a healthy lunch or dinner.

Tofu Salad with Cucumber

Gavurdagi Salatasi - Tomato and Walnut Salad (10 minutes)

Gavurdagi Salatasi (Tomato and Walnut Salad) is a traditional Mediterranean dish made with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and walnuts.

Tomato and Walnut Salad

Mediterranean Cauliflower Salad (15 Minutes)

Fresh green parsley, mint and oregano, pair up with cauliflower, peppers and red onion in this quick and flavorful Mediterranean salad. This salad can be made ahead for lazy meals on the go.

Mediterranean Cauliflower Salad

Medjool Date And Carrot Salad (25 Minutes)

With just 5 minutes of active time, this salad gets tossed and left to rest while the carrots soften in the dressing. Salty and sweet and really nutritious.

Medjool Date And Carrot Salad

Crispy Apple And Fennel Salad (15 minutes)

Sweet and savoury, crunchy and satisfying, this is the ultimate winter salad. Grainy mustard and honey combine for an addictive dressing and apple cider vinegar lends acidity.

Apple And Fennel Salad

Japanese Salad With Goma Dressing (Gomae) (30 Minutes - 6 Ingredients)

Top any of your favorite veggies with this traditional Japanese sesame flavored goma dressing. A super fast, protein-packed salad dressing that can top rice, stirfry or salad too.

Asparagus and Carrots with Goma Dressing

Plant Based Pasta

Busy weeknights won't hold you back from enjoying a delicious pasta dinner with these lazy vegan pasta recipes. Equally fabulous as a family dinner or pair with a bottle of wine for a romantic evening in. Just don't tell your family how fast and easy it was 😉

Rapini Pasta (30 minutes + only 4 ingredients!)

Rapini pasta is a favorite pasta dish in Italy, so why give it a try? It requires only 4 ingredients, and is ready in minutes!

Rapini Pasta

Vegan Lentil Bolognese (45 minutes)

This basic (but really very brilliant) Vegan Lentil Bolognese recipe is a staple in our kitchen. Lentils are not only delicious, they're cheap, filling,

Vegan Lentil Bolognese

Roasted Cherry Tomato Pasta (30 minutes)

Roasted cherry tomato pasta is a simple pasta dish that can be served hot or cold. Juicy roasted cherry tomatoes and garlic are tossed with pasta.

Cherry Tomato Pasta

Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff Recipe (25 minutes)

This deliciously rich vegan mushroom stroganoff recipe uses coconut cream and nutritional yeast to give perfect creaminess, paprika for a smokiness, and garlic, chives and white wine to add a deliciously perfumed tang.

Mushroom Stroganoff

Pasta e Fagioli aka Pasta and Beans (20 minutes)

Pasta and beans is the perfect weeknight meal. Easy, fast, inexpensive, nutritious and most of all, SO TASTY! Your family will love it, especially kids!

Pasta e Fagioli

Vegan Pasta al Limone (10 Minutes - GF)

Classic Italian pasta with creamy lemon sauce! This vegan pasta al limone is gluten-free, dairy-free, allergy-free, & made in 10 minutes!

Pasta al Limone

One-Pot Vegan Mac & Cheese (10 minutes - Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free)

Easy one-pot vegan mac & cheese that's gluten-free, grain-free, and nut-free! The perfect quick, healthy, protein-packed dinner recipe in less than 10 min!

One-Pot Vegan Mac & Cheese

Vegan Tacos

Tacos can be amongst the easiest vegan meals. Grab the tortillas, fill with some refried or black beans, your favorite veg (avocado, corn, shredded cabbage or peppers) and a dollop of salsa. Boom done!

For a little extra, check out these new recipes that will put tacos on your table in just 20-30 minutes.

20-Minute Chickpea Tacos (20 Minutes)

Enjoy taco night in no time with these plant-based chickpea tacos! Spiced chickpeas meet cilantro pesto for a healthy yet gourmet meal that's easy to make.

Chickpea Tacos

Vegan TVP Tacos (20 minutes)

Texturized vegan protein tacos are full of flavor and ready in 20 minutes! High-protein TVP is generously seasoned and sautéed with onion, garlic and jalapeno. Serve with your favorite toppings for the most delicious, lazy vegan tacos!

Vegan TVP Tacos

Easy Tofu Fajitas Recipe (30 minutes)

These crispy tofu fajitas recipe are a delicious weeknight dinner ready in 30 minutes. These quick fajitas are packed with flavor, protein, and veggies!

Tofu Fajitas

Meal Bowls, Stir-fry And Fried Rice

A dinner bowls are easy ways to use up leftovers and stir-fry is the queen of lazy dinners. Easy to use up whatever veggies you've got. Serve it up by itself or with a side of rice, noodles or bread and dig in.

Vegan Poke Bowl with Beets (15 minutes)

Plant based poke bowl is a great no-cook summer lunch idea. Using leftover rice and roasted beets. Loaded with colorful veggies and a spicy sauce.

Vegan Poke Bowl

Vegan Mediterranean Buddha Bowls (25 Minutes)

This vegan Mediterranean Buddha bowl recipe is nutritious, filling and easy to make. Made with fresh ingredients and an easy tahini dressing. The perfect lazy meal, just toss everything into one bowl and drizzle the dressing over. So yummy!

Mediterranean Buddha Bowls

Quick Teriyaki Tofu Stir Fry

This Vegan Teriyaki Tofu Stir Fry is the perfect quick mid-week meal that you can enjoy in just 20 minutes! It's packed with plant protein, tons of flavor, and healthy veggies!

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Mexican Quinoa Skillet (25 minutes)

This Mexican Quinoa Skillet is a quick and easy complete meal made in less than 30 minutes. With just one skillet, its sure to satisfy everyone.

Mexican Quinoa Skillet

Vegan Pineapple Fried Rice (30 minutes)

This pineapple fried rice recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make with stir-fried vegetables, sweet pineapple, rice, and a simple savory sweet sauce. This gluten-free, whole food plant-based meal is a quick weeknight dinner that makes use of frozen vegetables.

Vegan Pineapple Fried Rice

Beans, Legumes And Stew

The heartiest of the bunch, vegan stews, beans and legume dishes offer lots of fiber and protein to vegetarian diets. These easy vegan recipes are a great way to cook once and enjoy all week. From easy bean chili to vegetable and lentil stew, these new recipes are bound to become new favorites.

Smoky & Spicy Mexican Three Bean Chilli (20 minutes)

You will have yourself a smoky and spicy three-bean chilli in just 20 minutes with our simple recipe that uses store cupboard ingredients!

Mexican Three Bean Chilli

Vegan White Bean Stew (20 minute hack)

Simple, classic vegan white bean stew is both traditional and fresh. A great vegan main dish made creamy by a low slow simmer and equally at home as a side dish or served on crostini as an appetizer. Make this with dried beans simmered long or use canned beans and serve it up in 20 minutes!)

White Bean Stew

Zucchini Stew (20 Minutes)

Zucchini stew is an Italian-inspired vegan stew that's both comforting and hearty. It's easy to whip up as a quick weeknight meal because it doesn't take a lot of time.

Zucchini Stew

Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (15 minutes)

These Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are the absolute best! Packed with delicious beans, veggies, spices, and optional guacamole and vegan sour cream, it's for sure to be a hit!

Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Easy Pea Fritters (15 Minutes)

These easy pea fritters are both vibrant in colour and taste. You can whip them up in no time using frozen peas, mint, garlic, spring onions and a couple of basic binding agents.

Easy Pea Fritters

Easy Vegan Buffalo Chickpea Bowl (10 Minutes)

This easy buffalo chickpea bowl can be prepped in just 10 minutes and is packed with crispy buffalo chickpeas, roasted cauliflower, fluffy quinoa, crisp romaine, crunchy carrots, creamy avocado and vegan ranch dressing. This is great for weekday meal prep.

Vegan Buffalo Chickpea Bowl

Curry In A Hurry

Easy plant-based curries are some of the easiest lazy meals. Sauté up a few spices with garlic and ginger. Add in some veggies or tofu and a can of coconut milk and simmer briefly to finish. A complete healthy vegan meal on it's own or serve it up with some naan bread, pita, or rice.

Easy Chana Masala (15 minutes - Gluten-Free)

This Easy Chana Masala recipe is made in 15 minutes! Naturally vegan & gluten-free, made with chickpeas, tomatoes, & authentic Indian spices!

Chana Masala

Easy Red Curry Pasta (30 minutes)

This Red Curry Pasta is full of flavor and easy to make! This recipe comes together with only 10 minutes of hands on time and just 8 ingredients. It's the perfect dinner for a busy weekday!

Easy Red Curry Pasta

Mushroom Bhaji / Mushroom Curry (15 minutes)

This easy mushroom bhaji recipe is a vegan mushroom curry with a kick! A tomato based curry made with simple ingredients; it is rich, flavourful and on the table in just 15 minutes!

Mushroom Bhaji

Vegan Butter Cauliflower "Chicken" (30 minutes)

Rich, fragrant, and healthy vegan butter chicken made with cauliflower. This family-friendly meal is so hearty, satisfying, and filling.

Vegan Butter Cauliflower

Vegan Butter Chickpeas (15 minutes)

This easy recipe for vegan butter chicken is a plant-based version of the classic Indian dish that's 100% dairy-free & made with chickpeas!

Butter Chickpeas

Hearty Sweet Potato Chickpeas Spinach Curry (30 minutes)

This one-pot sweet potato chickpea spinach curry is incredibly cozy & filling! Minimal effort required, this dish is ready in 30 mins.

Sweet Potato Chickpeas Spinach Curry

Sandwiches and Wraps

Sandwiches are great, easy plant-based food. Fill them with vegan burger patties, chickpea mixtures, raw or roasted veggies and dips too. Almost anything can be quickly tossed into bread or buns for a satisfying and lazy sandwich.

Air Fryer Beyond Burger (10 minutes)

Air Fryer Beyond Burger is easy to prepare and ready in just 10 minutes! It's tender, smoky, and full of flavor. Vegan and gluten-free!

Air Fryer Beyond Burger

Grilled Veggie Wraps (20 minutes)

These grilled veggie wraps are vegan, easy to make, and absolutely delicious. The vegetables are roasted and then rolled in a tortilla and grilled. just 10 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes to cook.

Grilled Veggie Wraps

The BEST Vegan "Chicken" Salad Recipe (10 minutes)

This vegan chicken salad recipe is quick and easy to make, and ready in just 10 minutes! It's creamy, refreshing, and perfect for sandwiches! Whole grain bread adds an extra boost of healthy fibre.

Vegan "Chicken" Salad

Vegan Dips

Loaded Hummus (20 Minutes)

This delicious loaded hummus dip is easy to make & ready in under 30 minutes. A healthy snack, or a crowd pleasing appetizer.

Loaded Hummus

Mutabal Roasted Eggplant Dip (25 minutes)

With just 5 minutes of active time (+ 15-20 minutes roasting time) and only 4 ingredients, this is a great lazy vegan snack or meal. Tahini adds protein to make this delicious and nutritious. Mutabal is similar to baba ganoush but also different and vegan.

Mutabal Eggplant Dip

Easy 10 Minute Vegan Bean Dip (10 minutes)

Perfect for a lazy day, this quick and easy bean dip is made in just 10 minutes, with no cooking involved! It can be made ahead of time, perfect for lazy entertaining!

Bean Dip

Cookies and Desserts

A vegan diet wouldn't be complete without a few sweet treats. Here are some luxurious, fast and easy desserts and feel-good cookies to top off dinner or cure that sweet tooth.

3-ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies (25 minutes)

Vegan peanut butter cookies made with only 3 ingredients and so easy to make! They have no egg, are gluten free and refined sugar free.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Funfetti Sugar Cookies (25 minutes)

These no-chill vegan funfetti sugar cookies are super soft, chewy, and filled with sprinkles. They only take 25 minutes and don't require chilling. So easy and yummy!

Funfetti Sugar Cookies

Quick Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (30 minutes)

Chewy vegan oatmeal raisin cookies that are the best you will try, ready in 30 minutes, and the no-chill dough comes together in one bowl!

Quick Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies (20 minutes - 3 ingredients)

Almond flour shortbread cookies that are crispy, easy and use only 3 ingredients! They're healthy, vegan, gluten-free, paleo and keto.

Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies

Healthy Oat Flour Mug Cake (5 minutes)

Whether you think of this as a healthy oat flour mug cake, or a single-serving muffin, either way it's delicious! This oat mug cake is fluffy, tender, just sweet enough, and perfect any time of day.

Oat Flour Mug Cake

BEST Vegan Blondies (25 minutes)

The best ever Vegan Blondies that are chewy, gooey, and so delicious! Made without any crazy ingredients. Ready in less than 25 minutes with just 9 pantry staple ingredients.

Vegan Blondies

Mocha Avocado Mousse (5 minutes)

This mocha avocado mousse secretly has avocado disguised within swirls of deep, dark chocolate flavor. Not only is it delicious, but it's nutritious with just 5 minutes and 6 ingredients.

Mocha Avocado Mousse

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins With Easy Lemon Glaze (40 minutes including baking time)

Delicious, tender, moist, and lemony, vegan muffins. Using fresh lemon and common pantry ingredients quickly and easily makes these vegan lemon muffins the best!

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Healthy Banana Flapjacks (30 minutes - 5 ingredients)

Chewy, soft, and moist, these banana flapjacks make a great hearty breakfast or snack. All you need are 5 simple ingredients and 30 minutes to make them.

Banana Flapjacks

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