61 Easy Vegan Recipes for Low-Effort Plant-Based Meals

As much as we love a plant-based dinner party, we can’t labor over a centerpiece-worthy stuffed squash every day of the week. These easy vegan recipes, however, were designed to fit into your daily routine. They’re the quick, straightforward meals we keep on standby for last-minute hunger pangs or those nights when you don’t want to turn on the stove. Our best vegan recipes when ease is the top priority include breakfast bowls that use up leftovers, lunches to take on the go, dinner solutions for when you’re already starving, and secretly simple vegan desserts.

Each of these recipes qualifies as “easy” for a different reason. It might take less than 30 minutes to make, come together entirely in one pot, or rely on frozen or canned staples to do the heavy lifting. Maybe it calls for just three ingredients—like this recipe for lemony green beans—or all the cooking happens in the microwave (we have a feeling you’ll want to bookmark microwave mango sticky rice). Whether it’s time-saving, low-effort, one-dish, or a combination of all the above, your new favorite easy vegan meal is waiting below.