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Vegan meal prep for the week is an excellent way to ensure you’re eating healthy, saving money, and reducing overwhelm and stress. Meal prepping will also help you stick with plant-based diet for the long-term.
I’ve been doing meal prep for quite a while now and I can instantly tell which recipes are easy to make and are meal prep-friendly. You all know I’m all about easy, efficiency, and maximum taste. I sifted through MANY recipes and compiled a collection of tasty vegan recipes that are easy to meal prep from both my blog and fellow vegan blogger friends.
How to Vegan Meal Prep
If you’re thinking “I need to learn how to do vegan meal prep”, you’ve come to the right place! This post will give you not only vegan meal prep ideas that you can make easily for a week with everyday ingredients but also recipes that are tasty and include a variety of ingredients to prevent boredom!
There’re lots of plant-based recipes in this post. Click on the links below to navigate to each section:
Vegan Breakfast for Meal Prep
Here are some of my all-time favorite vegan meal prep recipes for breakfast. Why would you want to meal prep breakfast? Well, if you want to make it easy to start your week and alleviate the stress of cooking in the morning, you should give these recipes a try!
3. Whole Wheat Chocolate Pancakes | 4. Coconut Berry Baked Oatmeal
5. Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats | 6. Chickpea Scramble (Oil-free)
7. Vegan Oat Flour Banana Bread| 8. Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
9. Loaded Breakfast Sweet Potatoes | 10. Vegan Baked Banana Oatmeal Cups
11. Vegan Breakfast Burrito | 12. Vegetable Vegan Frittata
13. Vegan Quiche | 14. Best Ever Vegan Waffles
15. Easy Vegan Breakfast Skillet | 16. Raspberry Chia Pudding
17. Vegan Breakfast Casserole | 18. Easy Basic Sweet or Savory Crepes
19. Vegan Breakfast Tacos | 20. Healthy Fruit Pizza With Fresh Coconut Whip
Vegan Lunch and Dinner for Meal Prep
Whether you’re new to meal prep or just looking for some tasty meal prep ideas for 7 days, these plant-based lunch and dinner are the way to go! All of these recipes are easy to make. You can make these recipes for dinner and have left-overs for lunch the following day (my favorite way to teach beginners how to meal prep!). Or freeze them. Either way, you will have several main dishes covered for the week.
1. Pinto Bean Burger | 2. The Best Creamy Coconut Lentil Curry
3. Chickpea Cauliflower Tinga Tacos | 4. Three Bean Chili
5. Earth Goddess Buddha Bowl | 6. Easy Vegan Chickpea Noodle Soup
7. Vegan Pasta Caprese | 8. Vegan Paella
9. Vegan Enchiladas | 10. Vegan Buddha Bowl
11. Brown Rice Stir-Fry with Vegetables | 12. Best Veggie Burger
13. Vegan Spaghetti and Meatballs | 14. Easy Vegan Pad Thai
15. General Tso’s Tofu | 16. Vegetable Soup
17. Vegan Shepherd’s Pie | 18. Easy Vegan Pizza Recipe
19. Vegan Quinoa Casserole | 20. Vegan Loaded Sweet Potato
Vegan Dessert for Meal Prep
I have the most fun meal prepping vegan dessert! You’ve never tried it? Well, today is your chance! Some people (like me 😊) have a major sweet tooth and we absolutely NEED to have something sweet after lunch or dinner, or both! For that reason, I’ve compiled easy-to-prepare meal prep ideas for vegan dessert recipes that are tasty and will last you a week.
1. No-Bake Banana Blondies | 2. Chickpea Cookie Dough
3. Banana pudding in a jar | 4. Chickpea Pumpkin Brownies
5. Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies | 6. Vegan Vanilla Cake
7. Vegan Italian Macarons with Aquafaba | 8. Vegan Key Lime Pie Mini Tarts
9. Vegan New York Cheesecake | 10. Vegan Apple Pie
11. Vegan Tiramisu | 12. Chocolate Fudge (Paleo + Vegan)
13. Vegan Fruit Tart |14. Super Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake
15. Soft-Baked Vegan Sugar Cookies | 16. Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
17. Vegan Donuts | 18. Vegan Cherry Pie
19. The Best Vegan Carrot Cake | 20. Vegan Vanilla Pudding
Vegan Snacks for Meal Prep
When it comes to choosing meal prepping vegan snacks from many recipe ideas I listed below, one of the most important things is to make sure you have at least one sweet and one savory snack prepared for the week. Even for people who have a BIG sweet tooth (like me!), it’s nice to have some variety throughout the week depending on which mood you’re in.
Let’s dive into this tasty and easy-to-make list of plant-based snacks!
1. Chunky Mango Guacamole | 2. Protein Energy Bars
3. No-Bake Hemp Pecan Energy Balls | 4. Easy Chocolate Dates
5. 3-Ingredient Healthy Coconut Bliss Balls | 6. Vegan Pizza Rolls
7. Cherry Almond Oat Bars | 8. Vegan Veggie Pinwheels with Broccoli and Carrots
9. Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites | 10. Roasted Tomato Sandwiches
11. Chocolate Pistachio Healthy Vegan Snack Bars | 12. Vegan Sausage Rolls
13. 2-Ingredient Chocolate Quinoa Crunch Bites | 14. Vegan Chai Muffins
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15. Healthy Crunch Bars | 16. Apple Cookies
17. Healthy Peanut Butter Twix Bars | 18. Chocolate Chia Pudding
19. Vegan Broccoli Cheddar Hot Pockets | 20. Spicy Sriracha Tofu Jerky
Need More Help On Vegan Meal Prep?
As you can see there’s a myriad of recipes to choose from for vegan meal prep. If you’re serious about starting to meal prep vegan recipes so that you have meals to last you during the week, you will love my FREE Ultimate Guide to Vegan Meal Prep.
It’s an amazing, free resource that I put together to walk you step-by-step creating your weekly meal prep system and stop wasting time aimlessly looking for recipes on Pinterest and Google. This guide will walk you through 5 keys steps and you’ll have created your own plant-based meal prep systems in under 15 minutes that you can use week after week to always have meals ready to go (whether you are a family of 1 or 7)!
My brand new cookbook is out on Amazon! It’s called “30-Minute Plant-Based Recipes” and it’s perfect for busy vegans. Grab it now!
Mommy Paul
Thank you … for what you do to help us first timer vegan’s! Really appreciate the free ebooks with user-friendly prep planning, 5 ingredients meals is definitely a game changer. Eager to try this new approach to nutritional living. THANKS for all you do to help us, help ourselves … As you guide the way to better health!