Meatless One-Pot Meals for Busy Weeknights
After a long day, the last thing anyone wants to deal with is extensive meal prep and a sink full of dishes. When time is short and hunger is high, nothing satisfies like a nourishing one-pot dinner you can make in a single pan.
These flavorful meatless meals come together easily with simple ingredients you likely have on hand, requiring minimal effort for maximum reward. With protein-packed staples like beans, lentils, tofu, and veggies, these one-pot dinners provide a satisfying, healthy plant-based solution on busy weeknights.
Impossible Chili (The Best Meaty Vegan Chili)
If you love meaty chili, you’ll love this Impossible meat chili recipe. Made with impossible ground meat, beans, plenty of spices, and a few secret ingredients for the best vegan chili!
Small Batch Lentil Soup (Serves 2-3)
Small Batch Lentil Soup! A scaled-down version of my 5-star lentil soup recipe. This one is just as delicious and perfect for serving 1-3 people.
Slow Cooker Enchilada Soup
Slow Cooker Enchilada Soup! This vegetarian soup is SO incredibly delicious, you’ve gotta try it. So simple and made in the slow cooker.
Vegan Chickpea and Rice Soup (30 Minutes)
A comforting chickpea and rice soup made ready in just 30 minutes. An easy one-pot meal that’s naturally vegan and gluten-free.
Healthy Minestrone Soup
Easy and delicious healthy minestrone soup! This recipe is packed with six different vegetables, shell pasta, and beans, and seasoned with Italian herbs.
Puttanesca Beans with Garlic Bread
If you love spaghetti puttanesca, you’ll love this creamy bean version! All of the flavors of puttanesca are in bean form. Serve on its own, over crispy toast, or with polenta.
Pesto Orzo with White Beans
A one-pot dinner! Creamy pesto orzo with white beans, spinach, and parmesan cheese. A simple kid-friendly dinner ready in just 30 minutes.
Impossible Lasagna
All the meaty flavor of lasagna, but vegetarian-friendly! This Impossible lasagna is perfect for serving a crowd and just as cheesy and meaty as your favorite version. One of our favorites!
Vegan Lemon Chickpea Orzo Soup + Video
Like chicken noodle soup for grown ups. And vegetarians. A one-pot soup filled with vegetables, garbanzo beans and orzo pasta. Finished with a generous squirt of lemon juice for a bright + bold fall soup.
Easy Chickpea Curry with Coconut Rice (20 Minute Meal)
Easy Chickpea Curry, made in 20 minutes or less! Creamy, flavorful curry that’s packed with healthy protein. Served with coconut rice for a simple weeknight dinner.
Vegan Chickpea and Rice Soup (30 Minutes)
A comforting chickpea and rice soup made ready in just 30 minutes. An easy one-pot meal that’s naturally vegan and gluten-free.
One Pot Creamy Tortellini Soup
One Pot Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup! This healthy, vegetarian or vegan one pot soup is super delicious and kid friendly.
One Pot Pasta Puttanesca
One Pot Pasta Puttanesca! If you love spicy puttanesca sauce, you’ve gotta try this quick and easy recipe. Made entirely in one pot, with lots of capers, olives and red pepper flakes.
Spicy Chickpea and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner
Looking for a healthy vegan sheet pan dinner recipe? Then you’ve gotta try this one! Roasted broccoli, potatoes and chickpeas with a spinach and a spicy harissa sauce on top.
One Skillet Dinner with Potatoes and Sausage
This vegan one skillet dinner makes meal time a breeze! Crispy seasoned purple potatoes, plant-based sausage and peppers.
Sheet Pan Fajitas
Oven Roasted Fajitas! These veggie fajitas are such a simple meal. Throw everything in the oven and dinner is ready in just 30 minutes. Customize them however you like ’em.Â
Sheet Pan Breakfast Hash
Sheet Pan Breakfast Hash! You are going to love this quick and easy dinner (or breakfast) idea. Roasted potatoes, zucchini, peppers, beans, corn and eggs.
Sheet Pan Stir Fry
For this quick and easy dinner, dump everything onto a sheet pan, toss with homemade stir-fry sauce and bake. That’s it! Add in cooked grains as desired and eat.
One Pot Vegetable Pasta
One Pot Vegetable Pasta! Throw everything in a pot and you are done! Loaded with vegetables like peas, spinach and mushrooms. Vegetarian and easily vegan.
Plant-Based Sheet Pan Ranch Bowls
A healthy plant-based sheet-pan ranch bowl recipe featuring roasted ranch potatoes, tofu, whole grains, vegetables and a creamy non-dairy ranch dressing.
One Pot Meatless Chili Mac
One Pot Vegan Chili Mac! This one pot vegan chili mac is kid-friendly, hearty and delicious.
Sheet Pan Vegetable Chili with Beer Biscuits
Sheet Pan Vegetable Chili with Beer Biscuits! You will love this all-in-one vegan sheet pan dinner. Roasted vegetable chili topped with whole wheat beer biscuits.Â