Make Veganuary easy and tasty with this collection of 31 vegan dinner recipes. One for every single day of the month!
Are you taking part in the Veganuary challenge? To help get you through the month, I have rounded up 31 vegan dinner ideas for Veganuary.
That's one of my top Veganuary recipes for every single day of the month! Print them out, make a shopping list, buy what you need and you are good to go.
If you haven't taken the Veganuary pledge yet but are curious to see what being vegan is all about, you can find a vegan starter kit on Veganuary's website, and explore more Veganuary resources here at A Virtual Vegan.
And now to the exciting part. Here are all the vegan dinner recipes you need for the month of Veganuary. These are my top Veganuary recipes. The most popular every January and there is one for every single day of the month so you'll never need to spend ages wondering what to make for dinner!
Chickpea Curry Soup
Simple and super delicious Chickpea Curry Soup. It's easy to make and ready in less than 30 minutes. Serve with fresh, crusty bread, rice or warm naan bread!
make this recipeVegan Marinara Sauce
Vegan Marinara Sauce. Simplicity at its best! Made with pantry staples and ready in only 20 minutes!
make this recipeKidney Bean Burgers
Kidney Bean Burgers with loads of flavour and texture. They are quick and easy to make, perfect for midweek meals and great for making ahead too!
make this recipeVegan Hamburger Helper
Vegan Hamburger Helper is a one-pot, super easy, 25 minute recipe that the whole family will love. It's "meaty", cheesy, saucy and SO good!
make this recipeVegan Broccoli Pasta
Really quick and easy Vegan Broccoli Pasta that can be ready in less than 15 minutes. It's creamy, cheesy, tangy and loaded with broccoli!
make this recipeVegan Sausage Casserole
Rich and exceptionally delicious Vegan Sausage Casserole. This is an easy, family-friendly recipe that's satisfying, big on flavour and made in less than an hour!
make this recipeChickpea & Lentil Curry
Easy Chickpea & Lentil Curry in under 30 minutes! It's creamy, thick, saucy, comforting, and packed with delicious, rich, spicy flavour.
make this recipeLentil Shepherd’s Pie
The ultimate Vegan Lentil Shepherd's Pie featuring rich, flavourful, saucy lentils topped with fluffy, creamy mashed potatoes & baked until deliciously golden brown & crispy. Easy, healthy, comforting and filling!
make this recipeBaked Vegan Orzo Recipe
This baked Vegan Orzo Recipe is an easy, throw it all in, one-pot wonder featuring tender orzo, cherry tomatoes & veggies topped with melty cheese!
make this recipeEasy Savoury Rice
Quick, healthy & easy savoury rice. Full of tasty vegetables and ready from start to finish in less than thirty minutes!
make this recipeVegan Tortilla Soup
Vegan Tortilla Soup with rich, bold, smoky tomato, garlicky flavour, and piles of crispy, crunchy baked tortilla strips. Then come the extra toppings which really seal the deal. It's quick and easy to make and totally delicious!
make this recipeVegan Vodka Sauce
Vegan Vodka Sauce is ready in just 30 minutes with minimal prep. It's rich, creamy, packed with flavour, and because it's a dairy-free vodka sauce, no heavy cream is required. Toss through freshly cooked pasta for a delicious dinner!
make this recipeBraised White Beans & Greens
Comfy, cozy, healthy Braised White Beans & Greens ready in less than 30 minutes. Serve with rice or crusty bread for an easy, budget-friendly and super delicious meal!
make this recipeVegan Beef & Baked Bean Stew
Rich and hearty Vegan Beef & Baked Bean Stew with fluffy dumplings. Easy to make, budget-friendly, and a real family favourite!
make this recipeVegan Vegetable Soup
Vegan Vegetable Soup. Because everyone needs a great tasting, basic, budget-friendly, quick, clean-out the fridge-type soup recipe to turn to from time to time.
make this recipePeanut Noodles
Quick, easy, versatile and very slurpable Peanut Noodles! Perfect for midweek dinners and meal prep and the only cooking required is boiling the noodles!
make this recipeCherry Tomato Sauce
Cozy, rustic, and rich Cherry Tomato Sauce made with just 6 ingredients. Ready in less than 20 minutes and perfect with pasta for an easy dinner.
make this recipeVegan Loaded Sweet Potato
Vegan Loaded Sweet Potato makes a fast, easy, filling and nutritious meal. Ready in less than 20 minutes, just 5 ingredients plus a couple of optional spices, and so delicious!
make this recipeEasy Vegan Mushroom Pies
The easiest Vegan Mushroom Pie you will ever make! With tender, juicy, meaty portobello mushrooms stuffed with sweet caramelized onions, a sprinkling of thyme then topped with my quick and easy buttery, crisp pie crust. Oven and air fryer friendly!
make this recipeEasy Butternut Squash Curry
Creamy, sweet Butternut Squash Curry. Quick, easy, totally delicious, and made in one pot in only 30 minutes!
make this recipeVegan Buffalo Mac & Cheese
Okay, this Vegan Buffalo Mac and Cheese is so good! Proper creamy, cheesy, tangy, fiery perfection and ready in about 20 minutes!
make this recipeMushroom Fried Rice
Mushroom Fried Rice recipe is budget-friendly and super quick to make. It's a great way to use up leftover cooked rice, is made all in one pan and takes no more than 15 minutes!
make this recipeVegan Potato Soup
Thick, hearty and creamy Vegan Potato Soup. It's really simple to make and very budget friendly. You can enjoy it just as it is, or get crazy with toppings. I like to finish mine off with some crumbled tempeh bacon, crispy roasted potato chunks & a sprinkle of parsley for a pop of colour!
make this recipeCreamy Vegan Gnocchi with Garlic & Kale
Soft fluffy pillows of store-bought gnocchi (almost always accidentally vegan) & tender, sautéed kale, tossed in a creamy, garlic infused sauce. This Creamy Vegan Gnocchi with Garlic & Kale is dinner party worthy but incredibly easy to make, taking less than 15 minutes from start to finish and that includes prep time too!
make this recipeVegan Black Bean Burgers
Easy to make Vegan Black Bean Burgers that are loaded with flavour and not mushy! They are satisfying, delicious, and a tried and true reader favourite.
make this recipeVegan Tomato Soup
Let's make simple and delicious Vegan Tomato Soup! It's rich, super creamy, quick, easy, and conveniently made from canned tomatoes and a handful of other pantry staples.
make this recipeEasy Green Bean Potato Curry
A simple Green Bean Potato Curry that is ready in 30 minutes, budget-friendly, and only has 8 ingredients! Perfect for midweek dinners.
make this recipeEasy Vegan Ratatouille
This quick and easy vegan ratatouille is a colourful, naturally gluten-free one-pot meal that's ready to eat in about 30 minutes.
make this recipeRisi e Bisi
Risi e Bisi (Italian Rice & Peas) is a simple, humble and comforting one-pot recipe which originates from Venice. It's got a great flavour base from plenty of sweet leeks and green peas and it's creamy and rich with none of the fussiness of a risotto. In fact it's really easy to make and very family friendly.
make this recipeCauliflower Rice Bowls
Super delicious and flavour-packed Cauliflower Rice Bowls with crispy cinnamon sweet potatoes & creamy, garlicky avocado mash!
make this recipeVegan Italian Sausage Pasta Soup
One-pot Vegan Italian Sausage Pasta Soup! It's hearty, rustic and comforting, with a creamy tomato-y soup base, lots of herbs and garlic, vegan sausage chunks and pasta. Ultimate vegan comfort food!
make this recipeSo there you have it. A meatless dinner idea for every single day of Veganuary. What better way to kick off the new year than with some compassion and super tasty vegan eating?
If you need even more recipe ideas, my cookbook Vegan Comfort Cooking is available in bookstores, and be sure to sign up for my newsletter too. That way you will get all of my brand-new recipes sent straight to your inbox as soon as they are published.
I wish you the best of luck, and the animals and the planet thank you!
Karen says
Curious, Can these dishes be batch made and frozen?
I know there will be some that can’t.
Melanie McDonald says
All of my recipes have storage and freezing instructions included in their individual posts except for some older ones which I haven't got around to updating yet. If you come across any that don't include it, leave a comment and I'll get back to you about it but most should be fine!
Kerstin says
Mel I love all your recipes but now I have a problem. My husband died in October 2022! Now I am alone and have to cook for one. This is hard. Any advice
Melanie McDonald says
I'm so sorry to hear that Kerstin. I'm not sure if you know already, but if you hover over the serving size in my recipe cards it lets you change the number of servings with a little slider, then automatically changes all of the ingredient quantities. Obviously, with some recipes like cakes/bread, etc, this could become problematic with pan sizes and cook times needing to be changed, but for most simple dinner recipes like soups, salads, and pasta etc it works really well. You could reduce them by half, invest in some nice single-serving-size containers with lids, then eat one helping and refrigerate or freeze the rest for another day. Muffin recipes and no-bake type recipes also half really well and generally freeze well. I do try to include freezing and storing instructions in all of my recipes but if you ever find one without (some older ones might not have it included), don't hesitate to leave a comment or send me an email and I can let you know if it freezes well. The same if it's a recipe that you're not sure can be halved easily.
I hope that helps!
Susan says
I am also really sorry to hear about your husband. I live on my own, and I would tend to batch cook meals to eat another day or to freeze, as it doesn't really take any more time or energy to cook larger portions. I sometimes have a couple of dishes in the fridge so that I can alternate days eating them. As I'm retired, I have also started doing some food prep in the mornings so that it doesn't take too long or make so many dishes when dinner time comes around. Best wishes
George says
I just did a quick pass of these recipes and It made me angry because I don't know which to try first.
I'm going to be eating these for months before I can even decide which one I like the best. I've only been Vegan for about 6 months now. and these all look amazing.
Thank you
A Virtual Vegan says
Thank you George. I hope you enjoy testing them all out!
Maureen Cram says
Thanks so much for posting these recipes. I have posted the link on the leading vegan FB group page for anyone doing Veganuary. I also told our over 10k members that your blog is a great one to follow as all the recipes work and taste great :).
A Virtual Vegan says
Thats very kind Maureen. Thank you!
Kerstin says
Incredible, just in time for me . I am always looking for daily meals that are not boring but ever soooo good tasting. You are my daily go to. Happy , healthy 2020
A Virtual Vegan says
Happy New Year to you too Kerstin!
nicky says
SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THESE AMAZING RECIPES
THANK YOU
DO YOU HAVE A BOOK ONE CAN BUY ON KINDLE
NICKY
A Virtual Vegan says
Thank you Nicky. I have a book called Vegan Comfort Cooking that will be published on May 28th. It is available to pre-order now, but I'm not sure whether the Kindle version is yet. I won't post a link as they are different for each country and I don't know where you are, but if you search Vegan Comfort Cooking or Melanie McDonald on Amazon you should see it.
Loretta Kravig says
These recipes look great! Is there a possibility that you could put them into an ebook that could be downloaded all at once? I find going to each one separately to be a bit tiring. And I like to print them off do I can have a hard copy. It’s easier to read as I make the recipes.
Punam's Indian recipe says
This is a very good collection of veg recipes, but am totally confused where to start from all the recipes seems delicious.