99 Vegan "School Night" Dinner Recipes! (2024)

Back-to-School season is in full swing, and that means busy nights, new schedules to get used to and lots and lots of meal prep for school lunches, breakfast (aka power fuel) and of course dinner. Dinnertime swings around and the phrase “What’s for dinner?” can leave the cook-of-the-house in a panic to get something delicious, healthy and easy on the table in a flash. Well even though I do not have kids of my own, I absolutely remember that dinnertime rush, and I see it with my family and friends who have school-aged kids. Things can get crazy! And that is why I reached out to my blogger friends from FindingVegan and asked them to contribute an easy, fast, relatively healthy and delicious meal!

Bonus: Shopping List! I am giving away a FREE meal-planning bonus today! A “vegan basics” shopping list with around 50 of my favorite ingredients to buy at the grocery store + 10 grocery shopping tips. This is an exclusive, limited time freebie as part of a meal planning e-book that I am working on for you guys. (shopping list download is at the bottom of this post)

Here they are, 99 Vegan “School Night” Dinner Recipes!..

Thank you to all the bloggers who contributed their vegan recipes. If you see something you love, click over to their website and show them some love in their comments section! That pretty much makes every blogger’s day to hear that one of our recipes inspired someone.

99 Vegan “School Night” Dinner Recipes

1. Lentil Sloppy Joes

2. Sweet Potato Soup in a flash

3. Easy Peanut Butter Curried Chickpeas

4. Grilled Vegan Burritos by Veggies Don’t Bite

5. Butternut Squash Chili by Savory Tooth

9. Vegan Alfredo Pasta with veggies by The Vegan 8

10. Vegan Meatball Subs by Karissa’s Vegan Kitchen

11. Vegan Stuffed Shells with Cauliflower Ricotta by Veggies Don’t Bite

12. Fave Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes

13. 20-Minute Pasta with asparagus and tomatoes by Healthier Steps

14. Santa Cruz Beach Burritos

15. Vegan Pumpkin Alfredo

16. Sweet Potato Black Bean Veggie Burgers by Joy Food Sunshine

17. 3-step Peanut Soba Tofu Noodle Bowl

18. Slow-Cooker Chili with Quinoa by Yummy Mummy Kitchen

19. Cheesy Tortilla Bake by The Vegan 8

20. Vegan Meatballs with Spaghetti by Vegan Heaven

21. Loaded Taco Fries by A Virtual Vegan

22. Vegan White Bean Mac & Cheese by Rhian’s Recipes

23. 15-minute Chickpea Curry by Trinity’s Kitchen

24. Vegan Ranch Salad with cornbread

25. Lentil Tacos by The Garden Grazer

26. Crispy Hoisin Tofu by Joy Food Sunshine

52. Vegan Lentil Burger by Contentedness Cooking

53. Easy Noodle Stir Fry by Vegan Sandra

54. Sicilian Pasta Salad by Tin and Thyme

55. Roasted Veggies and Hummus Pitas by Happy Kitchen Rocks

56. Easy Mexican-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes by Healthy Liv

57. Teriyaki Tofu by Fried Dandelions

58. Vegan Chili Cheese Tater Tots by Cadry’s Kitchen

59. Pineapple Quinoa Fried Rice by the belly rules the mind

60. Sriracha Veggie Burgers by V Nutrition and Wellness

61. Green tortilla Pizza by Green Evi

62. Tofu + Noodles with Hoisin Sauce by Vegan Richa

63. Lentil Walnut Meatballs for pasta by Fragrant Vanilla Cake

64. Black Bean Plantain Veggie Burgers

65. PB Sweet Potato Curry by Vegan Richa

66. Hot Dogs by the nut free vegan

67. Red Lentil Chili by Vegan Family Recipes

68. Easy Weeknight Tofu by Women in Real Life

69. Breakfast for dinner sandwiches!

70. Cuban Black Beans by that girl cooks healthy

71. Thai Veggie Quinoa Bowl by avocado pesto

72. Homemade Ramen by beautiful ingredient

73. Vegan Sausages by Yumsome

74. Jackfruit Tinga by Seitan beats your meat

75. Pesto Pasta with Black Olives

76. Ginger Peanut Noodles by sipping on soy

77. Spicy Bean Burgers by Tinned tomatoes

78. Singapore Noodles by Euphoric Vegan

79. Vegan Tofish and Chips by Elephantastic Vegan

80. Hearty Potato Lentil Soup

81. Pumpkin Soup by The Petite Cook

82. Speedy Sweet Potato Chili

83. Broccoli Potato White Bean Soup

84. Mediterranean Pasta by Veggie Inspired

85. BBQ Tempeh Avocado Sandwich

86. Easy Vegan Buddha Bowl by Beautiful Ingredient

87. Raw Avocado Pesto Pasta

88. Easy Bean Cheese Quesadillas

89. Vegan chicken by amanda nicole smith

90. Spinach Black Bean Corn Enchiladas by Sipping on soy

91. Easy Portobello Pizzas

92. Grits with avocado and tofu strips by Glue and Glitter

93. Creamy Cashew Tofu Pot Pie

94. Buffalo Mac n Cheese with tempeh

95. 20-Minute Tacos by Where You Get Your Protein

96. Pasta with Veggies Skillet

97. BBQ Hasselback Tofu

98. Cold Noodle Bowl by it doesn’t taste like chicken

99. Avocado Macaroni Salad by one hungry bunny

BONUS 100. MY fave got-to Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers with Avocado (over 500 comments and 800,000 shares!)

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Happy new school year to you and your family!

99 Vegan "School Night" Dinner Recipes! (2024)

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