Our Top 10 Easy, Quick Plant-Based Recipes From March 2023!

Save time in the kitchen with these easy and quick vegan dishes so you can spend more time with family and friends. All of these quick vegan dishes take 30 minutes or less to prepare!

We also highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App  — with over 20,000 delicious recipes it is the largest meatless, vegan, plant-based, and allergy-friendly recipe resource to help you get healthy! And, don’t forget to check out our Quick Meals Archives and our Quick & Easy Recipe Archives for more ideas!

1. Oreo Truffles

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2. The Ultimate Guacamole

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This is The Ultimate Guacamole by Christina Bedetta. Serve it with chips and fresh vegetables or enjoy it in wrap form. It’s easy to make and is a great addition to so many dishes. Made with creamy avocado, red onion, tomatoes, and spices there is no arguing that this is the ultimate guacamole recipe. With such delicious flavors and versatility, the possibilities are endless!

3. Artichoke and Mushroom Crostini

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These Artichoke and Mushroom Crostini by Rouxbe are the perfect start to any dinner party. The creamy artichoke purée paired with garlicky mushrooms and finished with freshly grated horseradish really takes these to the next level.

4. Apple Slice Nachos

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If you’re looking for a fun and easy dessert that everyone in your family will enjoy, give this Apple Slice Nachos by Toni Okamoto a try. All of the children who tasted this during the recipe-testing process gave it a 10 / 10! Excerpted from Plant-Based on a Budget: Quick and Easy (BenBella Books).

5. Galaxy Chia Pudding Stars

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This Galaxy Chia Pudding Stars by Lola Till is an easy breakfast to make and so much fun to eat!

6. Sweet Potato Miso Soup

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Each miso will produce subtly different results but brown and white miso paste would make fine substitutes. At a Japanese restaurant in Brixton a few years ago there was a fantastic sweet potato, simply baked and split open before being filled with the most wonderful miso butter. This Sweet Potato Miso Soup by Rachel Phipps is that potato in a vegan soup form, making it perfect for a filling, nourishing autumn meal.

7. Green Apple Smoothie

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Get your apple a day with this creamy and satisfying Green Apple Smoothie! Made with spinach, apple, and banana, it’s naturally sweet and full of plant-based nutrients. Raw, vegan, gluten-free, and oh-so-tasty!

8. Fried Biscuits with Cinnamon and Sugar

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Your family will eat these fried biscuits before they can be properly plated! Super easy and delicious, these Fried Biscuits with Cinnamon and Sugar by Lydia Figueras are a wonderful sweet snack or dessert!

9. Dairy Queen Ice Cream Oreo Blizzard

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I haven’t had too many of these in my lifetime, but my wife certainly has. This Dairy Queen Ice Cream Oreo Blizzard by Brian Watson re-creation got her seal of approval, and you can even hold these upside down and they won’t slip out—just like the real deal! Here we are making an Oreo-inspired flavor, but feel free to add any other mix-ins your heart desires!

10. Spicy Chipotle Rice and Beans

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If your diet consists of beans and rice (like ours does), then you need to have this in your recipe book on hand at all times! It’s not just your typical beans and rice, but it adds LOADS of flavor for not that much more work. This Spicy Chipotle Rice and Beans by Kristen Genton will definitely jazz up your weekly beans and rice kick. It’s great on its own, but in tacos or burritos, it would shine!

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