30 Easy Vegan Pantry Meals

Need some ideas for easy vegan pantry meals and pantry meals to cook up? Go ahead and give these dietitian recipes a try.

We’ve all had those days and weeks where we haven’t been to the grocery store in awhile.

Because it can be a challenge to put together nutritious, tasty, and balanced meals with only or mostly pantry items, I asked my registered dietitian and healthy recipe blogger friends for their best recipes that you can easily put together with the pantry and frozen ingredients that you have on hand.

Go ahead and give these easy vegan pantry meals a try.

Breakfast

1. Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Instant Pot Oatmeal

Have steel-cut oats, canned coconut milk, and pumpkin puree on hand? Then you'll love this recipe from Sarah Jane Parker, blogger at The Fit Cookie.

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2. Applesauce Blender Bread

When it comes to easy vegan pantry meals, here's one for you. Whip up a loaf with almond flour, applesauce, coconut oil, and spices with this recipe from Allison Walker, RD and Allyson Boan.

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3. Healthy Honey Banana Muffins

Wondering what to make with almond meal and oats? Try this recipe from Lauren Seserko, blogger at Breathe Deeply and Smile.

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4. Coconut Almond Granola

When it comes to easy vegan pantry meals, here's one for you! Make your own granola with this recipe from Lorie Yarro, blogger at Lemons and Zest.

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5. Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats

This breakfast from Seserko is peanut-buttery delicious. It's one of tastiest easy freezer meals!

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Lunch & dinner mains

6. Pantry Peanut Butter & Chickpea Soup

This vegan pantry meal from Liz Weiss, co-author of The Moms' Guide to Meal Makeovers, features pantry staples such as peanut butter, brown rice, and canned chickpeas.

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7. Taco Chili

Have a few cans of beans, plus canned tomatoes? Then you can whip up this recipe from Allison Knott, RD.

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8. Spicy Harissa Bean Soup

If you have dried beans, olive oil, canned tomatoes, and a few other ingredients you can make this recipe from Rachael Hartley, RD.

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9. Spicy Quinoa and Black Beans with Pineapple

You'll need staples like quinoa, canned coconut milk, low-sodium vegetable broth, and black beans to cook up this meal from Hartley.

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10. Pasta Cici

Have macaroni noodles, cici beans, and canned tomato puree? Then you can eat up this vegan pantry meal from Rosanne Rust, MS, RD, co-author of Glycemic Index Cookbook for Dummies.

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11. Pizza Soup

If you can't get your hands on pizza dough, this soup from Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, owner of Sound Bites Nutrition, is the next best thing.

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12. Italian Lentil & Rice Casserole

Have lentils, bread crumbs, and canned tomatoes? You can make this vegan pantry meal from Laura Yautz, RDN, owner of Being Nutritious in Pittsburgh.

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13. Teriyaki Soba Noodles

Craving Asian noodles? This recipe from Yautz hits the spot with soba noodles, frozen veggies, and frozen edamame.

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14. Quinoa and Bean Chili

You'll need staples like canned beans, sundried tomatoes, and quinoa to make this dish from Kitty Broihier, RD, co-author of The Everyday Low-Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook.

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15. Bean and Barley Veggie Chili

Ingredients like canned tomatoes and vegetable stock make this dish from Maria Adams, MS, MPH, RDN, owner of Halsa Nutrition, easy to whip up.

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16. Slow-Cooker Vegan Chili

Utilize out-of-the-box pantry staples such as cocoa powder and coffee in this recipe from Melissa Altman-Traub, MS, RDN.

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17. Creamy Vegetable Soup

If you have cashews, canned chickpeas, frozen veggies, and a few other ingredients you can make this soup from Jamie Vespa, RD.

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Lunch & dinner sides

18. Roasted Frozen Broccoli

You don't need much more than frozen broccoli to roast up this side from Lizzie Streit, MS, RDN. Hello, easy vegan pantry meals!

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19. Spicy Okra Recipe

This recipe from Shahzadi Devje, RD, utilizes frozen okra, as well as pantry staples such as olive oil and spices.

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20. Green Pea and Almond Pesto

This recipe from Rinku Bhattacharya, author of Instant Indian, features frozen peas, almonds, and olives.

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21. Sriracha Sweet Potato Fries

Consider using frozen sweet potato fries when whipping up this recipe from Sara Haas, RD, co-author of Fertility Foods.

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Snacks & desserts

22. Chocolate Crunch Bar Cups

Homemade candy? Yes, please, thanks to this recipe from Yarro. It's one of the easiest vegan pantry meal desserts.

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23. 2-Ingredient Applesauce Cupcakes

Whip up this recipe from Holley Grainger, RD with just applesauce and vanilla cake mix.

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24. Vegan Chocolate Pudding

You only need a few ingredients to make this recipe from my kitchen.

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25. Sweet Potato Vegan Cookie Dough

This dessert from Sarah Schlichter, RD, hits the spot!

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26. Chocolate Coconut Cream Pudding

You only need a few pantry staples, including coconut milk, to whip up this recipe from Schlichter.

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27. Dark Chocolate Almond Bark Thins

You only need a few pantry staples to create this recipe from Yarro.

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28. No-Bake Mocha Brownies

Brownies with espresso powder? Yes, please! You'll love this dessert from Yarro.

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29. Nut-and-Seed Butter

Can't find your favorite jarred nut butter? Make your own! Judy Barbe, RD, author of Your 6-Week Guide to Live Best, gives instructions on how to make your own in this recipe. 

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30. Healthy Energy Bars

Make a big batch and freeze the extras of this recipe from my kitchen!

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Final thoughts

When it comes to easy vegan pantry meals, you have oodles of dietitian-approved options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacktime, and dessert.

Sources

• Sarah Jane Parker, blogger at The Fit Cookie
• Allison Walker, RD
• Allyson Boan
• Lauren Seserko, blogger at Breathe Deeply and Smile
• Lorie Yarro, blogger at Lemons and Zest
• Liz Weiss, RD, co-author of The Moms’ Guide to Meal Makeovers
• Allison Knott, RD
• Lizzie Streit, MS, RDN
• Rachael Hartley, RD
• Rosanne Rust, MS, RD, co-author of Glycemic Index Cookbook for Dummie
• Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, owner of Sound Bites Nutrition
• Laura Yautz, RDN, owner of Being Nutritious in Pittsburgh
• Kitty Broihier, RD, co-author of The Everyday Low-Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook
• Maria Adams, MS, MPH, RDN, owner of Halsa Nutrition
• Melissa Altman-Traub, MS, RDN
• Jamie Vespa, RD
• Shahzadi Devje, RD
• Rinku Bhattacharya, author of Instant Indian
• Sara Haas, RD, co-author of Fertility Foods
• Sarah Schlichter, RD
• Emma Robinson, RD, dietitian at Abundant Nutrition Co
• Judy Barbe, RD, author of Your 6-Week Guide to LiveBest
• Holley Grainger, RD

I’d love to hear from you! Which of these easy vegan pantry meals will you make first?