These healthy plant-based meal prep recipes are delicious and high in protein, but most importantly: not boring. Great for packed lunches and easy weeknight dinners.
When we think “meal prep”, many of us envision those sad, uniform containers of quinoa, plain chickpeas, and steamed broccoli – all stacked together in the fridge, guaranteeing a week’s worth of depressing meals. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
For me, meal prep just means cooking ahead – whether it’s an entire recipe, or a component of a dish I can repurpose later in the week (like marinated tempeh or stir-fry sauce). The point is: whether I’m working from home, packing lunches for the office, or too tired to cook dinner from scratch, I know I’ll always have something waiting for me in the fridge.
Below, I’ve rounded up my favorite vegan meal prep ideas. These meals are packed with whole foods, high in protein, simple to make, and reheat well. (Zero boring quinoa in sight!) Scroll on for healthy vegetarian meals like bowls, sandwiches, soups, and more…
Grain + Veggie Bowls
Tofu Rice Bowls with Peanut Sauce
Plus mushrooms and greens.
Spicy White Bean “Tuna” Bowls
This “tuna” is also excellent on toast, in a sandwich, or in a wrap.
Make-Ahead Lunch Salad
With roasted sweet potatoes, tofu, and balsamic dressing.
Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Bowls
With quinoa and curried tahini sauce.
Farro Bowls with Garlicky Beans
Whole grains, beans, roasted veg, and creamy dressing.
Sheet Pan Curried Tofu + Veggies
A riff-able sheet pan meal with Greek cucumber sauce.
Soups + Stews
Moroccan Green Lentil Soup
Inspired by Pret a Manger, this is packed with veggies and warming spices.
Curried Carrot Lentil Soup
Creamy thanks to coconut milk.
Broccoli White Bean Soup
You only need 6 ingredients and 30-ish minutes.
Coconut Milk Tomato Soup
Made with canned tomatoes.
Lentil Barley Soup with Mushrooms
An Eastern European-inspired vegetarian comfort food.
Sandwiches
Veggie Tofu Sandwich
With homemade tofu “deli slices”.
Roasted Eggplant Sandwich with Romesco
Make the eggplant and sauce in advance, assemble sandwiches day-of.
Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers
Smoky burger patties with a Tex-Mex vibe.
White Bean “Tuna” Salad
A 4-ingredient vegan alternative to tuna salad.
Proteins
Crispy Baked Falafel Patties
Great in pita sandwiches, on salads, and on a mezze platter.
Cold Green Lentil Salad
With celery, parsley, and fried onions.
Lentil Patties
Serve on a salad or grain bowl, in a sandwich or burger, or form into “meatballs”.
Marinated Tempeh
An easy soy-maple marinade that works for pan frying, air frying, and baking.
Chana Masala (Indian Chickpea Stew)
Gets even better after sitting in the fridge.
Dill Edamame Spread
Perfect for spreading on sandwiches or on toast in the morning (instead of avocado).
Cannellini Bean Salad
A Ukrainian-inspired salad with leeks and dill.
Breakfast + Snacks
Vegan Breakfast Burritos (Freezer-Friendly)
Packed with veggies, scrambled tofu, and refried beans.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Pudding
A no-cook breakfast that tastes like a rich dessert!
Overnight Oats with Chia Seeds
The ultimate healthy breakfast. Easy, fast, zero cooking required.
Carrot Oatmeal Cookies
An easy, gluten-free breakfast cookie.
Sweet Potato Waffles
Truly the best waffles I’ve ever tasted. (Plus, easy to reheat in a toaster.)
Vegan Blueberry-Lemon Muffins
Super light and fluffy, and perfumed with vanilla.
Sauces
The Easiest Creamy Salad Dressing
A classic creamy vinaigrette to enjoy on salads all week long.
Homemade Stir-Fry Sauce
A versatile sauce for veggies, tofu, jackfruit, etc.
Cilantro Cashew Cream
For tacos, sandwiches, grain bowls, salads, roasted vegetables, etc.
Peanut Salad Dressing
Thai-inspired peanut sauce for salads, grain bowls, noodles, etc.
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