Vegan Comfort Food Recipes (2024)

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Vegan comfort foods that will be loved by even the pickiest eaters!

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Switching to a plant based diet can bring up fears of having to give up the foods you love. But it simply isn’t true. This collection of Oil Free Vegan Comfort Food Recipes has many of the delicious foods you know and love.

Once you try these recipes, you’ll realize that plant based eating is every bit as delicious as the recipes you remember. There’s nothing bland or boring here! And they’re all oil-free, so go ahead and indulge!

From satisfying breakfasts like Vegan Pancakes and Vegan Breakfast Sausage Links, to tasty dinners like creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese and Chili Cheese Fries, as well as some tasty desserts, you’re sure to find some recipes here that you’ll absolutely love!

A collection of 21+ oil free vegan comfort food recipes to satisfy cravings, warm your tummy, and please everyone in your family.

Breakfast Recipes

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. These recipes are among our favorites for a hearty, satisfying breakfast or brunch.

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Easy Whole Wheat Vegan Pancakes - No Oil

Delicious vegan whole wheat pancakes are quick and easy to make with simple ingredients. Enjoy these oil free pancakes for a plant based breakfast your whole family will love.

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Vegan Breakfast Hash

This Breakfast Potato Hash is a delicious and hearty breakfast or brunch! It’s a perfect way to start your day, and is easy to customize with your favorite veggies!

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Vegan Breakfast Sausage Links

These Vegan Breakfast Sausage Links are amazing! Full of flavor and oil-free, smokey, spicy, and slightly sweet, they’re a perfect addition to your vegan breakfast!

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Easy Vegan Country Gravy Mix

Mix up a batch of this Easy Vegan Sausage Gravy Mix and have luscious vegan country gravy in minutes. So delicious poured over your breakfast potatoes or tofu scramble! Or mix some vegan sausage into the gravy and pour over some biscuits. It would even be tasty over some mashed potatoes. You’re going to love just how simple this is!

Sandwich Recipes

Sandwiches are a great option for lunch or dinner. These sandwich recipes all plant based and oil free, but full of flavor and satisfaction.

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Quinoa and Black Bean Burgers

You’re going to love these Quinoa and Black Bean Burgers! Low in calories, seasoned with Southwest spices, they’re great to make ahead and freeze for easy meals.

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Buffalo Soy Curl Sub

If you like spicy foods, you’re going to love this Buffalo Soy Curl Sub! Perfectly textured and flavored soy curls, with lettuce, tomato, and my Vegan Ranch Dressing. What’s not to love?

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Vegan Sloppy Joes

Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes are a quick and easy meal you're going to love! Serve these sweet and savory lentils in a whole grain bun or spooned over a baked sweet potato or rice for a hearty, oil free meal.

Soup, Stew, and Chili

What's more comforting than a hot bowl of soup or stew? These recipes are sure to warm your belly!

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Potato Kale Soup in the Instant Pot

Get ready to grab a spoon and dip it into this creamy Potato Kale Soup! This warm, hearty bowl is oil free, vegan, and oh, so good! It cooks quickly in the Instant Pot or on the stove top, making it perfect for busy nights.

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Instant Pot Vegetable Soup

This Instant Pot Vegetable Soup is easy, hearty, and so versatile. It’s packed full of healthy vegetables, and along with some whole grain bread, it’s a perfect meal for these crisp, cool days.

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Vegan Chili

This Thick and Hearty Vegan Chili is cooked quickly on the stove top with simple ingredients. It’s oil free, healthy, and so tasty you’ll never miss the meat!

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Instant Pot Vegetable Stew

This Instant Pot Vegetable Stew is the ultimate vegan comfort food. The potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and peas are cooked in a thick, savory tomato broth to keep you warm and cozy during these cold fall and winter months.

Main Dish Recipes

Looking for a new dinner recipe? Missing your familiar favorites now that you've adopted a plant based diet? Here are vegan versions of those classic dishes.

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Vegan Soy Curl Fajitas

Do you love Mexican Food? These sheet pan Soy Curl Fajitas just might become your new favorite! They're so easy to make, and have the perfect southwestern seasoning!

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This Vegan Baked Mac & Cheese is so rich, creamy, and wonderful! It’s the perfect comfort food. Serve it with peas, broccoli, or a green salad for a complete meal.

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Vegan Chili Cheese Fries

How could Chili Cheese Fries be healthy? You can enjoy them guilt free when you start with some oil free baked french fries, slather them with homemade vegan chili, and drizzle some cashew cheese over the top. Ultimate comfort food?

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Quinoa and Black Bean Enchiladas

These Quinoa and Black Bean Enchiladas are easy to make, and are super delicious! Satisfy your Mexican cravings while staying on your oil-free plant based diet. You can make the rich and flavorful enchilada sauce as spicy or mild as you wish by adjusting the spices.

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Vegan Stromboli - Oil Free!

Vegan Stromboli is a fun dinner or party appetizer. Fill it with your favorite pizza fillings, roll it up, and bake it to a golden perfection! Serve with extra pizza sauce for dipping.

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Lentil Walnut Taco Meat

This Lentil Walnut Taco Meat is a perfect filling for your tacos and burritos, as well as a tasty nachos topping. You'll love the taste and texture of this quick and easy recipe!

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Easy Vegan Lasagna with Spinach Tofu Ricotta

This delicious Vegan Lasagna will make any dinner special! Dairy free, and low in fat, but full of flavor - you'll absolutely love this tasty, comforting recipe.

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Vegan Nachos - Oil Free!

These Vegan Nachos are perfect for a casual dinner or for a party! They're loaded with vegan cheese sauce, non-dairy sour cream, black beans, salsa, and more! All oil free, and dairy free.

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Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes (Vegan)

You can enjoy this Taco Bell fan favorite right at home, without the oil and without the dairy! Perfectly seasoned potato nuggets are drizzled with vegan cheese sauce and topped with a dollop of dairy free sour cream. So delicious!

Dessert & Snack Recipes

Can vegans enjoy scrumptious desserts? You bet! And sometimes something salty is preferred to satisfy your cravings. I've got you covered with these amazing treats!

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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

These Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes are to die for! Free of eggs, butter or oil, and made with whole grain flour, but still full of chocolatey flavor! These cupcakes will make the biggest chocolate fans happy!

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Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream

This healthy Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream is made with soy milk and cashews, and includes vanilla bean as well as vanilla extract for an extra boost of vanilla flavor.

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Blueberry Oat Bars

These Blueberry Oat Bars are so yummy! Oil-free, refined sugar free, and whole grain – they are so healthy you can eat them for breakfast!

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Fat Free Apple Crisp

This Fat Free Apple Crisp is the perfect fall dessert. With tart apples and a sweet crunchy oatmeal topping, it’s simply divine with a scoop of dairy free vanilla ice cream.

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Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream

This Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream is like a cold, creamy taste of summer. Easy to make, loaded with strawberries, and oh so delicious!

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Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake

This chocolate mug cake will satisfy your chocolate cravings without the guilt. You'll never believe this rich chocolaty is oil free and refined sugar free. Make it in just minutes in the microwave.

You might also like:

  • Vegan Broccoli Rice Casserole
  • Easy Oil Free Pepperoni
  • Vegan Biscuits and Gravy
  • BBQ Soy Curl Sandwich
  • Vegan Jambalaya
  • Twice Baked Potatoes with Ham and Broccoli
  • Vegan Ravioli
  • Vegan Scalloped Potatoes

I hope this collection of vegan comfort food recipes inspires you to try something new this week. Please comment below and let me know which ones are your favorites!

And come join my Oil Free Vegan Recipes and Support Facebook group, where you can share your favorite oil free vegan recipes, and give and receive support on your plant based journey.

By Teresa Sklenicka on April 18th, 2020

About Teresa Sklenicka

I love creating tasty, oil-free, vegan recipes that everyone will love (even non-vegans)! Here you'll find vegan versions of your favorite comfort foods, as well as some new tastes! Join me on a path to improving your health, helping the planet, and saving animals.

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Vegan Comfort Food Recipes (2024)

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What is the most eaten vegan food? ›

Most vegan diets include beans in at least one meal per day, including lentils, chickpeas, black beans, pinto beans and many more. Many vegans consume soy-based proteins such as tofu and tempeh; their mild flavor makes them a great substitute for meat in stir-fries, soups and stews.

How to make vegan food satisfying? ›

I highly recommend having a mixture of grains, protein, and vegetables — it provides a great balance not only with flavor/bulk but also texture. Grains and legumes help keep the meal filling while the vegetables bring everything together.

How to be a frugal vegan? ›

Vegan on a budget
  1. tinned beans and dried pulses of various kinds.
  2. vegetables (particularly seasonal ones)
  3. potatoes.
  4. egg-free pasta and noodles.
  5. rice.
  6. bread (wholemeal is ideal from a health point of view)
  7. dried herbs and spices.
  8. seasonal fruit.

What are the main ingredients in vegan food? ›

A vegan diet is based on plants (such as vegetables, grains, nuts and fruits) and foods made from plants. Vegans do not eat foods that come from animals, including dairy products and eggs.

What food is surprisingly vegan? ›

18 Snacks and Foods You Didn't Know Were Vegan
  • Sriracha Mayo. I'm just as surprised as you are that Flying Goose's brilliant sriracha mayo is completely plant-based. ...
  • Hackney Gelato Dark Chocolate Sorbetto. ...
  • Lotus Biscoff Spread. ...
  • Lindt Excellence 70% Dark Chocolate. ...
  • Ritz Crackers. ...
  • Jacob's Cream Crackers. ...
  • Oreos. ...
  • Twiglets.
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What is the most unhealthy vegan food? ›

6 Vegan Foods That Are Shockingly Unhealthy
  • Frozen fake meats.
  • Tofu deli meats.
  • Vegan desserts.
  • Coconut yogurt.
  • Frozen meals.
  • Veggie chips.

What snack foods can vegans eat? ›

Try These Popular Vegan Snacks (Chips, Cookies, and More)
  • Vegan Rob's Chips.
  • Rivalz Extra Chedda' Mac.
  • Outstanding Foods PigOut Pigless Pork Rinds.
  • Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars—Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate.
  • Trader Joe's Almond Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets.

What foods do vegans love? ›

Protein from beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, tofu, tempeh and seitan, along with healthy fats from avocado, nuts, seeds, and coconut and olive oils, can also keep your blood sugar stable. High-protein vegan diet: Protein is one of the nutrients often lacking in a vegan diet.

Are Oreos vegan? ›

Many vegans refer to Oreos as “accidentally vegan,” meaning they don't contain animal products — but they weren't created to be a specifically vegan treat. Oreos do not contain milk, eggs, or any other animal-derived products, so they are technically vegan in that sense. Plant-based cookies and cream lovers rejoice!

What do vegans struggle with the most? ›

10 Vegan deficiencies to be aware of - and how to nix them
  • Iron. ...
  • Vitamin B12. ...
  • Omega-3. ...
  • Zinc. ...
  • Choline. ...
  • Iodine. ...
  • Vitamin D. Who isn't a little bit deficient in the 'Sunshine Vitamin'? ...
  • Protein. 'This nutrient is not an issue in most people's diets especially those who eat meat, fish and eggs,' says Hobson.
Dec 22, 2022

What do vegans struggle to get? ›

Vegans had the lowest vitamin B12, calcium and iodine intake, and also lower iodine status and lower bone mineral density.

How to go 100% vegan? ›

You could start by removing meat or dairy one day a week and go from there. Or you could try changing one meal at a time, having vegan breakfasts during your first week, adding a vegan lunch during week two and so on.

What is a good vegan cheese? ›

Shredded Cheeses
  • Chao Creamery Vegan Shreds: This is our go-to vegan cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches. ...
  • Parmela Creamery Shreds: This aged shredded cheddar-style cheese is made from cashew milk and melts well. ...
  • Violife Shreds: Violife has both mozzarella and cheddar shreds.
Jul 19, 2023

What is lacking in a vegan diet? ›

Compared to the standard American diet of highly processed, low-fiber, high-calorie, sugary foods, vegan diets have some health advantages. However, researchers found that avoiding all animal foods may lead to nutritional deficiencies in vitamin B12, omega-3, calcium, zinc, iron, magnesium, and high-quality protein.

What is 100% vegan? ›

What is a vegan product? A product is vegan if it does not contain any animal extracts or animal by-products in the product or manufacturing process. It also means that the product hasn't been tested on animals. To be sure, look for the Vegan Trademark.

Which country is #1 for vegans? ›

India. Three of India's major religions — Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism — teach the practice of ahimsa, or non-violence towards all beings. Because of this religious tradition, India has the highest percentage of vegetarians out of all the countries in the world.

What is a super vegan? ›

Super vegans are committed to a plant based diet and look for products certified by The Vegan Society, Cruelty Free International and other reputable organisations. There are multiple benefits of veganism but most people are attracted to the impact it has on farmed animals and fish.

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