Vegan Recipes for Quarantine using Canned Goods (2024)

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The best, comforting sweet and savory vegan recipes for quarantine with meal ideas for healthy, family-friendly breakfasts, lunches and dinners. All of these can be whipped up using what you have stocked in your vegan pantry already. Many are gluten-free and/or made using an Instant Pot.

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The best Vegan Recipes for your Quarantine!

With all of us practicing social distancing or full-on quarantining, I thought it would be a good time to do a little recipe roundup for easy recipes using our favorite vegan pantry staples.

I know all we really want to do in these times of anxiety, is to sit on the sofa, eat sleeves of cookies and bags of chips. But let’s be real – you and your loved ones still need to eat proper meals. However, I find the act of preparing a wholesome meal — even a simple one — can be oh-so-soothing and can bring great comfort.

If you have a stocked vegan pantry, you can make a wonderful meal out of a few basic staple ingredients like black beans, lentils, chickpeas, oats, and pasta.

Even though “pantry staples” typically means shelf-stable items, I’m going to include some recipes with veggies but for most of those, you can substitute frozen vegetables. I know that your freezer isn’t your pantry, but I also know that you probably come prepared and have your veggies all chopped up, frozen and ready to go!

Here are my favorite simple healthy vegan dishes that will get you through quarantine!

Breakfast Recipes for Quarantine

Samoa Cookie Overnight Oats

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Chickpea Tofu Breakfast Scramble with Smoky Bits

Vegan Savory Oats Hash

Sprouted Lentil Avocado Toast

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Pantry Staple Meals – Lunch & Dinner Recipes for Quarantine

Beans

Vegan Instant Pot Black Bean Soup

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Mexican Street Corn Salad

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Smoky Vegan Black Bean Wraps

Sweet Potato Black Bean Quesadilla

Grilleable Black Bean Veggie Burger

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Lentils

Vegan Keema Madras with Red Lentils

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Vegan Instant Pot Lentil Soup

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Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes

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Chickpeas

Chickpea Tahini Salad Sandwich

Vegan Nachos with Shawarma Chickpeas

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Pasta

Avocado Pasta with Smoky Pecans

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Vegan Black Pepper Mac and Cheese

Vegan Fajitas Pasta with Chickpeas

Vegan Garlic Pasta with Roasted Cajun Cauliflower

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Vegan Rose Sauce Farfalle

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Rice

Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Rice

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Instant Pot Wild Rice Mushroom Soup

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Dessert & Sweet Treat Recipes for Quarantine:

Coffee Cake

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Vegan Gluten-free Carrot Banana Bread

Vegan Chickpea Brownies

Caramelized Banana Granola Bars

One Bowl Gluten-free Brownies

More Cakes.

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I hope you enjoyed these simple vegan recipes for quarantine! You can totally play around with these. With just a few additional ingredients and substitutions, I am sure these recipes will keep you satisfied for a while.

Hang in there, we will all get through this. Feel free to share your thoughts in general and your favorite quarantine meals in particular in the comment section below.

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  1. Monica

    This quarantine I’ve doing more vegan dishes than ever. Thank you for sharing more ideas, the rose sauce farfalle pasta looks just amazing!

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    • Vegan Richa Support

      i think many people have been cooking more

      Reply

  2. Ayse

    Hi Richa,
    I was browsing but the link to these 30 recepies doesn’t work.

    Reply

  3. Ana machado

    Love your recipes. My family loves them. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

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    • Vegan Richa Support

      the great white north! awesome. come on back

      Reply

  4. Eldrok

    This is lovely thanks for sharing these recipes during this outbreak. And, please keep posting…good luck.

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    • Vegan Richa Support

      thanks! you too!

      Reply

  5. k hewitt

    Any desserts that can be cooked without an oven as I only have a stove top & pressure cooker & saucepans.

    Love your recipes!

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    • Richa

      Yes there are so many no-bake recipes on the blog here is the link: veganricha.com/?s=no+bake

      Reply

  6. Sue

    I actually found your wonderful recipes because of the word quarantine. I go through my veggies so fast so I was looking for some pantry meals. So, thank you. Stay well.

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  7. arj

    Bookmarking this for ideas. Thank you!

    Reply

  8. divya

    love your recipies…its too good and healthy. your presentation is very good . love it.. keep sharing the magic of healthy food and delicacies with us

    Reply

  9. Elke Gehrken

    Thank you so much for the wonderful recipes. Greetings from Germany

    Reply

  10. liz harris

    My sister and I use both your cook books and talk about how awesome the recipe results are all the time. Thank you so much for sharing these recipes today.

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  11. Sally

    Scrolling down I’m reminded how varied, creative and delicious your recipes always are! Thank you for compiling some of them in this useful format. Stay well, and look after yourselves.

    Reply

  12. jane

    The recipes look beautiful and I would like to try some. … but is it necessary that we be reminded that we are in quarantine?
    I really would like to get away from being reminded of that at every turn.
    It really lowers the vibration and it shouldn’t be something we should be thinking about while we are cooking beautiful, healthy meals .
    Just saying…
    thank you &
    blessings

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    • Richa

      Thats true. I wrote up the post and my assistant edited it. She adds words based on google search and it seems thats what people are searching for right now. ill edit it out in a few days to just be for pantry staples.

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      • Linda Gerace

        The quarantine reference didn’t bother me. In fact, I see it as a marker of the times we’re going through. If you left it in and reviewed this post in 5 years, it would serve as a reminder of what the world is going through right now.

        I find this type of reminder both historically beneficial and plain ol’ interesting. I understand if you still choose to change it up, but know that people look at internet blog comments in different ways. Blessings!

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        • Richa

          Thanks. I’ll think over itt later for sure. The times are too weird right now to make decisions. I am just hoping thins will pass and settle soon

          Reply

  13. patti

    This is a lovely idea for a post – thanks for doing it. I have a bunch of food on hand and will be referring to this for ways to use it up!

    Reply

    • Francisco Álvarez

      Absolutely love your work! Keep it up! ❤️

      Reply

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FAQs

How to eat vegan without cooking? ›

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  1. Berry Overnight Oats.
  2. Chia Breakfast Parfait.
  3. Enchanted Smoothie Bowl.
  4. Chickpea Salad Rolls.
  5. Tofu "Egg" Salad Sandwich.
  6. Rainbow Hummus Sandwich.
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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.

What snack foods can vegans eat? ›

Try These Popular Vegan Snacks (Chips, Cookies, and More)
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Can you survive as a raw vegan? ›

A raw vegan diet may not be sustainable in the long term. The lack of bread, cooked grains, and cooked legumes can make it challenging to get enough calories every day without frequent meals, which may make it too restrictive to be a 24/7 thing.

What is the most filling vegan food? ›

Plant-based foods you can add to your meals to help improve satiety
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What do vegans struggle with the most? ›

Numerous studies have shown that vegans consume insufficient calcium and vitamin D, not only owing to the absence of dairy products but also due to calcium bioavailability problems in plant-based diets [28]. Vitamin D insufficiency exacerbates calcium shortage further owing to impaired intestinal absorption.

What are the most filling plant foods? ›

Healthful foods that are high in protein, fiber, or both tend to be filling. Rich sources of protein for vegans include foods such as soybeans, pulses, and some nuts and seeds. Oats, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, and fruit are all good sources of fiber.

How to eat raw vegan for cheap? ›

Buy in Bulk: Purchasing staple ingredients in bulk is a fantastic way to reduce costs. Look for wholesale stores or online retailers that offer discounts for buying larger quantities. Stock up on items such as nuts, seeds, and dried fruits, which are commonly used in raw vegan recipes and have a longer shelf life.

How do vegans survive without meat? ›

Veganism eliminates all animal-based foods, including meat, dairy, eggs, and products derived from them. This usually results in a diet that's rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds ( 8 ). Research suggests that diets loaded with these plant foods may help people live longer.

Does vegan meat need to be cooked? ›

Plant-based burgers should be cooked until reaching an internal temperature of 160ºF as measured with a digital thermometer.

Why don't raw vegans eat cooked food? ›

A core tenet of the diet is that heating food above 104 degrees not only diminishes its nutrients, but also makes the food toxic and less digestible. In raw vegan parlance, cooking is killing. Many raw vegans speak of "live" foods versus "dead" foods, and they aren't talking about sushi, so fresh it still wiggles.

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