25+ Vegan Recipes from Pantry & Freezer Ingredients

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Prepare these easy vegan recipes from pantry or freezer ingredients when you’re out of most fresh items! Find delicious, low-cost meals and treats for the whole family.

Can’t go to the grocery store but still want to make plant-based goodness at home? 

No need to order in, our hand-selected list of easy, delicious and flavorful vegan recipes are made from simple pantry and freezer ingredients and really easy to customize to your needs! 

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25+ Vegan Recipes from Pantry & Freezer Ingredients

Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

Prepare these easy vegan recipes from pantry or freezer ingredients when you’re out of most fresh items! Find low-cost and delicious meals and treats for the whole family. The following easy bean salad is ready in only 5 minutes and a true classic!

Ingredients

3 Bean Salad

  • 1 15-oz can kidney beans (400 g), drained
  • 1 15-oz can chickpeas (400 g), drained
  • 1 15-oz can cannellini beans (400 g), drained
  • ½ onion, finely chopped
  • 1 cup fresh herbs or leafy greens, finely chopped (25 g)

Dressing

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • ⅓ cup vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Whisk all ingredients for the dressing together in a large bowl. Adjust to taste preferences.
  2. Add the drained and rinsed beans, onion and greens to the dressing. 
  3. Mix well to combine, then cover with a lid and chill for a few hours before serving to let the beans soak up the flavors!

Notes

  • Feel free to add dry herbs to this salad.
  • Other add-ins include chopped cucumber, bell pepper, tomato or corn kernels.
  • Find 20+ more easy vegan pantry recipes in the article above!

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: ⅙ recipe
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 271Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 335mgCarbohydrates: 47gFiber: 12gSugar: 14gProtein: 16g

Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated automatically, their accuracy is not guaranteed. Just focus on whole plant-based foods and eat until satiety!

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About Alena Handwritten FontAlena Schowalter is a Certified Vegan Nutritionist who has been a vegetarian since childhood and vegan since 2012. Together with her husband, she founded nutriciously in 2015 and has been guiding thousands of people through different transition stages towards a healthy plant-based diet. She’s received training in the fields of nutrition, music therapy and social work. Alena enjoys discussions around vegan ethics, walks through nature and creating new recipes.

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