30+ Easy Vegan Beginner Recipes (Lunch & Dinner)
Try these delicious vegan beginner recipes that are perfect to feed your whole family (vegan or not!). Most of these meals are put together in 30 minutes or less, just like this tasty vegan burrito bowl which features rice, homemade refried beans, fresh veggies and delicious toppings! It’s an exclusive recipe from our popular Live Lightly eBook which you can find here.
Ingredients
Tasty Burrito Bowl
- ½ cup rice 90 g, dry
- 2 cups pinto beans 340 g, canned & drained
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp oregano dry
- ¼ tsp cayenne
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 3 cups lettuce 160 g, chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- 3 green onions thinly sliced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro 4 g, chopped
- 1 cup fresh salsa
- Tortilla chips to serve
- Cashew sour cream to serve
Instructions
- Cook rice according to package instructions.
- Make refried beans by placing the cooked pinto beans into a small saucepan and add water until they are almost covered. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, then drain the beans.
- Add cumin, oregano, cayenne, salt and pepper, then puree with an immersion blender.
- Once the rice is cooked and your veggies prepared, assemble the easy vegan burrito bowls!
- Divide rice between two serving bowls, top with lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, cilantro, salsa and refried beans.
- Serve with tortilla chips, cashew sour cream and anything else you like!
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Notes
- If you can find vegan refried beans at the store, this recipe will be even easier and quicker to make!
- You can also add bell pepper to this burrito bowl and top it with sliced avocado.
- This recipe is super meal prep-friendly since you can pre-cook the rice and refried beans, then just assemble your bowl in a heartbeat.
- Nutrition information has automatically been calculated without tortilla chips or vegan sour cream.
- Find 30+ more easy vegan beginner recipes in the article above!
Nutrition
Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1732mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 12g