10 easy vegan meals for busy weeknights.

Weeknight dinners don't have to be complicated and here are 10 easy vegan meals you can make any night of the week. This creamy buffalo mac and cheese is made with just 5 ingredients. Start by steaming your cauliflower florets until tender. Once they're cooled add your cauliflower, vegan cheese, and buffalo sauce to a blender and puree until smooth. Add in your cooked pasta to a baking dish, pour in your cheese sauce, and mix well. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. When you're ready to serve, top with fresh chives and enjoy! Another great recipe is this vegan buffalo tofu bowl that's crispy, hearty, and packed with flavor. You want to start by slicing your tofu into bite sized pieces. Then you want to make a quick batter from all purpose flour and almond milk. Coat your tofu in the batter and then in some panko then bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Once it's cooled, coat your tofu in buffalo sauce and when you're ready to serve, portion in some brown rice to each bowl along with tofu, edamame, grape tomatoes, red onion, microgreens, and sliced avocado. Drizzle with some extra buffalo sauce and enjoy! This chickpea avocado rice bowl is ready in about 30 minutes and it's so easy to throw together. Start by adding your chickpeas to a baking sheet, drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika. Mix well and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Heat a large frying pan to medium high heat and add in some minced garlic and shallots. Then you want to add in some cooked rice, tomato paste, and spices. When you're ready to serve, portion your rice and chickpeas into a bowl and top with pickled jalapenos, avocado slices, and fresh herbs. It's filling and super flavorful! These chimichurri butter beans are ready in about 10 minutes and are so satisfying. You want to start by adding olive oil, red wine, vinegar, parsley, garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano, and sea salt to a bowl and mix well. Then you want to add some butter beans to a large bowl and mix in your chimichurri sauce. Serve with your favorite bread, over rice, or enjoy as is. It's simple, flavorful, and perfect for a busy night. This vegan chickpea orzo soup is super easy to make. Heat a large pot to medium high heat and add in some garlic and onion. Saute for about 2-3 minutes. Then you want to add in some carrots, celery, and orzo. Pour in your vegetable broth and sprinkle in garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, and paprika. Mix well, bring to a boil, and then let simmer for 15 minutes. Add in your chickpeas, and when you're ready to serve, top with some fresh parsley and basil. It's cozy, hearty, and so satisfying. This creamy avocado pasta is super easy to make. Saute some garlic for about 2-3 minutes. Add in your grape tomatoes and saute for an additional 10 minutes. And while that's cooking, to make the sauce, you want to add in parsley, basil, avocados, vegan feta, and sunflower oil to a blender and puree until smooth. It's one of those recipes you'll want to keep coming back to again and again. This chickpea taco salad is ready in about 20 minutes and packed with so much flavor. Start by adding your chickpeas to a baking dish and sprinkle with onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and cayenne. Mix well and bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Add some lettuce to a bowl along with pickled jalapenos, sliced tomatoes, corn, and half an avocado. Top with your roasted chickpeas and drizzle with an avocado lime dressing. It's a veggie packed meal that is so simple to make. These falafel wraps are crispy, flavorful, and really satisfying. Start by adding chickpeas, flaxseed meal, nutritional yeast, red onion, parsley, garlic, paprika, cumin, and sunflower oil to a blender and blend until smooth. You want to form small patties from the chickpea mixture and cook on medium high heat for about 5 minutes per side or until they're golden brown. To make the dressing, add parsley, cilantro, dill, chives, tahini, the juice of two lemons, and a little bit of water to a mason jar and use an immersion blender to puree until smooth. Stuff your pitas with falafels, lettuce, vegan feta, tomatoes, and dressing and enjoy! These crispy Nashville hot tofu bites are simple, spicy, and super satisfying. Start by cutting your tofu into bite sized pieces. Then make a batter out of flour and almond milk and dip each piece into the batter and then coat while in panko. Add it to a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. While the tofu is baking, make your Nashville hot sauce by adding hot sauce, coconut sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and water to a small saucepan. Mix well, bring to a boil, and then let simmer for 5 minutes. Once the tofu and the sauce have both fully cooled, coat the tofu and enjoy! Ready in less than 30 minutes, these chili garlic noodles are perfect for busy weeknights. Heat a large frying pan to medium high heat and then add in some sunflower oil, soy sauce, crunchy chili oil, minced garlic, and diced shallots. Mix well and saute for 2-3 minutes. Then add in your mushrooms and saute for an additional 5. Add in your cooked noodles and mix everything together well. When you're ready to serve, top with scallions and enjoy! Thanks so much for watching and I'll see you in the next one!