Budget vegan recipes for Veganuary

Sweet Potato & Black Bean Stew

A smoky, cumin-spiced vegetarian stew built on tinned black beans and sweet potato — cheap, filling, and freezes in neat portions.

Big Batch Moroccan Chickpea & Apricot Tagine

Warm spices, sweet dried apricots, and tinned chickpeas make a proper vegetarian tagine — a batch of 8 portions for the freezer.

Butternut Squash & Chickpea Curry

A warmly spiced, coconut-based curry built around cheap butternut squash and tinned chickpeas — a different curry night from the freezer stash.

Ratatouille

A big pot of slow-cooked Mediterranean vegetables that only gets better with time — freezes well and works as a side, a pasta sauce, or a jacket potato topping.

Red Lentil Dhal

One of the cheapest meal-prep dishes there is — a big pot of spiced red lentil dhal that freezes beautifully in portions.

Curried Parsnip & Apple Soup

Parsnips and a cheap cooking apple make a naturally sweet, curry-spiced soup that costs pennies a bowl, nutritionist-costed like every recipe here.

Simple Vegetarian Bean Chilli

Three tins of beans and a good spice mix make a chilli that doesn't miss the meat — or the price tag — costs about £0.77 a serving, nutritionist-costed.

Sweet Potato & Kidney Bean Curry

Sweet potato breaks down into the sauce as it cooks, making this curry naturally thick and satisfying without any meat.

Pearl Barley & Root Vegetable Stew

Pearl barley makes this stew naturally thick and filling without any meat — a proper winter warmer for under £3 total.

Chana Aloo (Chickpea & Potato Curry)

A dry-ish, spice-forward curry of chickpeas and potato — no coconut milk needed, which keeps this one especially cheap.

No-Bake Coconut & Date Bliss Balls

Just three real ingredients, rolled in coconut — the simplest, cheapest bliss ball recipe there is — costs about £0.11 a serving, nutritionist-costed.

No-Bake Date & Cocoa Energy Bites

Blitzed dates hold these together with no added sugar needed — a genuinely useful snack, not just a treat — costs about £0.08 a serving, nutritionist-costed.

Vegetable & Lentil Tray Roast

Roast root vegetables tossed with cooked lentils and a mustard dressing — a filling vegetarian traybake for very little cost.

One-Pot Root Vegetable & Chickpea Tagine

A vegetarian tagine built from carrots, swede, and chickpeas — warmly spiced and filling without any meat at all.

Blended Butter Bean & Tomato Soup

Butter beans blend into a soup thick and creamy enough that you won't miss the cream — all from the store cupboard.

Mexican-Style Rice & Beans

Smoky, one-pot rice and beans that costs about 65p a serving — no meat needed to make it filling, nutritionist-costed for real macros.

Lentil & Vegetable Soup

A thick, filling soup that costs less than 50p a bowl — red lentils break down completely for a naturally creamy texture.

One-Pot Chickpea & Spinach Curry

A creamy coconut curry built from tinned chickpeas and frozen spinach — one pot, 30 minutes, and it tastes like it took longer.

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