Looking for easy, one-pan meals? These top 20 healthy skillet recipes are 100% plant-based, vegan, and vegetarian—perfect for quick weeknight dinners and meal prep.
Top 20 Healthy Skillet Recipes That Are Plant-Based, Vegan & Vegetarian (Easy One-Pan Meals)
Healthy eating doesn’t have to mean spending hours in the kitchen. With the right skillet and fresh plant-based ingredients, you can whip up delicious, one-pan meals that are packed with flavor and nutrition—without the fuss. In this roundup, I’m sharing the top 20 healthy plant-based skillet recipes that are completely vegan and vegetarian, featuring nourishing veggies, protein-rich legumes, whole grains, and bold seasonings. Whether you’re looking for a quick weeknight dinner, a meal prep favorite, or a cozy weekend dish, these plant-powered skillet meals are easy to make and satisfying enough for everyone at the table.
After all, there’s nothing quite like a well-done skillet meal, am I right? It solves all of your problems of getting dinner on the table in minutes—all in one big beautiful pan that doubles as a serving dish. One of the main benefits of skillet meals is that they can combine all of the major food groups—protein, grains, veggies, healthy fats—into one easy meal, with very few dishes to clean up in the end. Plus, they can be just so downright flavorful and delicious when done right. You can make your skillet meal honor a variety of amazing global flavor profiles, including Thai, Italian, Mediterranean, and Japanese. The sky is the limit! That’s why I asked some of my favorite food bloggers to share their top plant-based skillet meals to create this fabulous healthy roundup of recipes. Plus, I included some of my own favorite recipes here, too. Give each one a try!
Eat and Live Goodness,
Sharon
Top 20 Healthy Plant-Based Skillet Meals
Coconut Curry Tofu Stir-Fry, Matthew Ivan, Plating Pixels
Easy Breakfast Skillet, Deryn Macey, Running on Real Food (shown above)
Enchilada Skillet, Sarah McMinn, My Darling Vegan
Fire Roasted Poblano Chilaquiles with Spicy Cumin Cream, Kristina Sloggett, Spa Bettie
Indian Spiced Tomato and Rice Stew, Linda Meyer, Veganosity (shown above)
Mexican Tofu Frittata, Jackie Sobon, Vegan Yack Attack
One Pan Mexican Quinoa, Melissa Huggins, Vegan Huggs (shown above)
One-Pot “Sausage”, Kale and Quinoa, Steven Seighman, The Nut-Free Vegan
One-Skillet Baked Butternut Squash Pasta with Sage, Elaine Gordon, Eating by Elaine (shown above)
Puttanesca Cauliflower Skillet, Amy Katz, Veggies Save the Day (shown above)
Roasted Red Pepper Paella, Valerie Zemba, Very Vegan Val (shown above)
Sausage Breakfast Skillet, Scott Burgett, Plant-Based Scottie
Smoky Skillet BBQ Baked Beans, Sarah De La Cruz, Fried Dandelions
Spanish Beans with Tomatoes, Katherine Hackworthy, Veggie Desserts (shown above)
Spicy Pumpkin Seed Butter Pad Thai, Kristen Wood, Moon and Spoon and Yum
Sweet Tomato & Broccoli Rabe Baked Penne, Rebecca Pytell, Strength and Sunshine (shown above)
Thai Green Curry, Andrea Soranidis, The Petite Cook
Thai Tempeh Noodle Skillet, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Tofu in Purgatory (Shakshuka), Melanie McDonald, A Virtual Vegan
Vegetable Jambalaya, Caroline Hurley, Taste Love and Nourish (shown above)
*I love my Lodge cast iron skillet to cook up skillet meals. Grab your own here.
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