A collection of 33 of the best ideas for vegan roast dinner and Sunday lunches, perfect for serving alongside roast potatoes, gravy and all the trimmings.
Catering for a vegan can be daunting if its not something you do often, but I hope the 33 recipes below will provide some ideas and inspiration for vegan roast dinners and Sunday lunches, ranging from the simplest of throw-together meals to recipes for more confident cooks.
These are all delicious vegan dinners which could be served alongside roast potatoes, gravy, lots of veg and all the trimmings, or perhaps a centrepiece for a big family meal.
So here goes.... 33 Vegan Roast Dinner and Sunday Lunch Recipes you NEED to know about!
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Pastry-Topped Pies
Vegan Puff Pastry Pie with Tenderstem and creamy lentils
This creamy vegan puff pastry pie is so simple to make and a crowd-pleasing meal. Tenderstem broccoli, mushrooms and lentils in a rich and creamy sauce.
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Vegan Picnic Pies with Crisp Hot Water Crust Pastry | Thinly Spread
Vegan Picnic Pies made with a hot water pastry crust and filled with leeks, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, almonds and brazil nuts seasoned with thyme & chilli.
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Vegetable Pie with asparagus and Tenderstem broccoli
This creamy spring vegetable pie is so easy to make using ready-made puff pastry. An impressive centrepiece for a cosy dinner, using your choice of green vegetables.
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Quorn Pie with a rich red wine sauce
This easy Quorn Pie uses vegan 'chicken' pieces with button mushrooms, shallots and baby carrots in a red wine gravy. A rich and hearty pie with your choice or shortcrust or puff pastry.
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Vegan Sausage & Stuffing Pie | The Veg Space
A juicy vegan Christmas Pie packed with vegan sausagemeat, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mushrooms and even roasted sprouts! Just bursting with festive flavours.
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Hearty Mushroom, Ale & Lentil Pie
This hearty vegan mushroom pie is a crowd-pleaser - a rich beery gravy with thickly cut chestnut mushrooms and nutty puy lentils.
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Potato-Topped Pies
Vegan Hotpot with sausage & lentils
This easy vegan hotpot is a plant-based version of the traditional British classic, with a hearty base of vegan sausage, lentil and mushrooms.
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Creamy Mushroom and Sweet Potato Pie | Poppy Bakes
There’s not much more tantalizing than a crisp pastry pie filled with a rich, creamy filling. This recipe is no exception.
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Vegan Jacket Potato Shepherds' Pie
These Vegan Jacket Potato Shepherds' Pies are a vegan twist on the British classic, with a red wine, puy lentil & mushroom gravy filling.
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Borlotti & Red Wine Pie topped with kale mash
A rich and boozy pie packed with flavour and topped with kale mash.
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Vegan Moussaka
This vegan moussaka is every bit as good as the 'real' thing - a rich lentil and red wine ragu, layered with roasted aubergine and topped with sliced potato and a creamy vegan béchamel.
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Stuffed Vegetables: Vegan Roast Dinner Ideas
Stuffed Onions with sun-dried tomato & hazelnuts
These juicy stuffed onions with giant cous-cous, hazelnuts and sun-dried tomatoes are just bursting with flavour - a delicious vegan main course or side dish.
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Oven baked Portobello mushrooms with cranberry & pistachio | Riverford Organics
This elegant stuffed mushroom recipes makes a good vegan starter, or a light lunch with a crisp green salad and some couscous or quinoa.
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Festive Butternut Roast
This Christmassy butternut roast is jam-packed with festive flavours - pistachios, cranberries, red wine, puy lentils, rosemary and thyme. It can be made ahead and reheated on the big day, so no last minute rush!
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Vegan Haggis Stuffed Pepper Recipe | Planet Veggie
A vegan haggis stuffed pepper recipe from the blog Planet Veggie.
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Cider & Barley Stuffed Tomatoes
These delicious baked tomatoes stuffed with cider-braised barley are a delicious centrepiece for a Sunday dinner or cosy weeknight supper.
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Vegan Roasts and Nut Roasts
Chestnut Roast with porcini & cranberries
This juicy and delicious chestnut roast makes a stunning vegan centrepiece for your Christmas dinner. Moist, juicy and deeply delicious - perfect with gravy and all the trimmings!
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Lentil Roast with Balsamic Onion Gravy | Wallflower Kitchen
A delicious and easy-to-make lentil loaf, for a meat-free but “meat-y” alternative, great for roast dinners, Sunday lunch and Christmas main. It’s also naturally gluten-free!
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Chestnut and Cashew Vegan Christmas Roast | Thinly Spread
This Vegan Chestnut Roast is a moist, savoury chestnut, cashew and butternut squash roast. It is rich and fulfilling, perfect for Christmas dinner.
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Butternut Squash, Carrot & Quinoa Nut Roast | Gluten Free SCD and Veggie
This delicious nut roast is packed full of protein from quinoa and nuts, and is easy to make too.
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Lentil Nut Roast with Brazils, Sage & Onion Stuffing and Red Wine Gravy | Tin & Thyme
Lentils and Brazil nuts are enhanced by a layer of sage & onion stuffing and served with rich wine gravy.
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Vegan nut roast recipe | Jamie Oliver
This vegan nut roast recipe is full of festive flavours. Veganism doesn’t mean compromising on taste: try Jamie’s delicious Christmas nut roast recipe.
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Vegan Pasties
Vegetarian Haggis and Potato Pasties | Tinned Tomatoes
These haggis and potato pasties are made with shortcrust pastry. Perfect for Burns Night or just for packed lunches.
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Vegan Pasties with mushrooms, lentils & red wine
These Vegan Pasties are rich and packed with flavour, perfect for picnics or even a Sunday Roast dinner!
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Veggie pot pie pasties | Amuse Your Bouche
These veggie pot pie pasties are the perfect picnic-friendly alternative to the traditional veggie pot pie - pick them up and eat them with your hands!
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Cheese and Onion Pasties
These more-ish cheese and onion pasties are just so easy to make and taste better than any shop-bought version! Perfect for picnics or a weekend lunch.
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Steamed & Savoury Puddings
Vegan Mushroom and Stout Pudding | Suma Wholefoods
Based on the traditional beef suet pudding, this vegan version will sit nicely on a plate with some chips and steamed greens.
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Savoury Mushroom and Leek Pudding | Allotment2Kitchen
A deeply savoury steamed pudding filled with mushroom and leek.
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Vegetable Bread Pudding | Veg Kitchen
Vegetable bread pudding provides a tasty way to use up the last few pieces of bread in a loaf and vegetables that are getting a bit tired.
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Vegan Baked Pasta Recipes
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese | Veggie Inspired Journey
A great vegan butternut squash mac and cheese! No soy, fake cheese or nutritional yeast. Just whole foods! Creamy & delicious!
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Vegan Butternut Squash Lasagne | The Veg Space
A creamy vegan lasagne with roasted squash, tomatoes and creamy pesto sauce. Perfect for a crowd-pleasing family meal or portioning up for the freezer.
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One-Pot Veggie Sausage Pasta with sun-dried tomatoes
A creamy and delicious 20 minute one-pot veggie sausage pasta with a sun-dried tomato sauce. All ingredients cook together in the same pot.
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....and some more Vegan Roast Dinner Ideas
Vegan Toad in the Hole
This vegan toad in the hole is traditional British comfort food. Juicy vegan sausages cooked in a crisp Yorkshire pudding batter - perfect with rich onion gravy!
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Celeriac Steak
Roasted celeriac steak has a wonderful ‘meaty’ texture and a deep, mellow flavour. These easy marinated steaks make a delicious main served with mash and gravy.
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Vegan Stew with ale & pearl barley
This hearty vegan stew is easy and delicious - make it in a slow cooker or on the stovetop. Chestnut mushrooms, vegetables and pearl barley in a thick, beery gravy.
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Vegan Dumplings
Deliciously fluffy vegan dumplings to cook with your favourite stew or casserole. Quick and easy to make, they steam-cook in the pot. No comfort-food stew is complete without them!
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Beth says
What a great collection of some really delicious recipes. I have tried the vegetable pie and it is really tasty. Now which one to try next. Do you have any suggestions because I can not decide?