/r/EatCheapAndVegan

Photograph via snooOG

Eat Cheap as a vegan.

A community for eating cheap on a vegan diet. Share your meal preps, favorite recipes, and strategies for eating vegan without breaking the bank.

Sub Rules:

  1. All food MUST be vegan

  2. Ingredients must actually be cheap/cost effective.

  3. Be civil - No trolls

  4. No spam (spam isn't vegan)

  5. Please include an ingredients list if you post pictures of your meals. Links to recipes outside reddit are okay.

  6. Recipes should focus on whole foods rather than processed foods. Processed foods are typically not cheap or widely available.

/r/EatCheapAndVegan

802,590 Subscribers

8

Healthy and Cheap Oatmeal Recipes?

Hi all!

I’m looking for cheap, delicious and filling oatmeal recipes that I can pack for work. I tend to prefer overnight oats, but may be willing to convert.

Thanks in advance!

17 Comments
2025/02/01
01:24 UTC

75

Lentil soup with quinoa and veggies

3 Comments
2025/02/01
01:04 UTC

18

Favorite casserole meals?

Looking for some tasty casserole ideas to dump and bake, and make my kitchen smell like delicious food! What are some of your favorites? Bonus points if they use potatoes lol

10 Comments
2025/01/31
21:14 UTC

34

Makki ki masala roti from north India

4 Comments
2025/01/30
20:22 UTC

7

Classic Puri - easy and delicious!

Link to recipe here with tips and suggestions

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour atta
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp oil optional, for softer puris
  • 1/4 cup water or as needed
  • Oil for deep frying

Prepare the Dough

  • In a large mixing bowl combine the whole wheat flour and salt.
  • Add the oil optional and mix it into the flour using your fingers.
  • Gradually add water a little at a time, and knead the mixture into a firm, smooth dough.
  • Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.

Roll the Puris

  • Divide the dough into small equal-sized balls (about the size of a lime).
  • Using a rolling pin roll each ball into a small circle, about 4-5 inches in diameter. Ensure they’re evenly thick to help them puff up during frying.
  • Avoid using excess flour for rolling; if needed lightly grease the rolling surface with a drop of oil.

Fry the Puris

  • Heat oil in a deep pan or kadai over medium-high heat. The oil should be hot but not smoking. To test, drop a small piece of dough into the oil—if it rises immediately with bubbles, the oil is ready.
  • Carefully slide one puri into the hot oil.
  • Lightly press it with a slotted spoon to help it puff up.
  • Flip and fry the other side until golden brown.
  • Remove and drain on paper towels.
  • Repeat with the remaining dough balls.
3 Comments
2025/01/30
02:42 UTC

35

What are you favourite things to prep in bulk and freeze that aren't full meals?

I just had a bunch of old apples that I forgot about that I made apple sauce with! I use a lot of apple sauce in my baking so I just froze them in some silicone muffin pans and I've got perfect portions for when I'm baking.

I also make all my beans in my insta pot then freeze them so they're ready to add to things easily.

38 Comments
2025/01/29
21:47 UTC

3

Veganuary Check-in: Week 5

Welcome to the last week of Veganuary! This is the last of five weekly support threads for the month of January.

If you've made it this far, congratulations! Was the past month easier or harder than you thought it would be? Did you learn anything new, as far as cooking or other skills? Did you learn anything new about yourself?

Thank you all for participating here, and best wishes for the rest of 2025! To our wonderful community of vegans here, thank you for all you do, and cheers to another year of kindness!

1 Comment
2025/01/29
17:24 UTC

31

Delicious Air fryer Donut Holes

2 Comments
2025/01/29
15:55 UTC

15

Protein pancakes - Simple and easy - By thebodybuildingvegan

11 Comments
2025/01/29
15:49 UTC

6

How long to compress TVP?

I've been making a mess of TVP by soaking it in broth.

The end result is a bit watery and mushy. I would like to get it firm/dry enough to fry it.

I've put the rehydrated TVP in my tofu press which gets a lot of water out fast. How long should I leave it in the tofu press. A few minutes or a longer time?

6 Comments
2025/01/29
02:02 UTC

38

Did mock turkey makers price themselves out of the market this year?

I was surprised with how expensive mock turkey was at Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.

Now, every store that I go to that sells vegan products has their mock turkeys on serious sales.

Do you think the mock turkey makers or the retail outlets priced themselves out of the market this year?

24 Comments
2025/01/28
01:30 UTC

27

Instant Eggless Tomato Omelette Recipe

5 Comments
2025/01/27
18:46 UTC

250

My go-to weekday lunch lately

Relatively cheap, pretty easy, very tasty, and I tell myself it’s at least somewhat healthy

9 Comments
2025/01/27
18:25 UTC

26

Meal Prep Monday: What are you prepping this week that's cheap and vegan?

Hello Cheap Vegan fam! What are you all prepping this week that's cheap and vegan? Keeping it simple with beans and rice, or trying something more advanced? Do you have any general tips for managing your mealprep process? Share your knowledge and help out your fellow vegans and aspiring vegans! Thank you all! 🌱

54 Comments
2025/01/27
15:01 UTC

27

What to make with chickpeas?

I know one recipe that involves frying chickpeas, kale, and onions together in a pan, and it’s super tasty and one of the few low-carb recipes I make. (I eat way too many carbs.) I would love to make more things with chickpeas because they seem great, but I don’t know what!

What are some of your easy go-to meals that heavily feature chickpeas?

55 Comments
2025/01/26
22:36 UTC

180

Happy Cake Day to r/EatCheapAndVegan! 10 years and 800+ members. Here's to another decade!

Actually the 10th anniversary of this sub was January 18th so I'm a little late, but I didn't want this to go unacknowledged. Happy Cake Day to r/EatCheapAndVegan! Thank you to all of YOU who make this community great!

Here's a look back at ten of the most upvoted posts over the last decade, you may have seen some of these already but they're all worth revisiting.

Also a challenge--if anyone can correctly identify ALL of the beans and grains in the title photo in the next 48 hours, you get a Reddit award! There can be multiple winners, but you have to get them 100% correct. Post your guesses in the comments below.

Random meals my wife has cooked - whole foods, non processed and cheap ingredients

Ideas for what to eat when nothing sounds good.

Loaded veggie sesame garlic stir fry. Holy crap this dish was insanely good!

Garlic Chilli Noodles

Local grocery had 2lb bags of black beans for $.50!

Lately tofu wraps have become my go-to college lunch

I Eat A Version of This $3 Meal Every Day

VEGAN NIGERIAN RED STEW (Easy, One Pot)

Sushi doesn't have to be expensive! (Or fishy)

Don't throw your broccoli stems out - slice them and fry with a little garlic and chili for 10 mins! Absolutely delicious as an appetizer!

11 Comments
2025/01/26
21:22 UTC

20

TOFU Shaved "Meat" (from FROZEN TOFU)

4 Comments
2025/01/26
17:29 UTC

57

Bean Chili

10 Comments
2025/01/26
13:33 UTC

160

Homemade Hummus with dried chickpeas is a fabulously cheap dish that lasts a week in the fridge

34 Comments
2025/01/26
12:32 UTC

24

Terrific Tofu Time Today

14 Comments
2025/01/26
00:24 UTC

55

Black eyed peas curry from India

3 Comments
2025/01/25
20:06 UTC

13

Lidl: Ramen Noodles: $1 USD!

Each bag has 4 ramen noodle cakes - $0.25 a serving!

I have 2 jars of miso paste at home, so this is a deal!

https://preview.redd.it/tmh24nqzz5fe1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3518f4df364ec396d3d4b64d9bad817c5700ece6

10 Comments
2025/01/25
16:14 UTC

18

How Much Do You Pay For TVP?

TVP = Textured Vegetable Protein = TSP = Textured Soy Protein = Soya

The other week I paid about $11 USD per pound for Butler Soy Curls( $15.80 CAD per 0.5 kg ), high end TVP made directly for humans.

I thought that was expensive, but looking other brands of TVP on Amazon I see it isn't that far out.

So, I was wondering how much a pound you pay for TVP?

The only I see being able to call TVP "cheap" is considering that a serving ( for me ) would be only 70 grams (dried) or about 2.5 ounces ( dried ), 231 calories, 35 grams of protein.

34 Comments
2025/01/25
00:58 UTC

77

Vegan Hunger Trappin’

You know you want it.

Whole wheat roll, apple cider vinegar, avocado, purple, cabbage, carrot, red onion, spinach and nutritional yeast. T

4 Comments
2025/01/24
22:35 UTC

Back To Top