Reading list · 10 books

Weeknight and budget vegan cooking

Cookbooks for dinners on short notice and grocery bills that stay small.

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1. 01

   Cookbook

   Isa Does It (opens Bookshop.org)

   Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week

   Isa Chandra Moskowitz · 2015

   Moskowitz writes for the weeknight cook, with dinners built on supermarket ingredients and short methods. The tone is chatty and the recipes rarely ask for a specialty store.

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2. 02

   Cookbook

   Plant-Based on a Budget (opens Bookshop.org)

   Delicious Vegan Recipes for Under $30 a Week, in 30 Minutes or Less

   Toni Okamoto · 2018

   Toni Okamoto, who runs a blog by the same name, writes quick, low-cost recipes with meal-prep and freezer options. Written for readers counting dollars per meal.

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3. 03

   Cookbook

   Vegan on the Cheap (opens Bookshop.org)

   Great Meals on a Budget

   Robin Robertson · 2010

   Robin Robertson pairs recipes with strategies for saving time and money in the kitchen.

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4. 04

   Cookbook

   Minimalist Baker's Everyday Cooking (opens Bookshop.org)

   101 Entirely Plant-Based, Mostly Gluten-Free, Easy Recipes That Are Big on Flavor

   Dana Shultz · 2016

   Dana Shultz's 101 recipes stick to ten ingredients or fewer, one bowl, or thirty minutes of work. Every recipe is plant-based and many are gluten-free.

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5. 05

   Cookbook

   Vegan Under Pressure (opens Bookshop.org)

   Perfect Vegan Meals Made Fast and Easy in Your Pressure Cooker

   Jill Nussinow · 2016

   Jill Nussinow, a longtime plant-based cooking teacher, shows how to cook beans, grains and stews quickly in a stovetop or electric pressure cooker.

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6. 06

   Cookbook

   Bosh! (opens Bookshop.org)

   Simple Recipes, Amazing Food, All Plants

   Henry Firth and Ian Theasby · 2018

   Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, the British pair behind the Bosh video channel, keep recipes short and lean on ordinary ingredients.

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7. 07

   Cookbook

   Cool Beans (opens Bookshop.org)

   The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein

   Joe Yonan · 2020

   Joe Yonan gives beans a whole book, with 125 recipes for the cheapest protein in the store. Dried and canned beans both get their due.

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8. 08

   Cookbook

   Vegan Richa's Everyday Kitchen (opens Bookshop.org)

   Epic Vegan Recipes Reinvented for Every Day

   Richa Hingle · 2016

   Hingle's follow-up leaves the Indian kitchen for flavors drawn from cuisines around the world, still organized for cooking any day of the week.

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9. 09

   Cookbook

   Vegan for Everybody (opens Bookshop.org)

   Foolproof Plant-Based Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and In-Between

   America's Test Kitchen · 2017

   America's Test Kitchen brings its repeat-testing method to vegan cooking, with recipes aimed at cooks who have not made vegan meals before.

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10. 10

    Cookbook

    Vegan Planet (opens Bookshop.org)

    400 Irresistible Recipes with Fantastic Flavors from Every Corner of the World

    Robin Robertson · 2003

    Robertson's revised edition runs to 425 recipes from home kitchens and other countries. It suits a cook who wants one thick book that covers a lot of ground.

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Chosen by the Vegan Brief desk. No publisher pays for a place on this list. Updated September 2026.