Vegan Recipes Under 500 Calories

Find all the tastiest vegan recipes for under 500 calories here at Earth to Veg!

Tater Tot Grilled Cheese Melt

American Cuisine, 500 Calories, All Recipes

Ready for a twist on a classic comfort food? The tater tot grilled cheese melt combines crispy tater tots with the melty, gooey goodness of grilled cheese. Perfect way to use up stale bread and leftover tots!

A glass container filled to the brim with blended taro paste sits on a white countertop.

Easy Blender Taro Paste (3 Ingredients)

Desserts, 500 Calories, Sauces, Blender, Instant Pot, Stovetop Recipes, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Nut-Free, Asian Cuisine, All Recipes

With a powerful blender, it’s a breeze to make taro paste at home. This 3-ingredient confection can be added to smoothies, stuffed into pastries, and more.

slice of armenian perok cake with apricot jam

Vegan Perok (Armenian Pirog Cake)

Armenian Cuisine, 500 Calories, All Recipes

This veganized Armenian perok cake, which looks like a pie and tastes like a buttery pound cake, with a sticky layer of jam, has won approval from everyone who’s eaten it.

thai red curry (kaeng phet) over steamed rice

Tofu Thai Red Curry (Kaeng Phet, แกงเผ็ด)

Thai Cuisine, 500 Calories, All Recipes

This Thai curry recipe (kaeng phet) uses store-bought red curry paste. It makes a delicious vegan meal in less than 30 minutes with simple ingredients.

Eggless Veggie Tofu Scramble (Endless Variation!)

American Cuisine, 500 Calories, All Recipes

This is my eggless scramble recipe using black salt that’s never failed. Ingredients can be prepped ahead; just scramble and serve for a quick vegan breakfast.

How to Roast Cashews without Oil (3 Ingredients)

Appetizers, 500 Calories, Snacks, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, WFPB, Meal Prep, Under 30 Minutes, Global Cuisine, All Recipes

You can easily make roasted cashews in your home oven. To roast cashews without oil, I use a little trick to keep them healthy but still flavourful.

fresh thyme and tomato sauce spinach pici pasta

Playing with Handmade Spinach Pici Pasta

500 Calories, Italian Cuisine, All Recipes

Spinach pici is an Italian noodle known as “fat spaghetti.” The vibrant green of the spinach and the satisfying chewiness of fresh pasta make it fun to eat!