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30 of the BEST vegan potato recipes – turning this inexpensive, humble, yet truly versatile ingredient into crowd-pleasing breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and side dishes all year long!

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The Top 30 Easy Vegan Potato Recipes

Along with chickpeas and lentils, the humble (and inexpensive yet incredibly versatile) potato is an ingredient we rarely have missing in our kitchen. They’re inexpensive, easily available, and incredibly versatile. From baking to boiling, mashing, grilling, frying, and everything in between, there’s no limit of ideas for vegan recipes with potatoes.

Now, we’ve compiled our top 30 vegan potato recipes for you to peruse! Whether you’re in the mood for a vegan potato dish that’s cozy and comforting, like soups and stews, an impressive addition to any dinner party/holiday, or a simple vegan potato recipe for a mid-week meal, keep scrolling for 30 delicious recipes that are low on price but big on flavor.

Potato and Leek Hash Brown Pancakes

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Recreate the delicious flavor of hash browns with a fraction of the effort in this 15-minute potato and leek hash brown pancake recipe. They’re crisp, delicious, and even meal prep friendly!

French Potato Salad

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Get ready to discover your new favorite vegan potato salad recipe in this vegan French potato salad. With a few extra pantry spices, this vegan dish with potatoes is perfect for impressing at potlucks and dinner parties – and ready in less than 30 minutes!

Parsley Potatoes

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Introducing the secret weapon of your next dinner party or gathering! These parsley potatoes look vaguely like potato salad but are served warm, coated with a flavor-packed parsley and almond sauce. It’s a quick, easy, low-budget vegan potato recipe made in just one pot, naturally gluten-free, and abso-bloomin-lutely packed with flavor.

Creamy Vegan Potato and Leek Soup

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This simple soup is a vegan recipe with potatoes that the entire family will enjoy year-round. It’s super creamy and packed with flavor, yet made with minimal effort, time, and ingredients. Plus, it’s perfect for meal prepping and reheating as needed.

Vegan Scalloped Potatoes

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Looking for a must-have vegan potato dish for any special occasion or holiday table? These vegan scalloped potatoes are that! They’re creamy, comforting, and super satisfying, but unlike traditional versions, are lightened up by replacing the heavy dairy with dairy-free alternatives.

Garlic and Parsley Fries

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The next time you’re in the mood to make homemade fries, level them up with this simple but delicious garlic and parsley version. They’re super tender and fluffy inside but crispy outside and can be baked or air-fried.

Potato Lentil Turmeric Soup

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Looking for nourishing vegan potato dishes for chilly evenings and flu season? You MUST try this creamy and comforting potato lentil soup. It’s packed with protein and fiber, then gives an anti-inflammatory immunity boost thanks to turmeric.

Creamy Vegan Mashed Potatoes

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No list of vegan potato recipes would be complete without a recipe for perfect vegan mashed potatoes. It’s creamy, fluffy, and ‘buttery’ enough to feel decadent while remaining healthy. Plus, you can mash it with or without the peel and flavor the mash in several ways, making this your ultimate recipe for any occasion.

Zucchini and Potato Casserole

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This 7-ingredient zucchini potato bake relies on just minutes of prep for a flavor and nutrient-packed vegan potato dish perfect for serving at BBQs, potlucks, and dinner parties all year.

You might also like this healthy cauliflower casserole that combines sweet potatoes and cauliflower in a creamy, cashew-based sauce.

Sesame Potato Puffs

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Made with mashed potatoes, these potato puffs are golden-brown and crispy outside with a sesame seed crust and a fluffy, somewhat chewy interior. They make for an easy vegan potato recipe you can enjoy as a party app, snack, or side with your condiment of choice.

Crispy Potato Tacos

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If you love mashed potatoes (who doesn’t?) and tacos (duh!), get ready to fall in love with these crispy mashed potato tacos by Alexa Fueled Naturally – complete with cashew crema and your favorite taco toppings.

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes

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These rosemary roasted potatoes are one of the simplest and most versatile vegan potato recipes that you’ll want to eat with absolutely everything, relying on caramelized garlic and shallots for a truly crowd-pleasing, mouthwatering flavor.

Frittata-Esque Potato Bake

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Silken tofu helps to replace egg in this frittata-esque recipe with shredded potato and veggies. It’s cozy, comforting, packed with flavor, and can be made ahead and/or frozen for later.

You can even enjoy it as part of a vegan brunch spread alongside tofu scrambleeggless benedict, bagels, muffins, fruit salad, etc. 

Aloo Gobi

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Our take on this classic Indian potato and cauliflower dish is light and healthy and comes together far quicker than the traditional recipe (with only a fraction of the oil). Enjoy it with rice and/or flatbread for a truly nutritious and satisfying vegan meal with potatoes.

Tomato Potato Soup

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If you’re looking for a nutrient-dense vegan meal with potatoes, this simple soup recipe is one to watch. Not only does this use hearty potatoes in its simple tomato-based broth, but it’s actually loaded with additional veggies, like zucchini, mushrooms, carrots, and celery.

You might also like veggie-loaded kidney bean stew with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and spinach.

Creamy Coconut Curry

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This 30-minute Indian-inspired vegan coconut curry is packed with tofu and vegetables in a curry powder and coconut milk curry sauce for a super simple yet flavorful and nutrient-packed, low-budget, comforting, satisfying meal.

Mashed Potato Pancakes

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Looking for easy vegan dishes with potatoes to use up leftover mashed potatoes? Why not give this potato pancakes recipe a try from Plant You. They’re simple to make and customize and so satisfying to eat.

Homemade Oven-Baked Potato Chips

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Yes, you read that right – It’s 100% possible to make potato chips from your home with a fraction of the oil as most commercial versions! This is a crowd-pleasing vegan potato dish (courtesy of Cooking for Peanuts) that you can pull out for every party and gathering.

Potato and Chickpea Tacos

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Potatoes and chickpeas combine with fresh salad veggies in these simple, crowd-pleasing, 20-minute tacos for a meal loaded with plant-based protein and fiber, and super satisfying. They’re also 100% gluten-free and soy-free.

Potato and Pea Coconut Curry

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Looking for hearty vegan meals with potatoes? You can never go wrong with a cozy, comforting curry. This coconut milk curry is rich, creamy, slightly sweet, and packs a bit of a kick. Even better, it’s super versatile – so feel free to up the nutrients with extra veggies.

Vegan Hashbrown Potatoes

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Don’t think we’d forget to add hashbrowns to this list! This popular breakfast/brunch staple, made by It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken, is so easy to enjoy 100% vegan and cook until perfectly crisp outside and tender in the middle in a skillet.

Garlic Baby Potato Bowl

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Combine baby potatoes and several other veggies in a quick, simple skillet sautéed dish for a filling, nourishing, satisfying side dish for practically any meal. Best of all, it’s ready in just 30 minutes and easy to customize – perfect for hungry bellies on busy weeknights.

Lemon and Rosemary Melting Potatoes

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Have you tried lemon on your potatoes before? No? This is your sign to try! This recipe by Make It Dairy-Free is practically melt-in-the-mouth tender inside, wonderfully crisp outside, and infused with garlic, lemon, and rosemary. A crowd-pleasing vegan potato dish for any meal!

Patatas Bravas (Roasted, Sautéed, or Air Fried)

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How to make healthy homemade patatas bravas in an oven, air fryer, or skillet. This vegan potato recipe combines crispy cubed potatoes with spicy tomato-based dipping sauce (salsa brava) to serve as vegan tapas, appetizer, or side!

Crispy Red and Purple Potato Wedges

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So, it turns out this tried-and-tested vegan red potato recipe works just as well with purple potatoes, too – which is how this crispy potato wedges recipe was born. It’s ready in just 30 minutes as a versatile side dish for practically any meal.

Sweet Potato Salad

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This dairy-free, vegan sweet potato salad uses vegan mayo and is loaded with veggies (including regular and sweet potatoes) and add-ins for a BBQ, potluck, and picnic side dish that’s creamy, sweet, savory, crunchy, and ready to impress.

You might also like this artichoke potato salad with lemon dressing.

Baked Potato Mac and Cheese

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Take the cozy comfort of vegan mac n’ cheese one step further with the addition of creamy mashed potatoes (but absolutely no dairy) for the ultimate family comfort food the whole family will enjoy all fall/winter.

Creamy Vegan Corn Chowder

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This one-pot vegan corn chowder is creamy, comforting, a little spicy, and can be made with fresh, canned, or frozen corn (plus potato and jalapeno) to enjoy all year. Plus, it’s gluten-free & can be made using a stove, Instant Pot, or crockpot.

Collard Green Wraps

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The next time you want a simple, nutritious, and delicious light lunch or dinner, ditch regular tortillas for collard green wraps! They’re fun, versatile, budget-friendly, healthy, and delicious with a filling of potato (regular or sweet), chickpeas, and TVP!

Crispy Home Fries

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Crispy home fries are a tasty, naturally vegan potato recipe the whole family will love. They only require 4 ingredients and 20 minutes, are easily adaptable, and pair perfectly with breakfast & brunch dishes. Like tofu scramble, a breakfast taco/burrito, eggless benedict, etc.

You might also enjoy this root vegetable hash, which combines potato, sweet potato, carrots, beets, and parsnips. It’s a nutrient-loaded breakfast/brunch.

If the vegan potato recipes on this page) – we’re certain you’ll find it well worth the time and effort.

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