Looking for tasty meat free meals but don’t always have the time or energy to cook? Fortunately, there are plenty of plant-based food delivery companies that can deliver a wide variety of delicious dishes straight to your door. Rustling up meals ranging from pies and pastas to casseroles and curries, here are some of the top plant-based food delivery companies in the UK worth checking out for Meat Free Mondays and beyond …
#1 allplants
Started by brothers Jonathan and Alex Petrides in 2017, allplants’ team of chefs and nutritionist have developed an exciting collection of dishes using wholesome ingredients that are prepared fresh, delivered frozen and ready-to-cook at home. The menu includes ‘Mac and Greens’, ‘Tofu Saag Paneer’ and ‘Rigatoni Bolognese’. They said, “We love the way Meat Free Monday helps everyone try out eating more plants, just one easy Monday at a time. At allplants our plant-powered prepared meals are here to help you live fully with our creative and delicious eats that are good for you and the planet”.
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#2 Dovebrook
A premium plant-based frozen ready meal company on a mission to transform perceptions of vegan cuisine, Dovebrook hand makes unique dishes cooked from scratch in small batches using the freshest, finest ingredients at their kitchen in the Cotswolds. The menu includes ‘Beetroot Linguine with Garlic Cashew Ricotta’, ‘Aubergine Parmigiana’ and Great Taste award-winning ‘Ginger and Miso Sticky Toffee Pudding’. All meals are delivered in 100% compostable plastic free packaging and each customer receives a free bespoke glass casserole dish with their first order. We’ve teamed up with Dovebrook to offer Meat Free Monday supporters the chance to win one of their award-winning meal bundles or a gift card. Enter here
#3 Planty
Launched in 2019, Planty sets out to make eating more plants as easy and delicious as possible. They offer a choice of 35+ chef-prepared dishes, delivered frozen straight to your door and ready to eat in just a few minutes. The menu includes Great Taste Award winners ‘Not-A-Chicken Tikka Masala’ and ‘Yaki Miso Udon Noodles’ and other meals like ‘Rigatoni Carbonara’. Nutritional scientist Dr. Federica Amati said, “Making plants the star ingredients of our meals is one of the easiest ways to increase fibre and polyphenol diversity to help support a healthy microbiome, full of the beneficial ‘good’ bugs we want to see more of in our guts. Using delicious whole plant ingredients with international recipes, Planty makes reaching 30 different plants per week a little easier and delicious on the days when cooking from scratch might be difficult.” Planty is offering 25% your first box with the code FREE25.
With B-Corp certification, and the aim of building a more inclusive and sustainable economy, Soulful delivers over 20 nutritious and tasty vegan meals to most of the UK mainland. “Cooked from fresh, quality ingredients, by hand, so you get tasty and nutritious meals that nourish your body and soul”, the menu includes ‘North Indian Red Lentil Vegetable Dhal’, ‘Sri Lankan Cauliflower and Kale with Quinoa’ and ‘Thai Green Jackfruit Curry with Brown Rice’.
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A “plant-powered force for good”, Vibrant Vegan offers a variety of one or two person six-meal boxes including ‘Protein Power’, ‘Chef’s Choice’, ‘Low Cal, ‘Slow Burner’, ‘Immunity Support’ and two ‘Gluten Free’ options. Customers can also build their own boxes from the full menu which includes ‘Rainbow Quinoa and Falafels’, ‘Piri Piri Jambalaya’ and ‘Teriyaki Gyoza’.
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#6 Plant Sumo
Plant Sumo delivers plant-based meals directly to addresses across London. Unlike the other companies listed, meals are delivered fresh but can be frozen on receipt. Meals are single servings, and subscription options are three meals, five meals or seven meals, with delivery included in the cost. With over 10 different globally-inspired dishes to choose from, the menu includes ‘Kimchi Bao Buns’, ‘Tuck-In Tagine’ and Nuts ‘On Tempeh’.
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Last, but definitely not least, if you’re looking for some quick and healthy options for the little ones …
#7 Wildly Tasty
Wildly Tasty offers a range of healthy plant-based meals for children, made with natural ingredients like you’d use at home and delivered nationwide. Created with a nutritionist to ensure meals are well balanced, the Wildly Tasty range includes ‘Apricot and Chickpea Tagine’, ‘Lentil and Mushroom Vegan Meatballs’ and ‘Mild Jackfruit and Bean Chilli’. Each pot feeds two younger children or one older child, depending on their appetite. Simply prepare a carbohydrate to have on the side (e.g. pasta, rice, couscous, baked potato, oven baked fries, mash, tortillas) and the meal is ready to serve. Wildly Tasty founder Louisa Mitchell said, “We are big fans of the Meat Free Monday campaign and are on a mission to encourage a love of plant-based meals from a young age to excite little taste buds whilst being kind to our planet.” Hot off the press: Wildly Tasty has just launched a range of family-sized meals too!
Bon appétit!