The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook review
Everyday vegan meals you can cook in about half an hour with normal supermarket food
By the RJ Editorial Team. Sales page checked 2026-09-23. Last updated 2026-09-23.
Is it worth it?
You've decided to eat less meat, or someone in the house has, and the first week went fine. Then it's a Tuesday at six and you're making the same stir fry again, or you've found a recipe online that wants tahini, nutritional yeast and an hour you don't have. That's the gap this is aimed at. It's a recipe collection, nothing more clever than that, and that's fine. The value is having 200-odd plant-based meals in one file so you stop opening twelve tabs every evening. The recipes lean familiar: curries, pastas, tacos, burgers, shepherd's pie. If you're an experienced vegan cook, you'll probably already know most of what's here. If you're three months in and bored, the variety is the point. Two honest caveats. The 30 minute claim is the seller's, and in practice that usually means active cooking time, not shopping, prep and washing up. And the testimonials on the page are the seller's own, unverified. Worth knowing: the page doesn't show a price until checkout, and it doesn't spell out the file format or the refund window. Digital cookbooks like this are usually PDF and usually cheap. Check what you're actually charged and whether a refund policy is stated before you hand over a card. It's a cookbook, not a diet plan, so don't expect meal plans, shopping lists or nutrition breakdowns unless the page says so.
Pros
- Large recipe count in one place, no subscription
- Sticks to familiar supermarket ingredients
- Covers breakfasts and desserts, not just dinners
- One-off payment, yours to keep offline
Cons
- No price, file format or refund terms shown before checkout
- Experienced plant-based cooks will find a lot of it familiar
- The 30 minute timing is the seller's claim and probably excludes prep and cleanup
What you get
A digital cookbook you download after paying, with over 200 vegan recipes sorted by type: breakfast bowls, pastas, stir fries, tacos, pizzas, burgers, wraps, salads, soups, curries and baked goods. Things like sweet potato curry rice, vegan shepherd's pie, black bean quesadillas and oatmeal raisin cookies. The page says everything is built around ordinary supermarket ingredients and 30 minutes or less.
Before you buy
- Look at the checkout price and whether a refund window is written down anywhere
- Check whether you get a PDF, an app login, or something you need to stay online for
- Ask yourself if you want recipes or a structured meal plan, because this is the first one
Who it suits
Someone fairly new to plant-based cooking, or stuck in a rut, who wants a big batch of simple weeknight recipes in one file
